Quality of life and work engagement among nursing staff at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic

This article investigates the correlation between work engagement and work-related quality of life among nursing staff at a public hospital in Sao Paulo State, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study of nursing personnel was conducted from December...

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Published in:Ciência & saude coletiva 2023-10, Vol.28 (10), p.2903-2913
Main Authors: de Carvalho, Taisa Moitinho, Lourencao, Luciano Garcia, Pinto, Maria Helena, Viana, Renata Andrea Pietro Pereira, da Silva Goncalves Moreira, Ana Maria Batista, de Mello, Leticia Pepineli, de Medeiros, Gilney Guerra, Gomes, Antonio Marcos Freire
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
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Epidemics
Job satisfaction
Nursing
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Summary:This article investigates the correlation between work engagement and work-related quality of life among nursing staff at a public hospital in Sao Paulo State, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional study of nursing personnel was conducted from December 2020 to January 2021, using the Brazilian versions of the Work & Well-being Survey (Utrecht Work Engagement Scale - UWES) and the Work-related Quality of Life (WRQoL) scale, following Walton's model. Nursing staffs returned a strong positive correlation (r>0.70) between the social integration domain of the WRQoL and the vigour dimension of the UWES (r=0.88; p=
ISSN:1413-8123
1678-4561
DOI:10.1590/1413-812320232810.09982023EN