Quality of work life and risk of sexual dysfunction in nurses

Abstract

Unsatisfactory personal experiences and relationships in the work environment
are associated with negative sexual outcomes. Female sexual dysfunction (FSD) is
the disturbance of any of the phases of orgasm. Quality of work life (QWL) is the
worker's perception between work demands and coping techniques. Objective.: To
determine the association between quality of work life and the risk of female sexual
dysfunction in nurses of a public hospital in Callao, Peru. Methods: Observational,
cross-sectional, analytical study conducted in nurses of the Hospital Nacional
Daniel Alcides Carrión (HNDAC) of the Constitutional province of Callao, Peru. The
risk of FSD was measured with the Rosen test. CVL was measured with the CVP-
35 questionnaire. Statistical analysis was performed with the STATA version 15
program. A value of p<0.05 with a 95% CI was considered significant. Results: The
study involved 168 nurses who responded completely. The dimensions of CVL
associated with DSF were direct support (p=0.01), intrinsic motivation (p=0.003),
the question on work disconnection (p=0.007), monthly income (p=0.003), marital
status (p=0.001) and alcohol consumption (p=0.014). There was no association in
the multivariate analysis. Conclusion: In the present study there was no association
between dimensions of quality of work life and confounder-adjusted risk of female
sexual dysfunction.