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Organizational stress and psychosocial factors at work associated with mental health in primary care workers

Castañeda-Velázquez H, Colunga-Rodríguez C, Preciado-Serrano ML, Aldrete-Rodríguez MG, Aranda-Beltrán C

Language: Spanish
References: 17
Page: 80-88
PDF size: 95.30 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Objective: To establish the association between organizational stress and psychosocial factors to mental health care workers. Methodology: Cross-sectional analytical, applied 3 instruments: organizational job stress, psychosocial work factors and general health of Goldberg. The first two-dimensional scale of 25 items exploring organizational conditions of structure, cohesion and group support. The second, 39 items, 4 dimensions: workplace conditions, social interaction and organizational aspects, workload and content and features of the task. The third, 60 items, possible values mental disturbances. These instruments have a Cronbach alpha of 0.92, 0.88 and 0.87, respectively. Process information with SPSS ® 15.0, obtaining frequencies and percentages apply odds ratio (95%) and χ2, considering significant p ‹ 0.05. Results: We found low job stress in non-mental health cases with 66% and 34% in cases [OR 4.60 (95% CI 1.71-12.60)]. Social interaction and organizational aspects presents significant association (p ‹ 0.05) with organizational stress and mental health, anti workload was not associated with any of the variables. Conclusions: A relationship between organizational conditions and 3 of 4 factors in the psychosocial dimensions of the task content, site conditions and organizational social interaction. Administrative processes, one associated with workplace conditions and organizational social interaction. Organizational work stress has a ratio of 4 times more likely to present mental health disorders who are reported as a case that those who are not.


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