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{"title":"Spiritual Care Competency Among Healthcare Professionals Working in East Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals.","authors":"Setegn Mihret Tarekegn, Biset Gebeyaw, Muluken Amare Wudu, Ayesheshim Muluneh Kassa, Hayelom Abadi Melese","doi":"10.1177/23779608261471696","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261471696","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spiritual care is an essential component of holistic healthcare and plays an important role in addressing patients' emotional and existential needs. Spiritual care competency among healthcare professionals is essential to provide holistic care in healthcare settings.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to assess the spiritual care competency (SCC) of healthcare professionals at East Amhara Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A facility-based cross-sectional study design was used in two randomly selected East Amhara comprehensive specialized hospitals with a total of 376 study participants from June 01 to 30, 2024. Systematic sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Self-administered questionnaire was employed for data collection. Data were collected by trained data collectors after informed consent was taken from all participants. The outcome variable was measured by the SCC scale with 27-items with six subscales. SCC and explanatory variable associations were investigated by conducting backward linear regression model. In multivariable linear regression, variables with a p-value ≤ 0.05 were declared as statistically significant.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The overall mean spiritual care competency level among healthcare professionals was 3.33 (SD = 0.89). Male sex and the presence of a hospital supportive environment were the positive predictors of spiritual care competency.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The overall mean spiritual care competency among healthcare professionals in the study areas was moderate. This result may hinder the full practice of spiritual care in healthcare settings. Hence, healthcare settings should design supportive places to practice spiritual activities by healthcare professionals and their patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261471696"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13385590/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148550750","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Professional Growth During and After Completing a Postgraduate Education in Palliative Care - A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Karoline Skedsmo, Camilla Olaussen, Kristin Hofsø, Simen A Steindal, Carina Lundh Hagelin, Deborah Hilderson, Andréa Aparecida Gonçalves Nes, Dieter Smis, Hege Vistven Stenseth, Hanne Maria Bingen","doi":"10.1177/23779608261470480","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261470480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The number of patients requiring palliative care is expected to increase in the future. Nurses represent the largest group of healthcare professionals and provide patient care seven days a week. To deliver high-quality palliative care, nurses need education and training.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to explore how newly graduated palliative care nurses experienced and perceived the relevance and impact of their education on professional growth and clinical work during and after completing the postgraduate education.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>An exploratory descriptive design was applied using a qualitative method. Five semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with graduated palliative care nurses after returning to clinical work. Data were analysed using systematic text condensation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three categories were identified from the analysis: 1) relevant simulation-based learning to boost learning under and after education, 2) an in-depth understanding of holistic care, and 3) awareness of learning as a transformative process.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Nurses' responsibility in situations where futile treatment is continued near the end of life or during transitions to palliative care underscores the need for nurses to possess metacognitive skills, such as critical thinking, in addition to relevant factual knowledge and technical skills. After pursuing a postgraduate education in palliative care, nurses experience professional growth that continues after graduation. The education led to enhanced attention to, and application of, skills essential for metacognition, stimulating critical thinking and impacting their clinical work. As graduated palliative care nurses, they felt valued as resources by their colleagues.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261470480"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13379645/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148498146","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing the Link Between Alarm Fatigue, Stress, and Perceived Performance Among Critical Care Nurses in Egypt.","authors":"Sameer A Alkubati, Basma Basha, Abdulsalam M Halboup, Ahmed Loutfy, Eddieson Astodello Pasay-An, Mohamed A Zoromba, Heba E El-Gazar, Ahmed Hashem El-Monshed, Mohamed Ayoub Tlili, Shimmaa Mohamed Elsayed","doi":"10.1177/23779608261470481","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261470481","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Alarm fatigue and psychological stress, such as anxiety and depression, are very common among critical care nurses and may be a contributing factor to impair their perceived performance in intensive care units.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>This study aimed to determine the levels of alarm fatigue, anxiety, depression, and perceived performance among critical care nurses and to analyze the correlation between them.