WORKING CONDITIONS AMONG DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES OF THE HOSPITAL AREA

Gimenez, Fernanda Vieira; Rocha, Márcia Regina Alves; Chagas, Eduardo Federighi Baisi; Marin, Maria José Sanches

Fernanda Vieira Gimenez Corresponding authorFernanda Vieira Gimenez Faculdade de Medicina de Marília – Marília, SP, Brasil E-mail: fernandagimenez@famema.br

Faculdade de Medicina de Marília. Marília, SP, Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9525-107X

Márcia Regina Alves Rocha

Universidade Estadual Paulista. Botucatu, SP, Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-3783

Eduardo Federighi Baisi Chagas

Universidade de Marília. Marília, SP, Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6901-9082

Maria José Sanches Marin

Faculdade de Medicina de Marília. Marília, SP, Brasil.

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6210-6941

Corresponding author
Fernanda Vieira Gimenez Faculdade de Medicina de Marília – Marília, SP, Brasil E-mail: fernandagimenez@famema.br

Role of Authors

Substantial contributions to the conception or design of the work; or the acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data for the work - Gimenez FV, Rocha MRA, Chagas EFB, Marin MJS; Drafting the work or revising it critically for important intellectual content - Gimenez FV, Rocha MRA, Chagas EFB, Marin MJS; Agreement to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved - Marin MJS. All authors approved the final version of the text.

Associate editor: Susanne Elero Betiolli

		Professional Category						X²
		Nursing (n=96)		Nutrition (n=53)		HCS (n=78)		X²
		F	%	F	%	F	%	p-value
Age Group	18-35 years old	41	42,7	16	30,2	23	29,5	0,064
Age Group	> 35 years old	55	57,3	37	69,8	55	70,5	0,064
Gender	Female	79	82,3	50	94,3	62	79,5	0,7
Gender	Male	17	17,7	3	5,7	16	20,5	0,7
Marital Status	With a partner	68	70,8	34	64,2	53	67,9	0,658
Marital Status	Without a partner	28	29,2	19	35,8	25	32,1	0,658
Skin Color	White	79	82,3	40	75,5	35	44,9	0,001^ p=0.05: Significant association between the variables by the Chi-square test.
	Asian	1	1	0	0	0	0
	Black	6	6,3	2	3,8	8	10,3
	Brown	10	10,4	11	20,8	35	44,9
Schooling	Without SC	53	55,2	41	77,4	77	98,7	0,001^* * p=0.05: Significant association between the variables by Fisher’s Exact test;
Schooling	With SC	43	44,8	12	22,6	1	1,3
Income	Up to 2 MWs	25	26	42	79,2	69	88,5	0,001^* * p=0.05: Significant association between the variables by Fisher’s Exact test;
Income	> 2 MWs	71	74	11	20,8	9	11,5
Family Income	Up to 2 MWs	6	6,3	8	15,1	37	47,4	0,001^* * p=0.05: Significant association between the variables by Fisher’s Exact test;
Family Income	> 2 MWs	90	93,8	45	84,9	41	52,6
Economic Class	C/D/E	15	15,6	16	30,2	61	78,2	0,001^ p=0.05: Significant association between the variables by the Chi-square test.
	B	65	67,7	33	62,3	17	21,8
	A	16	16,7	4	7,5	0	0

Variables		Nursing (n=96)		Nutrition (n=53)		HCS (n=78)
Variables		Agrees (%)	Disagrees (%)	Agrees (%)	Disagrees (%)	Agrees (%)	Disagrees (%)
Control
	Learning new things	89,59	10,41	69,81	30,19	58,98	41,02
	Repetitive work	77,08	22,92	84,91	15,09	88,46	11,54
	Requires high qualification level	82,3	17,7	39,62	60,38	78,2	21,8
	Requires creativity	81,25	18,75	62,27	37,73	28,2	71,8
	Allows making autonomous decisions	40,63	59,37	37,74	62,26	11,54	88,46
	Limited decision-making freedom	36,46	63,54	39,62	60,38	60,26	39,74
Demand
	Sufficient time	67,71	32,29	47,17	52,83	67,95	32,05
	Conflict-free	33,33	66,67	11,32	88,68	28,2	71,79
	Too much physical effort	63,54	36,46	64,15	35,85	73,08	26,92
	Lifting heavy weights	60,41	39,59	35,85	64,15	35,9	64,1
	Fast and continuous activity	60,41	39,59	73,59	26,41	66,67	33,33
Support
	They care about their subordinates	59,37	40,63	41,51	58,49	53,85	46,15
	They promote teamwork	63,54	36,46	33,97	66,03	71,79	28,21
	They are interested in what happens	64,59	35,41	56,61	43,39	52,57	47,43
to others
	They expose the other coworker to	58,34	41,66	58,49	41,51	26,92	73,08
conflict or hostility
	They are friendly	83,33	16,67	60,38	39,62	58,97	41,03
	Satisfaction in working with the	64,6	35,4	71,7	28,3	78,2	21,8
colleagues

	Professional Category									p-value
	Nursing (n=96)			Nutrition (n=53)			HCS (n=78)
	M	25^th	75^th	M	25^th	75^th	M	25^th	75^th
Skill	9	17	20	17,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	15	19	16,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure; ^‡ ‡ p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nutrition professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure.	14	17	0,001^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Decision-making authority	16	12	17,8	15	12	16,5	11,5^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure; ^‡ ‡ p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nutrition professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure.	10	15	0,001^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Psychological Demand	17	16	19	19	16	20,5	19	16	20	0,114
Physical Demand	13	11	15	13	11,5	15	14	12	15	0,618
Support from Supervisor	11	9	12	9,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	8	10	10,0^‡ ‡ p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nutrition professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure.	9	11,3	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Support from Coworkers	12	10	12	11,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	9	12	11,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	0	12	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Social Support	22	20	24	19,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	18	21	21,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	12	23	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Insecurity	7	6	7	7	6	7	7,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	6	8	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Social Support	22	20	24	19,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	18	21	21,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	12	23	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;
Demand	31	27,3	34	32	28	34,5	32	27	35	0,259
Control	34	31	37	32,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure;	28	34	28,0^† † p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nursing professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure; ^‡ ‡ p=0.05 significant difference in relation to the Nutrition professional category by Mann-Whitney’s non-parametric test adjusted for multiple comparisons by the Holm-Sidak procedure.	26	31,3	0,001 ^* * p=0.05 significant difference between the professional categories by Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric test;

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Fernanda Vieira Gimenez Faculdade de Medicina de Marília – Marília, SP, Brasil E-mail: fernandagimenez@famema.br

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WORKING CONDITIONS AMONG DIFFERENT PROFESSIONAL CATEGORIES OF THE HOSPITAL AREA

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