Impact of a physical activity program on the anxiety, depression, occupational stress and burnout syndrome of nursing professionals

Abstract

Objectiveto assess the effects of a workplace physical activity (WPA) program on levels of anxiety, depression, burnout, occupational stress and self-perception of health and work-related quality of life of a nursing team in a palliative care unit. Methodsthe WPA was conducted five days per week, lasting ten minutes, during three consecutive months. Twenty-one nursing professionals were evaluated before and after the intervention, with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Maslch Burnout Inventory, and the Job Stress Scale. The changes in self-perceived health and work-related quality of life were measured using a semi-structured questionnaire. Resultsthe WPA did not yield significant results on the levels of anxiety, depression, burnout or occupational stress. However, after the intervention, participants reported improved perceptions of bodily pain and feeling of fatigue at work. Conclusionthe WPA did not lead to beneficial effects on occupational stress and psychological variables, but it was well accepted by the nursing professionals, who reported improvement in perceptions of health and work-related quality of life.

Exercise to reduce work-related fatigue among employees: a randomized controlled trial

“…Together, this means that (i) exercise is effective to reduce emotional exhaustion and overall fatigue, and (ii) sufficient exposure to exercise (compliance) is needed in order to observe beneficial effects. These results are in accordance with previous intervention studies that concentrated on participants who completed the exercise intervention (15)(16)(17)(18)(19). Further small improvements in emotional exhaustion and overall fatigue were found 6 weeks after the end of the intervention, and these were maintained at 12 weeks.…”

“…Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have reported an inverse relationship between the two (11)(12)(13)(14), and the few available intervention studies show beneficial effects of exercise on workrelated fatigue (15)(16)(17)(18)(19). However, these intervention studies suffered from one or more methodological shortcomings, such as no adequate control condition, no (described) randomization procedure, and lack of non-response and intention-to-treat (ITT) analyses.…”

Riesgo de depresión, alcoholismo, tabaquismo y consumo de sustancias psicoactivas en personal de enfermería, de dos instituciones hospitalarias del área metropolitana de la ciudad de Medellín

“…En este estudio la prevalencia de despersonalización fue superior a la reportada por Freitas et al, con el (47.6%) 14,15 . Se ha documentado que las personas que trabajan en los servicios de urgencias y cirugía tienen riesgo de consumir sustancias psicoactivas por la sobrecarga laboral a la que están expuestas; sin embargo, en el presente estudio no se halló una asociación significativa entre trabajar en estos servicios y consumir sustancias 16 .…”

Burnout e Qualidade de Vida em uma Residência Multiprofissional: um Estudo Longitudinal de Dois Anos

“…Entre as consequências físicas associadas à insatisfação e ao estresse crescente é comum identificarmos somatizações álgicas com uma direta influência na qualidade de vida do residente. A literatura já demonstrou presença de fadiga muscular e aumento do risco de aparecimento de complicações osteomioarticulares relacionadas ao trabalho -fruto, muitas vezes, de esforços excessivos e posturas inadequadas associadas a abalos psicológicos [27][28][29][30] .…”