Yeon-Ju Kim ¹, So-Yeon Park ², Jin-Kyung Kim ²

Affiliations
1 Dawoori Medical Center, 964 Seongjeong-dong, Seobuk-gu, Cheonan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31139, KR
2 Department Occupational Therapy, Hanseo University, 46 Hanseo1-ro, Hami-Myun, Seosan-si, Chungcheongnam-do, 31962, KR

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to determine the relationships between quality of life and job stress among occupational therapists who worked at rehabilitation hospitals in South Korea. Methods/Statistical Analysis: This study conducted a survey of 295 occupational therapists working at 21 rehabilitation hospitals located in Seoul and Gyeonggi Province in South Korea. Findings: The results showed that the correlations between quality of life and job stress had statistically significant differences in all studied sub-domains. Furthermore, the higher the job stress domain scores, the lower the quality of life, which indicated a negative correlation. Application/Improvements: In the future, it is necessary to study interventions from individual and organizational dimensions to reduce job stress among occupational therapists and improve their quality of life.

Keywords

Job Stress, Occupational Therapist, Quality of Life, Rehabilitation Hospitals, Work.

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