Padrão de consumo de álcool e outras drogas entre profissionais de saúde: retrato de alunos de cursos lato sensu de uma instituição pública

Abstract

This was a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory piece of research conducted with 111 students of lato sensu Postgraduate courses in a public nursing faculty in the city of Rio de Janeiro. The aim was to describe and discuss the prevalence and patterns of alcohol and other drug consumption in health care professionals, as well as the ways in which the worker and the institution in which they are employed deal with this. Alcohol was the most commonly used drug, followed by psycho-active substances. Around 67.6% agreed that drug use in employees may be related to stress and/or working conditions. The issue of drug use in the workplace must, then be approached by promoting prevention programs and workers' quality of life.

Estresse ocupacional e comportamentos de saúde de enfermeiros de um hospital terciário de Fortaleza – Ceará

“…Constatou-se que a maioria dos participantes só tem a instituição pesquisada como principal local trabalho. Essa realidade deixa em evidência a dificuldade de se conciliar dois empregos, haja vista que, no contexto hospitalar onde a enfermagem apresenta-se como maior força de trabalho, as atividades são frequentemente complexas, além de estarem submetidos a uma rígida estrutura hierárquica para o cumprimento de horários, rotinas, normas e regulamentos 20,21 .…”

Prevalence in the Use of Anxiolytics Among Nursing Professionals: an Integrative Review

“…The most likely individuals to use benzodiazepines for anxiety or sleep disorders are health professionals, with prevalence between 20 and 80%, because they have a fragility caused by excessive stress, excessive workload, dissatisfaction in the workplace or family 6,7 . Health professionals, such as doctors and nurses, are the most susceptible to the use and development of tolerance and dependence related to the use of some psychotropic substance, due to the greater possibility of selfadministration and free access to these substances in the workplace 8 .…”

Psychological Exhaustion and Problematic Use of Drugs in The Nursing Team in A Hospital Environment

“…Because of its characteristics, BS can lead health professionals to overuse psychotropic substances in general, but mainly due to the greater possibility of self-administration, since they have free access to these substances in the work environment (6) .…”

“…Thus, it is necessary to discuss the use of medication by the nursing professional as a worker's health problem. (6) In this context, investigating the occurrence of Burnout Syndrome in nursing professionals in the hospital environment is relevant because of the vulnerability in which these workers are exposed. Thus, it is expected that with the identification of professional burnout and its repercussions, it will help in the reflection about better working conditions and health, promoting debates about interventions in order to improve the health of the professionals and consequently benefit the quality of the assistance provided.…”