Objective Nurses encounter challenging conditions such as sleep deprivation, job stress, and multiple responsibilities. Given the crucial role of nurses in patient care and health promotion, attention has been drawn to topics such as their quality of work life. This study aimed to assess the quality of work life for nurses working in hospitals affiliated with the University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health, Tehran City, Iran.
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 313 employed nurses in hospitals affiliated with the University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health. They were selected by simple random sampling in 2022. The data collection tools included a demographic information questionnaire and the Richard Walton (1973) work-life quality questionnaire. The inclusion criterion for the study was nurses with a bachelor’s degree or higher. Data analysis was conducted using descriptive and analytical statistics, including t test, analysis of variance, and regression analysis, utilizing SPSS software, version 23.
Results More than 50% of the nurses participating in the study (53.4%) were male. About 45% of the participants were between 31 and 40. Also, 72.5% of the participants were married, and 77.6% had a bachelor’s degree. The nursing work-life quality was reported as moderate to low by 84% of nurses. The highest average score at Rofeideh Hospital belonged to the work and total life space domain (2.94), while at Razi Hospital, it belonged to the “opportunity for continued growth” and “security” domains (2.61). The lowest average score in both hospitals was related to the “adequate and fair compensation” domain (1.71 and 2.72, respectively). There was a significant relationship between the quality of work life, marital status, and the hospital of employment (P<0.001). Marital status and the hospital of employment were the most influential factors in predicting nurses’ quality of work life.
Conclusion The nursing work-life quality in the hospitals affiliated with the University of Rehabilitation Sciences and Social Health was moderate to low. The results indicate a correlation between low work-life quality levels and nurses’ productivity and performance. Since the results of low quality of work life are associated with nurses’ productivity and performance, health managers should help develop appropriate strategies and plans, such as motivating nurses’ life quality as the largest workforce in health care organizations, thus facilitating the achievement of organizational goals.