Effect of Nursing Activities on the Quality of Work-life Balance, Absenteeism, and Job Satisfaction among Nurses at Intensive Care Units | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Volume 13, Issue 1, March 2022, Pages 2011-2029 PDF (1.05 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.269778 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sahar Hassan Helaly1; Hind Ismail Ali2; Kawther Abdel Ghafar Ali3; Zeinab Mohammed Aysha4; Noura Elgharib Mohamed Mostafa Eldiasty5 | ||
| 1Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| 2Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Sohag University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Nursing Administration, College of Nursing at Misr University for Science and Technology | ||
| 4Lecture of Critical Care Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Tanta University | ||
| 5Lecturer of Nursing Administration, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Nursing activities refer to all forms of direct and indirect care provided to patients in community settings, particularly in intensive care units where care for critically ill, disabled and dying patients may burden the nurses' productivity and quality of patient care, reflecting on their personal lives and leading to dissatisfaction about job and absenteeism. Therefore, work-life balancing practices aim to reduce stress and absenteeism and improve nurses' performance. Hence, improving work-life balance (WLB) for nurses is vital, as it is the basis of quality of working life (QWL). Aim: To assess the effect of nursing activities on the quality of work-life balance, absenteeism, and job satisfaction at intensive care units. Subjects and Method: Design: A Descriptive-Correlation research design was used. Setting: The study was conducted in eight intensive care units at Mansoura University Hospitals. Subjects: A convenient sample included all nurses who are working in the above-mentioned setting (100 nurses). Four tools used for data collection: Tool (I) Self-administered questionnaire which included two parts (1) Nurse's socio-demographic characteristics data and (2) Work-life Balance Scale, Tool (II) Modified quality work life questionnaire, Tool (III) Nurses perception related to job satisfaction, Tool (IV) Nurses absenteeism rate from nurses attendance records, and Tool (V) Intensive Care Units Patients Acuity. Results: The majority (73%) of the nurses in the research said they had a poor overall work-life balance, with a mean percentage of 52%; the remaining (46% and 40) had a moderate or low level of overall work quality. There was a statistically significant positive link between nurses' overall work-life balance and their overall job satisfaction, quality of life at work, and staff nurses' absence rate at Conclusion: The present study concluded that there was a positive correlation between nurses' work-life balance, quality of work-life, absenteeism, and job satisfaction in ICUs at Mansoura University Hospital at a p-value p<0.001. Recommendations: The work-life balance should be prioritized, according to the current study's findings, to enhance nurses' quality of working life. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Absenteeism; Job satisfaction; Nursing Activities; Quality of work-life balance; Intensive Care Units | ||
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