scholarly journals The Relationship Between Professional Self-Concept and Work-Related Quality of Life of Nurses Working in the Wards of Patients With COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Farhadi ◽  
Razieh Bagherzadeh ◽  
Ainaz Moradi ◽  
Reza Nemati ◽  
Leila Sadeghmoghaddam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Professional Self

Abstract Background Nurses are at the forefront of providing health care services and their performance is largely determinant of the quality of health care. The purpose of this study was to investigate associations between professional self-concept and QWL among nurses from selected hospitals based in the cities of Bushehr and Shiraz (southern Iran), at the time of COVD-19 pandemic. Method: This study is designed as a cross-sectional study. A Web-based questionnaire assessing a demographic characteristic, the Work-Related Quality of life (WRQoL), and the Nurse Self-Concept (NSCQ) was distributed to a representative sample (n = 263) of nurses working in hospital wards for patients with COVID-19. Data were analyzed using multivariate linear regression at the significance level of 0.05. Results The mean scores of the NSCQ and the WRQoL Scale in nurses were respectively by 202.32 ± 38.19 and 68.81 ± 19.12. There was also a significantly direct relationship between PSC and QWL. PSC together with work location and working experience could thus explain 34.6% of the variance in QWL, which was 26.5% for PSC. Conclusion Considering the confirmation of the predictive role of nurses’ PSC in their QWL in terms of planning and designing interventions to boost their QWL, attention to internal factors such as PSC is of utmost importance.

scholarly journals The relationship between professional self-concept and work-related quality of life of nurses working in the wards of patients with COVID-19

BMC Nursing ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akram Farhadi ◽  
Razieh Bagherzadeh ◽  
Aynaz Moradi ◽  
Reza Nemati ◽  
Leila Sadeghmoghadam
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Self Concept ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Professional Self

Abstract Background Nurses are at the forefront of providing health care services and their performance is largely determinant of the quality of health care. This study aims to investigate associations between professional self-concept (PSC) and WRQoL among nurses from selected hospitals in Bushehr and Shiraz cities (south of Iran), during the period of COVD-19 pandemic. Method This study is designed as a cross-sectional study. Available sampling was performed among active nurses in the care wards of patients with Covid-19 in public hospitals in Bushehr and Shiraz. Data were collected using demographic information form, along with the work-related quality of life and professional self-concept questionnaires. SPSS software and univariate and multivariate linear regression statistical methods with a significance level of 0.05 were used to analyze the data. Results The mean scores of the PSC and the WRQoL Scale in nurses were respectively 202.32 ± 38.19 and 68.81 ± 19.12. There was also a significant direct relationship between PSC and WRQoL. PSC together with work location and working experience could thus explain 34.6% of the variance in WRQoL, which was 26.5% for PSC. Conclusion Considering the confirmation of the predictive role of nurses’ PSC in their WRQoL in terms of planning and designing interventions to boost their WRQoL, attention to internal factors such as PSC is of utmost importance.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life and associated factors among epileptic patients on treatment follow up at public hospitals of Wollega zones, Ethiopia, 2018

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muktar Abadiga ◽  
Getu Mosisa ◽  
Tadele Amente ◽  
Adugna Oluma
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Public Hospitals ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Significance Level ◽  
Epileptic Patients ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to assess health-related quality of life and its associated factors among epileptic patients in public hospitals of Wollega zones, Ethiopia. Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted on 402 epileptic patients, from March 01 to March 30, 2018. Multiple linear regression with backward elimination was used, and all analyses were conducted at the 0.05 significance level. Results The overall mean total score on the WHOQOL-BREF scale was 60.47 with ± 23.07 SD. Monthly income ≤ 500 EB (β = − 12.49, P < 0.001), living alone (β = − 7.11, P = 0.007), adverse drug reaction (β = − 10.86, P < 0.001), comorbidity of anxiety (β = − 12.99, P < 0.001), perceived social stigma (β = − 9.73, P < 0.001) and frequency of seizure once per week (β = − 8.41, P = 0.001) were negatively associated with quality of life of epileptic patients. The mean quality of life of patients living with epilepsy in this study was low. The clinician should early recognize and treat drug side effects, detect and manage comorbidity, and control seizure in order to increase quality of life of epileptic patients.

scholarly journals Protocol for a cross-sectional study on factors affecting health-related quality of life among Afghan refugees in Pakistan

