Workaholism and quality of life: an integrative literature review.

ABSTRACT

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.

RESUMO

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.