Cognitive and emotional effects of occupational stress in nursing professionals

Paschoalini, Bruna; Oliveira, Mônica Martins de; Frigério, Michele Cândida; Dias, Ana Luiza Ribeiro Pereira; Santos, Flávia Heloísa dos

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“…It is characterized by an adaptive response to the new situations as the threatening ones and is considered an individual process, with variation on the perception of tension, that can produce several types of physical, psychic and cognitive symptoms that require prolonged adaptive responses to overcome or adapt environments with stressors. 5 Stress responses encompass hormonal mechanisms that begin with the stimulation of the neuropophysis in the brain and countless events involving the adrenal glands, having action in the stomach, heart and lymphatic system and mainly affecting the immune system, which tends to be compromised , decreasing the levels of endorphin and serotonin, responsible for the elevation of the self-esteem of the human being. 6 When the individual is exposed to a permanent or prolonged stress situation, it can lead to numerous physical and psychological consequences such as: an increase in blood pressure and a greater susceptibility to Stroke; infection due to decreased immune response; gastrointestinal disorders such as diarrhea and constipation; food disorders; excessive gain or loss of weight; insulin resistance associated with type 2 diabetes and exacerbation of diabetes, and tension-type headache; insomnia; decreased sexual desire and temporary impotence in men; exacerbation of premenstrual tension in women, in addition to decreased concentration; inhibition of learning; memory impairment, as well as exacerbation of skin lesions and depression.…”

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RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar a percepção de estresse em baixa, média e alta e a relação entre a percepção do estresse e características sociodemográficas em acadêmicos de Enfermagem. Método: estudo quantitativo, transversal, em que foram incluídos 136 acadêmicos de Enfermagem de uma instituição particular de ensino, com o uso do questionário sociodemográfico e a Escala de Estresse Percebido (PSS-14). Os resultados foram submetidos à análise estatística por meio do programa SPSS, versão 17.0. Os dados foram apresentados em tabelas. Resultados: a maioria dos acadêmicos (63=46,3%) apresenta média percepção de estresse. As variáveis sociodemográficas não apresentaram associação estatisticamente significativa com a percepção de estresse. Conclusão: número significativo de universitários apresenta média percepção de estresse. Observa-se que os acadêmicos casados e que ingerem bebida alcoólica apresentaram maior percepção. Já realizar atividade física auxilia em uma menor percepção de estresse. É relevante observar que a percepção de estresse média ou alta constatada neste estudo é preocupante considerando a saúde desses participantes e seu futuro profissional. Os dados deste estudo contribuem cientificamente com o fornecimento de subsídios e auxiliam a identificar variáveis sociodemográficas que podem vulnerabilizar os acadêmicos na percepção do estresse. Descritores: Estresse Fisiológico; Estresse Psicológico; Estudante de Enfermagem; Educação em Enfermagem; Educação; Aprendizagem.ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the perception of stress as low, medium and high and the relationship between the perception of stress and sociodemographic characteristics in Nursing students. Method: a cross-sectional quantitative study of 136 nursing students from a private educational institution using the sociodemographic questionnaire and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-14). The results were submitted to statistical analysis using the SPSS program, version 17.0. The data was presented in tables. Results: the majority of academics (63 = 46.3%) presented mean perception of stress. The sociodemographic variables did not present a statistically significant association with the perception of stress. Conclusion: a significant number of university students present average perception of stress. It is observed that married and alcoholic students presented higher perception. Already performing physical activity assists in a lower perception of stress. It is important to note that the perception of medium or high stress found in this study is worrying considering the health of these participants and their professional future. The data from this study contributes scientifically to the provision of subsidies and helps to identify sociodemographic variables that may vulnerabilize academics in the perception of stress. Descriptors: Physiological Stress; Psychological stress; Nursing Student; Education, Nursing; Education; Learning. RESUMEN Objetivo: evaluar la percepción de estrés en baja, media y alta y la relación entre la percepción del estrés y características sociodemográficas en académicos de Enfermería. Método: estudio cuantitativo, transversal, en que se incluyeron 136 académicos de Enfermería de una institución particular de enseñanza, con uso del cuestionario sociodemográfico y la escala de estrés percibido (PSS-14). Los resultados se sometieron al análisis estadístico a través del programa SPSS, versión 17.0. Los datos se presentaron en tablas. Resultados: la mayoría de los académicos (63=46,3%) presentan una media percepción de estrés. Las variables sociodemográficas no presentaron asociación estadísticamente significativa con la percepción de estrés. Conclusión: número significativo de universitarios presenta media percepción de estrés. Se observa que los académicos casados y que ingeren bebida alcohólica presentaron mayor percepción. Ya la realización de actividad física auxilia en una menor percepción de estrés. Es importante observar que la percepción de estrés media o alta constatada en este estudio es preocupante considerando la salud de esos participantes y su futuro profesional. Los datos de este estudio contribuyen científicamente con el suministro de subsidios y ayudan a identificar variables sociodemográficas que pueden vulnerabilizar a los académicos en la percepción del estrés. Descriptores: Estrés Fisiológico; Estrés Psicológico; Estudiante de Enfermería; Educación en Enfermería; Educación; Aprendizaje.

