Occupational Health and Psychological Well-being of Nurses in Corporate Healthcare Settings in Chennai

Among the various healthcare professionals, nurses represent the largest workforce who are exposed to occupational health risks that harm their physical and mental health. With their significant contribution as nurses, the fact remains that occupational health factors have taken a toll on the psychological well-being of nurses, which this study seeks to explore in corporate healthcare setups of Chennai, India. Nurses are the largest group of the healthcare workforce and still deal with a lot of occupational health problems that can impact their mental health. This study analyses how various workplace factors affect the mental well-being of nurses working in corporate hospitals in Chennai, India. 280 nurses were sampled using a quantitative cross-sectional design, and PLS-SEM was used for analysis. 68.4% of the variance of well-being was accounted for by the model (R=0.684). Factors like Shift Duty (=0.567, p=0.001), Human Resource Practices (=0.428, p=0.001), Burnout (=0.386, p < 0.001), Work-Life Balance (=0.365, p=0.001), Leadership (=0.338, p=0.010), Occupational Health (=0.286, p=0.004), and Job Satisfaction (=0.211, p=0.014) had a positive significant effect on wellbeing. Demographic variables had no significant influence. The results suggest that the main factors determining employee wellbeing in this profession are organisational policies, leadership characteristics, management of shift duties and, last but not least, employee-centred practices.