Work, Home, and Health: A Sociological Inquiry into Nurses’ Perceived Physical Health in Pakistan

Abstract

The study addresses a critical issue of finding potential sociodemographic variables associated with physical wellbeing of healthcare workers. Specifically, the study aims to identity significant differences in perceived physical health based on marital status, hospital type, and family structure among nurses working in public sector hospitals. The study used quantitative and cross-sectional research design. Date were collected from nurses working in public sector hospitals using convenient sampling technique. SPSS was utilised to manage and perform data analysis. Collected data were analysed by employing statistical tests of Kruskal wails and post hoc test of Bonferroni to identify significant differences in perceived physical across various categories of marital status, hospital type, and family structure. The findings show that there are statistically significant disparities in perceived physical health across different subcategories of marital status, family structure, and hospital type. Particularly, nurses working in tehsil hospitals and belonging to joint families reported better perceived physical health. The study findings suggest work environment and family dynamics are crucial for making perceptions towards physical state among nurses.

Keywords: Perceived Physical Health, Nurses, Marital Status, Family Structure, Hospital Type