Author:

• Mayara Lima Barbosa - Barbosa, M. L. - Campina Grande, PB - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Pos-Graduação em Enfermagem - <may.lb@hotmail.com>

Co-author(s):

• Gabriela Maria Cavalcanti Costa - Costa, G.M.C. - João Pessoa, - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba - <gabrielamccost@gmail.com, gabymcc@bol.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-003-4466-6886
• Sérgio Ribeiro dos Santos - SANTOS, S. R. - Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Departamento de Enfermagem Clínica - <srsantos207@gmail.com>
• Ricardo de Olinda - Olinda, Ricardo de - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba (UEPB), Estatística - <ricardo.estat@yahoo.com.br>
• Tarciana Menezes - Menezes, Tarciana - Universidade Estadual da Paraíba, Fisioterapia - <tnmenezes@yahoo.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Saúde e Trabalho

Abstract:

The objective was to evaluate the Life at Work Quality (LWQ) of health professionals in the prisons and identify factors associated with LWQ. It is an exploratory, descriptive and cross-sectional survey, conducted in five prisons. The study included 29 health professionals, who answered the TQWL-42 questionnaire. The results were obtained through the specification and multiple linear regression. The LWQ was higher among women; younger workers, professionals with incomplete higher education or performing their work duties at the prison between 4 and 6 years. The LWQ overall assessment was 69.55 points. It was observed that the variables sex and education and biological / physiological and environmental / organizational spheres are associated with the overall assessment of QWL.

Keywords:

Job SatisfactionQuality of LifeWorkHealth professionalsPrisions

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