The Relationship Between Quality of Life and Quality of Work-Life of Nurses Working in Neuropsychiatric Hospitals Affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

The quality of life and quality of work-life are among the most remarkable determinants affecting the performance of employees and nurses particularly in health service organizations. These factors can interact with each other. This study aimed to determine the relation between the quality of life and the quality of work-life among nurses.
This descriptive-analytic study was conducted using a cross-sectional design in two neuropsychiatric hospitals in Shiraz in 2019. The research population included nurses working in these hospitals. The participants were 123 nurses who were selected via random sampling. The data in this study were collected through Walton’s Quality of Work-Life Questionnaire and the World Health Organization Quality-of-Life Scale (WHOQOL-BREF). The collected data were analyzed using independent samples t-test, Pearson correlation coefficient, and multivariate linear regression analysis in SPSS23 software.
The mean of quality of life was 89.22 ± 16.55 (out of 120) and the mean of the quality of work-life was 100.71 ± 24.05 (out of 170). There was a positive and significant correlation between the nurses’ quality of life and their quality of work-life (P<0.001). Physical health (P<0.001), living environment (P= 0.007), and social relationships (P=0.02) were identified as predictors of the quality of work-life. The results of the study also showed a significant relation between the quality of life and marital status (P=0.03).
There was a positive and significant correlation between the nurses’ quality of life and their quality of work-life, suggesting that strengthening or weakening one factor will be accompanied by improving or weakening the other. Accordingly, it is recommended that hospital officials take action to improve the quality of staff’s work-life and consequently their personal life.