Workplace stress in nursing workers from an emergency hospital: Job Stress Scale analysis

Abstract

This study identifies workplace stress according to the Job Stress Scale and associates it with socio-demographic and occupational variables of nursing workers from an emergency hospital. This is a cross-sectional study and data were collected through a questionnaire applied to 388 nursing professionals. Descriptive statistics were applied; univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. The results indicate there is a significant association with being a nursing technician or auxiliary, working in the position for more than 15 years, and having low social support, with 3.84, 2.25 and 4.79 times more chances of being placed in the 'high strain job' quadrant. The study reveals that aspects related to the workplace should be monitored by competent agencies in order to improve the quality of life of nursing workers. Descriptors Estrés en el trabajo de enfermería en hospital de emergencia: análisis usando la Job Stress ScaleEstudio que tuvo el objetivo identificar el estrés en el trabajo, según la Job Stress Scale y asociarlo con aspectos sociodemográficos y laborales de trabajadores de enfermería de un hospital de emergencia. Estudio de tipo transversal, cuyos datos fueron recolectados, por medio de cuestionario, con 388 profesionales de enfermería. El análisis fue realizado con la estadística descriptiva, análisis univariado y multivariado. Los resultados identificaron asociación significativa con el cargo de técnico/auxiliar de enfermería, tiempo en el cargo superior a 15 años y bajo apoyo social, con chances respectivas de 3,84; 2,25 y 4,79 mayores para el cuadrante alto desgaste. El estudio demostró que los aspectos relacionados al ambiente de trabajo deben ser acompañados por los órganos competentes con la finalidad de invertir recursos en la calidad de vida en el trabajo de la enfermería.Descriptores: Estrés Fisiológico; Salud Laboral; Vigilancia de la Salud del Trabajador; Enfermería.

Work ability in nursing: relationship with psychological demands and control over the work

“…In this sense, the results of this study showed that to be a technician/auxiliary nurse, to have been in the job for 14 years or more and to have completed high school or an undergraduate degree are conditions that can lead to the development of stress, given that these workers were classified in the high-strain quadrant (p<0.05). These results corroborate those of another study (13) , performed in an emergency room of a hospital in the South of Brazil, in which it was found that to be a technician/auxiliary nurse, with more than 15 years in the job, and to have low social support cause a greater chance of having high deterioration.…”

“…In Unlike another study (13) which indicated that workers who are only employed in the institution studied presented a greater percentage in the passive job followed by the low-strain (p=0.361) quadrants, in the present study, in addition to the prevalence in the high-strain quadrant, 185 (45.2%) of them were classified as having reduced work ability. One possible explanation for this result may be related to the fact that many workers are not limited to only working the weekly contracted hours.…”

Estresse ocupacional entre trabalhadores de saúde de um hospital universitário

“…Among nursing assistants and technicians, the lower social support was significantly associated with a greater exposure to stress. It is assumed that their position of subordinated work in relation to other health professionals may favor difficult and conflicting interpersonal interactions (18) , as well as the low social support related to this occupational class.…”

Work-related stress according to the demand-control model and minor psychic disorders in nursing workers

“…In the first (14) , there was a prevalence in the passive job quadrant (29.9%), followed by active job (28.5%), and lower prevalence in high strain (21.2%). In the second study (18) , a higher prevalence of workers in passive jobs (35.6%) was found, followed by low strain (26.5%), and also higher prevalence of the quadrant high strain, around 21%.…”