Title of article :
The Related Workplace Indicators to Health of Treatment Staff during the Pandemic in Hospitals Affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Author/Authors :
Badiee Aval ، Shapour Department of Complementary and Chinese Medicine - School of Persian and Complementary Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Hosseini ، Javad Department of Medical Biotechnology Nanotechnology - School of Medicine - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mahmoudi Fathabadi ، Javad Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Yaghoobi ، Maryam Clinical Research and Development Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Sabouri ، Golnaz Clinical Research and Development Center - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Hosseini ، Zeinab Sadat Faculty of Medicine - Islamic Azad University, Mashhad branch , Ezzati ، Mohammadhasan Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Rokni ، Zohreh Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Mohammadnezhad Ostad ، Sedigheh Imam Reza Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Sotvan ، Homa Shariatie Hospital - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Shirazi Mehrabad ، Mohsen school of paramedical sciences - Mashhad University of Medical Sciences , Farhanji ، Mahdieh Department of Nursing - Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery - Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Medical Sciences Branch
Abstract :
Introduction: In the conditions of disease crisis, workplace indicators play an important role in improving the provision of medical services. This study aimed to evaluate an association between workplace indicators and the health of treatment staff during pandemics in hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on healthcare workers with covid-19 infection during the pandemic in hospitals affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical sciences. The data collection tool was the standard “quality of work-life” questionnaire. The validity of this questionnaire was obtained at 0.85. Data were analyzed using analytic statistical tests (chi-square) and descriptive (mean and standard deviation) and using SPSS version 16. Results: A total of 442 treatment staff participated in this study, and 230 (52.1%) were women. The mean age was 29.2±9.2 years. The average work history, the average working hours per week, and the average workplace indicators scores were 7.22±10.47, 46.49±12.67, and 109.11±75.46, respectively. The mean quality of work-life score was in the moderate range. There was a statistical association between the mean quality of work-life score with working hours and workplace unit (p 0.001). There was no statistical relation between other variables and to quality of work-life score (p 0.05). Conclusion: The results indicated that improving workplace indicators is effective in the health of treatment staff and the provision of health services.
Keywords :
Corona Virus , Healthcare worker , workplace indicators , hospital personnel
Journal title :
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
Journal title :
Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
