Research On Radiologic Workers’ Quality Of Work Life And Its Influence Factors In Medical Institutions Of Three Cities In Hunan

ObjectiveRadiologic workers of medical institutions are a kind of special occupational group in medical institutions. Apart from facing tense job demands and role conflicts between their work and families like medical workers, radiologic workers still suffer from the external irradiation of ultra dose equivalent limit continuously or discontinuously. The study aims to use the scale of quality of work life to learn about the current situation of quality of work life of radiologic workers in medical institutions, discuss the influence of factors such as demographic characteristics, life styles, physical conditions and occupational factors on quality of work life and their various dimensions and provide effective theoretical basis for radiation management work in medical institutions. MethodsThe method of cluster random sampling was adopted to extract a total of 487 radiologic workers in 156 medical institutions in three cities(Hengyang City, Shaoyang City and Loudi City) in Hunan Province to conduct a questionnaire survey. The scale of quality of work life(QWL7-32) and self-made influencing factors questionnaires were applied for investigation. Variance analysis and t-test were used to compare the significant difference of radiologic workers statistically. To analyze whether the influence factors such as demographic characteristics, life styles, physical conditions and occupational factors had an influence on quality of work life and the degree of influence, the method of multiple stepwise regression analysis was thus applied.Results1 The total score of QWL of radiologic workers in medical institutions was 99.98 ± 13.06. The scores of QWL and occupational satisfaction of female radiologic workers were higher than those of male radiologic workers(P<0.05).2 The total scores of QWL and occupational satisfaction of radiologic workers who were unmarried were higher than those of radiologic workers who were married; the score of family balance of radiologic workers who were divorced or widowed was higher than that of those who were unmarried or married(P<0.05).3 The total scores of QWL, physical health and family balance of radiologic workers with regular eating habits were higher than those of radiologic workers without regular eating habits(P<0.05).4 The scores of physical health, work initiative and professional competency of radiologic workers with chronic diseases were lower than those of radiologic workers without chronic diseases(P<0.05).5 The total scores of QWL, physical health and mental health of radiologic workers whose irradiation time was over 4 hours every day were lower than those of radiologic workers whose irradiation time was less than 4 hours every day(P<0.01).6 The scores of occupational satisfaction and pride of radiologic workers who worked in a compartment were higher than those of radiologic workers who do not worked in a compartment(P<0.05).7 The score of occupational satisfaction of radiologic workers who used protective equipment was higher than that of radiologic workers who do not use protective equipment(P<0.05).8 The scores of occupational satisfaction and pride of radiologic workers who monitor individual dose were higher than those of radiologic workers who did not monitor individual dose(P<0.05).9 The total scores of QWL, physical health, mental health, occupational satisfaction and work initiative of radiologic workers who suffered from hospital violence were lower than those of radiologic workers who did not suffer from hospital violence(P<0.01).10 The scores of professional competency were negatively correlated with age and month income. The scores of work initiative were positively correlated with diploma(P<0.05).11 The total score of QWL of radiologic workers in medical institutions were positively correlated with dining situation,the usage of protective equipment and gender, and negatively correlated with hospital violence(P<0.05).Conclusions1 The professional competency of radiologic workers is on a downward trend with age.2 The occupational satisfaction of radiologic workers operating in a compartment, using protective equipment and monitoring individual dose are found to be higher than that of the other radiologic workers.3 Quality of work life of radiologic workers who suffered from hospital violence is lower than that of radiologic workers who did not suffer from hospital violence.4 The main factors influencing the quality of work life of radiologic workers in medical institutions are hospital violence, eating habits, the usage of protective equipment and gender.