title: [Characterization of the physical symptoms of stress in the emergency health care team].
abstract: Nursing professionals working in Emergency Care suffer from the physical symptoms of stress in their everyday activity. The objective of this study was to characterize these symptoms using the Occupational Stress Indicator, a semi-structured instrument. To do this, the authors created open questions that were applied in interviews that were recorded and analyzed. The researchers listed the following physical symptoms: headache, a sensation of fatigue, leg pain, and tachycardia. According to reports form the workers, pain always resulted from emotional stress or appeared after providing emergency care, which suggests the workers find it very difficult to differentiate physical from mental stress. The investigation found that there is a need for measures to follow workers in their working activity. A manual was created, containing basic suggestions to improve the quality of life of the health team.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Educacional Carapicuíba, Lorena, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Sílvia Maria de Carvalho
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Farias
authors.forename: Olga Lúcia de Carvalho
authors.initials: OL
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Márcia Aparecida Ferreira de
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: Maria Odete
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis*