Objective:To identify the workloads present in the work activities of community health agents (CHAs) and the resulting strain processes. Method: A descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional and quantitative study conducted with 137 CHAs. Data were collected through a questionnaire and interview guided by the health surveillance software called SIMOSTE (Health Monitoring System of Nursing Workers), following the ethical codes of the current law. Results: In total, were identified 140 workloads involved in 122 strain processes, represented by the occurrence of health problems of the CHAs. The mechanical (55.00%) and biological (16.43%) loads stood out. The most common strain processes were the external causes of morbidity and mortality (62.31%) and diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (10.66%). Conclusion: From the identified overloads, it became evident that all workloads are present in the work process of CHAs, highlighting the mechanical load, represented mainly by external causes of morbidity and mortality that are related to occupational accidents.

Objective: To investigate the level and factors related to resilience in nursing workers in the hospital context. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted with nursing workers of a university hospital in the city of São Paulo. Data were collected through a questionnaire containing sociodemographic and labor variables and the Resilience Scale. Results: It was found that 45.3% of the 375 nursing workers investigated had a moderately low/moderate level of resilience, followed by a moderately high/high level (39.5%), and then a low level of resilience (15.2%). Age, working time in the institution, and working time in the profession showed a statistically significant correlation with resilience. The model showed that there is an increase of 0.289 points on the Resilience Scale for each year of age, regardless of the other variables. Conclusion: The resilience level of nursing workers is moderate to high. Age was determinant in resilience, as well as working time in the profession and institution.

Objective:to analyze the burnout dimensions scores in Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers.Method:quantitative, cross-sectional and comparative study conducted with 589 Nursing workers who answered the Sociodemographic and Professional Characterization Questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Descriptive and analytical analysis of the data was performed.Results:Spanish Nursing workers presented higher averages in the Depersonalization dimension (p = 0.004) and Brazilians, higher scores in the Professional Achievement dimension (p = 0.031). In both Spain and Brazil, nursing assistants / technicians were found to have higher Emotional Exhaustion than nurses; In Brazil, Depersonalization is higher in nurses and in Spain it is higher in Nursing assistants / technicians. Statistically significant results were found in the association of burnout dimensions with sociodemographic and work characteristics: age; professional category; workplace; work regime; work shift; time of professional experience; working time in the same workplace and consider stressful work.Conclusion:Although Brazilian and Spanish nursing workers score low levels of Depersonalization and high Professional Achievement, there are average levels of Emotional Exhaustion, indicating an important preventive factor to be worked on, since Emotional Exhaustion is considered the first stage of burnout.

Objetivo: to identify and compare burnout levels between Portuguese, Spanish and Brazilian nurses. Method: quantitative, descriptive, correlational, comparative and cross-sectional study conducted using a sample of 1,052 nurses working in hospitals and primary care centers. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were applied to nurses in Porto, Portugal (n=306), Oviedo, Spain (n=269) and S. Paulo, Brazil (n=477). Data analysis was performed using descriptive, inferential and multivariate analysis. Results: approximately 42% of the nurses showed moderate/high levels of burnout, with no differences found between countries (Portugal and Brazil 42%, Spain 43%). Only depersonalization showed differences between countries, presenting Spain the highest level and Portugal the lowest one. Comparative analysis showed higher burnout levels in young nurses and those working by shifts. Considering job schedules, burnout was associated to shift work in Portugal, while in Spain and Brazil it was associated with fixed schedules. Conclusion: these results suggest that this syndrome among nurses is a global phenomenon. The daily stressors and higher demands of the nursing profession are crucial in the preparation of nurses to deal with complex situations, to avoid burnout, and to reduce the negative impact on nurses’ health and on the quality of care they provide.

RESUMO Objetivo Compreender a percepção de gerentes de enfermagem sobre a relação entre a saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem e a segurança dos pacientes. Método Trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa, com abordagem da fenomenologia social de Alfred Schütz, realizada por meio de entrevistas individuais, com nove gerentes de enfermagem de cinco hospitais universitários distribuídos no Brasil. Resultados A percepção dos gerentes de enfermagem sobre a relação entre a saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem e a segurança dos pacientes foi evidenciada nas categorias: “O sofrimento para equilibrar a saúde dos trabalhadores e a segurança dos pacientes” e “Intervenções no cotidiano de trabalho”. Conclusão A vivência dos gerentes evidenciou um cotidiano de trabalho marcado por sofrimento e preocupação, devido aos altos índices de absenteísmo e presenteísmo decorrentes do adoecimento e incapacidade dos trabalhadores, e à necessidade de garantir a segurança dos pacientes por meio de uma assistência de enfermagem qualificada.

