Darla Fortune Libros

The study delves into the quality of work life (QOWL) within the healthcare sector, highlighting the challenges of unsatisfactory working conditions and job stress. It explores staff experiences related to stress, workload, and work-life balance, while assessing the impact of QOWL improvement initiatives on their perceptions of care quality. Key questions focus on staff experiences with management support for QOWL initiatives and the potential role of leisure in alleviating work-related stress, ultimately aiming to understand how these factors influence the care provided to patients.

Unsatisfactory working conditions and job stress may be indicative of working in a society where work-life balance is a desired, but often elusive, goal. Working conditions in the healthcare sector are reported to be particularly problematic and stress inducing compared to other work sectors. This study examines quality of work life (QOWL) from the perspective of healthcare staff. A particular focus is on how initiatives aimed at improving QOWL affect staff perceptions of the care they provide. The analysis should help answer the questions: How do staff members experience their work environment in terms of stress, work load, time pressure, and work-life balance? What is the experience of staff relative to QOWL initiatives? How do staff members perceive their managers in relation to supporting their involvement in QOWL initiatives? What role can leisure play in helping to shape QOWL initiatives that aim to reduce work related stress and promote work-life balance? What is the perception of staff regarding the quality of care they provide and to what extent do they feel it is influenced by QOWL initiatives? This book addressed to managers and healthcare administrators. It is also directed towards researchers interested in work life, stress, leisure, and the provision of quality care within the healthcare sector.