Association between sociodemographic, labor and health factors with the perception of work stress in health officers

Abstract

Introduction: Work Stress has been studied in different perspectives, as well as its physical, psychological and psychosocial consequences, health workers being an important focus of interest. However, there is little evidence of studies on middle-command officials health care workers, such as imaging and clinical laboratory workers. Objective: To determine the association between the perception of Labor Stress with the sociodemographic, labor and health factors of the staff of the Clinical Laboratory and Imaging Units of high complexity hospital in Chile, Ñuble region, 2019. Material and method Study of quantitative, analytical cross-sectional approach. The studied population consisted of officials from the units of the Clinical Laboratory and Imaging of the HCHM in Chillán, to whom a questionnaire of sociodemographic, labor and health factors and an ILO-WHO Labor Stress questionnaire were applied. which measures the perception of Labor Stress in its participants. Chi2 independence test and multiple Poisson regression were applied. Results: 52% of the officials perceive an “intermediate stress level”, which is associated with the age group over 35 years and being a woman; likewise, it is associated with perceiving an excessive workload “frequently / always”, and perceiving their health as “poor / regular”. Conclusions: There is an association between the stress perceived by health officials with age, sex, and the perception of excessive workload. Also important results that should be considered in future research, using a larger sample of officials.