Objective To analyze the factors associated with mental distress among health workers who cared for patients with a suspected or confirmed diagnosis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods A cross-sectional analytical study of national scope, carried out between in the second quarter of 2020. A total of 437 health professionals, who filled out an electronic form about sociodemographic data, occupational aspects, psychosocial characteristics of work and mental distress. Multiple logistic regression was performed to analyze the covariables associated with mental distress. Results There was a predominance of workers on the nursing team (65.0%), female (71.0%), from Southeastern region of the country (68.6%) and with no morbidities (36.2%). The prevalence of mental distress was 61.6%. Job strain was reported by 24% of participants, and the perception of low support from coworkers was described by 52.9%. The final multiple regression model showed that mental distress was associated with females (odds ratio - OR: 1.93; 95%CI: 1.22-3.07), age up to 40 years (OR: 1.64; 95%CI: 1.07-2.52), weekly working hours equal or over 60 hours (OR: 1.87; 95%CI: 1.15-3.11), job strain (OR: 2.45; 95%CI: 1.41-4.40) and low support from co-workers (OR: 3.47; 95%CI: 2.26-5.38). Conclusion Six out of ten participants presented mental distress, which was associated to both individual characteristics and factors related to the work carried out during the pandemic. There is an urgent need to map services that have such characteristics, to outline actions to promote mental health and prevent emotional distress at different levels of health care.

O enfermeiro exerce um importante papel no enfrentamento da sífilis no contexto da atenção primária em saúde. Dentro da equipe multidisciplinar o enfermeiro é responsável por promover ações de educação em saúde, focado na prevenção, diagnóstico e no tratamento da sífilis. O objetivo deste trabalho foi identificar os desafios encontrados pelo enfermeiro na assistência de enfermagem aos usuários com diagnóstico de sífilis. Trata-se de revisão integrativa da literatura, método que permite identificar a melhor evidência científica e fazer conclusões a respeito da problemática em análise. O processo de busca dos estudos foi realizado por meio das seguintes bases de dados da área da saúde: Literatura Latino-americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, Base de dados de Enfermagem e a Biblioteca Scientific Eletronic Library Online. Optou-se por usar três descritores: Sífilis, Enfermagem, Assistência de enfermagem. Foram incluídos no estudo os artigos científicos completos, disponíveis gratuitamente por meio eletrônico, que abordam a atuação do enfermeiro no tratamento da Sífilis, com recorte temporal entre 2000 a 2017. Obtevese 6 artigos, dos quais foram agregados em duas categorias: Desafios intrínsecos ao enfermeiro na assistência a sífilis relacionados ao déficit de conhecimento sobre a doença e Desafios extrínsecos ao enfermeiro na assistência a sífilis relacionados a usuários e gestores. Dentre os principais desafios encontrados pelos enfermeiros, foi possível identificar a falta de capacitação profissional, estrutura inadequada da unidade de atendimento, sobrecarga de trabalho e a baixa adesão ao tratamento da sífilis.

RESUMOObjetivo: analisar os acidentes de trabalho ocorridos com agentes comunitários de saúde (ACS) do município de Caraguatatuba/ SP/Brasil. Método: pesquisa descritiva, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. Após anuência do Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa da Universidade Guarulhos (Parecer nº 723/11), os dados foram coletados com 137 ACS, em 2012, por meio de questionário e entrevista. Resultados: constatou-se que 59(43,07%) ACS sofreram 80 acidentes de trabalho, sendo os mais frequentes: traumatismo do ciclista (ACS) em acidente de transporte, mordedura provocada por cão e quedas; 64(80%) dos acidentes foram típicos, 13(16,25%) de trajeto e 3(3,75%) doença do trabalho. Apenas 31(38,75%) acidentes foram notificados por meio da Comunicação de Acidentes de Trabalho e 16(20%) ocasionaram afastamento dos ACS das atividades laborais. Conclusão: os resultados alertam para a importância da promoção de medidas preventivas e interventivas no exercício do trabalho do ACS. Palavras-chave: Agentes comunitários de saúde; acidentes de trabalho; notificação de acidentes de trabalho; saúde do trabalhador. ABSTRACTObjective: to analyze occurrence of occupational accidents in community health agents (CHAs) in the municipality of Caraguatatuba, São Paulo, Brazil. Method: in this quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study, approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Guarulhos University (No. 723/11), data were collected from 137 CHAs, in 2012, using a questionnaire and interview. Results: 59(43.07%) CHAs were found to have had 80 occupational accidents, the most frequent being CHA cyclist injured in traffic accident, by dog bite or by fall; 64(80.00%) were typical to the profession, 13(16.25%) were travel accidents and 3(3.75%) were occupational disease. Only 31(38.75%) of the accidents were reported by Occupational Accident Notification, and 16(20.00%) entailed absence from work. Conclusion: these results alert to the importance of promoting preventive and intervention measures in CHA working conditions.