HEALTH PROFESSIONALS’ QUALITY OF LIFE AT A TEACHING HOSPITAL

• Main Authors: Andréia Pereira Martins Spiller, Ana Maria Dyniewicz, Maria Glauce F. S. Slomp
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2008-03-01
• Series: Cogitare Enfermagem
• Subjects: Quality of Live; Health Professionals; Hospital
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v13i1.11965

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.