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The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of psychological well-being on job performance among nurses and midwives in rural and urban hospitals in Ghana amidst COVID-19. The study adopted a purely quantitative approach, using the explanatory research design. Data were collected from 262 nurses and midwives in two selected hospitals in the Central Region of Ghana. The Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyze the data collected. The results revealed that the levels of psychological well-being and job performance were high in both hospitals amidst the pandemic. Further, it was observed that although psychological well- being had significant influence on job performance among the nurses and midwives in both rural and urban communities, the effect was more significant in the urban settlements. Given these findings, the study recommended that in order to effectively improve the job performance of nurses and midwives, management must adopt policies such as, flexible work arrangements, leave policy, and counselling services to support their psychological well-being.

本研究旨在探究新冠疫情背景下，加纳城乡医院护士与助产士的心理幸福感(psychological well-being)对其工作绩效的影响。本研究采用纯定量研究范式，运用解释性研究设计。研究人员从加纳中部地区两家选定医院的262名护士与助产士处收集相关数据，并采用结构方程模型(Structural Equation Modelling)对所获数据进行分析。研究结果显示，疫情期间两家医院的医护人员心理幸福感与工作绩效水平均处于较高水平。进一步分析表明，尽管心理幸福感对城乡两地护士及助产士的工作绩效均存在显著正向影响，但该影响在城市医疗机构中更为显著。基于上述研究结论，本研究建议：为有效提升护士与助产士的工作绩效，医院管理层应推行弹性工作安排、完善休假制度并提供心理咨询服务等相关政策，以支持其心理幸福感的维持与提升。