Influencia del contexto de trabajo en la salud de los profesionales de enfermería de una unidad de cuidados intensivos en un hospital universitario

Resumen

The work place is an organization of social life in which the individual can attribute meanings that can generate pleasure for him/her or depending on the context in which it appears may be perceived as a productive source of suffering. This can be worse if it is associated with a work environment such as the one in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which requires complexity of care. This study aimed to analyze the context of working in an ICU, taking as reference the theory of psychodynamic work. This exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study was developed with a convenience sample of 58 nursing professionals’ workers at a university hospital. The Work Context Assessment Scale (WCAS) was used, which composed of three factors: context, conditions and social-work professionals. Data were statistically analyzed using SPSS software. It was observed that the three categories analyzed moderately contribute to the illness of nurses working in ICUs. Reaffirms is still emerging need to investigate the relationship between the way work is organized in health and its influence on how care is developed for users of health