Quality level of nursing work life and improvement interventions: Systematic review.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE\nTo identify the quality level of nursing work life and interventions for improvement.\n\n\nMETHOD\nA systematic review was conducted. Literature was gathered from several databases - Science Direct, Pro-Quest, EBSCO, Google Scholar, Scopus, Wiley Online, and Emerald Insight - using the following keywords: quality of work life (QWL) and nurse , quality of nursing work life (QNWL) , quality of work life (QWL) and nurse and intervention , and quality of nursing work life (QNWL) and intervention .\n\n\nRESULTS\nOur study demonstrated that studies of QNWL level from eight countries are low (28.6%), moderate (52.4%), and high (19%). Interventions for QNWL improvement include long-term care (LTC) team talks, empowerment models, integrating focus groups and round-table brainstorming, positive thinking training, stress inoculation programs, and participative teamwork and transactive memory improvement programs.\n\n\nCONCLUSIONS\nQuality of nursing work life is mostly at a moderate level and needs improvement interventions.