Effects of Employee Wellness Programs on Job Satisfaction: A Study Among the Healthcare Sector in Pakistan

Abstract

The study examines how wellness programs targeting employees affect job satisfaction in the Pakistani healthcare sector. The increasing stress rates among the healthcare professionals as a result of the available demanding work conditions have prompted the introduction of the wellness programs that target enhancement of the overall wellbeing of the professionals. The paper evaluates the extent to which wellness programs are supporting healthcare professionals to remain job-satisfied, alleviate burnout, and improve their overall performance. The survey was done among doctors, nurses and administrative staff as a way of finding out their attitudes towards wellness programs and how their attitudes to the program have influenced their job satisfaction. The paper ends by reiterating the importance of employee wellness program on enhancing job satisfaction, employee retention rate and eventually, patient care quality.