Factors related to the risk of illness of nursing staff at work in a psychiatric institution

OBJECTIVE: identify the associations between the sociodemographic, and work variables, health conditions and lifestyles, and the risks of illness of nursing workers in a psychiatric hospital. METHOD: analytical cross-sectional study. The sample of 74 workers answered a questionnaire for sociodemogra...

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Autores principales: Sousa, Kayo Henrique Jardel Feitosa, Zeitoune, Regina Célia Gollner, Portela, Luciana Fernandes, Tracera, Gisele Massante Peixoto, Moraes, Katerine Gonçalves, Figueiró, Rachel Ferreira Savary
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7000181/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32022152
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.3454.3235
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: identify the associations between the sociodemographic, and work variables, health conditions and lifestyles, and the risks of illness of nursing workers in a psychiatric hospital. METHOD: analytical cross-sectional study. The sample of 74 workers answered a questionnaire for sociodemographic, work, health conditions and lifestyles survey characterization. The Work Context Assessment Scale and the Human Cost at Work Scale were used to evaluate the perception of the risks of illness in the interviewee’s opinion. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed, with significance of 5%. RESULTS: the factors associated with the risk of illness were: insomnia complaints, night work and workday. CONCLUSION: the associations between the work variables, health conditions and life habits can harm the health of the nursing staff of a psychiatric hospital.

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