Work-Related Quality of Life and Well-Being of Speech and Language Therapists in Ireland.
Victoria Hogan, Mary Pat O'Malley, Michael Hogan and 1 others
PMID 40709908WHAT IT FOUND
Irish speech and language therapists reported poor work-life quality and low well-being.
High organisational constraints and workload predicted these negative outcomes. Seventy percent had considered resigning, linking poor work-life quality to turnover intentions.
Key findings
01All quality of work life scores were lower than NHS UK norms, with the overall score at the 20th percentile.
02Organisational constraints and quantitative workload were significant predictors of lower quality of work life, with constraints also predicting lower well-being.
03Lower quality of work life was significantly related to higher turnover intentions, with 70% of respondents having considered resigning.
STILL TO COME
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What it does not show
The response rate was low at 10%, meaning the findings may not represent the wider speech and language therapy workforce in Ireland. The sample was entirely female, limiting generalisability to male therapists. Most respondents worked in the public sector, so results may not reflect the experience of private sector therapists. The measure of turnover intention did not distinguish between leaving the profession, changing sectors, or moving jobs within the same sector.
Declared interests
The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not assume these findings represent all speech and language therapists in Ireland. The response rate was only 10%, the sample was exclusively female, and the majority worked in the public sector, so the experience of private or male therapists is not captured.
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