(Dis)satisfaction of health professionals who work with oncology

Authors

  • Maiara Bordignon Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.
  • Lucimare Ferraz Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Chapecó, SC, Brazil.
  • Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
  • Simone Coelho Amestoy Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Pelotas, RS, Brazil.
  • Letícia de Lima Trindade Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300013

Keywords:

Work, Job Satisfaction, Health Personnel, Medical Oncology.

Abstract

Objective: identify sources of satisfaction and dissatisfaction at work for health professionals who work with oncology. Methods: Qualitative research conducted with 31 professionals from a multidisciplinary health team who worked in an Oncology Inpatient Unit of a public hospital in the south of Brazil, using a semi-structured interview, analyzed according to Bardin’s proposal. Results: the main sources of job satisfaction emerged from the relationship between patients and health professionals. The dissatisfaction sources were connected to the working environment and conditions. Conclusion:. A humanized look to health professionals who work with oncology, with changes in their work environment seems to be relevant in the context investigated.

Author Biographies

Maiara Bordignon, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Lucimare Ferraz, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Chapecó, SC, Brazil.

Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina. Chapecó, SC, Brazil.

Carmem Lúcia Colomé Beck, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Universidade Federal de Santa Maria. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.

Simone Coelho Amestoy, Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Universidade Federal de Pelotas. Pelotas, RS, Brazil.

Letícia de Lima Trindade, Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.

Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Campinas, SP, Brazil.

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Published

2015-06-28

How to Cite

Bordignon, M., Ferraz, L., Beck, C. L. C., Amestoy, S. C., & Trindade, L. de L. (2015). (Dis)satisfaction of health professionals who work with oncology. Rev Rene, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.15253/2175-6783.2015000300013

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 3 (2015)

Section

Research Article

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