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Table 3 Factors influencing the quality of work life among primary health care nurses

From: Quality of work life among primary health care nurses in the Jazan region, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study

 

Items

Agree

Disagree

No.

%

No.

%

A

Work life/home life dimension

    
 

Energy left after work

150

29.5

358

70.5

 

Policy for vacations is appropriate for me and for my family

211

41.5

297

58.5

 

Ability to balance work with family needs

213

41.9

295

58.1

 

Important to have support for taking care of elderly parents*

242

47.6

266

52.4

 

Important to have on-site/near child care services*

401

78.9

106

20.9

 

The system of working hours negatively affects my life*

409

80.5

99

19.5

 

Important to have on-site ill child care services*

420

82.7

88

17.3

B

Work design dimension

    
 

Enough registered nurses

111

21.9

397

78.1

 

Quality assistance from nursing assistants and service workers

144

28.3

364

71.7

 

Many interruptions during daily work routine*

173

34.1

334

65.7

 

Many non-nursing tasks*

197

38.8

311

61.2

 

Sufficient assistance from nursing assistants and service workers

198

39.0

310

61.0

 

Workload is too heavy*

203

40.0

305

60.0

 

Autonomy to make client/patient care decisions

313

61.6

193

38.0

 

Ability to provide quality client/patient care

376

74.0

132

26.0

 

Enough time to do jobs

424

83.5

84

16.5

 

Satisfaction with job as a PHC nurse

454

89.4

54

10.6

C

Work context dimension

    
 

Management and supervision

    
 

Recognition of accomplishments

161

31.7

347

68.3

 

Nurse manager/supervisor provides adequate supervision

221

43.5

287

65.5

 

Participate in decisions made by nurse manager/supervisor

188

37.0

320

63.0

 

Upper-level management has respect for nursing

196

38.6

312

61.4

 

Enough feedback by nurse manager/supervisor

198

39.0

310

61.0

 

Nursing policies and procedures facilitate the work

248

48.8

260

51.2

 

Good communication with nurse manager/supervisor

328

64.6

180

35.4

 

Co-workers

    
 

Availability of teamwork

335

65.9

173

34.1

 

Good communication with physicians

433

85.2

75

14.8

 

Respect by physicians

435

85.6

72

14.2

 

Good communication with other co-workers

443

87.2

65

12.8

 

Friendships with co-workers

453

89.2

55

10.8

 

Development opportunities

    
 

Support to attend continuing education/training programs

140

27.6

368

72.4

 

Career advancement opportunities

147

28.9

361

71.1

 

Important to have the opportunity to further nursing education*

473

93.1

35

6.9

 

Work environment

    
 

Security department provides secure environment

202

39.8

306

60.2

 

Adequate client/patient care supplies and equipment

203

40.0

305

60.0

 

Safe from personal harm at work

280

55.1

228

44.9

 

Belong to the workplace

371

73.0

137

27.0

 

Important to have break area for nurses*

446

87.8

62

12.2

D

Work world dimension

    
 

Society has an accurate image of nurses

124

24.4

384

75.6

 

Ability to find same job in another organization

193

38.0

315

62.0

 

Salary is adequate

196

38.6

312

61.4

 

Job is secure

389

76.6

119

23.4

 

Nursing work positively impacts lives of others

482

94.9

26

5.1

  1. * Reversed items. PHC, primary health care.