Estrés laboral en los profesionales de enfermería del Ministerio de Salud Pública del Distrito 09d24, Durán.

Abstract

Work stress is established as the permanent imbalance perceived between professional demands and people's ability to perform them. This research aimed to identify the factors that cause work stress and its relationship with somatization in physical, mental and behavioral health in nursing professionals who work in Zonal Coordination 8 of the Ministry of Public Health corresponding to District 09d24, Duran. Type of descriptive study, quantitative approach, with explanatory scope, population made up of 40 nursing professionals from 26 units located within the jurisdiction of Duran, the instrument used was the questionnaire of questions established by the ILO - WHO and scale SEPPO ARO stress symptoms, survey technique. Results: Leadership and intrinsic factors are those that cause high level of stress, climate and organizational culture factors cause stress, human resources management and technology intermediate level of stress, somatization most frequently in physical health: it was fatigue, dizziness , palpitations and loss of appetite; Mental health: nightmares, sleep and behavioral problems: irritability. Conclusion, it is necessary to apply a self-care intervention program to prevent work stress and its consequences. Among the activities proposed are active breaks, breathing exercises and incentives to motivate and increase job satisfaction.