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Metas de Enfermería

Metas de Enfermería

ABRIL 2021 N° 3 Volumen 24

Reconciliation of family, working and personal lives of Nursing professionals in Spain

Section: Originals

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Conejo Pérez MN, Amezcua Sánchez A, González López C. Conciliación familiar, laboral y personal de los y las profesionales de Enfermería en España. Metas Enferm abr 2021; 24(3):16-23. Doi: https://doi.org/10.35667/MetasEnf.2021.24.1003081733

Authors

María Nélida Conejo Pérez1, Amelia Amezcua Sánchez2, Claudia González López3

Position

1Doctora en Enfermería (Universidad de Alcalá). Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería (FUDEN). Madrid2Máster Universitario en Problemas Sociales (Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia –UNED–). FUDEN. Madrid3Máster en Asistencia e Investigación Sanitaria: reeducación funcional, autonomía personal y calidad de vida (Universidad La Coruña). FUDEN. Madrid

Contact address

María Nélida Conejo Pérez. Fundación para el Desarrollo de la Enfermería (Fuden). C/ de las Veneras, 9. 28013 Madrid

Contact email: nelidaconejo@fuden.es

Abstract

Objective: to explore the scenario of the personal, working and family reconciliation of Nursing professionals in Spain.
Method: a descriptive cross-sectional study at national level on Nursing professionals working at a healthcare centre. Data was collected through an ad hoc questionnaire based on the efr index by the Fundación Masfamilia. Sociodemographic, occupational, and professional variables were measured, as well as those associated with family and reconciliation. Bivariate analysis was conducted (Z and Student’s t tests).
Results: a sample of 2,762 was obtained; 87% were female, and 33% were 30-to-39-years old. Men devoted more time during the day to sports (4.27 vs. 2.68) and culture (4.36 vs. 2.76), and less time to care for their home and family (5.99 vs. 6.50). Women reduced their working hours to a higher extent (30.98% vs. 12.97%), with more leave of absence days for children care (96,55 vs. 8.22). Women perceived a higher impact on their professional project by lack of reconciliation measures for women (3.09 vs. 2.62).
Conclusions: nursing professionals value negatively the reconciliation measures in their working centre, which have impact on their health and quality of life, and represent expenses for healthcare institutions, mainly for women. Gender roles in Spanish society have a negative impact upon the perception of reconciliation for nurses, their working conditions and professional promotion.

Keywords:

reconciliation; human resources; gender inequality; gender roles; research; cross-sectional studies

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Conciliación familiar, laboral y personal de los y las profesionales de Enfermería en España

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