Association between workaholism and quality of life in stricto sensu graduate professors in nursing.

OBJECTIVES: to investigate the association between workaholism and quality of life in stricto sensu graduate professors in Nursing. METHODS: a cross-sectional study developed with a total of 333 professors working in the Graduate Programs of Brazilian public universities. Data collection took place in the second semester of 2018, using an electronic form containing a characterization questionnaire, the Dutch Work Addiction Scale and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-BREF. The data were analyzed by univariate and multiple logistic regression. RESULTS: it was observed that 82.3% of the professors reported low general quality of life and 19.5%, high level of excessive work and 20.1% of compulsive work. Professors who worked compulsively and excessively were less likely to have a high quality of life in the overall, physical, psychological, social relations and environment domains (p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: the high work demands that are characteristic of the stricto sensu professors' work process are directly associated with low quality of life.

Workaholism and quality of life: an integrative literature review.

This study aimed to analyze the scientific evidence available in the literature that addresses the relationship between workaholism-workaholic and quality of life. This was an integrative review, whose search was conducted on the following databases: MEDLINE, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences, Web of Science, and Scopus. The survey found 10 primary articles published from 2011 to 2018, of which eight were published in English and two in Portuguese. Only 20% of the investigations included health care professionals in the hospital setting, of which one was conducted in Korea and the other in Brazil. It was concluded that workaholism was associated with workers' quality of life in all studies, consolidating the fact that the workaholism phenomenon has negative consequences to workers' quality of life.

Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar as evidências científicas disponíveis na literatura que abordem a relação workaholism-workaholic com qualidade de vida. Tratou-se de uma revisão integrativa, por meio de consulta às bases de dados MEDLINE, Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Web of Science e Scopus. Encontraram-se 10 artigos primários publicados entre 2011 e 2018, dos quais oito foram publicados em inglês e dois, em português. Apenas 20% das pesquisas incluídas foram conduzidas com trabalhadores de saúde no ambiente hospitalar, sendo uma delas na Coreia e a outra, no Brasil. Conclui-se que o workaholism associou-se à qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores em todos os estudos, consolidando que o fenômeno workaholism acarreta consequências negativas à qualidade de vida dos trabalhadores.

Incidência de LER/DORT em trabalhadores de enfermagem / Incidence of occupational disorders in nursing workers

As LER/DORT estão relacionadas às mudanças em curso na organização do trabalho e às inovações tecnológicas resultantes da reestruturação produtiva. O trabalho de enfermagem, por suas características, acaba por provocar lesões físicas relacionadas ao trabalho, muitas vezes irreversíveis. Este estudo analisa a produção científica sobre a LER/DORT em trabalhadores de enfermagem. A amostra foi composta por 14 artigos que abordavam as LER/DORT na saúde do profissional de enfermagem indexados nas bases de dados Medline, Scielo e Lilacs, no período de 1996 a 2006, publicados em periódicos nacionais e internacionais. Conclui-se que maior atenção deve ser direcionada às posturas adotadas pelos trabalhadores na execução das atividades laborais, além de mobiliários adequados às execuções das tarefas, bem como se faz necessário disponibilizar instrumentos e equipamentos ergonomicamente idealizados, visando a redução da incidência das doenças relacionadas ao trabalho.

Incidence of occupational disorders in nursing workers. Occupational disorders are connected to changes in work organization and to technological innovations caused by a restructuring of the production process. The Nursing profession, by nature, can lead to work-related physical lesions, some of which can be irreversible. This study analyzes scientific literature on the subject of occupational disorders in nursing professionals. The sample was composed of 14 articles that discuss the effects of these disorders on the health of nursing professionals. It aims to detect the main problems associated with nursing according to the Medline, Scielo and Lilacs databases, from 1996 to 2006, published in national and international annals. Evidence has demonstrated that attention must be paid to the nurses? posture while they work, as well as to provide adequate furniture; additionally, it is necessary to ergonomically appropriate instruments and equipment, in order to reduce the incidence of occupational disorders.