Objective: To analyze the existence of a relationship between burnout and depressive symptoms among intensive care unit nursing staff. Method: A quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study with 91 intensive care nurses. Data collection used a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey, and the Beck Depression Inventory - I. The Pearson test verified the correlation between the burnout dimension score and the total score from the Beck Depression Inventory. Fisher's exact test was used to analyze whether there is an association between the diseases. Results: Burnout was presented by 14.29% of the nurses and 10.98% had symptoms of depression. The higher the level of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, and the lower professional accomplishment, the greater the depressive symptoms. The association was significant between burnout and depressive symptoms. Conclusion: Nurses with burnout have a greater possibility of triggering depressive symptoms.

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Burnout and depressive symptoms in intensive care nurses: relationship analysis.

O presente estudo objetivou descrever o perfil sociodemografico dos estudantes de enfermagem e compreender o significado atribuido para sua atual qualidade de vida. Foram entrevistados 65 academicos do 8o semestre do ano de 2007, por meio da aplicacao de questionario autoreferido, com informacoes de dados sociodemograficos e questoes abertas sobre qualidade de vida. A populacao de estudo foi predominantemente do sexo feminino, solteira, com idade entre 22 a 24 anos e com diferentes percepcoes sobre sua qualidade de vida, apreendidas por meio da vivencia de fatores favoraveis e desfavoraveis no decorrer dos anos de aprendizado. O estudo destacou a percepcao da qualidade de vida sob a otica do estudante de enfermagem

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Qualidade de vida de graduandos de enfermagem

PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to identify the occurrence of Burnout Syndrome (BS) and assess its relationship with different labour-related aspects, among nursing professionals at two medium-sizes hospitals in the city of Caceres. METHOD: This is a transversal and descriptive study, with a sample totalling 141 subjects. As an instrument of research, we used a questionnaire for the limitation of labour-related aspects, with the addition of the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). RESULTS: Out of the 141 professional people considered, 13 had BS, according to the MBI. In relation to the different labour aspects, the professional people most affected were those with: work regime based on pay by the day, a working week of 30 hours, regularly hired, with double employment, lower graduation period, less time spent at the unit, and active in the administrative segment. CONCLUSIONS: Hence, there was the demonstration of the presence of BS within the sample, showing the need for the proposal of organisational changes within the working environment so as to reduce these factors and their interference on the health of the worker.

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Burnout and labour aspects in the nursing teams at two medium-sized hospitals

OBJECTIVE: to identify sources of stress and coping strategies in nurses who work in three Head and Neck Surgery Oncology Services, in three central hospitals in Portugal. METHOD: a cross-sectional descriptive-exploratory study, whose sample was made up of the 96 nurses from the three services. The following were used in the data collection: a socio-demographic questionnaire; the 12-item General Health Questionnaire; and the Occupational Stress Inventory; Brief COPE. RESULTS: reasonable levels of general health were ascertained. The most-mentioned stressors were: burden with work; low pay; the physical space where they work; emotionally-disturbing situations and lack of recognition of the profession. The most-used coping strategies were: planning; active coping; acceptance and self-distraction. CONCLUSION: the stressors identified are mainly related to organizational aspects and work conditions, and the coping strategies chosen are aimed at resolving problems and improving the nurses' well-being. A significant percentage of the nurses presents high levels of pressure and depressed emotions. The results presented corroborate previous studies which warn of the importance of developing strategies for preventing these stress levels.

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Psycho-social risks at work: stress and coping strategies in oncology nurses

Absenteeism in nursing is a difficult problem for health organizations; hence it is an indicator that must be monitored. The objective of this study was to analyze the absenteeism rate of nursing professionals in a public hospital. Absenteeism data were collected monthly, from January to July 2008, and calculated by means of an electronic program. The mean absenteeism index for nurses varied from 5.6% to 9.7% for technicians/nursing aides. Sick leaves were the most prevalent reason for absences. The data revealed the major cause of absenteeism and pointed at the need to change policies for hiring nursing professionals, in addition to reviewing the working processes in order to improve the workers' health conditions.