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted among 200 critical care nurses working in 11 intensive care units across five public hospitals in Damanhur city, Egypt, between August and November 2023. Data were collected using the Alarm Fatigue Questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), the Nursing Performance Instrument Questionnaire, and a demographic sheet.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean score of critical care nurses' perceived performance was 24.45 ± 7.44 out of 54, which falls within the low-performance category. About 29.5% of critical care nurses had experienced a high score of anxiety; less than half of them (47.5%) had experienced a high score of depression. The mean anxiety and depression scores were positively and significantly correlated with the mean score of alarm fatigue (<i>r</i> = .333, <i>p</i> = .001; <i>r</i> = .630, <i>p</i> < .001, respectively). In addition, the mean scores of alarm fatigue (<i>r</i> = -.536, <i>p</i> < .001) and psychological stress of anxiety (<i>r</i> = -.311, <i>p</i> < .001) and depression (<i>r</i> = -.312, <i>p</i> < .001) were negative and significantly correlated with critical care nurses' performance.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Critical care nurses in intensive care units experience high levels of alarm fatigue, anxiety, and depression, which are negatively associated with their perceived performance. Addressing alarm management and providing psychological support for critical care nurses may help improve working conditions in intensive care settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261470481"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13376489/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148580537","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cardiac Self-Efficacy, Social Support, and Adherence to Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Among Patients With Coronary Artery Disease.","authors":"Ibtisam M Al-Zaru, Ali A Ammouri, Audai A Hayajneh, Ayat M Zyout","doi":"10.1177/23779608261470278","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261470278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Adherence to secondary prevention is important for patients with coronary artery disease. Healthcare providers must identify the factors that affect secondary coronary artery disease prevention to formulate and execute strategies aimed at enhancing patient adherence.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess healthy lifestyle behaviors among patients with coronary artery disease and examine associations among individual characteristics, cardiac self-efficacy, social support, and healthy lifestyle adherence.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A correlational, cross-sectional design was employed. Two hundred and nineteen patients with coronary artery disease were selected as a convenience sample from the cardiac clinics of three large Jordanian hospitals. Descriptive and multivariate linear regression analyses were employed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Coronary artery disease patients reported a moderate cardiac self-efficacy level, a high perceived social support level, and moderate adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors. Multiple regression analysis indicated that smokers demonstrated significantly lower adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors compared with non-smokers. (β = -0.21, p < .01). Meanwhile, patients with comorbidities (β = 0.18, p < .01), had received coronary care education (β = 0.20, p < .01), perceived more social support (β = 0.15, p < .05), and had a higher level of perceived cardiac self-efficacy (β = 0.41, p < .001) were significantly associated with healthy lifestyle adherence.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Further research into intervention strategies is necessary to enhance patients' understanding of coronary care, boost their self-efficacy, and strengthen social support, ultimately leading to improved adherence behaviors among individuals with coronary artery disease.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261470278"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13373387/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148473472","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Nursing Leadership for Digital NICU Transformation: A Systematic Review of Strategies, Digital Health Integration, and Outcomes in High-Risk Neonates.","authors":"Osama Mohamed Elsayed Ramadan","doi":"10.1177/23779608261468455","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261468455","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Digital health technologies are increasingly embedded in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs), yet the role of nurse-led governance in shaping safe, sustainable implementation for high-risk neonates remains underexplored. This review synthesized evidence on nursing leadership and digital health integration in NICUs.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Following PRISMA 2020, six databases were searched (January 2013-January 2025), supplemented by grey literature, reference-list screening, and forward citation tracking. The protocol was prospectively registered with PROSPERO. Eligible empirical studies (n = 18) addressed formal nurse-led governance, operational governance enactment by nurses, or leadership-relevant determinants. Risk of bias was appraised with design-specific tools (Cochrane RoB 2, ROBINS-I, JBI, MMAT); synthesis combined structured narrative and reflexive thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Findings are presented as associations, not causal effects. Favorable signals included a 60% reduction in high-stage device-related pressure injuries in one quality-improvement initiative; 30-day readmission rates of 13.8% among enrolled versus 30.9% among non-enrolled caregivers in a nurse-led post-discharge telehealth intervention; and an approximately 12-day shorter length of stay favoring the intervention in one randomized trial of nurse-led developmental care. Using conservative, author-reported coding, organizational/leadership support (17/18; 94%) and structured training (8/18; 44%) were