Calidad de vida laboral según las personas trabajadoras con discapacidad como expertas por experiencia | Quality of working life according to workers with disabilities as experts by experience
Resumen
Introducción: la calidad de vida laboral (CVL) en personas con discapacidad intelectual es un constructo clave para su bienestar, pero escasamente estudiado desde su propia perspectiva. Este estudio adopta un enfoque participativo reconociendo a estas personas trabajadoras como expertas por experiencia. Método: se empleó un diseño cualitativo con grupos focales y técnica Delphi con 23 personas trabajadoras con discapacidad de una entidad del tercer sector. Las sesiones exploraron aspectos valorados en su entorno laboral, y los resultados se analizaron mediante codificación inductiva asistida por Atlas.ti. Resultados: se identificaron 325 citas agrupables en diez dimensiones, siendo las más destacadas: estabilidad y condiciones del trabajo, contenido laboral y apoyo de la persona supervisora. La satisfacción laboral, la percepción de sobrecarga y las condiciones laborales fueron los nodos más densos y conectados. La validación Delphi confirmó la relevancia de los ítems propuestos. Discusión: los hallazgos reafirman dimensiones propuestas en modelos clásicos de CVL e introducen matices desde la experiencia vivida como personas trabajadoras con discapacidad. El artículo subraya la necesidad de desarrollar herramientas accesibles, participativas y centradas en derechos.
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