Estresse dos enfermeiros que atuam em unidades de terapia intensiva no Brasil

Abstract

This study suggests a lift of stressors among Brazilian nurses who work at Intensive Care Units (ICU) of Brazilian's area. The sample was constituted by 263 nurses who work at high complexity hospitals in the capitals of Brazilian States. Data was obtained using a "Bianchi Stress Inventory" that enclosed socio-demographic data and 51 items which turn on the activities developed by nurses. Statistical analysis was described and inferential, using Cronbach alpha to evaluate the reliability of data, the Man-Whiney and Kruskall-Wallis non-parametric tests in order to check the difference in the classifications of independent groups, and the analysis of variance by ANOVA, when the value was significant. In order to promote the comparison and the study of data, it was used a score of stress and classified into 6 areas: relationship (A), unit functioning (B), staff administration (C), nursing assistance (D), unit coordination (E) and work conditions (F). The stress level was classified in low (under 3,0), medium (from 3,1 to 4,0), alert (from 4,1 to 5,9) and high (above 6,0). The sample was eminently feminine (91,6%); young (80,2% under 40 years old); from 2 to 5 years after finishing a graduation course (34,6%); has worked at ICU for 5 years as assistant nurses (87,8%), has worked in general ICU (71,5%), Latu-Sensu post-graduated (74,5%), and 38,8% has worked in Northeast States. The individual score stress of nurses varied from 2,41 to 5,21 considered from medium to alert. The stress score among Regions in decrescent order was: Southeast > Center-West > North > Northeast > South. After analyzing the six areas, the classification was: C > F > E > D > B > A, and it was independent of geographical localization. Having an after-graduation to areas C and D was statically significant (p<0,05) in which was found difference to nurses of Southeast with high level of stress comparing to the ones in Northeast. Then the answer to stressors in ICU depends on the individual evaluation and staff administration is a stressor in all Brazilian Regions.

Estresse e qualidade do sono entre enfermeiros que utilizam medicamentos para dormir

“…The validated questionnaire applied to RNs has been used on many national researches (23)(24)(25) . The Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (26) (PSQI) evaluates the characteristics of sleep pattern and quantifies the sleep quality.…”

Estrés de los enfermeros de UCI en Brasil

“…The day-today work with colleagues, problems related to human and material resources, the high technology found in this sector, and the environment itself -the physical distribution and refrigeration/cooling system -may all lead to occupational stress in these professionals. (4) ICUs have been the object of several investigations about the type of work and stress of nurses who work there. It is known that Brazil is a vast country with great cultural diversity within and among its regions.…”

“…It is known that Brazil is a vast country with great cultural diversity within and among its regions. Upon this observation, this study, based on the master's degree dissertation (4) of the same author, aims at (1) characterizing the ICU nursing population in Brazil according to gender, age, position, education (degree), and years of work experience; and (2) show the prevailing stressors in nurses in each region and associate them to the level of stress reported.…”

Percepção de pacientes sobre o período de internação em unidade de terapia intensiva

“…A assistência prestada a pacientes em UTIs é bastante polêmica. Se de um lado ela requer intervenções rápidas, de outro, não se tem dúvida de que são espaços naturalmente mobilizadores de emoções e sentimentos que freqüentemente se expressão de forma muito intensa (5) …”

“…A assistência prestada a pacientes em UTIs é bastante polêmica. Se de um lado ela requer intervenções rápidas, de outro, não se tem dúvida de que são espaços naturalmente mobilizadores de emoções e sentimentos que freqüentemente se expressão de forma muito intensa (5) . Em estudo realizado com 500 pacientes adultos de UTIs da cidade de São Paulo, observou-se que de cada grupo de cinco pacientes que entraram neste setor, quatro saíram com vida (6) .…”