Uso de álcool e comportamento de saúde entre profissionais da enfermagem

Abstract

Objective:To evaluate the problematic use of alcohol and health behavior among the nursing staff of a general hospital. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted at a general hospital. A questionnaire with socio-demographic information, the alcohol and substance use screening test, and a questionnaire on health behavior were applied. Results: A total of 416 professionals participated in the study. In the final model of logistical regression, male professionals (OR 4.3), singles (OR 3.7), those that professed to having other religions (OR 3.8), worked as nursing technician (OR 2.3), did not consume low doses of alcoholic beverages per day (OR 2.0), used tobacco (OR 8.9), avoided consuming beverages with caffeine (OR 1.9) and avoided noisy environments (OR 2.0) showed higher chances of consuming alcohol at a problematic level. Conclusion: Among nursing professionals, the use of alcohol and not engaging in health behavior are strongly associated. These findings have implications for the implementation of strategies for the promotion of health and the prevention of alcohol use in work relationships.

Consumption of Psychoactive Substances by Nursing Workers: An Integrative Review

“…23,25 The drugs that have higher consumption prevalence among the nursing team correspond to sedatives such as morphine and anesthetics, antidepressants, barbiturates, analgesics, amphetamines and benzodiazepines, as they are more accessible within health institutions. 15,17,19,21 Among the legal drugs, alcohol, tobacco and energy drinks are more prevalent among nurses, with higher consumption by women, with a mean age of 34 years old for alcohol abuse, 25 years old for cigarette consumption, and 24 to 49 years old for energy drinks, according to a study carried out with physicians and nurses in Bogotá. In contrast, marijuana and opium are at a higher level of consumption in illicit terms.…”

Relationships between substance use, anxiety, depression and stress by public university workers

“…The questions address usage relationships, such as frequency, related problems, impairment in performing expected tasks, and unsuccessful attempts to cease or reduce consumption. ASSIST was validated in Brazil, showing good indexes of validity and internal consistency (16) 8,11,12,14,18). The responses are of the Likert scale type with four points (0 does not apply in any way to 3 points, it applies a lot or most of the time) (17) .…”

“…It is worth mentioning that there are several studies in the literature that involve the use of alcohol, stress, depression and anxiety (11)(12)(13) ; however, studies that evaluate heavy episodic drinking (HED) and use in the binge pattern are still incipient, which justifies the development of the present work. Thus, it is essential to know what are the health behavior indicators in the relationship between depression, stress, anxiety and substance use, considering that they are relevant for the prevention of mental health problems among workers.…”

Health‐related behaviours of nurses in Poland: The role of Type D personality

“…Moreover, respondents aged ≤30 years had, on average, higher results within the strategies searching for instrumental support, sense of humour, abreaction and taking psychoactive substances. In addition, nurses who had secondary employment Australia (Perry et al, 2018), Brazil (Fernandes Jda et al, 2013;Junqueira et al, 2017), Saudi Arabia (Almajwal, 2016) (Junqueira et al, 2017). However, in Australia, nurses and midwives are less likely to smoke than the general population (Perry et al, 2018).…”

“…~10% of nurses are estimated to be addicted to alcohol and/or other intoxicants (Davis, Powers, Vuk, & Kennedy, 2014). In Brazil, 49.8% of nurses consumed alcohol (based on AUDIT-C), comparable to the general population (Junqueira et al, 2017). Meanwhile, a substantial proportion (16.2%) of Australian nurses and midwives reported risky drinking (Perry et al, 2018).…”