• Patricia U Agu, Baptista Chinyere Chigbu, Moses Onyemaechi Ede, Chinedu Ifedi Okeke, Ngozi H Chinweuba, Fidelis E Amaeze, Lambart K Ejionueme, Faith Omeke, Eucharia Aye, Faith Chinwe Diara, Edith Chika Edikpa, Eucheria Amaka Onu, Bernadette Nwafor, Agatha Ozioko, Daniel Mezieobi, Theresa O Oforka, Uche C Vita-Agundu, Stephen Iro Uwakwe, Ukamaka N Nweze, Sebastian O Onah, Jideofor Jeremiah Ebeh, and Patricia Ezeaku.
• Department of Educational Foundations, University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Jul 23; 100 (29): e26541e26541.

BackgroundThis study aimed at investigating the effect of rational emotive occupational health coaching on quality of work-life among primary school administrators.MethodThis is a double blinded and randomized control design study. A total of 158 administrators were sampled, half of them were exposed to rational emotive occupational health treatment package that lasted for 12 sessions. Two self-report measures were utilized in assessing the participants using quality of work life scale. Data collected were analyzed using MANOVA statistical tool.ResultThe results showed that rational emotive occupational health coaching is effective in improving perception of quality of work-life among public administrators. A follow-up result showed that rational emotive occupational health coaching had a significant effect on primary school administrators' quality of work life.ConclusionThis study concluded rational emotive occupation health coaching is useful therapeutic strategy in improving quality of work of primary school administrators, hence, future researchers and clinical practitioners should adopt cognitive-behavioral techniques and principles in helping employers as well as employees. Based on the primary findings and limitations of this study, future studies, occupational psychotherapists should qualitatively explore the clinical relevance of rational emotive occupational health practice across cultures using different populations.Copyright © 2021 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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