Análise dos processos trabalho saúde doença em técnicos de enfermagem que atuam em Unidade de Terapia Intensiva

Abstract

This dissertation aimed to analyze the work, health, and illness processes in nursing technicians working in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). The study included six nursing technicians, with service durations ranging from 2 to 35 years, working in the ICU of a public hospital located in a capital city in the Northeast of Brazil. A non-probabilistic convenience sampling method was used. Theoretically, the research was based on the Psychodynamics of Work and Activity Ergonomics. Methodologically, this qualitative research combined individual semi-structured interviews, sociodemographic questionnaires, work activity questionnaires, and document analysis. Data analysis was conducted using the content analysis technique by theme, according to the perspective of Laville and Dionne. This dissertation comprises two articles: the first article addresses a documentary study focused on the main reasons for the leave of absence of nursing technicians working in the ICU in the Hospital, locus of research, during the period from 2020 to 2022; the second involves a field research on the aspects of pleasure, suffering, and recognition experienced by these workers. The results provide insights to promote changes in the work reality of nursing technicians, both in valuing their profession and in reducing the possibilities of illness.