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Título
Relationship between strength and professional quality of life of nurses working hospital emergency departments
Autor
Año del Documento
2023
Editorial
MDPI
Descripción
Producción Científica
Documento Fuente
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2023, Vol. 20, Nº. 3, 2052
Resumo
Optimal quality of professional life can allow coping with stressful situations and avoiding fatigue. This is instrumental in jobs undergoing very demanding situations, such as nurses working in Emergency Departments. In this study, we investigated the relationship between functional and physiological indicators and the quality of professional life in nurses of Emergency Departments of two public hospitals. Fifty-nine professionals participated in the study. Cortisol (an indicator of stress) and post-test lactate (an indicator of fatigue) were analyzed in saliva and in the blood, respectively, at the beginning and at the end of the morning shift. The CVP-35 survey (Spanish version of the QPL-35 questionnaire) was used to assess the quality of professional life. Post-dynamometry circulating lactate levels increased significantly; meanwhile, salivary cortisol decreased in participants at the end of the working shift. Regarding dynamometry, no significant changes were observed. CVP-35/QPL-35 scores did not show significant changes in participants from both hospitals in all dimensions analyzed. In conclusion, nurses participating in the study displayed adaptation to stress accompanied by an acceptable level of professional quality of life. However, certain fatigue appears at the end of the working day. Altogether, results suggest that a better organization must be implemented at work, improving ergonomic, safe, and healthy conditions.
Materias (normalizadas)
Cortisol
Muscle strength
Fuerza muscular
Fatigue
Fatiga
Lactic acid
Ácido Láctico
Quality of life
Calidad de vida
Stress (Psychology)
Estrés profesional
Nursing
Enfermería
Emergency medicine
Medicina de urgencia
Public health
Materias Unesco
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud Publica
3204.03 Salud Profesional
ISSN
1660-4601
Revisión por pares
SI
Version del Editor
Propietario de los Derechos
© 2023 The authors
Idioma
eng
Tipo de versión
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
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openAccess
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