Rev Rene (Nov 2015)

Quality of life and working context of nursing professionals of the Family Health Strategy

  • Ana Luísa Nunes Marques,
  • Maria Beatriz Guimarães Ferreira,
  • Joyce Mara Gabriel Duarte,
  • Nara dos Santos Costa,
  • Vanderlei José Haas,
  • Ana Lúcia de Assis Simões

DOI
https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000500008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 5

Abstract

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Objective: to examine the relationship between working context and quality of life of nursing professionals of the FamilyHealth Strategy. Methods: observational, cross-sectional study with quantitative approach accomplished with 50 nursingprofessionals from urban and rural areas. Participants answered a questionnaire of socio-demographic and professionalcharacterization, the Work Context Assessment Scale and WHOQOL-brief. Data were submitted to exploratory and bivariateanalysis. Results: predominance of women, married, belonging to economic classes C/D and with only one employmentbond. The factor Work Organization and the Social domain had higher mean scores, while Socio-professional relations andthe Environmental domain, lower scores. Descriptively, there was a negative correlation between all the factors of the workcontext and the Physical, Psychological and Social domains. Conclusion: inadequate conditions to work practice, lack oforganization and the difficulty in social relationships negatively impact the quality of life of nursing professionals.

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