Sociodemographic Characterization, Academic Formation and Both Religion and Spirituality Indexes from Health Professors

• Published in: Revista de pesquisa, cuidado é fundamental cuidado é fundamental, 2019-04, Vol.11 (3), p.672-679
• Main Authors: Sousa, Bruna Sabrina de Almeida, Almeida, Márcia Taynara da Silva, Almeida, Camila Aparecida Pinheiro Landim, da Cruz, Jardel Nascimento, de Carvalho, Herica Emilia Félix, Gonçalves, Lorrainie de Almeida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Higher education; Medical education; Medical personnel; Nursing education; Quality of life; Religion; Sociodemographics; Spirituality; Studies; University professors
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2019.v11i3.672-679

Objective: The study’s goal has been to characterize the professors from the health field on sociodemographic aspects, academic formation and both religion and spirituality indexes. Methods: It is a descriptive-exploratory study with a quantitative approach, which was carried out with 34 health professors from a Higher Education Institution, in Teresina city, Piauí State, Brazil, from December/2015 to May/2016. Questionnaires were applied with sociodemographic variables and academic training, in addition to three scales of both religion and spirituality. The data was handled in the SPSS® software. Results: It was evidenced the predominance of women, age group of 45 years old on average, married, catholic, with an average of 18 years of professional performance and specializations in different areas. It was also observed a strong influence of both spiritual and religious factors related to the beliefs, spiritual and daily well-being of the professors inserted in academic practices. Conclusion: The influence of religious, spiritual and spiritual well-being corroborates the need for reflections with regards to the new methodological proposals in Higher Education Institutions, then considering the professors’ performance towards health students within the academic practice framework.