Qualidade de vida no trabalho e estresse ocupacional de nutricionistas clínicos e de produção da área hospitalar.

Abstract

The complex and wide-ranging changes that have taken place in contemporary society alter the quality of life at work, in the relationships between workers, and in the organization of institutions. In this way, it is important that companies can follow the social context. Work, organization and quality of life are issues that are interrelated from the moment the individual launches himself as a subject in an institutional process, but which crosses him as a person in the world. Given this scenario, this work aims to analyze the quality of life at work and the level of occupational stress among nutritionists in the clinical and production areas in the hospital environment. For this, a descriptive quantitative study was carried out in September 2021. The target audience were nutritionists who work in federal hospitals linked to the Federal University of Campina Grande, namely the Alcides Carneiro University Hospital (HUAC), in Campina Grande, and the Júlio Bandeira University Hospital (HUJB), located in the city of Cajazeiras, both in the state of Paraíba. The collection instrument was applied electronically through the Google Forms platform (Google Forms). The questionnaire contained five sessions, where the sociodemographic and occupational profile, Quality of Work Life Assessment (QWLQ-bref), Individual Lifestyle Profile (PEVI) and Occupational Stress (EET) of the respondents were addressed. Of the 13 nutritionists linked to the hospitals, 09 responded to the questionnaire. The results showed that the General Quality of Life at Work among hospital nutritionists had a satisfactory rating, showing that the participants were satisfied with their quality of life at work. As for the Individual Lifestyle Profile, it obtained a positive classification for the Nutrition, Relationships and Preventive Behavior components, demonstrating the group's concern with these aspects of quality of life, but the most neglected item was for the Physical Activity component, indicating low practice of physical activity. group exercises. Finally, in relation to Occupational Stress, the classification was low, despite being a very stressful environment for these professionals. The results obtained from this research will enable a better understanding of the factors involved in the quality of life and occupational stress of nutritionists, based on their perceptions related to their

performance in the hospital work environment and their impacts on health and well- being. . Due to the topicality of the subject, the great complexity of the work of

nutritionists in the hospital environment, the current situation of operation of the hospital network, the risks and concerns with health, and the scarcity of works involving this class of health workers, it is evident the need for further studies and deepening of this theme in the scientific literature.