Work-related stress perception and hypertension amongst health workers of a mission hospital in Oyo State, south-western Nigeria
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
; 4(1): 1-7, 2012. ilus
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em Inglês
| AIM (África)
| ID: biblio-1257779
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ABSTRACT
Background:
Globalisation and changes in the nature of work have resulted in increasing work-related stress in people in developing countries. Work stress is at present already acknowledged as one of the epidemics of modern working life. It is associated with a number of disease conditions; such as hypertension; cardiovascular diseases; affective disorders; depression; disturbed metabolism (risk of Type II diabetes) and musculoskeletal disorders.Objective:
This study was a work site cross-sectional descriptive study carried out amongst the health workers at the Baptist Medical Centre Ogbomoso; Oyo State; south-western Nigeria. The aim of the study was to discern the prevalence of perceived work stress and to explore the relationship between perceived work stress and the presence of hypertension.Methods:
A total of 324 consenting health workers of the institution were administered the job demand-control questionnaire to assess work stress. A standardised questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic data and other personal data. Measurements of blood pressure; weight and height were carried out and body mass indices were calculated.Results:
More than a quarter (26.2) of the subjects perceived themself as stressed at work. The single largest group of hypertensive subjects was seen amongst subjects with work stress.Conclusion:
A significant number of health workers in this study is afflicted by work-related stress and perceived work stress was found to be significantly associated with higher hypertension prevalence
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Base de dados:
AIM (África)
Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Hospitais Comunitários
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Hipertensão
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Nigéria
Tipo de estudo:
Fatores de risco
País/Região como assunto:
África
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Afr. j. prim. health care fam. med. (Online)
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Artigo