[Health worker's health: an analysis of research studies on the theme].
This study aimed at analyzing research studies concerning the subject "Health worker's health" A bibliographic research in 6 nursing journals was carried out, focusing on articles published from 1998 to 2002. Forty-eight articles were identified and we noticed that the Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem and the Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP were the most on the theme was published. Authors were mainly nurses (78.9%), doctors (50.8%) and professors (63.1%). The studies approached aspects concerning the worker's mental health (41.6%), labor accidents (14.6%), labor conditions (12.5%) and quality of life (10.4%). From the research studies analyzed, 56.2% were qualitative, 89.5% had hospital environment as stage and 72.9% includedsuggestions on how outcomes could be incorporated to practice.
de Almeida
Vitória de Cássia Félix
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Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Ceará.
Damasceno
Marta Maria Coelho
MM
Araújo
Thelma Leite
TL
D035843:Biomedical Research; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D015399:Nursing Research; D016272:Occupational Health; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*