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

• Published in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem Vol. 25; p. e2872
• Main Authors: Santos, Sérgio Valverde Marques Dos, Macedo, Flávia Ribeiro Martins, Silva, Luiz Almeida da, Resck, Zelia Marilda Rodrigues, Nogueira, Denismar Alves, Terra, Fábio de Souza
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto / Universidade de São Paulo 20.04.2017; Universidade de São Paulo
• Subjects: Accidents, Occupational - statistics & numerical data; Acidentes de Trabalho; Adult; Autoestima; Cross-Sectional Studies; Enfermagem; Equipe de Enfermagem; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Male; NURSING; Nursing Staff, Hospital - psychology; Original; Saúde do Trabalhador; Saúde Mental; Self Concept; Autoimagen; Occupational Health; Saúde Mental; Enfermagem; Mental Health; Autoestima; Saúde do Trabalhador; Nursing, Team; Nursing; Acidentes de Trabalho; Grupo de Enfermería; Salud Laboral; Salud Mental; Accidents Occupational; Accidentes de Trabajo; Enfermería; Equipe de Enfermagem; Self Esteem
• ISSN: 0104-1169; 1518-8345; 1518-8345; 0104-1169
• DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.1632.2872

to analyze the occurrence of work accidents and the self-esteem of nurses in hospitals of a municipality of Minas Gerais. 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. 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. 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.