Percepção de estresse ocupacional, qualidade de vida e bem-estar no trabalho de trabalhadores em turnos

Abstract

Introduction: The growing development occurring in the world has brought about the need for longer work hours to meet this demand. As an alternative to long work hours, the shift work model has been implemented, and many healthcare professionals have their work schedule based on this model. Due to the irregular hours, they become out of sync with their biological rhythms, which can have detrimental effects on their health. Objective: To assess the relationship between work well-being, quality of life, work stress, and weight gain in shift workers at a university hospital. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at a university hospital in the Southeast region of Brazil, involving 54 healthcare shift workers. The instruments used to collect data were the Job Stress Scale, WHOQOL-BREF, and Individual Work Well-being Scale. Generalized Linear Models were used to evaluate the association between the studied variables. Results: We found a positive association between work well-being and work schedule, and between well-being and certain domains of quality of life. We also found a negative association between weight gain in the last year and both quality of life and work well-being. Conclusion: We conclude that shift workers with higher work well-being have better quality of life, and that increased quality of life and work well-being are associated with lower weight gain.