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 971
Author(s):  
Atta Ur Rehman ◽  
Rubeena Zakar ◽  
Muhammad Zakria Zakar ◽  
Ume Hani ◽  
Florian Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Afghan Refugees ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background: Pakistan served as a host for more than 1.4 million Afghan refugees for more than 40 years. Access to health care is the most important issue faced by refugees, because they might be at a higher risk for certain diseases. This risk can be attributed to a lack of awareness of health care facilities, health beliefs, inadequate hygiene, cultural differences, and malnutrition. Health of individuals is closely associated with their quality of life. Quality of life over the whole lifespan is pivotal to overall life satisfaction. It includes physical wellbeing, mental health, education, occupation, income, personal safety, as well as (religious) freedom. Until now, the health status of Afghan refugees has never been comprehensively investigated in Pakistan. Therefore, an assessment in this regard is needed to explore their health-related quality of life, for securing their human right to health. Methods: A cross-sectional study has been designed to describe and explain the health-related quality of life of Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Multistage cluster sampling was applied for selection of study participants. The number of respondents from two regions in Pakistan was drawn through a proportionate sampling technique. A quantitative research method using pre-validated questionnaires was used for data collection. The questionnaire included items to assess well-being, mental health, health literacy, and factors affecting health and health care. Descriptive analysis was used, whereas inferential statistical tests (binary logistic regression model) was also performed. The study received ethically permission by the Advanced Studies and Research Board of the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. Discussion: The assessment of Afghan refugee’s quality of life in Pakistan should lead to recommendations disseminated to public and health care officials. This evidence is needed for policymaking related to adequate measures for improving health conditions of Afghan refugees in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Psychometric Properties of the Malay Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale in Malaysia

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 57
Author(s):  
Won-Sun Chen ◽  
Jamaiyah Haniff ◽  
Ching-Sin Siau ◽  
Wymen Seet ◽  
Sit-Fong Loh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Working Life ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Malaysia aims to be one of the developed nations by year 2020; therefore, it is crucial to gauge the quality of working life in a parallel manner using a well-established Work-Related Quality of Life (WRQoL) Scale. The goal of this study is to describe the validity and psychometric properties of the Malay WRQoL Scale in Malaysian population.<br />A total of 572 respondents took part in this cross-sectional study giving a 97% response rate. The reliability of the Malay WRQoL Scale was assessed using the test retest reliability analysis after a 2-week period. Both the interclass correlation (ICC) and Cronbach’s alpha were within acceptable levels. However in the validity analysis, the exploratory factor analysis only revealed 5 factors instead of 6 in the original scale.<br />The Malay WRQoL scale has demonstrated to have the appropriate psychometric properties and can therefore be used in Malaysia to assess the quality of working life.

Health-related quality of life in health care workers with work-related skin diseases

2009 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
pp. 145-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Uwe Matterne ◽  
Christian Joachim Apfelbacher ◽  
Stefanie Soder ◽  
Thomas Ludwig Diepgen ◽  
Elke Weisshaar
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

scholarly journals Relationship between Work-Related Quality of Life and Job Satisfaction in Iranian Occupational Therapists

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Hamid Reza Rostami ◽  
Malahat Akbarfahimi ◽  
Amin Ghaffari ◽  
Mohammad Kamali ◽  
Mehdi Rassafiani
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Work Experience ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Related Quality

Objective. This study is aimed at exploring the relationship between the work-related quality of life and job satisfaction among Iranian occupational therapists. Methods. In an analytical-descriptive, cross-sectional study, 322 occupational therapists were recruited through a convenient sampling. Inclusion criteria consisted of age between 22 and 50 years, at least one-year work experience, 24 hours of working per week as an occupational therapist, and membership of Iranian Occupation Therapy Association. After signing the informed consent and completing demographic information, each participant completed the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire- Short Form (MSQ-SF) and work-related quality of life scale. Results. The highest quality of working life belonged to occupational therapists who were female, married, with an annual salary of more than 40000$ (compared to below 20000 $), and those with work experience between 5 and 12 years. There was a positive and significant relationship between work-related quality of life and job satisfaction. Work-related quality of life scores could significantly predict MSQ-SF scores ( β 1 = 0.54 , p < .001 ). Conclusions. The significantly positive relationship between work-related quality of life and job satisfaction suggests the importance of organizational programs for enhancing factors of work-related quality of life in order to improve job satisfaction and quality of life among Iranian occupational therapists.

scholarly journals Work Related Quality of Life of Female Workers in A Garments Factory

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (Number 1) ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Md. A Noor ◽  
AKM M K Pasha ◽  
Md. N Islam ◽  
R Afroz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Work Place ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Female Workers ◽  
Related Quality

