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KMID : 0607520040120010038
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Korean Journal of Psychosomatic Medicine
2004 Volume.12 No. 1 p.38 ~ p.46
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A Preliminary Study on Quality of Life of Staffs in a Hospital - Comparisons between Direct and Indirect Patient Contact Group -
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Ryu Seuk-Hwan
Seo Seung-Woo
Jung Soo-Gie
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Abstract
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Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of staffs in a hospital. The results of the investigation were taken as a basic data of evaluating the quality of life of patients in psychiatric hospital and family members.
Methods: The subjects of this study were Ankang Chungang Hospital staffs. The tool of this study was the Korean version of the SmithKline Beecham Quality of Life Scale. A total of 39 survey was returned. All answers were analyzed statistically by ANOVA or t-test.
Results: Internal consistency was high, measuring 0.887 for the 23 items. Staffs have, statistically insignificant, relatively high quality of life. Indirect patient contact group and married group scored more higher than the other group. In so far as age, 30s and 40s scored more higher than the others averagely, the higher educated group, the higher quality of life, except factor competence and physical well-being.
Conclusion: This study results support that the indirect patient contact group have higher quality of life in competence factor in quality of life. We recommend that the program that lift self-esteem and quality of life should be supplied for direct patient contact group who may have burnout syndrome. It will be necessary to evaluate the quality of life of patients in psychiatric hospital and patients’ family members later.
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KEYWORD
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Quality of life, Psychiatry, Worker
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