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abstract: 'Aim To explore and provide understanding of the barriers to quality of
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work life among registered nurses in Bangladesh. Background Globally,
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there is growing interest in the working environments of nurses,
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especially at a time of nursing shortages and with the focus on safety
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and care quality in health systems. In a low socio-economic country like
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Bangladesh, nurses struggle in a grossly underfunded healthcare system
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to deliver care to the people but no studies have been conducted on
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their quality of work life. Methods This qualitative descriptive study
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was conducted at three Bangladeshi tertiary hospitals in May
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2015-January 2016. Three focus group discussions were held with 30
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registered nurses exploring their perceived barriers to quality of work
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life. Data were analysed with content analysis. Findings Seven barriers
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to their work-life arose: heavy workloads; lack of government
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accommodation and transportation; poor health status; lack of support
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from nursing supervisors; lack of promotion opportunities; incomplete
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hospital policies and procedures; and lack of night shift and risk
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allowances. Discussion Participants described many issues and barriers
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impacting on their work-life. They perceived little reward for their
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hard work, felt that their health suffered from their working conditions
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and described a low QWL. Conclusion and policy implications Findings
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provide information for nursing and health policymakers and leaders to
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reduce barriers to improve work-life quality among nurses that can
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contribute better to quality of nursing care, and nursing retention and
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satisfaction. Work policies and practices, and funding and other
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resources need to be scrutinized to ensure better working conditions for
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Bangladeshi nurses. Limitations Interviews were conducted with nurses
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only in tertiary hospitals in the Bangladeshi capital, and understanding
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of barriers to work-life quality of nurses in other health settings and
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regions needs to be explored.'
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affiliation: 'Akter, N (Corresponding Author), Fouzder Hat Nursing Coll, Chittagong
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4203, Bangladesh.
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Akter, N (Corresponding Author), Chittagong Nursing Coll, Chittagong 4203, Bangladesh.
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Akter, N., Fouzder Hat Nursing Coll, Chittagong 4203, Bangladesh.
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Akter, M. K., Nursing Inst Mitford, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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Turale, S., Chiang Mai Univ, Chiang Mai, Thailand.'
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author: Akter, N. and Akter, M. K. and Turale, S.
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author-email: nasimamonir2012@gmail.com
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author_list:
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- family: Akter
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given: N.
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- family: Akter
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given: M. K.
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- family: Turale
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given: S.
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da: '2023-09-28'
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doi: 10.1111/inr.12540
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earlyaccessdate: AUG 2019
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eissn: 1466-7657
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files: []
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issn: 0020-8132
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journal: INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW
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keywords: 'Bangladesh; Barriers; Nurses; Qualitative Descriptive; Quality of Life;
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Quality of Work; Tertiary Hospitals; Working Environment'
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keywords-plus: JOB-SATISFACTION
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language: English
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month: SEP
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number: '3'
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number-of-cited-references: '29'
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pages: 396-403
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papis_id: 4492160af419c02c8158521096d8e46b
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ref: Akter2019barriersquality
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times-cited: '13'
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title: 'Barriers to quality of work life among Bangladeshi nurses: a qualitative study'
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2023-10-01 08:15:07 +00:00
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type: article
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2023-09-28 14:46:10 +00:00
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unique-id: WOS:000481152700001
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usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
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usage-count-since-2013: '22'
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volume: '66'
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web-of-science-categories: Nursing
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year: '2019'
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