Abstract

VELAZQUEZ NARVAEZ, Yolanda et al. Working hours as a psychological risk element of health professionals. Saber [online]. 2014, vol.26, n.4, pp.409-415. ISSN 1315-0162.

Psychosocial risk factors are a phenomenon that affects working activities, and needs to be addressed by experts in prevention of accidents and illnesses in order to take necessary measures to prevent suffering from workers. To invest more time than they should either staying in overtime or simply taking work home, as is reported by 40% of the participants in this study, affects the performance in other areas of life, like the time shared with the family. This study attends three health-related professionals: Graduates in Nursing, Safety and Psychology, with a sample of 163 graduates of the mentioned areas. The questionnaire used for data collection reached a Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.80. The objective of the study was to determine whether psychosocial working hours represent a risk to health professionals. The variables observed were: work on Saturdays; work on Sundays and holidays; rest time; bringing work home and time shared with family and friends. The information obtained was analyzed under the Fisher test. No differences were observed that show working hours represent a psychosocial risk among the professionals under study. However, they do reduce rest time and even some professionals bring home work activity to finish it.

Keywords : Working time; workers.

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