A study of the quality of work life of midwives working in the hospitals of Ahvaz in 2016 Download PDF

Background and objectives: today, organizations use quality of work life is used as strategic tool in order to keep and attract the talents. The present study aimed to investigate the quality of work life of midwives working in the hospitals of Ahvaz. Materials and method: the present study was a descriptive-analytical research. The population included all the midwives working in the hospitals in Ahvaz City. The sample size was 370 and the samples were selected through census. The data were collected using demographic characteristics form and Walton’s standard quality of work life questionnaire. Results: the results showed that the average age of samples was 35.045.926 and %80.8 of them were married. The quality of work life score of midwives was 114.8227.005 and at medium level. The results showed that %37, %46.8 and %16.2 of midwives enjoyed low, medium and high quality of work life, respectively. Significant relationships were observed between quality of work life and demographic characteristics, including age, work history, marital status, economic situation, type of hospital, shift and overtime. Among the dimensions of quality of work life, the highest and the lowest averages were 21.944.511 and 9.502.779 and related to the second (safe and healthy working conditions) and the seventh (work and total life space) dimensions, respectively. Discussion and conclusion: the results showed that midwifery graduates have a moderate satisfaction of most components of quality of work life. Therefore, in order to reach the optimal situation, more efforts is needed to improve the quality of working life and change in the working conditions and environment according to their needs.