Stress and psychoactive substance use among university professors

Introdução: Recentes mudanças nas relações e mercado de trabalho no setor da educação superior trazem desafios e sobrecargas importantes aos corpos docentes, o quê, pela emergência da situação epidemiológica mundial, foi agravado no ano de 2020. Objetivos: Investigar a presença de transtornos mentais e fatores associados em docentes do ensino superior em instituição privada do interior do Estado de São Paulo. Métodos: Pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva exploratória, de corte transversal, transcorrida em junho de 2021, utilizando-se de instrumento por meio digital contendo dados sociodemográficos e de hábitos de vida, o Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) e o Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Investigada a presença de associações entre variáveis por meio da razão de chance, Odds Ratio, e Risco Relativo. Resultados: Participaram 49 docentes, em sua maioria do sexo feminino, entre os 29 e 78 anos. Em 61,2% dos indivíduos, o índice de massa corporal esteve acima do recomendado, e ainda 40,8% pontuados como sedentários. A presença de doença crônica foi relatada por 40,8% e o uso contínuo de medicamentos em 65,3%. A presença de Transtorno Mental Comum esteve presente em 28,5%, sendo a mesma prevalência encontrada de quadros depressivos, apresentando associação positiva com o reconhecer-se sedentário, sobrepeso ou obesidade, consumo de bebida alcoólica pelo menos uma vez na semana e tempo de trabalho docente menor de cinco anos. Conclusões: O estudo apontou um quadro relevante de sofrimentos mentais entre os docentes, associados a hábitos de vida, que podem comprometer a qualidade de vida e de trabalho. Palavras-chave: transtornos mentais. docentes. saúde do trabalhador. educação superior. COVID-19.

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Mental disorders and related factors in higher education professors working remotely: a correlational study

Cruz-e-Silva¹,

Caldeira²,

Sá³

et al. 2023

Rev Bras Med Trab

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Predictors of job stress and alcohol consumption amongst university professors

Pereira

Donato²,

Pillon³

et al. 2022

Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

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A glimpse of academic staff health behavior on diet type and physical activity at Austrian universities: first findings from the “Sustainably Healthy – From Science 2 Highschool & University” study

Wirnitzer¹,

Motevalli²,

Tanous³

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundThe association between lifestyle and health status highlights the importance of assessing health-related behavior in different populations. This multidisciplinary study aimed to examine the health behavior of academic staff of Austrian colleges and universities, with a specific focus on diet types (vegan, vegetarian, omnivorous) and physical activity (PA) reports.MethodsFollowing a cross-sectional study design incorporating an online survey, a sample of 1,041 academics from 52 institutes (mean age: 46.4 years) provided data on sociodemographic characteristics, dietary patterns, PA behavior, and other lifestyle behaviors (smoking, alcohol intake, etc.).ResultsThe prevalence of vegetarian and vegan diets was 13.2 and 2.0%, respectively, and 33.2% of participants had excess body weight (BMI ≥ 25). The majority of participants (88.5%) reported regularly engaging in leisure-time PA, but 18.6% were active members of sports clubs. No difference between females and males was observed in diet type and the type of sport participation (p > 0.05). Participants with a mixed diet had a higher BMI than vegetarians and vegans (p < 0.05). Leisure-time PA participation was associated with more frequent fruit and vegetable intake (p < 0.05). The prevalence of smoking and alcohol intake was 13.1 and 73.5%, respectively, without any difference between dietary or sports participation subgroups (p > 0.05).ConclusionThe present study provides an overview of the social trends in vegan and vegetarian diets linked to health behaviors in tertiary educational settings. Findings can be used by health scientists, decision-makers, and multipliers in health and education to improve public health.

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Stress and psychoactive substance use among university professors

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Mental disorders and related factors in higher education professors working remotely: a correlational study

Mental disorders and related factors in higher education professors working remotely: a correlational study

Predictors of job stress and alcohol consumption amongst university professors

A glimpse of academic staff health behavior on diet type and physical activity at Austrian universities: first findings from the “Sustainably Healthy – From Science 2 Highschool & University” study

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