Presentation of a model of the work engagement in surgical technologists: A qualitative study

Abstract

BackgroundWork engagement can be a savior phenomenon for surgical technologists who will experience a high level of job stress, workload, Occupational Injury, and burnout. Therefore, the present study aimed to provide a model of work engagement in surgical technologists. MethodsThis qualitative study was performed based on the grounded theory method at medical sciences University of Hamadan in 2020. Sampling was purposeful and continued until data saturation. Sixteen surgical technologists, 2 operating room head nurses, and 2 surgeons were interviewed using Semi-structured interviews . This study was carried out based on four criteria of Lincoln and Guba, and the data were analyzed using the Strauss-Corbin method. ResultsThe financial appreciation and the professional competence as causal conditions, interest in work and the work cognition as context conditions, the organizational support and the organizational justice as intervening conditions can have influence on the work engagement of surgical technologists. It was also shown that the Workplace attraction and Communicative skills as strategies can enhance the work engagement of surgical technologists, leading to responsibility, achieving organizational goals and job satisfaction. ConclusionResults of this study reveal that the job motivation of surgical technologists can be affected by various factors, so hospital managers must use effective strategies to promote this phenomenon.