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Tasa de ausentismo del equipo de enfermería como indicador de gestión de personas

Objective: to identify the work process, the psychic workloads and the strains generated in nursing workers. Method: the study was developed in five Brazilian university hospitals. The sample was composed by 62 nursing workers and the data collection was done by focal group technique, followed by the application of a collective inquire. The data were quantitatively described and systematized according to a thematic analysis. Results: the study population represented 35,37% of the hospital workforce in national setting. The workers mentioned are exposure to several kinds of psychic workload and link them to with others workloads, highlighting the strain processes resulting from this kind of workload, such stress, fatigue, complaints of gastritis and headaches. Conclusions: nursing workers are exposed to several workloads in the hospital environment, especially psychic workloads. This exposure starts strain processes that compromise the health and quality of life, signaling the necessity of interventions in this reality.

https://www.revistas.usp.br/rlae/article/download/4325/5564

Psychic workloads and strain processes in nursing workers of brazilian university hospitals

El objetivo de este estudio fue identificar el proceso de trabajo, las cargas psiquicas y los desgastes generados en trabajadores de enfermeria. Se trata de un estudio desarrollado en cinco hospitales universitarios brasilenos. La muestra fue compuesta por 62 trabajadores de enfermeria; la recoleccion fue realizada por medio de la tecnica de grupo focal, seguida de la aplicacion de encuesta colectiva. Los datos fueron descritos numericamente y sistematizados segun analisis tematico. La poblacion de estudio represento 35,37% de la fuerza de trabajo hospitalario en el escenario nacional. Los trabajadores refirieron exposicion a diversos tipos de cargas psiquicas y las relacionaron con otras cargas de trabajo, destacando los desgastes provenientes de este tipo de carga, como estres, fatiga, gastritis y cefalea. Los trabajadores de enfermeria estan expuestos a las diversas cargas de trabajo en el ambiente hospitalario, especialmente a las cargas psiquicas. Esta exposicion desencadena procesos de desgaste que comprometen la salud y calidad de vida, senalando la necesidad de realizar intervenciones en esta realidad.

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Cargas psíquicas y procesos de desgaste en trabajadores de enfermería de hospitales universitarios brasileños

OBJECTIVE: to analyze the workloads, strain processes and sickness absenteeism among nursing workers from a teaching hospital in the Brazilian Central-West. METHOD: a descriptive and cross-sectional study was developed with a quantitative approach, based on the theoretical framework of the social determination of the health-disease process. Data were collected between January and December 2009, based on records of complaints related to occupational exposure among nursing professionals, filed in the software Monitoring System of Nursing Workers' Health. For the sake of statistical analysis, relative and absolute frequencies of the variables and the risk coefficient were considered. RESULTS: 144 notifications of occupational exposure were registered across the analysis period, which represented 25% of the total nursing population at the hospital. The physiological and psychic workloads were the most representative, corresponding to 37% and 36%, respectively. These notifications culminated in 1567 days of absenteeism for disease treatment. CONCLUSIONS: the findings evidence the impact of occupational illnesses on the absenteeism of nursing workers, and can be used to demonstrate the importance of institutional investments in occupational health surveillance.

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Workloads, strain processes and sickness absenteeism in nursing

BACKGROUND Impaired work ability is associated with work-related illnesses, early retirement and rising pension costs. OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between work ability and fatigue in nursing workers. METHODS Cross-sectional study conducted with 100 nursing workers from two inpatient units at a public teaching hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The data were collected by means of a socio-demographic profile questionnaire, Work Ability Index (WAI) and Chalder Fatigue Scale. The data were analyzed by means of descriptive and analytical statistical methods, tests of association and multiple linear regression. RESULTS The study population was mainly composed of women (88% ), exhibited a high educational level (76% ), average age 39.4 years old (SD = 9.5) and 15 years of professional experience, on average. The average score on WAI was good (39.4 points, SD = 6.0) but surprisingly, 35% of the participants exhibited moderate to poor work ability. Fatigue was found in 52% of the participants. The score on WAI decreased in association with fatigue (p <  0.001) and longer length of work in the same workplace (p = 0.001), as well as among nursing technicians compared to nurses (p = 0.040). CONCLUSIONS Fatigue, longer length of work in the same workplace and work category nursing technician were associated with decreased work ability, which emphasizes the need for investment in health and quality of work life.

Vivian Aline Mininel

Papers

Psychic workloads and strain processes in nursing workers of brazilian university hospitals

Qualidade de vida de graduandos de enfermagem

Cargas psíquicas y procesos de desgaste en trabajadores de enfermería de hospitales universitarios brasileños

Workloads, strain processes and sickness absenteeism in nursing

Association between work ability and fatigue in Brazilian nursing workers