Quality of life at work in a central sterile processing department

ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the quality of life of nursing professionals who work in a central sterile processing department. Methods: a descriptive, quantitative, exploratory study, conducted with 82 nursing professionals working in the Central Sterile Processing Department of a University Hospital, from September to November 2017. A semi-structured instrument and the questionnaire “Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36” were used. Results: most of the participants were female, married, aged 31-40 years; 47.6% with 6-10 years of profession, and 82.9% reported working in CSPD for 1-5 years. The most affected quality of life domains were Pain, Vitality, General Health Status and Social Aspects. Conclusions: This study showed a need for rethinking and re-creating the labor dynamics in CSPD to improve the quality of life of these nursing professionals.

摘要
研究目的：评估消毒供应中心（Central Sterile Processing Department，CSPD）护理人员的生活质量。
研究方法：本研究为描述性定量探索性研究，于2017年9月至11月期间，纳入某大学医院消毒供应中心的82名护理人员作为研究对象，采用半结构化调研工具与《医学结局研究简表36项（Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form 36）》开展调研。
研究结果：绝大多数研究对象为女性、已婚，年龄介于31~40岁之间；47.6%的研究对象从业年限为6~10年，82.9%的研究对象在消毒供应中心的工作时长为1~5年。对生活质量影响最显著的维度依次为疼痛、活力、总体健康状况与社会功能。
研究结论：本研究表明，亟需重新审视并重塑消毒供应中心的劳动运作模式，以提升该科室护理人员的生活质量。