most frequently documented; funding/IT (22%) and clinical champions (17%) less so. Nurse-led governance could not be statistically separated from co-occurring implementation activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Across a predominantly observational, low-to-moderate-certainty evidence base, nurse-led governance was consistently associated with stronger implementation processes and selected family- and clinical-level signals when embedded in coordinated training, workflow redesign, and audit-and-feedback. Findings are hypothesis-generating. Comparative-effectiveness and economic evaluations decomposing leadership from co-occurring implementation components are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261468455"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354904/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Hospital Experience and Recovery Orientation Among Psychiatric Home-Visit Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Yoshiyuki Takashima, Maiko Matsumura, Ryu Suzuki, Takemasa Ishikawa","doi":"10.1177/23779608261467143","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261467143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Recovery-oriented care is central to community mental health. Among psychiatric home-visit nurses in Japan, prior psychiatric hospital experience or recovery-related training is commonly required; however, their relationship with recovery-oriented attitudes remains unclear.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To examine the association between years of psychiatric hospital work experience and recovery-oriented attitudes and knowledge among psychiatric home-visit nurses.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this nationwide cross-sectional web survey of nurses from 1,500 randomly selected agencies, data from 237 registered nurses were analyzed after excluding licensed practical nurses and cases with missing or implausible values. Recovery attitudes and knowledge were assessed using the Japanese 7-item Recovery Attitudes Questionnaire (RAQ) and the Japanese 16-item Recovery Knowledge Inventory (RKI-16). Linear regressions examined associations between years of psychiatric hospital experience and recovery attitudes and knowledge, adjusting for age, sex, home-visit nursing experience, adequacy of agency education, and academic background. An exploratory subgroup analysis compared psychiatric-specialized and general agencies.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Years of hospital experience were not associated with recovery attitudes or knowledge in the fully adjusted models (RAQ: B = 0.04, p = 0.232; RKI-16: B = -0.09, p = 0.176). Hospital experience was positively associated with RAQ <i>Beliefs</i> score (B = 0.05, p = 0.029), although the effect size was modest. Exploratory analyses showed higher RAQ but lower RKI-16 scores in psychiatric-specialized versus general agencies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Inpatient experience may reinforce belief in recovery, whereas psychiatric hospital tenure alone may be insufficient to explain the broader recovery-oriented attitudes or recovery knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261467143"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13354921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Non-Reassuring Fetal Heart Rate Patterns and Key Contributing Factors in West Guji Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.","authors":"Ahmedteyib Jemalo Muhammed, Girma Tufa Melesse, Geroma Morka Donka, Belda Negesa Beyene","doi":"10.1177/23779608261467524","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261467524","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns refer to specific alterations in the fetal heartbeat during labor or pregnancy, suggesting that the baby may not be receiving adequate oxygen. Globally, non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns during labor contribute to maternal and neonatal mortality. In this study, the prevalence of non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns and their related key risk factors among laboring mothers were examined.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional, facility-based study was conducted between April 15 and June 15, 2024, at the West Guji Hospital, Oromia, Ethiopia. Data were collected from 361 women in labor who were systematically selected. Both bivariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were used to identify statistically significant variables associated with the outcome. A p-value less than 0.05, a adjusted odds ratio, and 95% confidence intervals were used to declare statistically significant variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The study found that the prevalence of non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns among laboring women was 21.6% (n = 78; 95% CI: 17.5-26.2). Key risk factors significantly linked to non-reassuring fetal heart rate patterns were women referred from other facilities (AOR = 5.19, 95% CI = 2.27-11.90), blood-stained amniotic fluid (AOR = 3.55, 95% CI = 1.44-8.68), meconium-stained amniotic fluid (AOR = 3.87, 95% CI = 1.68-8.89), women undergoing labor augmentation (AOR = 2.26, 95% CI = 1.06-4.83), and women experiencing prolonged labor (AOR = 2.73, 95% CI = 1.17-6.38).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Despite the use of intermittent auscultation for fetal heart rate assessment, the prevalence of non-reassuring patterns was notably higher than that reported in previous studies. Factors significantly associated with these patterns included being a referred case, the presence of blood-stained or meconium-stained amniotic fluid, labor augmentation, and prolonged labor. This study highlights the importance of closely monitoring and timely intervention in women with these risk factors.