Psychophysiological distress among health care professionals working in chilean public hospitals Malestar psicofisiológico en profesionales de la salud pública de la región metropolitana
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Ansoleaga, Elisa
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Toro, Juan Pablo C
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Lorena, Godoy C.
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Stecher, Antonio
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Blanch, Josep M.
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2019-03-11T13:03:00Z
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2019-03-11T13:03:00Z
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2011
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Revista Medica de Chile, Volumen 139, Issue 9, 2018, Pages 1185-1191
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00349887
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07176163
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10.4067/S0034-98872011000900011
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https://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/165431
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Background: The public health reform in Chile resulted in changes in working conditions and organization of health centers. Aim: To examine the presence of psychophysiological symptoms in professionals of public hospitals in the Metropolitan Region and their association with current working conditions. Material and Methods: A questionnaire of quality of working life was applied to a sample of 80 physicians and 110 nurses. The questionnaire considers scales and open questions. Results: Nurses had a higher level of discomfort than physicians (p < 0.01) and had significantly higher scores for emotional distress, physical fatigue, digestive disorders, headache, insomnia, back pain and muscle tension (p < 0.01). There were statistically significant negative correlations between psychophysiological distress and working conditions (r = -0.418), social climate (r = -0.395), satisfaction with the organization (r = -0.337) and psychosocial well-being (r = -0.267). A regression model showed that
Psychophysiological distress among health care professionals working in chilean public hospitals Malestar psicofisiológico en profesionales de la salud pública de la región metropolitana