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. Conclusion: 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.

Objective: to confirm the factorial validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory – Human Services Survey version in a sample of health professionals from the emergency services. Method: a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive and analytical study. Two hundred and eighty-two health professionals participated in the study. For data collection, a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Maslach Burnout Inventory were used. The psychometric sensitivity for the MBI-HSS items was estimated by measures of central tendency, variability and the distribution shape. Internal consistency was estimated using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and the adequacy of the sample was verified using the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) index. As indexes for assessing the quality of fit of the model, the chi-square ratio by the degrees of freedom (χ2/DoF), the comparative fit index (CFI), the goodness of fit index (GFI), the Tucker Lewis index (TLI) and the root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) were considered. To test data fit, the maximum likelihood method was used. Results: the three-factor structure of the Maslach Burnout Inventory was confirmed. Items 9, 12, 15 and 16 had a factorial weight below what was considered appropriate and were removed from the model. The second order hierarchical model with the aforementioned modifications presented an adequate adjustment to the data and can be considered the best and most parsimonious model tested according to the information theory indexes. The internal consistency of the instrument’s factors was recalculated considering the exclusion of the items and the three factors were considered adequate. Conclusion: the results obtained show that the Maslach Burnout Inventory is a reliable and factorially valid instrument for measuring the burnout syndrome in emergency service professionals in Brazil.

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This is a quantitative, descriptive and exploratory research, with cross-sectional design that investigated the stressors experienced by nursing technicians working in general hospital and identified the coping strategies most used by them. The sample contained 310 participants. A sociodemographic questionnaire and the Ways of Coping Scale were used. For the analysis we used descriptive statistics and calculated the Cronbach's alpha. 60% of professionals used the strategies focused on the problem; 57.4% attributed their stress to working conditions, 26.8% to relationships in the workplace, 5.5% to the lack of reward at work and only 0.6% to problems personal. We conclude that strategies focused on the problems were the most used, indicating an approximation of the stressor in order to fix it. The identified stressors indicate the need for planning, stimulating and recognizing nursing professionals.

RESUMOObjetivo: avaliar a presença de estresse e sua associação com o perfil sociodemográfico em universitários de enfermagem do último ano. Método: estudo quantitativo, investigação de corte transversal com 32 universitários de enfermagem do último ano em uma instituição particular de ensino. Foram utilizados formulário de informações sociodemográficas e o Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para adultos. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise estatística por meio do programa SPSS versão 17.0. Resultado: maioria (75%) dos universitários apresentou sintomas de estresse na fase de resistência (56,3%), com predomínio de sintomas psicológicos (53%). O estresse esteve associado à variável estado civil e à fase de resistência. Conclusão: número significativo de universitários está estressado. O estresse teve associação com a variável sociodemográfica estado civil e a fase de resistência. É relevante observar que a presença de estresse constatada neste estudo é preocupante considerando a saúde desses participantes e seu futuro profissional. Os dados contribuem cientificamente com o fornecimento de subsídios e destaca a necessidade de arranjos para a prevenção de agravos a saúde relacionada ao estresse em universitários de enfermagem. Descritores: Estresse Psicológico; Estresse fisiológico; Estudantes de Enfermagem; Educação em Enfermagem; Educação; Aprendizagem.ABSTRACTObjective: to evaluate the presence of stress and its association with the sociodemographic profile of undergraduate nursing students enrolled in the last year of the course. Method: quantitative, cross-sectional research with 32 nursing students in the last year of the course at a private educational institution. We used a form to collect sociodemographic information and the Stress Symptom Inventory for adults. The results were submitted to statistical analysis in the SPSS software version 17.0. Results: the majority (75%) of the students presented symptoms of stress in the resistance phase (56.3%) with a predominance of psychological symptoms (53%). Stress was associated with marital status and resistance phase. Conclusion: a significant number of undergraduate students are stressed. Stress was associated with the sociodemographic variable marital status and the resistance phase. It is relevant to note that the presence of stress found in this study is a cause of concern considering the health of these participants and their professional future. The present data contributes scientifically to the provision to support and highlights the need for arrangements for the prevention of stress-related health disorders in university nursing students. Descriptors: Psychological Stress; Physiological Stress; Nursing students; Nursing Education; Education; Learning.RESUMENObjetivo: evaluar la presencia de estrés y su asociación con el perfil sociodemográfico en universitarios de enfermería del último año. Método: estudio cuantitativo, investigación de cohorte transversal con 32 universitarios de enfermería del último año en una institución particular de enseñanza. Fueron utilizados un formulario de informaciones sociodemográficas y el Inventario de Síntomas de Estrés para adultos. Los resultados fueron sometidos al análisis estadístico por medio del programa SPSS versión 17.0. Resultado: la mayoría (75%) de los universitarios presentó síntomas de estrés en la fase de resistencia (56,3%) con predominio de síntomas psicológicos (53%). El estrés estuvo asociado a la variable estado civil y a la fase de resistencia. Conclusión: número significativo de universitarios está estresado. El estrés tuvo asociación con la variable sociodemográfica estado civil y la fase de resistencia. Es relevante observar que la presencia de estrés constatada en este estudio es preocupante considerando la salud de esos participantes y su futuro profesional. Los datos contribuyen científicamente con el fornecimiento de subsidios y destacan la necesidad de arreglos para la prevención de problemas a la salud relacionados al estrés en universitarios de enfermería. Descriptores: Estrés Psicológico; Estrés Fisiológico; Estudiantes de Enfermería; Educación em Enfermería; Educación; Aprendizaje.