Table 1.

Social-demographic and work characterization of the study's sample (N=189), 2012, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil

Variables		n	%
Profession
	Nurse	36	19.00
	Nursing technician	153	81.00
Gender
	Male	45	23.80
	Female	144	76.20
Weekly workload
	≤ 40 weekly hours*	116	61.70
	> 40 weekly hours	72	38.30
Time in the facility
	≤ 1 year	35	18.50
	1-5 years	70	37.00
	> 5 years	84	44.50
Level of quality of life
	High QoL physical domain	91	48.10
	Low QoL physical domain	98	51.90
Level of Social Support
	High Social Support	90	47.60
	Low Social Support	99	52.40
Level of Psychological Demands
	High Psychological Demand	64	33.90
	Low Psychological Demand	125	66.10
Interactive Categories of theDemand-Control Model
	Active work	21	11.10
	Passive work	72	38.10
	High demand	43	22.80
	Low demand	53	28.00

^* One participant did not answer