Fadiga e a capacidade para o trabalho em profissionais de enfermagem: avaliação em um hospital de ensino da rede SUS

Abstract

Nursing work by its nature and characteristics exposes its workers to a range of physical and mental stressors, which interferes with work and leads, not infrequently, to the development of fatigue. This prolonged situation can contribute to the development of illnesses and withdrawals that inevitably impact on the work capacity and quality of life of these professionals. In this context, this study aims to analyze the occurrence of fatigue and its influence on the work capacity of the nursing team of the medical clinic unit of a large teaching hospital of the Uberlândia-MG SUS network. For that, a descriptive and transversal analysis with a quantitative approach was developed, with 60 nursing professionals in this sector. Data collection instruments were used as a sociodemographic and occupational information questionnaire, Chalder's fatigue questionnaire, and the work capacity index questionnaire. Data analysis revealed that 61% of the professionals studied were fatigued, being more present in females; nursing technicians; age range: 31 to 40 years; night work regime and do not practice physical activities. This situation points to the immediate need to improve working conditions in the daily work life in order to prevent them from suffering greater damages and at the risk of becoming incapable of exercising their profession.