Title: Exploring drivers of women’s well-being in hospitals: mapping the landscape
Version: 3 Date: 20 Dec 2023
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses a testable research
question(s) (brief or other article types: is there a clear objective)?
No - there are major issues
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are major issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with technical rigor to allow
confidence in the results?
No - there are major issues
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
No - there are major issues
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Is the current version of this work technically
sound? If not, can revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Maybe - with major revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: Thank you for the opportunity to review this paper. The focus of the
paper was on identify the characteristics of a health work environment for women working in
hospital settings. This is an interesting study about women’s health and its relationship to work.
Overall, this is a well written study and I have provided my feedback for each section of the
manuscript. I’d be happy to review the paper once the revisions have been made.
Abstract
Please indicate which occupations are included in the abstract. I’d also add Iran as a keyword
Introduction
The study covers a lot different types of work environments and settings where women have
been employed in hospitals. I think this is interesting but also makes the background information
very broad and difficult to identify specific research gaps. I would suggest the authors focus on
a few areas such as mental health or physical. I’m having difficulty following the rationale for
the study if there is not a clear focus
Methods
Please provide additional contexts about where the study was conducted. This is an international
journal and the reader would appreciate knowing more contextual information about the study.
What does it mean to be a specialist in the fields of health promotion ? Please provide some
examples of job titles. Also, please provide more information about the sample including how
they were recruited into the study.
Who conducted the interviews? What was their background? Did they have experience with
conducting interviews in this capacity?
Results
Well written section. For the category of “Management and commitment to the health of women
working in the hospital”, please expand on what you mean when you state “Adopting policies to
promote women's health in the hospital in cases such as the presence of women's representatives
in health promotion decision-making committees and the establishment of rules and regulations
within the organization according to the conditions and surveys can help hospital managers meet
the needs and priorities of women and create a healthy workplace for women working in the
hospital” what policies do you refer to and what are some specific examples that you can provide
For the category “Psychological environment supporting women's health at work”, it would
beneficial for some examples of what is meant by psychological environment at work
Discussion
The authors may want to start this section by restarting the aims of the study. I would also like
them to expand on how the findings are related to the existing literature regarding the work
environment of women working in hospital settings. The challenge is that the issue of occupation
or job title was not sufficiently explored in this study. For example, the nursing field includes a
large body of literature on work environment where the majority of workers are women. How
do the findings fit into this literature ? The authors should also expand on their limitation section
as well as the conclusion
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
I have provided my feedback for each section of the paper. I welcome the authors the opportunity
to review, revise and resubmit their paper. I'd be happy to review it again