The Factors influencing career well-being of clinical laboratory professionals

A Literature Review

Authors

  • Dunuru Perera Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Sri Lanka
  • B.G.A. Eranga Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Sri Lanka
  • I.W.M Madushani Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University. Sri Lanka
  • B.A.N Eranda Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
  • M.M.K. Pieris Department of Marketing Management, Faculty of Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56226/118

Keywords:

Healthcare workers, Quality of work life, Job satisfaction, clinical laboratory professionals

Abstract

Background: The healthcare industry experiences a massive occupational burden worldwide due to several emerging factors. Among healthcare workers, medical laboratory professionals undergo immense emotional and financial degrowth over the past decades, diminishing career satisfaction, productivity, and retention. Quality of work life (QWL) acts as a significant parameter to measure job satisfaction. Although carrier satisfaction is governed mainly by financial and emotional factors, the type of working sector of the professionals can also be a vulnerable factor (e.g., private and government).

Objectives: The scope of this paper is to magnify the knowledge through available literature on the factors influencing the career well-being of clinical laboratory professionals.

Methods: We reviewed articles regarding this topic since 2018 by searching Google Scholar, PubMed, ResearchGate, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect databases. A thorough search of research papers and articles on career satisfaction of medical laboratory professionals globally from 2018 to 2025 in the Web of Science and other mentioned databases.

Results: Medical laboratory professionals seek a lot of influences for their career well-being, such as occupational satisfaction, motivation, financial stability, job security, policy framework, benefits, career development, and recognition. Make sure that all these are covered in the literature. The review is divided into four main headings to discuss the core areas of interest, including workplace environment, workload, motivation, and stress, among all other factors.

Conclusion: This review emerges from the knowledge to discover the main factors affecting the career well-being of medical laboratory professionals, when it comes to the practical scenario. It can be concluded that the major contributor to job satisfaction as the emotional factor, which changes from one person to another. Motivation, is the key determinant of occupational fulfillment.

Main Contribution to Evidence-Based Practice: The article helps to make healthcare professionals aware of the current satisfactory rate of medical laboratory professionals. This research study will contribute a lot of knowledge to the worldwide health sector by raising awareness of job dissatisfaction among clinical laboratory professionals in evidence-based practice.

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10-11-2025

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Perera, D., Eranga, B., Madushani, I., Eranda, B., & Pieris, M. (2025). The Factors influencing career well-being of clinical laboratory professionals: A Literature Review. International Healthcare Review (online). https://doi.org/10.56226/118

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