Overwork and Living Conditions of Healthcare Staff at a Hospital during the 2022-1 Period (Sobreexigencia laboral y Condiciones de Vida del Personal de salud de un hospital durante el periodo 2022-1)

Abstract

The research titled: Overwork shows how such overwork influences the quality of life or what is called the living conditions of the staff in the hospitalization service of a Public Hospital, Lima 2022-1. The research was basic in type, the scope was descriptive, having a population consisting of 80 nursing professionals from the medicine and surgery service of a Public Hospital. To collect the data, the survey method was used, with the questionnaire as the technique and a form that included General Data as the instrument. For the inferential analysis to contrast the hypothesis, the Spearman's Rho correlation test was used. On the other hand, the surveys obtained scores on Overwork and Living Conditions of Healthcare Staff in a Lima hospital in the hospitalization service with a high level of reliability in the variables. Therefore, it is affirmed that there is a relationship between work overload and the quality of life of the hospitalization staff of a Public Hospital, Lima 2022-1, observing that the relationship was inverse or negative and of moderate level (r = -0.615; p = 0.000 <0.05), indicating that the greater the work overload, the lower the adequate living conditions of these professionals in Lima during the 2022-1 period. To address the problem of overwork, it is necessary to take measures that reduce the factors causing it. This includes improving time management, providing training and support to staff, and improving working conditions.

Keywords: Work overload, living conditions, health personnel, hospital.