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“…Escala Lickert de 44 ítems agrupados en 4 factores específicos,: Relaciones interpersonales; papeles estresantes de la profesión; factores intrínsecos del trabajos son de primer orden; y l de organización estructural y cultural (13,14) .…”

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Factores laborales estresantes en profesionales de enfermería que trabajan en unidades hospitalarias con pacientes ingresados por problemas médicoquirúrgicos: una revisión bibliográfica

Cremades-Puerto

2011

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RESUMENLa enfermería se considera una profesión estresante. En general, la identificación de factores laborales estresantes en estos profesionales de la salud, se relaciona con la presencia de estrés en profesionales de enfermería en unidades o ámbitos específicos, como Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI), Urgencias o Atención Primaria. Sin embargo, en Unidades Médico-Quirúrgicas de hospitales generales, es frecuente percibir quejas de profesionales o absentismo laboral elevado relacionado con situaciones de estrés de difícil evaluación. RECIEN Nº 2 Mayo 2011Pág. -1 Recien Revista Científica de EnfermeríaObjetivo.El objeto principal del estudio es realizar una revisión bibliográfica narrativa sobre factores laborales estresantes de enfermería en unidades médico-quirúrgicas. Como objetivo específico, se seleccionará un clasificador de estresores adecuado a futuros estudios relacionados. Método.Se ha realizado una revisión sobre factores laborales estresantes en enfermería en unidades de hospitalización médico-quirúrgicas. Bases de datos consultadas: CUIDEN, IME, TESEO, CINAHL, CISDOC, COCHRANE, IBECS, LILACS, MEDLINE y PsycINFO. Resultados.Se obtienen 17 textos que cumplen los criterios de inclusión. Se revisan en total 10 manuscritos a texto completo, de otros 2 artículos se revisan el resumen y a 5 manuscritos no se pudo acceder. Conclusiones.Se desprende que existen importantes limitaciones relacionadas con la producción científica en unidades médico-quirúrgicas y la encontrada se relaciona en general con aspectos psicológicos de los profesionales y unidades críticas o servicios especiales. Como clasificador más adecuado para estresores profesionales de enfermería se propone el clasificador de Peiró. Palabras clave.Estrés psicológico, factores estresantes, enfermería, unidades médico-quirúrgicas.

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“…Even well-prepared nurses may experience high levels of occupational stress [1], due to factors such as work overload, work intensity, interpersonal conflicts, long shifts, night shifts, the psychological impact of patients' conditions, excessive standardization of procedures, and lack of recognition of effort [2][3][4][5][6][7]. In Brazil, interpersonal conflicts within the health staff are one of the main stressors in nursing teams [2,8,9]. The sense of lack of control and the lack of social support are additional sources of stress [10,11].…”

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DNA damage, salivary cortisol levels, and cognitive parameters in a nursing team

Bortolotto

Brum

Guecheva

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Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagene

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In a cross-sectional study of women in a nursing team at a university hospital in southern Brazil, we studied DNA damage, salivary cortisol levels, and cognition. DNA damage was measured in blood leukocytes with the comet assay and the micronucleus test. Salivary cortisol levels were determined upon waking, 30 min later, and at bedtime. Cognition was evaluated according to the Stroop, Digit span and Word span tests. Cortisol levels on waking up were associated negatively with the number of years the employee worked at the institution and positively with the DNA damage in comet assay. Cognitive scores were lower when the cortisol levels were low at awakening and high at bedtime; and were associated positively with educational level. Cortisol status may influence overall health as well as essential work skills, such as attention.

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Cognitive and emotional effects of occupational stress in nursing professionals

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Perception of stress in nursing academics

Perception of stress in nursing academics

Factores laborales estresantes en profesionales de enfermería que trabajan en unidades hospitalarias con pacientes ingresados por problemas médicoquirúrgicos: una revisión bibliográfica

DNA damage, salivary cortisol levels, and cognitive parameters in a nursing team

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