Avaliação da qualidade de vida dos magistrados brasileiros: revisão de literatura

Abstract

Context: The tension is proper to the job of a judge. Requests and requirement to interpret laws so integrated and coherent, added to the sensation of being threat, are factors that can provoke high levels of stress with physical and psychological consequences. The psychological stress due impartiality in decisions can cause systematically an unsatisfactory life quality (LQ) level, putting at risk the health of magistrates. Objective: fulfill, through a literature review, a scientific search which reports the quality of life of magistrates in fully professional performance. Method: once the electronic survey has been done to collect data in Lilacs, SciElo and Medline websites, added to bibliographic references of relevant articles with no time interval. Results: Among the analyzed articles, we have found that, in part, issues as motivation and remuneration have been presented as favorable to LQ of judges. On the other hand, insecurity and the high volume of processes have shown to increase stress levels (Burnout Syndrome) and these affect the LQ of the class, in such way that judges have presented physical and psychological changes. Conclusions: The LQ of magistrates class can be harmed by a high level of stress, due not be allowed to commit mistakes, a large number of processes and consequent exposure, causing physical and psychological health problems. It is a duty of Occupational health, as a branch of Public Health to draw up a detailed survey in order to better assess this subject.