Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study
Abstract BACKGROUND: Brazil’s Family Health Strategy is based on a primary healthcare model, which is considered to have case resolution capacity, with physicians at its center. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the levels of occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians. DESI...
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| author | Luciano Garcia Lourenção Paula Canova Sodré Cláudia Eli Gazetta Albertina Gomes da Silva Jussara Rossi Castro José Victor Maniglia |
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| description | Abstract BACKGROUND: Brazil’s Family Health Strategy is based on a primary healthcare model, which is considered to have case resolution capacity, with physicians at its center. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the levels of occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2017, in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A non-probability sample including 32 physicians from family health teams was used. Three self-applied instruments were used: a scale developed by the researchers seeking sociodemographic and professional variables, the Work Stress Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. RESULTS: Female professionals (59.4%), permanent employees (56.3%), workload of 40 hours per week (59.4%) and 3-10 years of acting in primary care (68.8%) were more prevalent. Six professionals (19.4%) exhibited significant stress (score ≥ 2.5). The main stressors were lack of prospects for career growth (2.9 ± 1.3), form of task distribution (2.7 ± 1.0), poor training (2.7 ± 1.2) and insufficient time to perform the job (2.6 ± 1.2). Levels of work engagement ranged from 4.3 to 4.6 and were rated as high in all dimensions. Physicians with occupational stress had average levels of work engagement, whereas those without occupational stress had high levels of work commitment. CONCLUSIONS: A notable percentage of the physicians were experiencing occupational stress. The physicians had high levels of work engagement. Occupational stress was negatively correlated with work engagement, and it significantly compromised physicians’ levels of work engagement and interfered with their positive relationship with the work environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6794600de88f4ba18914c038758e20db2022-12-22T04:25:47ZengAssociação Paulista de MedicinaSão Paulo Medical Journal1806-94602022-09-0110.1590/1516-3180.2021.0644.r1.10012022Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional studyLuciano Garcia Lourençãohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1240-4702Paula Canova Sodréhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-9000Cláudia Eli Gazettahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2603-8803Albertina Gomes da Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4813-7845Jussara Rossi Castrohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2972-6687José Victor Manigliahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-2659Abstract BACKGROUND: Brazil’s Family Health Strategy is based on a primary healthcare model, which is considered to have case resolution capacity, with physicians at its center. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the levels of occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians. DESIGN AND SETTING: Cross-sectional study conducted in 2017, in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A non-probability sample including 32 physicians from family health teams was used. Three self-applied instruments were used: a scale developed by the researchers seeking sociodemographic and professional variables, the Work Stress Scale and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. RESULTS: Female professionals (59.4%), permanent employees (56.3%), workload of 40 hours per week (59.4%) and 3-10 years of acting in primary care (68.8%) were more prevalent. Six professionals (19.4%) exhibited significant stress (score ≥ 2.5). The main stressors were lack of prospects for career growth (2.9 ± 1.3), form of task distribution (2.7 ± 1.0), poor training (2.7 ± 1.2) and insufficient time to perform the job (2.6 ± 1.2). Levels of work engagement ranged from 4.3 to 4.6 and were rated as high in all dimensions. Physicians with occupational stress had average levels of work engagement, whereas those without occupational stress had high levels of work commitment. CONCLUSIONS: A notable percentage of the physicians were experiencing occupational stress. The physicians had high levels of work engagement. Occupational stress was negatively correlated with work engagement, and it significantly compromised physicians’ levels of work engagement and interfered with their positive relationship with the work environment.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802022005023202&tlng=enPrimary health carePhysiciansOccupational stressWork engagementOccupational healthFamily health strategyWork environmentUnified health system |
| spellingShingle | Luciano Garcia Lourenção Paula Canova Sodré Cláudia Eli Gazetta Albertina Gomes da Silva Jussara Rossi Castro José Victor Maniglia Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study São Paulo Medical Journal Primary health care Physicians Occupational stress Work engagement Occupational health Family health strategy Work environment Unified health system |
| title | Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | occupational stress and work engagement among primary healthcare physicians a cross sectional study |
| topic | Primary health care Physicians Occupational stress Work engagement Occupational health Family health strategy Work environment Unified health system |
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