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. 2018 Jan-Jun;27(1):96-102.
doi: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_41_18.

Study of quality of life among health workers and psychosocial factors influencing it

Amit Kumar  1 , Pookala Shivaram Bhat  2 , Sumalatha Ryali  3
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Study of quality of life among health workers and psychosocial factors influencing it

Amit Kumar et al. Ind Psychiatry J. 2018 Jan-Jun.

Abstract

Background: To cope with the challenges in the health-care delivery system and to guarantee the quality of care rendered and client satisfaction on the care received, it is important to know how satisfied health-care workers are with their quality of life, job and what characteristics influence their quality of life. This study was undertaken in a tertiary care hospital to assess the same using validated questionnaires.

Aim: This study aims to study the quality of life among the health workers (doctors and nurses) of a large multispecialty tertiary care hospital and the psychosocial factors influencing it.

Materials and methods: A total of 200 health-care workers with their background demographic data were assessed using quality of life questionnaire and occupational stress inventory. The data compiled were analyzed with appropriate statistical methods.

Results: The overall quality of life among the study population was average, and the mean prevalence of occupational stress level was of mild level. There was a correlation between domains of occupational stress and domains of quality of life of health-care workers.

Conclusion: Study findings revealed that overall perception of quality of life was average, overall stress level of health-care workers was moderately elevated and majority showed average coping resources.

Keywords: Health-care workers; psychosocial factors; quality of life.

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