Job stress management protocol using a merge between cognitive-behavioral techniques and ergonomic tools.
This paper presents a protocol for work distress assessment. Work distress is defined as a merge between nonergonomic related aspects, in tasks or environment, and adversely conditions perceived for a worker, in a certain work situation. This frame requires an approach that can treat individuals and organizational factors in the same way, at the same time. For this, we elaborate a psycho-ergonomics method, associating concepts and practices from cognitive-behavioral techniques and work ergonomic analysis, which we named CEWAT - Cognitive-Behavioral Work Analysis Technique. This paper presents CEWAT's foundations and structure, in steps. An application to a complex and dangerous system illustrates its benefits in the ergonomics action.
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Elaine
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Viola
Mario Cesar
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Vidal
D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D006804:Ergonomics; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D006801:Humans; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016526:Workload / Q000523:psychology; D017132:Workplace / Q000523:psychology