Factors related to the risk of illness of nursing staff at work in a psychiatric institution

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 28; p. e3235
• Main Authors: Sousa, Kayo Henrique Jardel Feitosa, Zeitoune, Regina Célia Gollner, Portela, Luciana Fernandes, Tracera, Gisele Massante Peixoto, Moraes, Katerine Gonçalves, Figueiró, Rachel Ferreira Savary
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Universidade de São Paulo-USP, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto - USP 01-01-2020; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Aged; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Female; Hospitals; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Humans; Insomnia; Male; Mental disorders; Mental Health; Middle Aged; Nurses; NURSING; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Nursing, Team; Occupational Diseases - psychology; Occupational Health; Occupational Stress - psychology; Original; Psychiatric Nursing; Psychiatric-mental health nursing; Questionnaires; Risk Factors; Sociodemographics; Stress; Surveys and Questionnaires; Work environment; Workers; Working Conditions; Workplace - psychology; Occupational Health; Saúde Mental; Working Conditions; Mental Health; Saúde do Trabalhador; Nursing, Team; Condições de Trabalho; Hospitals, Psychiatric; Hospitales Psiquiátricos; Hospitais Psiquiátricos; Psychiatric Nursing; Condiciones de Trabajo; Enfermagem Psiquiátrica; Grupo de Enfermería; Salud Laboral; Enfermería Psiquiátrica; Salud Mental; Equipe de Enfermagem
• ISSN: 1518-8345; 0104-1169; 1518-8345
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.3454.3235

identify the associations between the sociodemographic, and work variables, health conditions and lifestyles, and the risks of illness of nursing workers in a psychiatric hospital.
analytical cross-sectional study. The sample of 74 workers answered a questionnaire for sociodemographic, work, health conditions and lifestyles survey characterization. The Work Context Assessment Scale and the Human Cost at Work Scale were used to evaluate the perception of the risks of illness in the interviewee's opinion. A descriptive and bivariate analysis was performed, with significance of 5%.
the factors associated with the risk of illness were: insomnia complaints, night work and workday.
the associations between the work variables, health conditions and life habits can harm the health of the nursing staff of a psychiatric hospital.