[Work context, job satisfaction and suffering in primary health care]. / Contexto de trabalho, prazer e sofrimento na atenção básica em saúde.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the work context, job satisfaction and suffering from the perspective of workers in primary health care. METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 242 employees of a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from May to July 2012. The adopted instruments were the Work Context Assessment Scale (EACT) and the Job Satisfaction and Suffering Indicators Scale (EIPST). Research also included descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. RESULTS: Organization (91.3%) and work conditions (64%) received the worst scores in terms of context. The indicators of job satisfaction were related to professional achievement (55.8%), freedom of expression (62.4%) and recognition (59.9%). However, 64.5% presented professional exhaustion, which had an inverse association with age and years in the institution (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The workers evaluated their work context as inappropriate and complained of exhaustion, although they claimed their work affords some satisfaction.

Work context, job satisfaction and suffering in primary health care / Contexto de trabajo, placer y sufrimiento en la atención primaria de salud / Contexto de trabalho, prazer e sofrimento na atenção básica em saúde

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the work context, job satisfaction and suffering from the perspective of workers in primary health care. METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 242 employees of a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from May to July 2012. The adopted instruments were the Work Context Assessment Scale (EACT) and the Job Satisfaction and Suffering Indicators Scale (EIPST). Research also included descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. RESULTS: Organization (91.3%) and work conditions (64%) received the worst scores in terms of context. The indicators of job satisfaction were related to professional achievement (55.8%), freedom of expression (62.4%) and recognition (59.9%). However, 64.5% presented professional exhaustion, which had an inverse association with age and years in the institution (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The workers evaluated their work context as inappropriate and complained of exhaustion, although they claimed their work affords some satisfaction. .

OBJETIVO: Evaluar el contexto de trabajo y los indicadores de placer y el sufrimiento desde la perspectiva de los trabajadores de la atención primaria de salud. MÉTODO: Se trata de un estudio transversal que utilizó la Escala de Evaluación del Contexto Trabajo (EACT) y la Escala de Indicadores placer y el sufrimiento en el Trabajo (EIPST) con 242 trabajadores en una ciudad de Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, mayo y julio 2012. El análisis estadístico fue descriptivo e inferencial. RESULTADOS: La organización (91,3 %) y las condiciones de trabajo (64%) tuvieron las peores evaluaciones en el EIPST. Indicadores de placer en el trabajo estaban relacionadas con la satisfacción laboral (55,8 %), la libertad de expresión (62.4%) y reconocimiento (59,9%), sin embargo, el 64,5 % presentaba agotamiento profesional, que obtuvo asociación negativa con la edad y el tiempo de trabajo (p< 0,05). CONCLUSIÓN: El trabajador evalúa su contexto de trabajo como no apropiado y está agotado, sin embargo tiene fuentes de placer en el trabajo. .

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o contexto de trabalho e os indicadores de prazer e sofrimento na perspectiva de trabalhadores da atenção básica em saúde. MÉTODO: Estudo transversal, que utilizou a Escala de Avaliação do Contexto de Trabalho (EACT) e a Escala de Indicadores de Prazer e Sofrimento no Trabalho (EIPST) com 242 trabalhadores de um município do Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil, de maio e julho de 2012. Fez-se análise estatística descritiva e inferencial. RESULTADOS: A organização (91,3%) e as condições de trabalho (64%) obtiveram as piores avaliações quanto ao contexto. Os indicadores de prazer no trabalho estiveram relacionados à realização profissional (55,8%), liberdade de expressão (62,4%) e reconhecimento (59,9%). Entretanto, 64,5% apresentaram esgotamento profissional, o qual obteve associação inversa com a idade e o tempo de trabalho (p<0,05). CONCLUSÃO: O trabalhador avalia seu contexto de trabalho como impróprio e encontra-se esgotado, contudo possui fontes de prazer no trabalho. .

Adherence to immunosuppressive treatment in post-renal transplant patientes: a descriptive-exploratory study

Aim: To check the adherence to the immunosuppressive treatment of post-renal transplant patients. Method: This is a quantitative, transversal, descriptive-exploratory study performed using 50 patients in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. The study involved a semi-structured interview based on the “Measurement Test of Adherence to Treatments”. Results: It was observed that 76% of the patients were considered to be non-adherent to the immunosuppressive treatment; in 62% of the cases it was unintentional behavior; 2% of the cases mentioned lack of motivation to continue treatment; 44% of the cases ingested from 11 to 15 pills/day. The complications reported were hypertension, diabetes and graft rejection. Discussion: Besides the non-adherence, patients demonstrated understanding and motivation regarding the medication. The excessive umber of drugs ingested on a daily basis influenced the adherence to the treatment. There were two chronic rejections, one of which presented a connection to non-adherence to the immunosuppressive treatment. Conclusion: The number of medications contributed to non-adherence.

