CORRELATION BETWEEN STRESS AND LIFE SKILLS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Authors

  • Eliane Regina Lucânia-Dionísio
  • Nelson Iguimar Valerio

Keywords:

Occupational Health, Stress, Life Skills

Abstract

Introduction: In view of the impact and losses that stress can generate in the life of workers, research is essential, especially when it aims at the development of life skills that can contribute to its prevention. Objective: to identify, describe and correlate Sociodemographic Characteristics, Health/Disease Conditions, Stress Symptoms and Life Skills in health workers. Method: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study with a survey design and correlation of variables. Participants were 36 employees of a tertiary hospital in the interior of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, who agreed to participate and respond to the evaluation protocol. The following instruments were used: 1) Protocol with sociodemographic information and health/disease conditions; 2) Lipp's Stress Symptom Inventory and 3) Life Skills Scale developed by the researchers. The data were tabulated in Excel spreadsheets, presented in tables and figures for descriptive analysis and association between the variables by Spearman's Correlation Coefficient. The level of significance adopted was 0.05. Results: It was verified that the study population consisted of individuals aged between 30 and 57 years, with a predominance of females (n-34; 94.4%). Some of the participants indicated some health problem and used medication (n-16; 44.4%), reported not using tobacco (n-31; 86.1%) and alcohol (n-30; 83.3%), not performing physical activity (n-25; 69.4%); and practicing leisure activities (n-11; 30.6%). Presence of support or support was indicated by most respondents (n-35; 97.2%). Regarding stress, 29 (80.6%) of the workers presented significant symptoms, 19 (52.8%) in the resistance phase and 10 (27.8%) in the near-exhaustion phase. The sample studied demonstrated impairments in life skills, and most of these established a negative correlation with stress. Conclusion: Results indicate the presence of important symptoms stress and low life skills of the participants, but they require further research to investigate the relationship between these variables in order to propose programs for the training of these skills in health workers.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.042-005 

Published

2025-05-05

How to Cite

Lucânia-Dionísio, E. R., & Valerio, N. I. (2025). CORRELATION BETWEEN STRESS AND LIFE SKILLS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Seven Editora, 52-65. https://sevenpubl.com.br/editora/article/view/7027