Profile of nurses from Cape Verde/Africa: the influencing factors of life quality

Objective: Herein, our main goal has been to describe the profile and factors that influence the life quality of nurses working at a large hospital in Cape Verde, Africa. Methods: It is a simple descriptive research with a quantitative approach. There were 40 nurses participating. Data collection wa...

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Published in:Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental cuidado é fundamental, 2018-10, Vol.10 (4), p.945-950
Main Authors: Semedo, Deisa Salyse dos Reis, Pelzer, Marlene Teda, Ventura, Jeferson, Paula, Saul Ferraz, Moniz, Ana Suzete Baessa, Semedo, José António Cabral
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cabo Verde
calidad de vida
Cape Verde
Descriptive research
enfermagem
Enfermeiros
Enfermeros
enfermería
Health psychology
life quality
Nurses
Nursing
Occupational health
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
qualidade de vida
Quality of life
Social sciences
Stress
Working conditions
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Summary:Objective: Herein, our main goal has been to describe the profile and factors that influence the life quality of nurses working at a large hospital in Cape Verde, Africa. Methods: It is a simple descriptive research with a quantitative approach. There were 40 nurses participating. Data collection was carried out from June to July 2015, and then analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 20.0. Results: 72.5% were female and 27.5% were male, 40% were in the age group from 36 to 45 years old, and 52.5% were single. Regarding the influencing factors of life quality, 19.4% were related to low income, 15.7% were related to working conditions and motivation, 13.1% were related to workload and stress. Conclusion: Considering the influencing factors of nurses' life quality, it was possible to identify the need for changes in order to provide both better working conditions and income for the nurses from Cape Verde.
ISSN:2175-5361
2175-5361
DOI:10.9789/2175-5361.2018.v10i4.945-950