A Study of the Challenges in the Work-life Balance Among Healthcare Professionals and Strategies for Improvement in Today’s Health Environment in Eastern Bicol Medical Center

The study analyzed the issues in terms of work-life balance faced by health care workers in Eastern Bicol Medical Center, Virac, Catanduanes, particularly concerning issues such as workload/scheduling, organizational culture, psychological/emotional stress, and family/personal life demands. With the use of the quantitative descriptive-correlational research design, information was gathered from licensed health care professionals through the validated researcher-made questionnaire, which utilized the stratified random sampling. As shown by the findings, the participants experienced moderate work-life balance issues and the strategies used by them turned out to be highly effective in contributing to their well-being and job satisfaction. Moreover, the selected demographic variables had a significant relationship with work-life balance issues of health care professionals. Therefore, the study concludes that the personal and professional characteristics have an impact on work-life balance of health care professionals. With the help of the findings, an evidence-based intervention program was proposed. Thus, the study is an important addition to the body of knowledge in work-life balance in the regional public health care setting and can contribute to the development of sustainable strategies that would improve the well-being and job satisfaction of employees in this field.