The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital in 2020

Background: Job satisfaction and the quality of work life are measured as indicators of organizational development in many studies.Work’s nurses affected from this two variables .This research aims to study the relationship between quality of work life and job satisfaction among nurses. Methods: Th...

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Main Authors: Maryam Dargahpour, Parisa Jalali, Mohsen Mohammadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics
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Online Access:http://jebhpme.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-399-en.html
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author Maryam Dargahpour
Parisa Jalali
Mohsen Mohammadi
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description Background: Job satisfaction and the quality of work life are measured as indicators of organizational development in many studies.Work’s nurses affected from this two variables .This research aims to study the relationship between quality of work life and job satisfaction among nurses. Methods: This was a descriptive analytic study. Research population included 538 nurses in Golestan hospital in Ahvaz in 2020.  111 nurses were selected through simple random sampling. Data collection instruments were Walton quality of work life and Whiskey and Chrome job satisfaction questionnaires. The reliability and validity were measured. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, independent t-test and ANOVA in SPSS20. Results: In this study, 32.40 % of the participants were male and 67.60 % were female. Quality of work life and job satisfaction showed a significant and moderate correlation (r = 0.36, P-value < 0.001).  Results indicated a significant correlation between job satisfaction and components of quality of work life (P-value< 0.05), except for the general atmosphere of working life (P-value> 0.05). There was no significant correlation between the study's variables and demographic characteristics. Conclusion: There is a significant relation between the quality of work life and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction among nurses in Ahvaz hospitals can be increased by implementing programs to improve the quality of work life.
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spelling doaj.art-3b25030f308d4232a86a4d1129652fe32022-12-22T03:26:17ZengShahid Sadoughi University of Medical SciencesJournal of Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics2538-50702538-47162022-10-0163188196The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital in 2020Maryam Dargahpour0Parisa Jalali1Mohsen Mohammadi2 Department of Health Management and Economics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Department of Health, Bam University of Medical Sciences, Bam, Kerman Department of Epidemiology and Biostatics, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran Background: Job satisfaction and the quality of work life are measured as indicators of organizational development in many studies.Work’s nurses affected from this two variables .This research aims to study the relationship between quality of work life and job satisfaction among nurses. Methods: This was a descriptive analytic study. Research population included 538 nurses in Golestan hospital in Ahvaz in 2020.  111 nurses were selected through simple random sampling. Data collection instruments were Walton quality of work life and Whiskey and Chrome job satisfaction questionnaires. The reliability and validity were measured. Data were analyzed through descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation analysis, independent t-test and ANOVA in SPSS20. Results: In this study, 32.40 % of the participants were male and 67.60 % were female. Quality of work life and job satisfaction showed a significant and moderate correlation (r = 0.36, P-value < 0.001).  Results indicated a significant correlation between job satisfaction and components of quality of work life (P-value< 0.05), except for the general atmosphere of working life (P-value> 0.05). There was no significant correlation between the study's variables and demographic characteristics. Conclusion: There is a significant relation between the quality of work life and job satisfaction. Job satisfaction among nurses in Ahvaz hospitals can be increased by implementing programs to improve the quality of work life.http://jebhpme.ssu.ac.ir/article-1-399-en.htmlquality of work lifejob satisfactionnurseshospitalcross-sectional study
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Journal of Evidence Based Health Policy, Management & Economics
quality of work life
job satisfaction
nurses
hospital
cross-sectional study
title The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital in 2020
title_full The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital in 2020
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title_short The Relationship Between Quality of Work Life and Job Satisfaction Among Nurses in a Teaching Hospital in 2020
title_sort relationship between quality of work life and job satisfaction among nurses in a teaching hospital in 2020
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job satisfaction
nurses
hospital
cross-sectional study
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