The Relationship of Occupational Safety Culture of Healthcare Professionals with Quality of Work Life and Work Performance

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship of occupational safety culture of healthcare professionals with quality of work life and work performance. The study was conducted with 140 healthcare professionals working in Muş State Hospital. Data were collected through questionnaires using "Personal Information Form", "Safety Culture Scale", "Quality of Work Life Scale For Healthcare Personnel" and "Work Performance Scale". The study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Frequency distribution, percentage values, mean and standard deviation were calculated in the analysis of descriptive data, and “Pearson correlation test” and “Spearman test” were used to test the relationships between the three parameters. According to the results obtained from the study, a positive statistical relationship was found between the sub-dimensions of the safety culture of health workers and the sub-dimensions of the quality of work life (p<.05), and between the sub-dimensions of the safety culture and work performance (p<.05). These results show that the development of an occupational safety culture for health personnel working in hospitals increases the performance of the employees and the quality of their working lives. It can be claimed here that the hospital management's showing the necessary sensitivity to the "safety culture" phenomenon, performing the needs analysis by including the employees and ensuring that the safety trainings are given by the experts will lay the groundwork for a healthy and safe working environment. It is predicted that this situation will increase the quality of working life and work performance.