title: [Professional quality of life in workers of the Toledo primary care health area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To determine the professional quality of life in the workers of the Toledo Primary Care Health Area and to analyse its components.
  
  
  METHODS
  Descriptive, cross-sectional study, performed on workers of the Toledo Primary Care Health Area with an online self-administered questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  age, sex, health centre, professional group, seniority, management experience, collaboration in working groups, employment situation, and the PQL-35 professional quality of life questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 430 completed questionnaires were received (45.3%), of which 68.4% were women. The mean age was 47.7±8.6 years old. Mean seniority was 21.5±9.7 years. PQL-35 results were: perception of management support 4.8±1.5; perception of workload 6.2±1.3; intrinsic motivation 7.9±1.1; job disconnection capacity 6.3±2.6; and professional quality of life 5.2±2.1. Gender differences were found in perception of management support (4.5±1.5 in males vs 4.9±1.5 in females; P=.031) and professional quality of life (4.9±2.0 vs 5.3±2.1; p=.044). Depending on the professional group, differences were found in the perception of workload (6.4±1.1 in physicians, 6.3±1.3 in nurses, 5.9±1.6 in non-sanitary professionals, and 5.3±1.2 in support units professionals; P<.001). Depending on the employment situation, differences were found in the intrinsic motivation (7.8±1.1 in proprietors, 8.3±1.1 in temporary workers, and 8.2±1.1 in substitutes; P=.002).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The professional quality of life in the workers of the Toledo Primary Care Health Area is similar to that of other Spanish Health Areas, even in a time of economic crisis. The intrinsic motivation of the professionals is very high, in contrast with their high perception of workload and their low perception of management support.
authors.affiliation: Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Toledo, Toledo, España. Electronic address: avillari@sescam.jccm.es.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villarín Castro
authors.affiliation: Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Toledo, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Méndez García
authors.affiliation: Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Toledo, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Zuzuárregui Gironés
authors.affiliation: Dirección General de Recursos Humanos del Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sánchez Serrano
authors.affiliation: Dirección General de Recursos Humanos del Servicio de Salud de Castilla-La Mancha, Toledo, España.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Conejo Ocaña
mesh_terms: D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D013030:Spain
keywords: Atención primaria de salud; Gestión en salud; Health management; Job satisfaction; Primary health care; Satisfacción en el trabajo