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Quality of Work Life and Work Process of Assistance Nurses

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  • Denisse Parra-Giordano

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia, Santiago 7760388, Chile)

  • Denisse Quijada Sánchez

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia, Santiago 7760388, Chile)

  • Patricia Grau Mascayano

    (Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia, Santiago 7760388, Chile)

  • Daniela Pinto-Galleguillos

    (Programa de Microbiología y Micología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Av. Independencia, Santiago 7760388, Chile)

Abstract

Background: The concept of Quality of Work Life (QWL) has been built multidimensionally through social reproduction; it is impacted by the perceptions of each individual and by the relationship between workers and the work environment. Objective: to analyze the Work Process and QWL of assisting nurses in public health. Methods: Research in a critical paradigm, descriptive, exploratory with a qualitative approach. The population corresponds to nurses who work in care work. Semi-structured guiding questions were applied and were analyzed with content analysis. Results: seven participants declared female; all Chilean; seven are young adults; six singles; only one has children, and one has a person dependent on her care; six are heads of household, and five receive help with housework. All have a nursing degree, five have a diploma, but none have a postgraduate. The work process has three subcategories: work object, instrument, organization, and work conditions; the QWL category has six subcategories: definition and perception of QWL, QWL potentiating factors, QWL exhausting factors, QWL improvement strategies, the emotional burden associated with QWL, and health problems. Conclusions: In this way, the lifestyle built by the assistance in the health area has repercussions on the quality of life and health in general.

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  • Denisse Parra-Giordano & Denisse Quijada Sánchez & Patricia Grau Mascayano & Daniela Pinto-Galleguillos, 2022. "Quality of Work Life and Work Process of Assistance Nurses," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-11, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:11:p:6415-:d:823513
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    1. Milena Oliveira Coutinho & Jorge Lopes Cavalcante Neto & Luiz Humberto Rodrigues Souza & Magno Conceição das Mercês & Denise Vasconcelos Fernandes & Carla César Fontes Leite & Daniel Deivson Alves Por, 2023. "Factors Associated with the Lifestyle of Pediatric Healthcare Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(3), pages 1-12, January.

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