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Assessment of quality of work life (QWL) among healthcare staff of intensive care unit (ICU) and emergency unit during COVID-19 outbreak using WHOQoL-BREF.
Maqsood, Muhammad Bilal; Islam, Md Ashraful; Nisa, Zeb-Un-; Naqvi, Atta Abbas; Al Qarni, Ali; Al-Karasneh, Aseel Fuad; Iffat, Wajiha; Ghori, Syed Azizullah; Ishaqui, Azfar Ather; Aljaffan, Akram Hasan; Alghamdi, Saleh; Albanghali, Mohammad Aref; Mahrous, Ahmad Jamal; Iqbal, Muhammad Shahid; Khan, Amer Hayat; Haseeb, Abdul.
  • Maqsood MB; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center- Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudia Arabia.
  • Islam MA; Swiss Business School, Kloten-Zurich, Switzerland.
  • Nisa ZU; Department of Pharmacy, King Abdul Aziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Naqvi AA; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Al Qarni A; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ziauddin University, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Al-Karasneh AF; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Iffat W; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center- Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudia Arabia.
  • Ghori SA; King Saud bin AbdulAziz University for Health Sciences, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Al Ahsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Ishaqui AA; Department of Medicine, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Aljaffan AH; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Alghamdi S; Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Albanghali MA; Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal, University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
  • Mahrous AJ; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center- Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudia Arabia.
  • Iqbal MS; Department of Pharmacy, King Abdul Aziz Hospital, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, AlAhsa, Saudi Arabia.
  • Khan AH; Discipline of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Haseeb A; King Abdullah International Medical Research Center- Eastern Region, Al Ahsa, Saudia Arabia.
Saudi Pharm J ; 29(11): 1348-1354, 2021 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1415611
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The study aimed to document the quality of work life (QWL) among healthcare staff of intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency units during COVID-19 outbreak using the WHOQoL-BREF.

METHODS:

A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted for two months (May - June 2020) among healthcare staff working in intensive care units (ICUs) and emergency units of the hospitals under the National Guard Health Authority (NGHA) across five cities of Saudi Arabia. The study used the WHOQoL-BREF instrument to document the QWL through an electronic institutional survey. The data was analyzed through IBM SPSS version 23. The study was approved by an ethics committee.

RESULTS:

A total of 290 healthcare professionals responded to the survey. The mean overall quality of life score was 3.37 ± 0.97, general health = 3.66 ± 0.88, domains, i.e., physical = 11.67 ± 2.16, psychological = 13.08 ± 2.14, social = 13.22 ± 3.31 and environment = 12.38 ± 2.59. Respondents aged > 40 years, male gender, married status, being a physician and, having a work experience > 15 years and no extra working hours, had higher mean scores for several domains of Quality of life (QoL), overall QoL and general health (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

The QWL among healthcare staff during COVID-19 pandemic was low. Demographic factors were mainly the determinants for a higher QWL while the variable of extra working hours was a determinant of lower QWL. Despite the pandemic, no COVID-19 related variables affected the work life of healthcare staff.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Saudi Pharm J Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Randomized controlled trials Language: English Journal: Saudi Pharm J Year: 2021 Document Type: Article