Department of Family Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria. Email:
Department of Community Medicine, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria.
West Afr J Med. 2024 Jul 30;41(7):789-795.
Work serves as a fundamental pillar of human life, shaping both individual livelihoods and societal engagements. The intricacies of the work environment play a pivotal role in determining the Quality of Life (QoL), with increasing emphasis on creating conducive workspaces that enhance employee satisfaction and productivity. Healthcare professionals, in particular, face various factors that contribute to occupational stress and such stressors can adversely affect their health and diminish their QoL.
This study sought to assess the quality of life of healthcare professionals in the Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and other stressful units in Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi.
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 296 consenting participants after approval from the ethics and research committees at NAUTH, Nnewi. They were selected using a two-stage sampling approach. Data were collected with a structured self-administered questionnaire adopted from the World Health Organization Quality of Life scale (WHOQOL-BREF) and analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0. The level of significance was set at P < 0.05.
The results showed the mean overall quality of life score was 74.62 ± 14.0, the mean score for the physical domain (59.15 ± 12.49), the psychological domain (70.16 ± 13.46), the social domain (65.82 ± 18.19), and the environmental domain (53.90 ± 15.49). The majority 268 (90.5%), of the respondents had good quality of life. The profession (X2 =12.44, p<.05), years of work experience (X2 = 25.85, p<.05), and income level (X2 = 19.56, p<.05), show a statistically significant association with quality of life.
The result obtained from this study shows that the majority of the respondents report a good quality of life. Most respondents with poor quality of life were attributed to their profession, years of work experience and income.
工作是人类生活的基本支柱，塑造着个人生计和社会参与。工作环境的复杂性在决定生活质量（QoL）方面起着关键作用，越来越强调创造有利于员工满意度和生产力的工作空间。医疗保健专业人员尤其面临着各种导致职业压力的因素，这些压力因素会对他们的健康和生活质量产生不利影响。
本研究旨在评估在纳姆迪·阿齐基韦大学教学医院（NAUTH）恩诺的重症监护病房（ICU）和其他紧张科室工作的医疗保健专业人员的生活质量。
在获得 NAUTH，恩诺的伦理和研究委员会批准后，进行了一项横断面研究，涉及 296 名同意的参与者。他们采用两阶段抽样方法选择。使用从世界卫生组织生活质量量表（WHOQOL-BREF）中采用的结构化自我管理问卷收集数据，并使用社会科学统计软件包（SPSS）版本 25.0 进行分析。显著性水平设置为 P < 0.05。
结果显示，总体生活质量平均得分为 74.62 ± 14.0，身体领域平均得分为（59.15 ± 12.49），心理领域平均得分为（70.16 ± 13.46），社会领域平均得分为（65.82 ± 18.19），环境领域平均得分为（53.90 ± 15.49）。大多数 268（90.5%）的受访者生活质量良好。职业（X2 = 12.44，p<.05）、工作年限（X2 = 25.85，p<.05）和收入水平（X2 = 19.56，p<.05）与生活质量呈统计学显著关联。
本研究结果表明，大多数受访者报告生活质量良好。生活质量较差的大多数受访者归因于他们的职业、工作年限和收入。
