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- Title
Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department.
- Authors
Vieira Rego, Gliccia Morguethe; Tavares Palmeira Rolim, Isaura Letícia; D'Eça Júnior, Aurean; de Lima Sardinha, Ana Hélia; Santos Góis Lopes, Geysa; Silva Coutinho, Nair Portela
- Abstract
Objectives: to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department. Methods: a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire "Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36" were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects. Conclusions: This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; RESEARCH; ACADEMIC medical centers; QUALITY of work life; RESEARCH methodology; QUANTITATIVE research; INTERVIEWING; HEALTH surveys; SURVEYS; HOSPITAL nursing staff; HOSPITAL central service departments; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUESTIONNAIRES; STERILIZATION (Disinfection); DATA analysis software
- Publication
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2020, Vol 73, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0034-7167
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/0034-7167-2018-0792