Work-related quality of life of Pakistani Doctors

Sobia Sultan

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v7nS1.14324

Authors

Sobia Sultan
sobiamashhood94@gmail.com
Dow University of Heath Science, Pakistan

Keywords:

stress management, work related quality life, healthcare management

Abstract

About millions of doctors suffer from occupational health disease in Pakistan. WRQoL of doctor affected due to many factors existing in working conditions. Proportion of perceived quality of working life of doctor is important for understanding actual environment and for taking some potential intervention to refine quality of working lives of doctor in society The aim behind the review was to utilize this instrument (WRQoL) to uncover reality of doctor’s life style and deeper understanding of the impact of stress on doctors’ health as well as evaluate perceived WRQoL, using a large nationally representative sample in the Pakistan (Van Laar etal.,2007). In this study instrument (WRQoL) use to evaluate the perceived WRQoL of general practitioner. As secondary objective, it is used to offers the opportunity of identification of the strengths and weaknesses of doctors’ professional life. These studies concluded some results that stress has great influence in female doctors than male doctors due to home and work interference. Thus, female doctors perceived low quality of work life in profession. Job career satisfaction rate is high among private sector doctors than public. Working conditions in private hospital perceived high quality of work life than public hospital.

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