title: Quality of life in the workplace for nursing staff at public healthcare institutions.
abstract: to determine the quality of life in the workplace for nursing staff at public institutions in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
  
  
  
  quantitative, correlational, cross-sectional, and comparative. We used a probabilistic sample of 345 nurses with data collected in 2013 using an instrument created by the authors to gather bio-socio-demographic data and the CVT-GOHISALO instrument with a Cronbach's alpha of 0.95. SPSS 15 was used to analyze the data. A Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was used to calculate the normality of the data; the medians were compared using the Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test with the significance level set at 0.05.
  
  
  
  the average overall quality of life in the workplace for nursing staff was 207.31 (DE 41.74), indicating a moderate level. The quality of life in the workplace was higher for people with permanent contracts (p=0.007) who did not engage in other remunerative activities (p=0.046). Differences in the quality of life in the workplace were observed depending on the institution where the subjects worked (p=0.001).
  
  
  
  the nursing staff perceives itself as having a moderate-level quality of life in the workplace. This level was determined in the statistical analysis based on the type of contract, whether the person performed other remunerated activities, and the institution where the person worked.
authors: PhD, Full Professor, Departamento de Enfermería, Universidad de Sonora, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.
authors: María Olga Quintana
authors: MO
authors: Zavala
authors: PhD, Full Professor, Facultad de Enfermería, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, VIII Región, Chile.
authors: Tatiana Paravic
authors: TP
authors: Klinj
authors: PhD, Associate Profesor, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas y Matemáticas, Universidad de Concepción, Concepción, VIII Región, Chile.
authors: Katia Lorena Saenz
authors: KL
authors: Carrillo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006268:Health Facilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D009740:Nursing Staff; D011633:Public Facilities; D011788:Quality of Life; D017132:Workplace; D055815:Young Adult