A Study on the Relationship between Quality of Work Life (QWL) and Happiness among ICU Nurses in Several Hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences Download PDF

Background & Aim: Nurses, have undeniable role in services to patients as the largest group of health care and the intensive care unit nurses are particularly important because of direct contact with clients. Quality of working life as a human resource background empowers health care system is needed. Therefore, nurses should have a good quality of work life in order to offer patients optimal care to their. The health system also need to healthy, happy and motivated, because a happy person make decision more easily, find their favorite jobs, have sense of cooperation and helping others, further as well as supply information lead them to happiness. If the relationship between quality of work life and happiness would be characterized, Quality of work life will improve; career field managers can provide more happiness for their employees. This study examined the relationship between quality of work life and happiness among intensive care unit nurses. Methods & Materials: This descriptive - co relational study were carried out among 384 nurses working in ICUs, CCU wards in affiliated Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences via convenience sampling. The data were gathered by three questionnaires included demographic, quality of work life Walton questionnaire and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire .The data were analyzed by descriptive and inferential statistics (Chi-square, Spearman, Fisher tests) via 16 version of SPSS software. Result: The results showed that more than half of the nurses have quality of working life and happiness at low levels in the intensive care unit CCU, ICU. Also relationship between quality of work life and happiness in the intensive care unit nurses was significant (p <0.001, r = 0.263) so that the quality of work life, happiness increases. All of the eight dimensions of quality of work life and happiness were correlated significantly direct and positive .Among demographic data gender, marital status and education were not significantly related to the Q.W.L 30-40 old nurse ,years1-5 years , 5-10 years of experience, working in night shifts had the lowest quality of life. Between men and women there was no significant difference in happiness. More than 50 years old nurses, 1-5 years experience, single, had the lowest levels of happiness. Conclusion: The finding shows that nurse whom have a higher level of happiness; they have also higher quality of working life. Must nurses work to improve working life and increased happiness is adjust.