Relationship of Resilience and Self-Efficacy with Work Engagement Among Cardiac Nurses in Public Sector Hospitals of Karachi

Abstract

Nurses make up a significant portion of the health care workforce and directly interact with patients daily, which inherently makes them important players in achieving quality care and positive patient outcomes. The purpose of the present study was to understand the relationship between self-efficacy, resilience, and work engagement among nurses working in cardiac units of two public sector hospitals of Karachi by using a cross-sectional study design (n= 162). Work engagement was assessed through standardized Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), while general efficacy is analyzed through the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), and Resilience is determined through the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). The Study analysis was done using Pearson's correlation and multiple regression in RStudio Software. The result of the study shown  a significant positive correlation between resilience and work engagement (r = 0.53, p < 0.001), and between self-efficacy and work engagement (r = 0.56, p < 0.001) and multiple regression analysis also confirmed that both resilience and self-efficacy are significant predictors of work engagement, together accounting for 34% of the variance (R2=0.34). These findings suggest that both traits are crucial for enhancing and sustaining work engagement, allowing nurses to proactively address challenges and remain actively involved in their work.