Correlational Analysis of Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction of Female Medical Technologists in Hospital-Based Laboratories within Luzon

Abstract

Work-life balance (WLB) is an essential part of every profession, especially to those in the healthcare professions such as Medical Technologists. In the Philippines, the researchers have observed that there are only a few studies about WLB and Job satisfaction. Medical Technologists have a huge contribution to the medical field, thus it is necessary to assess how well they deal with or manage their professional and personal life, for them to have a better performance in the laboratory which will further benefit them, the physician, and the patient. The goal of this study is to determine whether variables such as age, marital status, and immediate family relationships have an effect on the Work-Life Balance and Job Satisfaction of the respondents. This research is of correlational nature. The study was conducted online through Google forms. A Likert scale was used to assess the said variables and responses were measured using descriptive statistics and other statistical tools such as Spearman Rank Correlation and Mann-Whitney U test. Marital status, age, and immediate family relationships of female medical technologists in hospital-based laboratories in Luzon displayed no correlation to their work-life balance and job satisfaction. Based on the results, there is no pertinent connection between the marital status and the job satisfaction of the respondents. No substantial difference was also found when comparing the work-life balance of both the younger and older age groups. Similarly, there was no essential difference in job satisfaction between the two age groups. Furthermore, immediate family relationships had no distinguished impact on the respondents’ job satisfaction and work-life balance. The findings of this study reveals that it is still unclear which elements have a role in correlation with work-life balance and job satisfaction among female medical technologists. This study may bring greater attention to future research revolving around similar studies tackling work-life balance and job satisfaction within the healthcare system. This will aid the administrators of the healthcare workforce to create and deploy solutions, help boost job satisfaction and improve work-life balance among health care professionals as a unified aim rather than treating each variable separately.