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Systematic Review and Meta‑analysis of Quality of Work Life in Iran (2011–2017)
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Background: Quality of work life (QWL) is considered as a universal concept in human resource management and organizational development, and its promotion is the key to the success of organizations’ management. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the QWL in Iran through systematic review and meta‑analysis.
Methods: In this study, all articles related to the QWL in Iran during the years 2011–2017 were systemically reviewed by searching national and international databases such as Science Direct, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Springer, SID, Magiran, Barakat Knowledge Network System, Medlib, and the Google Scholar search engine using valid keywords. The results of the studies were combined using the random effects model. The heterogeneity of studies was studied using the I2 index. Data analysis was done using STATA ver 11.
Results: The mean QWL score of 15,323 samples were 60.13, 36.80, 76.19, 58.90, 68.78, 50.69, 32.24, 8.01, 70.63, 39.70, and 44.41 based on Walton, Casio, Sirgy, Mirsepasi, SF‑36, Ghasem zadeh, Dehghan, Dargahi, NIOSH, Venlar, Quality of nursing work life questionnaires, respectively. Meta‑regression showed that the QWL of employees had no significant relationship with the sample size and years of research.
Conclusions: The mean score of QWL in Iranian employees was 56.90, with the highest and the lowest score for the questionnaire. Keywords: Iran, meta‑analysis, quality of work life (QWL)
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