Assessment of work-life balance among married female healthcare workers in a tertiary care hospital of Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu: A cross-sectional study

• Published in: International journal of occupational safety and health 2024-07, Vol.14 (3), p.319-326
• Main Authors: Vigneshsamy, Muthuchamy, Chellaiyan, Devanbu Vinoth G, Sasithra, Sadhasivam, Vijayalakshmi, Sridharan, Sanjutha, Arumugam, Kumar, Radha Krishnan Arun, Harishma, Ramesh, Jeyapaul Rajan, E D Thomas
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Healthcare workers, Working women, Work life, Occupational health
• ISSN: 2738-9707; 2091-0878
• DOI: 10.3126/ijosh.v14i3.60757

Introduction: In the present century, women seem to flood into every industry/department on par with men with their knowledge and skill. The working woman’s job title, demands, and challenges she faces often result in incompatibilities between the necessities felt at the workplace and home leading to conflicts and loss of work-life balance (WLB). Eventually, a work-life balance is said to exist if the workplace and non-work domains have a proper compatibility. Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional study has been conducted among married female healthcare workers in the tertiary care hospital during the period November 2022 to April 2023. The healthcare workers included were Doctors, Nurses, Pharmacy staff, and lab technicians. A sample size 318 was derived and samples were drawn by stratified random sampling method. The chi-square test was employed to find an association in IBM SPSS v21. Results: Only 28.3% of the healthcare workers had adequate work-life balance and the majority (66 %) cited family factors as the key factor influencing their work-life balance. Statistically significant association (p