title: [Work capacity of nurses in a university hospital].
abstract: This is a cross-sectional study that evaluated the work ability index (WAI) and the sociodemographic and work-related aspects of 93 nurses in a university hospital. The data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics. The sample was predominantly female (98.9%), with 41.7 (SD = 9.0) years old 63.4% have a partner, sleep 6.9 (SD = 1.3) hours daily, 8.6% smoked and 37.6% performed regular physical activity The WAI score was 40.1 (SD = 3.7), indicating a good work capacity. There were correlations between WAI and age (r = -0.22, p = 0.0394), duration of work (r = -0.23, p = - 0.0295), and sleep (r = 0.26, p = 0.0162). Nurses who live alone and non-smokers had higher average than those with a partner and who smoked (41.3 and 39.6; 40.4 and 37.8; p = 0.0476). Thus, healthy life habits such as sleeping 7 hours or more and not smoking were positively associated with work capacity.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.
authors.forename: Eunice Fabiani
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Hilleshein
authors.forename: Luccas Melo
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: de Souza
authors.forename: Liana
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lautert
authors.forename: Adriana Aparecida
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Paz
authors.forename: Vanessa Menezes
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Catalan
authors.forename: Meíra Gonçalves
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Déborah Bulegon
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Mello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation