The Relationship between Mental Workload and Job Boredom Proneness in Female Health Care Providers at Ardabil-Based Health Centers - Iran 2019 | Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences 2020

Author(s)

MALEK ABAZARI Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences,Ardabil,Iran

MARYAM FEIZ-AREFI Shoushtar University of Medical Sciences,Shoushtar,Iran

ZAHRA ATASHI School of Public Health, Ardabil University, Ardabil, Iran

HANIEH SADEGHI School of Public Health, Ardabil University, Ardabil, Iran

AZIM KARIMI Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences,Shahroud,Iran

AMIN BABAEI- POUYA Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences,Ardabil,Iran

Abstract

Background: Mental workload and job boredom proneness in female health care providers attenuate the quality of provided health cares. The relationship between mental workload and job boredom proneness in female health care providers at Ardabil-based health centers in 2019 were examined. Methods: The study was carried out as an analytical cross-sectional study with 234 participants selected randomly. The participants were female health care providers working at 48 health centers. Data gathering tools were a demographics form, NASA TLX, and job boredom proneness questionnaire. Data analyses were done using SPSS19. Results: The results showed that health care providers had a severe mental workload and moderate job boredom proneness. Mental workload increased job boredom proneness in terms of temporal demand aspect and decreased job boredom proneness in terms of performance aspect. Conclusion: Mental workload aspects temporal demand that has to do with time pressure and performance that has to do with the satisfaction with performance prevented the intensification of job boredom proneness. Therefore, managers can control mental workload through creating a balance between personnel's work capacity and workload and increasing the number of female health care providers.

Publication Details

Page(s) 808-811

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Published Journal: Pakistan Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Year: 2020

Keywords

female healthcare providers job boredom proneness Mental workload

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