Workplace stress in nursing workers from an emergency hospital: Job Stress Scale analysis.
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.
Faculdade de Enfermagem Fisioterapia e Nutrição, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. jurbanetto@pucrs.br
Janete de Souza
Jde S
Urbanetto
Priscila Costa
PC
da Silva
Eveline
E
Hoffmeister
Bianca Souza
BS
de Negri
Bartira Ercília Pinheiro
BE
da Costa
Carlos Eduardo
CE
Poli de Figueiredo
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires