Quality of life at work for health professionalsduring the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: to evaluate the quality of life at work of health professionals in direct and indirect care of COVID-19 cases. Methods: this was a cross-sectional study with 156 health professionals from a referral hospital. The relationship between sociodemographic and workrelated variables and perceived stress and domains of the Quality of Life at Work Scale was investigated using inferential statistics and regression. Results: Satisfaction with Compassion was moderate (mean: 38.2), with low perception of stress, Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress (means: 18.8, 21.6 and 19.1). There were associations between: education, salary, multiple jobs and direct care with Compassion Satisfaction; low income, being a nurse and working overtime with Burnout; and working more than 12 hours, underlying disease and hospitalization for COVID-19 with Secondary Traumatic Stress. Conclusion: quality of life at work was satisfactory, despite the presence of Burnout and Secondary Traumatic Stress. Descriptors: Working Conditions; Occupational Health; Quality of Life; Occupational Stress; Psychological Burnout.