title: Association between depression and work stress in nursing professionals with technical education level.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to analize the relationship between depression and work stress in nursing professionals with technical education level of a teaching hospital in a city of the state of São Paulo.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study was carried out with 310 nursing technicians and nursing assistants, randomly selected. The outcome analyzed was the report of depression and its relationship with high levels of work stress, measured using the Job Stress Scale. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence of depression in this study was 20%, and it was more expressive in females, aged over 40 years, living without a partner and in smokers. The chance of depression was twice as high among professionals showing high levels of work stress, even after multiple regression adjusting.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  depressive symptoms were strongly associated with high stress levels among nursing assistants and nursing technicians, evidencing a problem to be considered along with the planning of specific intervention programs for this population, as well as the need for better cases management by the supervisors.
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Edilaine Cristina da Silva
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Gherardi-Donato
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Lucilene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cardoso
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Carla Araújo Bastos
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, BR.
authors.forename: Sandra de Souza
authors.initials: Sde S
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.affiliation: University of Alberta, Alberta, CA.
authors.forename: Emilene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reisdorfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009729:Nursing; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*