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261467524"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13351227/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Exploring Barriers to Physical Activity Among Jordanian Patients Suffering From Coronary Heart Disease: A Qualitative Study.","authors":"Yasmeen Abu Sumaqa, Ahmad Rayan","doi":"10.1177/23779608261465975","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261465975","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Regular physical activity (PA) is a vital component of secondary prevention, yet adherence among patients remains low.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>The study aimed to gain a deeper understanding of barriers to PA among Jordanian patients with CHD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A qualitative descriptive design was used. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 patients recruited from outpatient medical clinics, and data were analyzed thematically.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The main theme of the findings was \"Barriers to PA of CHD.\" Five sub-themes were identified: Psychological and Health-Related Barriers, Motivational Barriers, Lack of knowledge regarding PA, Perceived external obstacles,and Healthcare System-Related Barriers.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients with CHD encountered psychological, educational, social, and system-level barriers to PA. Addressing these barriers required culturally tailored active and consistent healthcare counseling, appropriate education, and improved rehabilitation accessibility to increase adherence to PA and promote better secondary prevention outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261465975"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13346749/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Work-Life Balance and Happiness Among Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on COR and JD-R Frameworks.","authors":"Israa Nashashiqi, Mai Yaseen, Fathia Khamis Kassem, Lujain Samarkandi, Mohammad Al-Bsheish, Mu'taman Jarrar","doi":"10.1177/23779608261467486","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261467486","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Work-Life Balance (WLB) and happiness are critical in nursing management, given the complexity of the work environment. Hence, achieving WLB and happiness would produce desirable outcomes for nurses and patients.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Based on the Conservation of Resources (COR) theory and the Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) model, this study 1) described the levels of WLB and Happiness among nurses. 2) examined the positive correlation between WLB and Happiness. 3) investigated the variation of WLB and happiness in response to nurses' Socio-demographic and professional characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This research used a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design with a convenience sample of 238 nurses in Saudi Arabia. The questionnaire included self-administered versions of the Hayman Work-Life Balance Scale and the Oxford Happiness Scale. SPSS version 26 was used to analyze the study data collected between May and July 2024.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The nurses achieved an average level of WLB and reported a moderate level of happiness. A Pearson's test showed a significant positive correlation between nurses' WLB and happiness (r =0.500, p<0.001). Factors such as age, nationality, living with family, educational background, and years of experience led to significant differences in both WLB and happiness.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>WLB remains a major challenge for many healthcare systems, as work-related interests increasingly dominate nurses' lives. Human resources regulations are needed to encourage family-friendly policy and implement a well-being program to address the issues nurses face regarding their WLB and happiness. Additional research is recommended to deepen our understanding of the mechanism linking WLB to other work outcomes in the healthcare professions. Such insights are vital for informing policy, enhancing job satisfaction, and ultimately improving patient care outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261467486"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13346825/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Work-Life Balance, Job Satisfaction and Job Performance Among Health Professionals in Public and Private Hospitals in the Eastern Ethiopia.","authors":"Wondu Teshome Beharu, Daniel Tefera Abebe","doi":"10.1177/23779608261465154","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23779608261465154","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Health professionals are the backbone of the healthcare sectors. Balancing work and non-work affairs is the most challenging thing for health professionals because of their multiple duties and responsibilities related to their work and personal life. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between work-life balance, job satisfaction, and job performance among health professionals in public and private hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted on a sample of 476 health professionals from ten public and private hospitals selected through stratified proportional sampling technique. To analyze the data, Pearson correlation coefficient and multiple regression analysis were employed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The results of the present study indicated that there were positive relationships between work-life balance, job satisfaction, and job performance. The findings of this study indicated that work-life balance (β = .47, p < .001) and job satisfaction (β = .23, p < .001) predicted significantly and positively the job performance of health professionals respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The result of this study revealed that work-life balance and job satisfaction positively predicted the job performance of health professionals.</p>","PeriodicalId":43312,"journal":{"name":"SAGE Open Nursing","volume":"12 ","pages":"23779608261465154"},"PeriodicalIF":2.9,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13346826/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148425264","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}