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Examining the Impact of Life Skills Training Using the ELSA (LSA: Life Skills Application) Software on the Work-Life Quality of Nurses Employed in a Selected Aja Hospital
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Fatemeh Faghand1    , Seyedeh Azam Sajadi *2 , Zahra Farsi3 |
1- Nursing School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Tehran
2- Nursing Management Department, Nursing School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran (* & Tehran
3- Research and Ph.D. Nursing Departments, Nursing School, Aja University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Tehran |
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Abstract: (37 Views) |
Introduction: Nurses, due to the nature of their job, are exposed to various psychological and physical stresses as well as behavioral risk factors that, if left unmanaged, can lead to a decline in their work-related quality of life.
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of teaching the ten life skills using the LSA software on the work-related quality of life of nurses employed in a selected Aja hospital.
Materials and Methods: The present study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in 2024. A total of 68 nurses working in all units of a military hospital in Tehran were included in the study through a census method. They were then randomly assigned using random allocation software to either the intervention group, which received training through the LSA software, or the control group. The intervention group was trained on ten core life skills using the Elsa application (LSA: Life Skills Application). Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and the nurses’ Work-Related Quality of Life questionnaire (QOL-2). A p-value of less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: Before the intervention, the mean score of nurses’ work-related quality of life in the intervention group (91.85±20.88) and the control group (99.74±18.07, P=0.101) showed no significant difference. The mean work-related quality of life in the two groups immediately after the intervention (intervention: 101.65±13.52, control: 106.21±12.73, P=0.157) and one month later (intervention: 101.64±13.52, control: 106.20±12.73, P=0.158) was also not significantly different. Repeated measures ANOVA indicated that after controlling for the effects of time and group, no significant differences were observed between the two groups across the three time points (before, immediately after, and one month after the intervention) (P=0.139).
Conclusion: Life skills training through the Elsa software did not lead to a significant change in nurses’ work-related quality of life, which is likely due to the complexity of the concept and the many factors influencing it.
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| Keywords: Education, Nurse, Life Skills Training, Quality of Work Life |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Psychology
Received: 2024/10/17 | Revised: 2024/11/5 | Accepted: 2024/11/5 | Published: 2025/06/30
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