HEALTH PROFESSIONALS’ QUALITY OF LIFE AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL
It aimed to analyze the Quality of Life (QL) of 89 nurses, 14 physical therapists and 6 nutritionists at ateaching hospital. Data collection was carried out between August and October 2005 by means of WHOQOL - bref. Datawere submitted to statistic tests contemplating: sample features and QL, groupe...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade Federal do Paraná
2008-03-01
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| Series: | Cogitare Enfermagem |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i1.11965 |
| Summary: | It aimed to analyze the Quality of Life (QL) of 89 nurses, 14 physical therapists and 6 nutritionists at ateaching hospital. Data collection was carried out between August and October 2005 by means of WHOQOL - bref. Datawere submitted to statistic tests contemplating: sample features and QL, grouped in domains as follows: physical,psychological, social relation and environment. Among the results, it stands out: female sex (94.50%); age between 20 and35 years old (85.32%); (80.74%) postgraduates; (44,03%) with double or triple working shifts. Total scores of the QLfeatures, in three professional categories, presented averages over the line of neutrality or indifference with a trend topositive valueing. The physical therapists got the highest scores, while nurses got the lowest. The findings may underpinother analyses that can keep or improve the professionals’ QL. |
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| ISSN: | 1414-8536 2176-9133 |