Readymade Garment (RMG) was the key source of earning foreign currencies and had been playing a vital role in creating employment opportunity for the rural marginal people since long. This study explored the work related quality of life of female garment workers. This cross sectional study was conducted during July 2016 to June 2017 and data were collected from 400 female garment workers through face to face interview by using a semi-structured questionnaire. The average age of the garment workers was 23.09 years. Most (86%) of the workers had some level of education and only 14% had no formal education. The workers ' minimum and maximum monthly income was BDT-8500 and BDT-33500 respectively. Most of them agreed that they had good infrastructure, sanitation and safety facilities in the work place. All the workers (100%) were satisfied with job facilities and majority (72%) had a clear understanding about goals and aims to do their job at workplace. The workers also had positive impression about the issues related to job satisfaction and working condition. The study also discussed about the sexual issues. 6%, 7% and 9% of the female workers agreed respectively that they were sexually abused in the job, by the co-workers and by the supervisors. Most of the workers agreed to the statement that this job helped them to maintain a good quality of life and they were more respected in the family and society. Educational status, monthly income, infrastructure, sanitation and health safety facilities were statistically significant with the work related quality of life (p = <0.05). The study recommended improving workplace health facilities, needing based health care services, effective safery measures, providing periodic training programs, long term work provision and incentives for good work and opportunity for promotion.

Health-related Quality of Life Among Adult Migrant Garment Workers in Dhaka City

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 14-17
Author(s):  
MZ Islam ◽  
S Ahmed ◽  
RN Sarker ◽  
S Farjana ◽  
A Akter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Dhaka City ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Garment Workers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

The objective of this cross-sectional study was to assess the health-related quality of life among adult migrant garment workers (age 18-59 years) in Dhaka city. The study was conducted with 400 workers for quantitative research, and two health care service providers for qualitative research. Data were collected during February to March 2009. Data were collected by face-to-face interviews using a constructed pre-tested questionnaire adapted from WHOQOL-BREF. Data were analyzed by applying descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, range and median) and inferential statistics (unpaired t–test and one–way ANOVA) to examine the relationship between health-related quality of life and socio-demographic characteristics, living and working conditions, and accessibility to health care services. Statistical significance was set as p<0.05. The results revealed that 94.00% of workers reported low level of health-related quality of life. The rest were moderate and high, 3.25% and 2.75% respectively. For socio-demographic characteristics, workers' marital status, having family members, income, history of sickness and getting treatment when sick were discovered to have association with health-related quality of life. For living and working conditions, workers' living place, work permit, length of current job and satisfaction on work conditions were significantly associated with health-related quality of life. For accessibility to health care services, perception on difficulty to go to the health facility, crowdedness of the health facility and having health insurance card were found to be associated with health-related quality of life. Further longitudinal researches and policies are recommended to improve access to health care services and higher health-related quality of life for migrant garment workers in Dhaka city. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bmj.v40i3.18651 Bangladesh Medical Journal 2011 Vol.40(3):14-17

Health-related Quality of Life and Satisfaction with German Health Care Services in Patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Klaus Nagels
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Charcot Marie Tooth ◽  
Care Services ◽  
German Health ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Background Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) neuropathies entail a large group of diseases with different gene mutation patterns, which produce heterogeneous phenotypes. Although health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is significantly impaired, a comprehensive assessment of HRQOL in CMT patients in Germany considering phenotypical heterogeneity represented a research gap. Objective The aim was to assess HRQOL and the satisfaction with health care in CMT patients in Germany. Methods CMT patients >  15 years with a genetically confirmed CMT subtype were recruited through a national CMT patient registry. HRQOL was assessed using the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire. Furthermore, subjective impairments in daily or work activities and satisfaction with health care were assessed using 4-point scales. Results HRQOL in CMT patients (n = 385) was impaired compared to the German population. Most patients reported problems in the dimension mobility (89.6%), pain/discomfort (89.4%) and usual activities (81.0%). Except for patients with hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsy (HNPP), we found no differences in HRQOL between the CMT subtypes. 72.0%of CMT patients were satisfied with available health care services. However, patients reported to expect more CMT-specific knowledge and support as well as easier prescription and cost coverage procedures from health professionals and insurances. Conclusions The patient-reported outcomes in the assessed CMT cohort elucidate the need for more specific health care services that also address the heterogeneous phenotypes. Although the assessment has been limited to the German health services setting, insights may be applicable to CMT-specific care in other national settings.

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