Occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the presence of occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais and examine influence of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in this disease. Methods: Cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study with 124 professional nurses from a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais. The adapted and validated Portuguese version of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) was used for the performance of the study. Results: Most professionals were women (87.9%) with a mean age of 40.2 years, 80.6% were nursing technicians and 71.8% of the sample had some degree of exposure to occupational stress. Conclusions: The occupational stress index was higher than that observed in previous studies. Data obtained in the study point to the need to implement institutional measures for the prevention of occupational stress, especially by strengthening social support at work.

摘要：
研究目的：明确米纳斯吉拉斯州内陆某大学附属医院护理从业人员的职业压力存在情况，并探讨社会人口学特征与职业特征对该职业健康问题的影响。
研究方法：本研究为横断面探索性定量研究，纳入米纳斯吉拉斯州内陆某大学附属医院的124名护理人员作为研究对象。本研究采用经修订并验证的葡萄牙语版工作压力量表（Job Stress Scale, JSS）开展研究。
研究结果：研究对象中女性占比87.9%，平均年龄为40.2岁；80.6%为护理技术员，71.8%的样本存在不同程度的职业压力暴露。
研究结论：本研究测得的职业压力指数高于既往相关研究结果。本研究数据提示，亟需实施机构层面的职业压力预防措施，尤其应通过强化工作场所的社会支持来推进相关防控工作。