title: Evaluation of the prevalence of stress and its phases in acute myocardial infarction in patients active in the labor market.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Acute myocardial infarction is a social health problem of epidemiological relevance, with high levels of morbidity and mortality. Stress is one of the modifiable risk factors that triggers acute myocardial infarction. Stress is a result of a set of physiological reactions, which when exaggerated in intensity or duration can lead to imbalances in one's organism, resulting in vulnerability to diseases.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To identify the presence of stress and its phases in hospitalized and active labor market patients with unstable myocardial infarction and observe its correlation with the life of this population with stress.
  
  
  METHODS
  The methodology used was a quantitative, descriptive and transversal research approach conducted with a total of 43 patients, who were still active in the labor market, presenting or not morbidities. Data collection occurred on the fourth day of their hospitalization and patients responded to Lipp's Stress Symptom Inventory for adults.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirty-one patients (72.1%) presented stress and twelve (27.8%) did not. In patients with stress, the identified phases were: alert - one patient (3.2%); resistance -twenty-two patients (71.0%); quasi-exhaustion - six patients (19.4%) and exhaustion - two patients (6.5%). All women researched presented stress.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results suggest a high level of stress, especially in the resistance phase, in the male infarcted population, hospitalized and active in the labor market.
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Luciane Boreki
authors: LB
authors: Lucinda
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Ana Claudia Merchan Giaxa
authors: AC
authors: Prosdócimo
authors: Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Katherine Athayde Teixeira
authors: KA
authors: de Carvalho
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Julio Cesar
authors: JC
authors: Francisco
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Cristina Pellegrino
authors: CP
authors: Baena
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Marcia
authors: M
authors: Olandoski
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: Vivian Ferreira
authors: VF
authors: do Amaral
authors: Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
authors: José Rocha
authors: JR
authors: Faria-Neto
authors: Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
authors: Luiz César
authors: LC
authors: Guarita-Souza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012737:Sex Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult