Health Self-Perception and Associated Factors Among Nursing Professional Team

Objective: The study's goal has been to verify the self-perception of health and its associated factors among the professionals of the nursing team of a university hospital. Methods: It is a cohort study with a quantitative approach, which has been performed among nursing professionals from a university hospital in Montes Claros city, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire in the second half of 2012. They were analyzed in the statistical software Predictive Analytics Software (PASW/SPSS (R)) version 18.0 for Windows (R). Results: The professionals have demonstrated satisfaction with their health, since the majority has declared positive health self-perception. It was observed that health has been better evaluated by those who had a work partner, were day shift workers and reported satisfaction with their work (p<0.05). Conclusion: There is a need for creating strategies that can provide better health and work conditions for the nursing professional team, especially for professionals who presented characteristics associated with a negative self-perception of health.