Objective:

To determine the relationship between working conditions and dimensions of health-related quality of life during the COVID 19 pandemic among nursing and medical staff in intensive care units in Santa Marta, Colombia.

Method:

Cross-sectional analytical study. The sample consisted of 110 health professionals (physician and nurses) selected by non-probability sampling. The MOS-36 questionnaire was used.

Results:

The respondents were mostly female (69.09%), with children (64.54%), living with their nuclear family (90.00%), nursing assistant (59.09%), followed by nurses (23.63%) and physicians (17.27%), with postgraduate degrees (13.63%), with chronic illness (14.54%) and with multiple jobs (93.63%). The dimensions of quality of life with the best perception were physical functioning (M: 85.69, SD: 19.04) and role emotional (M: 81.79, SD: 33.92), while a lower mean was found in the vitality dimension (M: 59.95, SD: 17.51). The variables age, sex (male), having children, suffering from a chronic disease, profession (physician), hiring format, multi-employment, seniority at work and service seem to negatively influence workers' mental and physical health.

Conclusions:

The mental component was the most affected. The health-related quality of life in the study group is generally evaluated as good; and this showed to be related to working conditions, meriting the design and implementation of strategies to minimize the impact of work on the health and integrity of health care professionals.

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