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@article{206952,
        author = {Mr. Yohan Vijay Kamble and Dr. Franklin Salvi},
        title = {EFFECTS OF OCCUPATIONAL STRESS ON WORK–LIFE BALANCE AMONG HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS IN CHARITABLE HOSPITALS IN PUNE CITY AN EMPIRICAL PILOT STUDY},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {2},
        pages = {3510-3519},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=206952},
        abstract = {Healthcare professionals are under immense pressure that often encompasses high workloads, long and unpredictable hours, staffing deficits, administrative tasks, resource limitations and emotionally arduous patient care. Such pressures may extend beyond the professional environment and impact personal, family and social obligations. Background This is a pilot study to assess occupational stress and work–life balance among healthcare professionals working in charitable hospitals of Pune City. The study was conducted utilizing a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional design. We designed a structured, selfadministered questionnaire and used it to collect primary data from 75 healthcare professionals working in six charitable hospitals through stratified random sampling. You trained the sample pilot included doctor, Nurses and Some supportive Healthcare supplemental staff. Acknowledging excessive workload and long working hours were the most important stressors in work-related fatigue based on descriptive and multiple-response analysis85.5%, followed by resource and equipment constraints (77.3%), emotional demands of patient care (72.0%), insufficient compensation, inadequate supervisor support system queuing 60.0% & 45.3% respectively [30]. A pattern of ivory moderate-to-high occupational stress, moderate work–life balance and an inverse relationship is evident from the preliminary data. Results are encouraging for the potential of a larger study but demonstrate that item-level reliability testing and analyses need to be conducted in the main survey. These insights are primarily preliminary, and can be utilized by hospital administrators in a bid to strengthen staffing methods, supervisory support for body members, charge of cooperation among human resources department and work-scheduling practices.},
        keywords = {Charitable hospitals; Healthcare professionals; Occupational stress; Pilot study, Work–life balance.},
        month = {July},
        }