Identification of the levels of stress in a pre-hospital mobile care team

• Autor(a) principal: MENDES, Sandra Soares
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: FERREIRA, Luciane Ruiz Carmona, De MARTINO, Milva Maria Figueiredo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/8872
• topic: Patient care team; Emergency medical service; Stress; Equipe de assistência ao paciente; Serviço médico de emergência; Stress

  This study combined descriptive, cross-sectional and qualitative and quantitative aspects and aimed to identify the presence and levels of stress in a pre-hospital care unit. The study was performed at a Mobile Emergency Care unit in the city of Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. Sixty-three individuals of both sexes, with a mean age of 32.6, took part in the study, encompassing various professional groups and shift workers. The instruments used were: Record of socio-demographic characteristics and the Lipp’s Stress Symptoms Inventory for Adults. The results were as follows: 31.7% of subjects showed symptoms of stress, 30.2% were in the resistance stage, with predominantly physical symptoms; 66.7% enjoyed no other activity, and of these 52.4% had no symptoms of stress (Fisher’s exact test p=0.015). We conclude that the individuals displayed low levels of stress and they used cognitive or behavioral mechanisms to minimize stress and maintain internal balance.