Preliminary study about occupational stress of physicians and nurses in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units: the balance between effort and reward

Authors

  • Monalisa de Cássia Fogaça Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Werther Brunow de Carvalho Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Vanessa de Albuquerque Cítero Universidade Federal de São Paulo
  • Luiz Antonio Nogueira-Martins Universidade Federal de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000100011

Keywords:

Intensive Care Units, Pediatrics, Neonatology, Stress, Physicians, Nurses

Abstract

This study compared the balance between effort (E) and reward (R) among physicians and nurses working in pediatric (PED) and neonatal (NEO) Intensive Care Units. This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out with 37 physicians and 20 nurses. The Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire was used. Statistically significant differences were not found among physicians (p>;0.05) or nurses from PED and NEO in relation to E and R (p>;0.05). No statistically significant differences were found between physicians and nurses in PED in the several studied variables. Comparison between the professionals working in NEO revealed that physicians presented more over-commitment than nurses (p=0.01). The organizational setting of NEO proved to be more demanding for physicians, exacting a greater commitment to their work, while demands presented in both units seemed to be the same for nurses.

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Published

2010-02-01

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Preliminary study about occupational stress of physicians and nurses in pediatric and neonatal intensive care units: the balance between effort and reward . (2010). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 18(1), 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692010000100011