Occupational Health & Safety

Biography

Biography: Edilaine C Silva Gherardi Donato

Abstract

Introduction: Depression is directly modulated by stressors in the workplace. The work stress, defined as a result of the imbalance between the demands of professional practice and the worker’s coping ability, is associated with the wear professional which articulates negatively with the mental health of workers. Objectives: To examine the relationship between depression and work stress of nursing professionals at a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 310 randomly selected technicians and nursing assistants. The outcome analyzed was selfreported depression and its relationship with high levels of work stress, measured by Job Stress Scale. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression was performed. Results: The prevalence of depression in this study was 20.0%, more expressive in females aged greater than 40 years, living without a partner and among smokers. The chances of occurrence of depression were twice higher among professionals who had high levels of work stress, even after controlling in multiple regression. Conclusions: Depressive symptoms were strongly associated with high levels of stress among nursing assistants and technicians, showing a problem to be considered by the planning specific intervention programs for this population, as well as the need for better management of cases by the supervisors.