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

• Published in: Rev. RENE Vol. 16; no. 5; p. 672
• Main Authors: Marques, Ana Luísa Nunes, Ferreira, Maria Beatriz Guimarães, Duarte, Joyce Mara Gabriel, Costa, Nara dos Santos, Haas, Vanderlei José, Simões, Ana Lúcia de Assis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 10-11-2015
• Subjects: Family Health Strategy; Nursing; Quality of Life; Team; Working Conditions
• ISSN: 1517-3852; 2175-6783
• DOI: 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000500008

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.