Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, GIR: "Physical Exercise and Aging", Campus "Los Pajaritos", University of Valladolid, 42004 Soria, Spain.
Department of Anatomy and Radiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, GIR: "Physical Exercise and Aging", Campus "Los Pajaritos", University of Valladolid, 42004 Soria, Spain.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Jan 22;20(3):2052. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20032052.
Optimal quality of professional life can allow coping with stressful situations and avoiding fatigue. This is instrumental in jobs undergoing very demanding situations, such as nurses working in Emergency Departments. In this study, we investigated the relationship between functional and physiological indicators and the quality of professional life in nurses of Emergency Departments of two public hospitals. Fifty-nine professionals participated in the study. Cortisol (an indicator of stress) and post-test lactate (an indicator of fatigue) were analyzed in saliva and in the blood, respectively, at the beginning and at the end of the morning shift. The CVP-35 survey (Spanish version of the QPL-35 questionnaire) was used to assess the quality of professional life. Post-dynamometry circulating lactate levels increased significantly; meanwhile, salivary cortisol decreased in participants at the end of the working shift. Regarding dynamometry, no significant changes were observed. CVP-35/QPL-35 scores did not show significant changes in participants from both hospitals in all dimensions analyzed. In conclusion, nurses participating in the study displayed adaptation to stress accompanied by an acceptable level of professional quality of life. However, certain fatigue appears at the end of the working day. Altogether, results suggest that a better organization must be implemented at work, improving ergonomic, safe, and healthy conditions.
最佳的职业生活质量可以帮助人们应对压力情境并避免疲劳。这对于从事高要求工作的人员非常重要，例如在急诊部门工作的护士。在这项研究中，我们调查了急诊部门护士的功能和生理指标与职业生活质量之间的关系。共有 59 名专业人员参与了研究。分别在唾液和血液中分析了皮质醇（压力的指标）和运动后乳酸（疲劳的指标）在早上轮班开始和结束时的水平。使用 CVP-35 调查（QPL-35 问卷的西班牙语版本）来评估职业生活质量。运动后循环乳酸水平明显升高，而参与者在工作结束时唾液中的皮质醇水平下降。关于握力测试，在两个医院的参与者中均未观察到显著变化。在所有分析的维度中，来自两个医院的 CVP-35/QPL-35 评分均未显示出显著变化。总之，参与研究的护士表现出对压力的适应，同时保持了可接受的职业生活质量水平。然而，在工作日结束时会出现一定程度的疲劳。总的来说，研究结果表明，必须在工作中实施更好的组织，改善人体工程学、安全和健康条件。
