Open AccessPerception of female nursing professors about their quality of life
Author(s) -
Amanda Miranda Cruz,
Natália Gondim de Almeida,
Ana Virgínia de Melo Fialho,
Dafne Paiva Rodrigues,
Juliana Vieira Figueiredo,
Adriana Catarina de Souza Oliveira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
rev rene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2175-6783
pISSN - 1517-3852
DOI - 10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300011
Subject(s) - perception , nursing , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , life quality , quality (philosophy) , interpersonal relationship , categorical variable , interpersonal communication , social psychology , medicine , computer science , epistemology , philosophy , neuroscience , machine learning , physical therapy
Objective: to describe the perception of female nursing professors about their quality of life. Methods: descriptiveexploratory study with a qualitative approach, performed at a public university, with 24 nursing professors, using semistructuredinterviews to obtain the data. Speeches were recorded, transcribed and analyzed by Minayo’s categorical analysis,with the categories: defining quality of life by female nursing professors and checking the existence of quality of life. Results:perceptions were related to balance in life, good conditions of life and stress reduction. It proved the existence of quality oflife for most of them, and for those who did not have it or had it partially one mentioned problems related to the environmentor to the working hours. Quality of life was related to well-being and to a sense of life satisfaction. Conclusion: qualityof life of female nursing professors both in the workplace and in their personal lives stem from several factors, involvingenvironment and interpersonal relationships.