Indicadores de salud mental asociados a riesgo psicosocial laboral en un hospital público / Psychosocial stress among health care workers
Rev. méd. Chile
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143(1): 47-55, ene. 2015. tab
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em Espanhol
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Health care workers are exposed to high stress levels and psychosocial risks. The imbalance between the invested efforts and received rewards acquires special importance in this setting.Aim:
To assess the psychosocial risk level and its relationship with depression, distress and psychotropic drug use among health care workers. Material andMethods:
Seven hundred eighty two workers (602 females; 180 males) answered self-administered questionnaires to measure psychosocial risk and mental health.Results:
Twenty five percent of respondents used psychotropic drugs, 34% had a high level of distress and 23% had depressive symptoms. They also reported a low level of decisional latitude (48%), high emotional demands (47%), low social support (41%) and a significant effort-reward imbalance (67%). Those exposed to job strain (high demands and low decisional latitude), iso-strain (job strain plus low social support), and effort-reward imbalance were twice as likely to suffer symptoms of depression and elevated distress compared to non-exposed subjects.Conclusions:
There are high levels of psychosocial stress among health care workers.
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Assunto principal:
Ataque Isquêmico Transitório
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Epilepsia
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Transtornos de Enxaqueca
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
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Estudo de etiologia
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Estudo de incidência
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Estudo observacional
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
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Fatores de risco
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Espanhol
Revista:
Rev. méd. Chile
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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Documento de projeto
País de afiliação:
Chile
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Universidad Diego Portales/CL
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