Prazer e sofrimento de trabalhadores da atenção básica à saúde à luz da teoria da psicodinâmica do trabalho / Não disponível

Trata-se de um estudo transversal, quantitativo, com objetivo de analisar o prazer e o sofrimento de trabalhadores da rede de Atenção Básica à Saúde (ABS) à luz da Teoria da Psicodinâmica do Trabalho. Participaram da pesquisa 242 trabalhadores de um município no interior do Rio Grande do Sul, sendo enfermeiros, médicos, odontólogos, nutricionistas, fisioterapeutas, auxiliares/técnicos de enfermagem, técnicos de higiene bucal, agentes comunitários de saúde, auxiliares de limpeza, auxiliares administrativo e vigias. A coleta de dados foi realizada entre maio e julho de 2012 e utilizou-se para a coleta de dados um questionário sociodemográfico e profissional e o Inventário sobre Trabalho e Riscos de Adoecimento-ITRA. Foram excluídos os trabalhadores em licença (saúde, maternidade, interesse e outras) ou em férias no período da coleta dos dados. Nos resultados todos os domínios da Escala de Avaliação do Contexto de Trabalho e da Escala de Custo Humano do Trabalho foram considerados críticos, sendo que na Escala de Avaliação do Contexto de Trabalho 8,7% dos trabalhadores classificaram a Organização do Trabalho como satisfatória. O Custo Cognitivo apresentou o maior número de itens avaliados como grave na Escala de Custo Humano do Trabalho com diferença significativa entre o Custo Físico e as variáveis: sexo, escolaridade e a realização de exame periódico de saúde. Na Escala de Avaliação de Danos Relacionados ao Trabalho, os Danos Físicos foram considerados críticos e houve diferença significativa entre a escolaridade e exame periódico de saúde. Na Escala de Indicadores de Prazer e Sofrimento no Trabalho, o Esgotamento Profissional foi o único domínio considerado grave. A avaliação negativa foi dos trabalhadores mais jovens (p=0,02) e com menor tempo de trabalho na instituição (p=0,025) e verificou-se associação inversa entre a média da idade (r=-0,204; p=0,002) e o tempo de trabalho na instituição com o Esgotamento Profissional (rs=-0,145; p=0,027) e os Danos Sociais (r=-0,152; p=0,022). Ainda, identificou-se associação entre o Esgotamento Profissional e a Falta de Reconhecimento (r=0,696; p<0,01), e da Realização Profissional com a Liberdade de Expressão (r=0,626; p<0,01). O prazer foi percebido na Realização Profissional, Liberdade de Expressão e Reconhecimento enquanto o sofrimento foi aferido no Esgotamento Profissional que demanda majoritariamente da Organização do Trabalho. Concluiu-se que o trabalhador vivencia formas de prazer e de sofrimento no trabalho na ABS e que com a idade, o tempo e experiência cria estratégias de defesa que minimizam o esgotamento. Para promover o prazer no trabalho na ABS, reduzir o sofrimento e os danos causados pelas exigências inerentes ao trabalho, o reconhecimento e a liberdade de expressão e a consequente realização profissional são elementos essenciais.

This is a cross-sectional, quantitative, aiming to analyze pleasure and suffering in workers of Primary Health Care (PHC) in light of the theory the psychodynamics of work. Participants were 242 workers of a municipality in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, nurses, doctors, dentists, dieticians, physiotherapists, technicians / nursing assistants technicians, dental hygiene, community health workers, cleaning assistants, administrative assistants and watchamans. Data collection was conducted between may and july 2012 and used for data collection one sociodemographic questionnaire and Inventory Work and Risk of Disease. We excluded workers on leave (health, maternity, and other interest) or on vacation during the period of data collection. Results in all factors of Scale Assessment Work of Context (SAWC) and the Scale of Human Cost of Work (SHCW) were considered crítical, and in the Scale Assessment Work of Context 8.7% of workers rated their work organization as satisfactory. The Cost Cognitive had the highest number of items assessed as severe in Scale of Human Cost of Work with significant difference between the Cost Physical and the variables: gender, education and realization of periodic health examination. Scale Damage Assessment Related to Work, Physical Damage were considered crítical and showed significant difference with education and periodic health examination. Scale Indicators Pleasure and Suffering at Work, Professional Burnout was the only factor considered serious. The outcome in the serious avaliation was from the youngest workers (p = 0.02) and less time on the job (p = 0.025) and there was an inverse association between mean age (r = -0.204, p = 0, 002) and time on the job with Professional Burnout (rs=-0.145, p = 0.027) and Social Damages (r = -0.152, p = 0.022). Also, there was association the Professional Burnout and Lack of Recognition (r = 0.696, p <0.01) and between the Professional Realization and Freedom of Expression (r = 0.626, p <0.01). The pleasure was perceived in Professional Realization, Freedom of Expression and Recognition and suffering was perceived in Professional Burnout that is caused by Work Organization. It was concluded that the worker experiences forms of pleasure and suffering in work in the PHC and that with age, time and experience creates defense strategies that minimize the Professional Burnout. To promote the pleasure in workers in the PHC, reduce suffering and damage caused by the demands inherent in the work, recognition and freedom of expression and the consequent professional realization are essential.