Factors associated with occupational stress among nursing professionals in health services of medium complexity

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the factors associated with occupational stress among nursing workers in health services of medium complexity. Methods: Epidemiological, cross-sectional, exploratory study. A randomly selected sample of 126 nursing professionals from medium complexity services in three cities in the state of Bahia (Santo Antônio de Jesus, Feira de Santana and Itabuna) was investigated. Data were collected in 2011 and 2012. The demand-control model proposed by Karasek was used to assess occupational stress. Simultaneous analysis of occupational stressors was performed using Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: The prevalence of occupational stress among nursing professionals was 77%. Occupational stress was associated with the professional category of nursing technician (p=0.01). Conclusion: The data indicates a concerning situation of exposure to occupational stressors, which requires coping strategies in order to protect the health of the worker.

摘要
研究目的：分析巴伊亚州（Bahia）中等复杂度医疗服务机构护理人员职业紧张的相关影响因素。
研究方法：本研究为流行病学横断面探索性研究。研究选取巴伊亚州圣安东尼奥-德热苏斯、费拉迪圣安娜及伊塔布纳三座城市的中等复杂度医疗服务机构，从中随机抽取126名护理专业人员作为研究样本开展调查。数据采集工作于2011年至2012年间完成。本研究采用Karasek提出的工作要求-控制模型（demand-control model）评估职业紧张状况，并通过稳健方差泊松回归对职业紧张相关影响因素进行同步分析。
研究结果：护理人员职业紧张检出率达77%。职业紧张与护理技术员职业类别显著相关（p=0.01）。
研究结论：本研究数据提示，护理人员暴露于职业紧张危险因素的现状令人担忧，亟需制定相应应对策略以保障医护工作者的职业健康。