Influencia de la calidad de vida laboral sobre el desempeño de trabajadores de hospitales públicos de México: una visión desde la gestión directiva / Influence of the labor quality of life on the employee performance of public hospitals from Mexico: a vision based on the team management

Resumen: Objetivo: Evaluar la relación entre calidad de vida laboral (CVL) y el desempeño organizacional (DO) de trabajadores de siete hospitales públicos, a partir del análisis de la influencia de la gestión directiva (GD) como mediadora de esta relación. Material y métodos: Se realizó un estudio transversal en 866 profesionales y directivos de hospitales públicos de Tlaxcala y de la Ciudad de México. La CVL fue medida con un instrumento validado, el DO con 34 indicadores y la GD con un instrumento diseñado para este estudio. Resultados: Los puntajes de gestión directiva, CVL, DO y GD fueron significativamente menores en los trabajadores de Tlaxcala. Los participantes que percibieron adecuada GD incrementaron 2.7 veces más la probabilidad de percibir elevada CVL y los participantes categorizados en elevada CVL presentaron 69% mayor probabilidad de tener adecuado DO. Conclusiones: La adecuada GD se asoció con una mejor CVL, lo que mostró ser una variable mediadora de la relación positiva entre CVL y DO.

Abstract: Objective: To assess the relationship between labor quality of life (LQL) and organizational workers performance (OWP) from seven public hospitals, analyzing the influence of the personnel management (PM) as mediator of this relationship. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 866 professionals and managers of public hospitals from Tlaxcala and Mexico City. The LQL was assessed with a validated questionnaire, OWP with 34 indicators, and PM with an instrument designed for this study. Results: Mean scores of LQL, were significantly lower among workers from Tlaxcala. Participants who perceived an adequate PM, they increased at 2.7 times their likelihood of having highest LQL, and participants categorized in the high LQL presented 69% higher likelihood of having an adequate OWP. Conclusions: The appropriate PM was associated with greater LQL, showing to be a mediator variable between the positive relationship of CVL and the OWP.

[Influence of the labor quality of life on the employeeperformance of public hospitals from Mexico: a vision based on the team management]. / Influencia de la calidad de vida laboral sobre el desempeño de trabajadores de hospitales públicos de México: una visión desde la gestión directiva.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between labor quality of life (LQL) and organizational workers performance (OWP) from seven public hospitals, analyzing the influence of the personnel management (PM) as mediator of this relationship. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in 866 professionals and managers of public hospitals from Tlaxcala and Mexico City. The LQL was assessed with a validated questionnaire, OWP with 34 indicators, and PM with an instrument designed for this study. RESULTS: Mean scores of LQL, were significantly lower among workers from Tlaxcala. Participants who perceived an adequate PM, they increased at 2.7 times their likelihood of having highest LQL, and participants categorized in the high LQL presented 69% higher likelihood of having an adequate OWP. CONCLUSIONS: The appropriate PM was associated with greater LQL, showing to be a mediator variable between the positive relationship of CVL and the OWP.

OBJETIVO: Evaluar la relación entre calidad de vida laboral (CVL) y el desempeño organizacional (DO) de trabajadores de siete hospitales públicos, a partir del análisis de la influencia de la gestión directiva (GD) como mediadora de esta relación. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó un estudio transversal en 866 profesionales y directivos de hospitales públicos de Tlaxcala y de la Ciudad de México. La CVL fue medida con un instrumento validado, el DO con 34 indicadores y la GD con un instrumento diseñado para este estudio. RESULTADOS: Los puntajes de gestión directiva, CVL, DO y GD fueron sig- nificativamente menores en los trabajadores de Tlaxcala. Los participantes que percibieron adecuada GD incrementaron 2.7 veces más la probabilidad de percibir elevada CVL y los participantes categorizados en elevada CVL presentaron 69% mayor probabilidad de tener adecuado DO. CONCLUSIONES: La adecuada GD se asoció con una mejor CVL, lo que mostró ser una variable mediadora de la relación positiva entre CVL y DO.

Influence of mealtime habits on the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults.

OBJECTIVE: To prospectively examine the extent to which mealtime habits influences the risk of weight gain and obesity in Mexican adults. DESIGN: We performed a prospective cohort study. The Mealtime Habits Quality (MHQ) scale was used for assessing participants' MHQ; the outcomes of interest were gain ≥5 % of body weight, developing overweight/obesity and abdominal obesity, after 7 years of follow-up. In order to estimate the independent effect of MHQ on anthropometric indicators, generalized linear models were computed to obtain adjusted relative risks (95 % CI). SETTING: The state of Morelos, Mexico. SUBJECTS: Mexican adults (n 837) aged 18-70 years participating in a cohort study. RESULTS: Compared with participants classified in the higher MHQ category, individuals in the middle and lower MHQ groups had a 4·1 (2·5, 6·7) and 6·2 (3·9, 9·7) fold greater risk of gain ≥5 % of body weight, respectively; 6·6 (2·8, 15·5) and 8·6 (3·7, 19·8) fold greater risk of becoming overweight/obese, respectively; and 3·8 (2·0, 7·3) and 5·3 (2·8, 9·8) fold greater risk of developing abdominal obesity, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: This study provides evidence about the influence of a set of mealtime habits on obesity indicators, showing that greater adherence to unadvisable mealtime habits increases the risk of developing unhealthy anthropometric indicators. Since the meal is one of the most important sources of food intake, and consequently weight status, the MHQ scale can be a useful population tool to predict weight gain and obesity.

Mealtime habits and risk of developing the metabolic syndrome or insulin resistance among Mexican adults.

Meals are an important source of food intake, contributing to body weight and health status. Previous studies have examined the relationship between isolated mealtime behaviours and the metabolic syndrome (MetS). The aim of this study was to examine the influence over time of ten interrelated mealtime habits on the risk of developing the MetS and insulin resistance (IR) among Mexican adults. We conducted a prospective cohort study with a sample of 956 health workers. The Mealtime Habits Quality (MHQ) scale is based on four mealtime situations (availability of time to eat, distractions while eating, environmental and social context of eating, and familiar or cultural eating habits), which were used to assess the participants' MHQ at the baseline (2004-2006) and follow-up (2010-2012) evaluations. The MetS was assessed using criteria from the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP-ATP III) and the International Diabetes Federation (IDF). IR was defined using the homoeostasis model assessment. Crude and adjusted relative risks were calculated to estimate the relationship between MHQ and the risk of developing the MetS or IR. Participants classified in the lower MHQ category had an 8·8 (95 % CI 3·1, 25) and 11·1 (95 % CI 3·4, 36·1) times greater risk of developing the MetS (using the NCEP-ATP III and IDF criteria, respectively), and an 11·2 times (95 % CI 3·9, 31·5) greater likelihood of developing IR, compared with those in the higher MHQ group. This prospective study reveals that individuals who engaged in more undesirable than recommended mealtime behaviours had a >10-fold risk of developing the MetS or IR.