Engagement of multi-professional residents in health

A cross-sectional census study in which the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale was used to identify the level of relationship with work (Total score) through 17 questions distributed in the Vigor, Dedication and Absorption dimensions.

Results:

Participation of 50 professionals, of which 92.0% were female, median age of 24 years, 88.0% were single; 82.0% were satisfied with the program, and 56.0% had thought of giving up. Professionals satisfied with the program had high levels for Total Score (4.0) and Dedication (4.5), and average levels for Absorption (3.9) and Vigor (3.8). Those who reported dissatisfaction had average levels in all dimensions (Vigor: 3.2, Absorption: 3.5, Dedication: 3.5) and in the Total score (3.2), which are considered positive results.

Conclusion:

Professionals presented good levels of engagement in spite of dissatisfactions with the program. The results showed a good relationship between professionals and preceptors and supervisors, which reinforces that support and recognition of professional performance are important for strengthening the engagement, especially at the beginning of the career.

DESCRIPTORS:
Work Engagement; Internship and Residency; Health Human Resource Training; Interprofessional Relations; Occupational Health

		n	%
Professional category	Nursing	15	30.0
	Pharmacy	02	4.0
	Physiotherapy	05	10.0
	Biological Sciences	02	4.0
	Dentistry	02	4.0
	Speech-language Pathology	03	6.0
	Nutrition	09	18.0
	Psychology	04	8.0
	Veterinary Medicine	01	2.0
	Occupational Therapy	07	14.0
Gender	Male	4	8.0
Gender	Female	46	92.0
Age group	20 - 25 years	38	76.0
	26 - 30 years	10	20.0
	No answer	02	4.0
Marital status	Married	05	10.0
	Single	44	88.0
	Others	01	2.0
Family income (minimum wage)*	2 to 5	28	56.0
	6 to 10	13	26.0
	More than 10	09	18.0
Satisfied with program	Yes	41	82.0
Satisfied with program	No	09	18.0
Thought of giving up the program	Yes	28	56.0
Thought of giving up the program	No	22	44.0

UWES scores*	n	^† Min	^‡ Max	^§ Md	Mean (±sd^{\| \|})	CI (95%)^¶	Interpretation	P-value
Vigor	49	0.3	5.5	3.8	3.7±1.0	3.4 - 4.0	Average	0.118
Absorption	49	1.0	5.3	3.8	3.8±1.0	3.5 - 4.1	Average	0.083
Dedication	49	0.4	6.0	4.6	4.3±1.2	3.9 - 4.6	High	0.047
Total score	49	0.6	5.4	4.1	3.9±1.0	3.6 - 4.2	Average	0.110

UWES dimensions*	n	Cronbach’s alpha	Mean score	Classification of level of engagement at work
				Very low		Low		Average		High		Very high
				n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Vigor	49	0.836	3.8	01	2.0	01	2.0	24	49.0	18	36.7	05	10.2
Absorption	50	0.788	3.8	-	-	01	2.0	24	48.0	18	36.0	07	14.0
Dedication	50	0.912	4.6	01	2.0	-	-	16	32.0	13	26.0	20	40.0
Total score	49	0.938	4.1	01	2.0	-	-	22	44.9	20	40.8	06	12.2

Professional category		UWES dimensions*
Professional category		Vigor	Absorption	Dedication	Total score
Nursing	Mean (±sd^†)	3.9 (±1.4)	4.0 (±1.0)	4.1 (±1.7)	3.9 (±1.2)
Nursing	Interpretation	Average	High	High	Average
Pharmacy	Mean (±sd)	3.5 (±2.1)	3.5 (±2.1)	4.0 (±1.4)	3.5 (±2.1)
Pharmacy	Interpretation	Average	Average	High	Average
Physiotherapy	Mean (±sd)	4.4 (±0.5)	4.4 (±0.9)	5.6 (±0.5)	4.6 (±0.5)
Physiotherapy	Interpretation	High	High	Very high	High
Biological Sciences	Mean (±sd)	3.5 (±0.7)	3.5 (±0.7)	4.1 (±1.0)	3.7 (±0.8)
Biological Sciences	Interpretation	Average	Average	High	Average
Dentistry	Mean (±sd)	2.5 (±0.7)	2.5 (±0.7)	3.1 (±0.9)	2.8 (±0.8)
Dentistry	Interpretation	Average	Average	Average	Average
Speech-language Therapy	Mean (±sd)	3.0 (±1.0)	3.3 (±1.5)	4.7 (±0.6)	3.7 (±1.2)
Speech-language Therapy	Interpretation	Average	Average	High	Average
Nutrition	Mean (±sd)	4.1 (±1.0)	4.0 (±0.7)	4.9 (±0.8)	4.4 (±0.9)
Nutrition	Interpretation	High	High	High	High
Psychology	Mean (±sd)	3.8 (±0.9)	3.5 (±1.7)	4.0 (±1.8)	3.8 (±1.5)
Psychology	Interpretation	Average	Average	High	Average
Veterinary Medicine	Mean (±sd)	2.8 (#)	3.5 (#)	2.8 (#)	3.1 (#)
Veterinary Medicine	Interpretation	Average	Average	Average	Average
Occupational Therapy	Mean (±sd)	3.4 (±0.8)	3.3 (±0.9)	3.9 (±1.2)	3.6 (±1.0)
Occupational Therapy	Interpretation	Average	Average	Average	Average
P-value		0,545	0.532	0.271	0.651

UWES dimension*	Satisfaction with program	n	Mean±sd^†	Interpretation	P-value
Vigor	Yes	41	3.8±1.1	Average	0.051
Vigor	No	8	3.2±0.1	Average	0.051
Absorption	Yes	41	3.9±1.0	Average	0.235
Absorption	No	9	3.5±0.9	Average	0.235
Dedication	Yes	41	4.5±1.1	High	0.008
Dedication	No	9	3.6±1.0	Average	0.008
Total score	Yes	41	4.0±1.0	High	0.008
Total score	No	8	3.2±0.6	Average	0.008
UWES dimension*	Thought of giving up	n	Mean±sd ^†	Interpretation	P-value
Vigor	Yes	28	3.2±1.0	Average	<0.001
Vigor	No	21	4.3±0.6	High	<0.001
Absortion	Yes	28	3.3±1.0	Average	<0.001
Absortion	No	22	4.4±0.6	High	<0.001
Dedication	Yes	28	3.7±1.2	Average	<0.001
Dedication	No	22	5.0±0.7	Very high	<0.001
Total score	Yes	28	3.4±1.0	Average	<0.001
Total score	No	21	4.6±0.6	High	<0.001

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[1] Corresponding author: Luciano Garcia Lourenção Universidade Federal do Rio Grande Escola de Enfermagem Rua General Osório, s/nº, 4º piso, Centro, Campus da Saúde CEP 96201-900 - Rio Grande, RS, Brazil luciano.famerp@gmail.com

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Engagement of multi-professional residents in health* * Extracted from the dissertation: “Ansiedade, depressão, bem-estar e trabalho de residentes multiprofissionais da Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto/SP”, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, 2015.

Engagement de residentes multiprofesionales en salud

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Engagement of multi-professional residents in health^* * Extracted from the dissertation: “Ansiedade, depressão, bem-estar e trabalho de residentes multiprofissionais da Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto/SP”, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, 2015.