Authors

Cynthia Paiva1, Dora Acosta Duarte1, Isabel Duré de Valiente1

Position

1Máster por la Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú. Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay)

Contact address

Cynthia Paiva. Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú. Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud. Ruta 8 Dr. Blas A. Garay. Km 136. Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay), Campus

Contact email: cynthiapaiva88@gmail.com

Abstract

Objective: to determine the occupational quality of life in times of COVID-19 of the Nursing Staff of the Hospital Regional de Coronel Oviedo (Paraguay) during 2022.
Method: a cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted at the Hospital Regional de Coronel Oviedo, in Paraguay, including male and female nurses with at least one year of experience. The adapted Occupational Quality of Life Questionnaire by Cruz Luque was used, as well as sociodemographic and occupational variables. Pearson’s Square Chi Test was used for bivariate analysis between the quality of life questionnaire dimensions and the sociodemographic and occupational variables.
Results: the study included 170 professionals, with a 24-to-43-year age range, with prevalence of female gender (84.7%), married civil status (50.5%), with some specialization in the area (48.2%), and mostly working in one single place. The average daily patients were from one to five (54.7%), with 12-hour work shifts (56.4%). The overall perception of their occupational quality of life was between bad (48%) and moderate (37%). Specific dimensions showed that the lowest perception was found in institutional support (48.82%) and integration in the workplace (52.35%). Statistically significant associations were identified between the perception of work quality and demographic and occupational data such as age, gender, educational level, work shift, work experience, hours worked per week and number of jobs.
Conclusion: the perception of quality of work was between bad and moderate, and the main critical areas were the dimensions of institutional support and safety at work.

Keywords:

Nursing; quality of working life; job satisfaction; pandemic; COVID-19

Versión en Español

Título:

Calidad de vida laboral del personal de Enfermería de un hospital regional de Paraguay durante la pandemia COVID-19