Hospital nurses’ perspective on quality of work life

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https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v24i1.75357

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Quality of life, Nursing, Work

Abstract

Objective: To assess the perception of nursing workers at a teaching hospital about their quality of life at work and to understand the factors that interfere with it. Method: a descriptive and exploratory study with two methodological approaches, qualitative and quantitative, carried out with 60 nursing workers from a University Hospital in the southern region of Brazil. Data was collected from June to September 2020 using a validated Quality of Working Life Questionnaire (QWLQ-bref) and a semi-structured interview. A Microsoft Excel for Windows® tool was used for tabulation. The qualitative data was subjected to thematic content analysis. Results: the quality of life at work (QOL) was satisfactory (68.25%). The reports of the professionals interviewed showed relevant factors such as work overload, poor sleep quality and lack of social recognition and appreciation of the profession for the professionals' personal perception of QWL. Conclusion: QWL reached satisfactory levels. However, it is necessary to create measures to promote the health of these professionals in the workplace.

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Author Biographies

  • Vitória Vasconcelos Logullo, State University of Maringá

    Nurse. Master's student in the postgraduate program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá (UEM). Email: vitorialogullo@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5811-8533

  • Beatriz Jorge Oliveira Gomes, State University of Maringá

    Nurse. Master's student in the postgraduate program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá (UEM). Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Email: beatrizjogomes@gmail.com https://orcid.org/ 0009-0006-1646-3415

  • Gláucia Maria Canato Garcia, State University of Maringá

    Nurse. Master's student in the postgraduate program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá (UEM). Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Email: glaucia_canato@hotmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6497-7193

  • Mariana Enumo Balestre, State University of Maringá

    Nurse. Master's student in the postgraduate program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá (UEM). Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Email: mebalestre@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8079-657X

  • Ana Flávia da Silva Izepato, State University of Maringá

    Nursing undergraduate student at the State University of Maringá. Maringá, paraná, Brasil. Email: Anaf88836@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0009-0000-1281-8393

  • Maria Eduarda Pascoaloto da Silva, State University of Maringá

    Nurse. PhD student in the postgraduate program in Nursing at the State University of Maringá. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Email: enfmepascoaloto@gmail.com https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8540-1369

  • Sonia Silva Marcon, State University of Maringá

    Doctor in Nursing Philosophy. Full Professor of the Nursing Department at the State University of Maringá. Maringá, Paraná, Brasil. Email: ssmarcon@uem.br https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6607-362X

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2025-01-24

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Hospital nurses’ perspective on quality of work life . (2025). Ciência, Cuidado E Saúde, 24(1). https://doi.org/10.4025/ciencuidsaude.v24i1.75357