Estresse e sintomas osteomusculares em auxiliares e técnicos em enfermagem que atuam em um hospital universitário

Abstract

Introduction: Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (WMSD) reveals a serious problem in workers' health, since they affect a huge variety of occupations, such as, health professionals. However, not only WMSDs should be considered, as the main problems in these professionals, there are still mental disorders, especially stress. Objective: To evaluate stress and musculoskeletal symptoms in nursing assistants and technicians working at a university hospital in Campina Grande / PB. Methods: Cross-sectional study, through a self-administered questionnaire and using a non-probabilistic sample for convenience. Three questionnaires were used for data collection: sociodemographic, Work Stress Scale and Nordic Musculoskeletal Symptoms Questionnaire. Descriptive analysis, Chi-square test, Fisher's exact test and logistic regression were performed. The significance level of 5% (p<0.05). Results: A total of 137 nursing assistants and technicians participated in the study. There was a predominance of females (86.1%), age between 41 to 50 years (40.1%); married (61.3%), 11 to 20 years of service (50.4%), day shift (76.6%) and, have no other job (54%), presenting moderate stress (24%) at high (64%). The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in some region of the body in the last 12 months was (92%), being pain in the shoulders, the most reported (84.3%), lumbar (75%) and neck (75%). There were statistically significant associations between musculoskeletal pain and moderate / high stress; however, there was no significant association with sociodemographic variables. Conclusion: Stress and musculoskeletal pain are due to the work process of professionals in the hospital environment, requiring management interventions in order to minimize the risks of these injuries in the health of professionals.