Intervening factors in the quality of life of nursing workers on a night shift

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the intervening factors in the quality of life of nursing workers working at night. Method: analytical, cross-sectional, quantitative study carried out with 105 nursing professionals from a hospital with a night shift. Questionnaires were used for socioeconomic and demographic and quality of life assessments. The data were discussed using bivariate analysis and comparative analysis, with a significance level of 5% (p≤0.05). Results: there was a statistically significant association between the general quality of life and the variables: family income of up to four minimum wages (p=0.02), physical inactivity (p=0.01), working time at the institution (p=0.02) and working at night (p=0.01) over 11 years. The psychological, physical and environmental domains negatively interfered with the subjects' quality of life, despite the fact that they classified it as good. Conclusion: therefore, health services must adopt measures to protect the health of their workers from the influence of professional factors.