Self-perception of stress in an intensive therapy nursing team

This was a descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study. The objective was to identify the self-perception of stress manifestations for workers of the nursing team of Intensive Care Units of two hospitals located in Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The group evaluated had 47 worke...

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Bibliographic Details
Authors: Barbosa, Isbelle Arruda, Vieira, Maria Aparecida, Bonfim, Maria de Lourdes Carvalho, Caldeira, Antônio Prates
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2008
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Repository:Reme (Online)
Language:Portuguese
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.ufmg.br:article/50638
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufmg.br/index.php/reme/article/view/50638
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Estrés
Equipos de Enfermería
Unidades de Terapia Intensiva
Estresse
Equipe de Enfermagem
Stress
Nursing Team
Intensive Care Unit
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Summary:This was a descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study. The objective was to identify the self-perception of stress manifestations for workers of the nursing team of Intensive Care Units of two hospitals located in Montes Claros, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The group evaluated had 47 workers. Data was collected with a questionnaire with a social and demographic approach, and the Likert five point scale to describe the level of perception of occupational stress in the work environment. The results showed that 31.9% of the workers were classified as stressed. The only variable associated with a higher perception of stress was work overload (0R=6.17; CI95%=1.27-32.10). It is hoped that these results offer subsidies to treat the phenomenon through new approaches, eliminating or reducing the harmful effect of stress in Intensive Care Units.