Azza Hassan Mohamed Hussein, Lamiaa Zakria Taha Ramadan, Amal Diab Ghanem Atalla
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Abstract
Background: Critical care nurses' boundaries between personal and professional life are sometimes blurred by the high demands placed on nurses. The rise in workaholism in this high-stress setting puts nurses' health at serious risk and can intensify work-family conflict, endangering both personal health and well-being and professional output.
Aim: This study examined the relationship between workaholism and work-family conflict among critical care nurses.
Design: A descriptive cross-sectional design that adheres to STROBE criteria.
Methods and tools: The study participants consisted of 360 nurses from the critical care units at Alexandria University Hospital. This hospital is the highest-capacitated hospital in Alexandria governorate in terms of bed capacity (6760), number of nurses, and the diversity of services rendered in different qualifications. It provides therapeutic and educational services. Nurses completed two tools, the Dutch Work Addiction Scale (DUWAS) and the Work-Family Conflict Multidimensional Scale (WFC). Statistical tests comprised the Pearson coefficient, the Student t-test, and a one-way ANOVA. The 5% level was used to assess the results' significance.
Results: Overall workaholism (DUWAS) is positively and significantly correlated with WFC (r = 0.415, p = < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this cross-sectional study show that among critical care nurses, workaholism is a major factor in work-family conflict. The necessity of focused organizational initiatives in healthcare settings is highlighted by these findings. To lessen excessive job participation, hospital administrators should specifically develop structured work-life balance initiatives, such as flexible scheduling, workload management guidelines, and access to mental health services. Recognizing workaholism symptoms and promoting helpful supervisory techniques should also be emphasized in leadership training.
背景：重症护理护士的个人生活和职业生活之间的界限有时被对护士的高要求所模糊。在这种高压力环境下，工作狂的增加使护士的健康面临严重风险，并可能加剧工作与家庭的冲突，危及个人健康和福祉以及专业产出。目的：探讨危重病护理护士工作成瘾与工作家庭冲突的关系。设计：符合STROBE标准的描述性横断面设计。方法和工具：研究参与者包括来自亚历山大大学医院重症监护病房的360名护士。就床位容量（6760张）、护士数量和不同资质提供的服务多样性而言，该医院是亚历山大省能力最高的医院。它提供治疗和教育服务。护士完成了两个工具，荷兰工作成瘾量表（DUWAS）和工作-家庭冲突多维量表（WFC）。统计检验包括皮尔逊系数、学生t检验和单因素方差分析。采用5%水平评价结果的显著性。结果：总体工作状态（DUWAS）与工作家庭冲突呈显著正相关（r = 0.415, p =）。结论：本横断面研究结果显示，在重症护士中，工作状态是影响工作家庭冲突的主要因素。这些发现强调了在医疗保健环境中重点组织举措的必要性。为了减少过度的工作参与，医院管理者应该专门制定结构化的工作与生活平衡计划，如灵活的时间表，工作量管理指南，以及获得心理健康服务。认识到工作狂的症状和促进有用的管理技巧也应该在领导培训中强调。临床试验号：不适用。
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