Qualidade de vida no trabalho: um estudo com psicólogos(as) que atuam na fronteira entre Ponta Porã BR e Pedro Juan Caballero PY

Abstract

The current understanding of Quality of Life (QV) and Quality of Life at Work (QVT) implies the interrelation of several factors: economic, social, cultural, psychological, religious, among others. Thus, living and working in border areas can generate impacts on the QV of professionals. The present study aimed to understand and evaluate health conditions and QV of psychologists working in the municipality of Ponta Porã-MS, and also, identify whether personal and professional traffic on the border between Brazil and Paraguay influences to some extent these areas experienced by these professionals. This is an exploratory and descriptive study, with the use of semi-directed interviews and the application of the TWLQ-42 questionnaire that evaluates QV levels in the workplace. Ten professionals from the health and social assistance services of the municipality of Ponta Porã - MS participated in the study. The project was submitted to the Research Ethics Committee of the Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados with seem no 2.941.974 and meets the requirements of resolutions CNS n. 510/16. The quantitative data were tabulated and analyzed through the Microsoft Excel 2010 software and the interviews were submitted to Bardin’s thematic content analysis. The results indicate QV conceptions focused on aspects such as welfare, access to leisure, culture and good working conditions and remuneration. Regarding the concepts of borders, there is the relation with interculturality, commercial interaction, social inequalities and violence and impunity. The results also point to the influence of the border context on the health and QVT of professionals, and the environment is one of the main factors of harm to the welfare of these subjects, due to conditions such as violence, trafficking, insecurity, fear and, mainly, the fact of experiencing the dry border that allows for greater fluidity of illicit activities and pendular migration to health services. The results of the questionnaire specifically pointed to low scores for quality of life at work, highlighting the following aspects: economic, political, environmental, organizational and biological. There is a need for interdisciplinary work aimed at professionals in psychology, as well as studies that value the border context and contribute to the understanding of the influences that the region adds to the daily work.