Pleasure and suffering among hospital nurses

This is a cross-sectional quantitative study conducted with 152 nurses from a university hospital in the city of João Pessoa, Paraíba State, Brazil. Data were collected through interviews, using a tool to obtain sociodemographic data, work characteristics and the Pleasure and Suffering Indicators at Work Scale.

Results:

pleasure living and its domains were rated as satisfactory, while suffering factors and their domains were critically assessed. Statistically significant associations were observed among pleasure and suffering indicators, and some characteristics of nurses' work.

Conclusions:

it was evidenced that nurses had critical levels of suffering at work associated with their work practice characteristics.

Descriptors:
Nursing; Work; Working Environment; Hospitals; Occupational Health

Indicator	Factor	Mean	Standard Deviation	Assessment	Cronbach's Alpha
Pleasure	Professional Achievement	4.2	1.326	Satisfatória	0.81
	Freedom of Speech	4.1	1.315	Satisfatória	0.79
Suffering	Burnout	2.9	1.559	Crítica	0.86
	Lack of Recognition	2.1	1.525	Crítica	0.87

Variables	Pleasure			Suffering
Variables	Mean	SD	p value	Mean	SD	p value
Unit/Sector
Outpatient clinic	4.7	0.947	0.050^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.	1.7	1.194	0.021^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.
Obstetric Clinic	4.6	1.560		2.4	1.600
Surgery Center	4.2	1.072		2.2	1.355
Department of Parasitic Infectious Diseases	4.2	0.836		2.4	1.657
Pediatric Clinic	4.1	1.221		2.3	1.357
Material and Sterilization Center	4.0	1.566		2.8	1.714
Medical clinic	4.0	1.261		2.8	1.354
Surgical clinic	3.8	1.372		1.8	1.135
Intensive care unit	3.8	0.922		2.9	1.387
Administrative	3.7	1.287		2.4	1.563
Working time in the sector
< 1 year	4.5	1.121	0.138^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.	1.9	1.294	0.007^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.
1 - 5 years	4.1	1.209		2.5	1.475
6 - 10 years	3.7	0.806		3.2	1.228
11 - 15 years	3.9	1.362		3.2	1.050
> 15 years	4.4	1.666		1.1	1.180
Other work tie
No	4.1	1.189	0.676^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	2.2	1.444	0.025^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
Yes	4.1	1.227	0.676^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	2.7	1.412	0.025^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
Work scale
6 hours	4.5	1.032	0.002^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.	1.9	1.310	0.003^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.
8 hours	3.7	1.206		2.7	1.317
12 hours	4.2	1.204		2.4	1.600
Rotation between 6, 8 or 12 hours	3.6	1.157		3.0	1.284
Training
Yes	4.3	1.162	0.074^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	2.1	1.382	0.014^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
No	4.0	1.224	0.074^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	2.7	1.470	0.014^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
Total	4.1	1.203		2.4	1.450

Variables	Pleasure			Suffering
Variables	Mean	Standard Deviation	p value	Mean	Standard Deviation	p value
Work absence
No	4.5	1.087	0.002^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	1.9	1.303	0.000^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
Yes	3.9	1.218	0.002^* * Mann-Whitney Test;	2.8	1.437	0.000^* * Mann-Whitney Test;
Absence reasons
Medical leave	4.4	0.840	0.265^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.	2.8	1.142	0.279^ Kruskal-Wallis Test.
Off work	4.1	1.192		2.4	1.461
Personal reason	3.8	1.243		2.9	1.442
Not applicable	4.5	1.087		1.9	1.303
Total	4.1	1.203		2.4	1.450

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[1] Corresponding Author: Cláudia Jeane Lopes Pimenta E-mail: claudinhajeane8@hotmail.com