The profile of nursing workers at university hospitals and workloads: a cluster analysis
Perfil de trabajadores de enfermería de hospitales universitarios y las cargas de trabajo: análisis por cluster
Perfil de trabalhadores da enfermagem de hospitais universitários e as cargas de trabalho: análise por cluster
Deciane Pintanela de Carvalho; Laurelize Pereira Rocha; Aline Neutzling Brum; Evilin Diniz Gutierres; Aline Carniato Dalle Nogario; Simoní Saraiva Bordignon
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Objective: to analyze the sociodemographic and occupational profile and intensity of workloads among nursing professionals working in university hospitals.
Method: This quantitative and cross-sectional study addressed 361 nursing workers from November 2019 to February 2020, using the Escala de Cargas de Trabalho nas Atividades de Enfermagem and cluster analysis.
Results: Four clusters were identified: with female workers (2, 3, and 4) and male workers (1). Exposure to workload was reported to be intense (1, 2, and 3) and a little intense (4). The work units most frequently identified in clusters 1, 2, and 3 were the Emergency and Urgent Care Unit, Pediatrics, and Medical Clinic, whereas Maternity Services and Surgical Clinics were the units most frequently identified in cluster 4. Most workers in clusters 1 and 3 had from 1 to 5 years of experience, cluster 2 from 15 to 20 years, and the workers in cluster 4 had less than one year of work experience.
Conclusion and implications for practice: the identification of four clusters enabled analyzing the profile of the nursing workers, which favors the planning of interventions intended to minimize workloads according to the specificities of each group.
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Objetivo: analisar o perfil sociodemográfico, laboral e a intensidade das cargas de trabalho de trabalhadores da enfermagem de hospitais universitários.
Método: quantitativo e transversal, com 361 trabalhadores de enfermagem, entre novembro de 2019 e fevereiro de 2020, por meio da Escala de Cargas de Trabalho nas Atividades de Enfermagem. Realizou-se análise de cluster.
Resultados: formaram-se quatro clusters com trabalhadores do sexo feminino (2, 3 e 4) e sexo masculino (1). A exposição às cargas de trabalho foi identificada como intensa (1, 2 e 3) e pouco intensa (4). As unidades de trabalho evidenciadas com mais frequência nos clusters 1, 2 e 3 foram a Rede de Urgência e Emergência, Pediátrica e Clínica Médica, e no cluster 4, a Maternidade e Clínica Cirúrgica. Os clusters 1 e 3 identificaram com mais frequência o período de trabalho de 1 a 5 anos, no cluster 2, foi de 15 a 20 anos, e no cluster 4, inferior a um ano.
Conclusão e implicações para a prática: a identificação dos quatro clusters possibilitou a análise do perfil de trabalhadores de enfermagem, permitindo o planejamento de intervenções direcionadas a minimizar as cargas de trabalho de acordo com as particularidades de cada grupo.
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Submitted date:
06/01/2021
Accepted date:
11/21/2021
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