2016
DOI: 10.1590/0104-07072016003050014
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Defensive Strategies Used by Nurses in the Estratégia Saúde Da Família to Cope With Distress

Abstract: This study's aim was to identify defensive strategies used by nurses working in the Estratégia Saúde da Família to cope with distress and keep working. This structured descriptive and exploratory study with a qualitative approach was conducted Estratégia Saúde da Família units in a city in the central region of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. A total of 16 nurses participated. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect data and thematic analysis was adopted. The results show that the work organiza… Show more

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“…30 One study conducted with FHS nurses reiterates that spiritual empowerment was one of the strategies used by research participants to cope with adversity and distress at work. [31][32] The feeling of helping and being helpful also emerged in this study as protective factors that allowed professionals to see adversities as challenges. Regarding these aspects, research states that work has meaning if the person doing it has the feeling of overcoming challenges and perceives it as contributing and having responsibility at work.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…30 One study conducted with FHS nurses reiterates that spiritual empowerment was one of the strategies used by research participants to cope with adversity and distress at work. [31][32] The feeling of helping and being helpful also emerged in this study as protective factors that allowed professionals to see adversities as challenges. Regarding these aspects, research states that work has meaning if the person doing it has the feeling of overcoming challenges and perceives it as contributing and having responsibility at work.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 77%
“…Offering strategies for psychological distress prevention and mitigation, aimed at nursing team professionals in companies, especially those in which the performance with serious diseases such as cancer is preponderant, could create conditions conducive to improving their perception of QoL. Some relevant strategies are experience sharing groups or support groups, individualized listening with psychologists (17) and even complementary therapies such as auriculotherapy, which has already proved effective in reducing stress and improving the QoL with these professionals (18) .…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…O menosprezo dos perigos foi identificado nas falas de trabalhadores que se colocaram como experientes e capazes de dominá-los: Para sobreviver em ambiente penoso e perigoso, o trabalhador constrói o valor simbólico de que ele domina o perigo, visto que a tomada de consciência dos riscos envolvidos nas suas atividades forçaria o trabalhador a tomar tantas precauções que comprometeriam sua produtividade 20 : Passividade, indiferença e resignação agem como anestésicos, banalizando os riscos das atividades, permitindo que as condições adversas sejam suportadas, como apontam Freitas et al 22 .…”
Section: Estratégias Defensivas Em Situações De Perigounclassified
“…Tais falas mostraram a contribuição das relações sociais vivenciadas pelos trabalhadores para minimizar os sofrimentos percebidos 22,23 .…”
Section: Estratégias Defensivas Em Situações De Perigounclassified