[Work context, job satisfaction and suffering in primary health care].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the work context, job satisfaction and suffering from the perspective of workers in primary health care.


METHODS
This cross-sectional study was conducted with 242 employees of a municipality of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from May to July 2012. The adopted instruments were the Work Context Assessment Scale (EACT) and the Job Satisfaction and Suffering Indicators Scale (EIPST). Research also included descriptive and inferential statistical analysis.


RESULTS
Organization (91.3%) and work conditions (64%) received the worst scores in terms of context. The indicators of job satisfaction were related to professional achievement (55.8%), freedom of expression (62.4%) and recognition (59.9%). However, 64.5% presented professional exhaustion, which had an inverse association with age and years in the institution (p<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
The workers evaluated their work context as inappropriate and complained of exhaustion, although they claimed their work affords some satisfaction.
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil.
Greisse da Silveira
Gda S
Maissiat
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Liana
L
Lautert
Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, School of Nursing, UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Daiane Dal
DD
Pai
Centro Universitário Metodista, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Juliana Petri
JP
Tavares
D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D003153:Community Health Services; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004651:Employment; D005221:Fatigue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D026684:Personal Autonomy; D057181:Pleasure; D011320:Primary Health Care; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult