Abstract

TORRES, Jaqueline et al. Professional quality of life and factors associated in health professionals. Psic., Saúde & Doenças [online]. 2019, vol.20, n.3, pp.670-681. ISSN 1645-0086.  https://doi.org/10.15309/19psd200310.

Some unhealthy and stressful situations experienced by health professionals in their work environment can compromise the quality of life at work, resulting in health problems such as Compassion Fatigue Syndrome. The objective of this study was to verify the factors associated with professional quality of life and its dimensions in health professionals who work with critical / chronic patients from the northern region of Minas Gerais - Brazil. A total of 469 health professionals working in the fields of oncology, neonatal intensive care, nephrology and emergency room participated in this study. The data was collected using a sociodemographic questionnaire and the professional quality of life scale (ProQOL version 5) that evaluated the Compassion Satisfaction, Burnout, and Secondary Traumatic Stress. The results indicated three participants classified with compassionate fatigue, however, analyzing separately the dimensions that make up the syndrome, it was found that the working time in health, the work sector, the function in the sector, the use of medication for sleep, the type of employment relationship, and self-perception of health status were related to the higher risk of developing compassionate fatigue. Understanding the factors that influence the quality of life at work in health professionals dealing with critical and chronic patients allows the management of health institutions to promote actions for the prevention and treatment of Compassion Fatigue by seeking to increase Compassion Satisfaction and reduce Secondary Traumatic Stress and burnout.

Keywords : Compassion fatigue; burnout; quality of life; occupational health; health personnel; hospital services.

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