Work accidents and self-esteem of nursing professional in hospital settings

Authors

  • Sérgio Valverde Marques dos Santos Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; WHO Collaborating Centre for Nursing Research Development
  • Flávia Ribeiro Martins Macedo Universidade José do Josário Vellano
  • Luiz Almeida da Silva Universidade Federal de Goiás; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Zelia Marilda Rodrigues Resck Universidade Federal de Alfenas; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Denismar Alves Nogueira Universidade Federal de Alfenas; Escola de Enfermagem
  • Fábio de Souza Terra Universidade Federal de Alfenas; Escola de Enfermagem

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1632.2872

Keywords:

Occupational Health, Self Esteem, Accidents Occupational, Mental Health, Nursing, Team

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the occurrence of work accidents and the self-esteem of nurses in hospitals of a municipality of Minas Gerais. Method: descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study developed with 393 nursing professionals from three hospitals of a municipality in southern Minas Gerais. The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and a questionnaire to characterize the population and work accidents were used for data collection. Data analysis was performed using Person's chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test, Cronbach's alpha, odds ratio and logistic regression. Results: of the professionals studied, 15% had suffered an accident at work and 70.2% presented high self-esteem. Through the analysis, it was observed that smoking, religious belief and an outstanding event in the career were significantly associated with work accidents. In relation to self-esteem, family income, length of time working in the profession and an outstanding event in the career presented significant associations. Conclusion: factors such as smoking, religious belief, family income, length of time working in the profession and an outstanding event in the career can cause professionals to have accidents and/or cause changes in self-esteem, which can compromise their physical and mental health and their quality of life and work.

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Published

2017-01-01

Issue

Vol. 25 (2017)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Work accidents and self-esteem of nursing professional in hospital settings. (2017). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 25, e2872-. https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.1632.2872