Quality of life and physical activity in intensive care professionals
               from middle São Francisco

Freire, Cícero Beto; Dias, Ricardo Freitas; Schwingel, Paulo Adriano; França, Eduardo Eriko Tenório de; Andrade, Flávio Maciel Dias de; Costa, Emilia Chagas; Junior, Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia

doi:10.1590/0034-7167.2015680104p

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• Rev Bras Enferm 68 (1) • Jan-Feb 2015 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167.2015680104i copy

Quality of life and physical activity in intensive care professionals from middle São Francisco

Authorship SCIMAGO INSTITUTIONS RANKINGS

Objective:

the objective was to assess the level of physical activity (LPA) and the quality of life QL of the professionals who work in ICU.

Method:

this was a cross-sectional study carried out in Adult ICUs. LPA was assessed by the International Questionnarie of Physical Activity - short form (IQPA-SF) and the QL by the Medical Outcomes Study 36 (SF-36) questionnaire.

Results:

it was classified active 50.89% out of a total of 59 professionals. Nursing technicians were considered the most active with 60.6%. The QL of the professionals who were considered active were better when compared to inactives, with statistical differences to the category of physical aspects limitation, social aspects and mental health. The working hours were higher than recommend, the physicians were higher than the physical therapist, nurses and technicians nurses (p = 0.046).

Conclusion:

physically active professionals who work in ICU had higher quality of life probably why have lower hours of work and consequently more free time to engage in physical activity.

Phisycal Activity; Burnout Professional; Humanization of Hospital Services; Quality of Life; Sedentary Lifestyle; Intensive Care Unit

Variables	Physician	Fisioterapeuta	Enfermeiro	Tecnico	Valor de p*
Variables	Physician	(n = 9)	(n = 13)	(n = 33)	Valor de p*
Age (years)	33.5±5.5	28.9±3.7	29.9±4.8	31.6±6.4	0.41
BMI (Kg/m2)	26.7±1.4	23.3±3.9	27.2±6.5	24.1±3.7	0.11
Working hours (h)	80.5±12.6a	65.3±18.6^b	66.9±22^b	56.0±19.0^b	0.04
Gender, n(%)
Female	2 (50.0)	7(77.8)	10(76.9)	33(100)	<0.001
Male	2 (50.0)	2(22.2)	3(23.1)	0(0)	<0.001
Physical activities, n(%)
Active	1 (25.0)	4 (44.0)	5 (38.5)	20 (60.6)	0.35
Inactive	3 (75.0)	5(55.6)	8 (61.5)	13 (39.4)	0.35
Smoking, n(%)
Yes	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	0(0)	-
No	4(100)	9(100)	13(100)	33(100)	-
Alcohol use, n(%)
Yes	0(0)	3(33.3)	6(46.2)	9(27.3)	0.32
No	4(100)	6(66.7)	7(53.8)	24(72.7)	0.32

Variables	Level of physical activity		P value
Variables	Active	Inactive
	(n = 30)	(n = 29)
Age (years)	32.2±6.0	29.7±5.2	0.98
BMI (Kg/m2)	24.9±3.8	24.8±5.2	0.54
Working hours	56.4±20.9	66.8±18.1	0.04
Functional capacity	83.2±17.3	81.7±16.8	0.74
Physical aspects	89.3±23.3	73.3±33.4	0.01
Pain	69.5±23.8	68.3±21.9	0.84
General health	83.2±14.3	76.0±19.4	0.11
Vitality	70.3±13.1	65.7±19.1	0.28
Social functioning	86.2±15.9	75.7±20.2	0.03
Emotional aspects	84.4±28.7	81.6±32.8	0.66
Mental health	85.0±11.9	76.8±14.3	0.02

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[1] CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Marco Aurélio de Valois Correia Junior. E-mail: craisse@hotmail.com