The Relationship Between the Levels of Stress and the Age and Years of Service of Military Firefighters From the Fire Rescue Corps of the Metropolitan Area of the State of Sao Paulo

• Autorzy: de Oliveira R. S. , de Barros Neto T. L. , da Silva A. A. , Grandi J. L. , Menezes I. B. S.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Purpose. To verify the relationship between stress indicators and the age and years of service of military firefighters from the fire rescue corps of the metropolitan area of the state of Sao Paulo. Methods. Forty military firefighters with the mean age of 37.9 ± 5.4 years, from the 1st, 2nd and 8th fire brigades of the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo participated in this study. All underwent clinical, physical and psychological evaluations to verify the relationship between the age and years of service with the variables of levels of stress (tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, confusion and total stress) on workdays and on days off. Results. On workdays, the mean scores for tension, depression, fatigue and stress were overall higher compared to those on days off. The older the firefighter, the higher the levels of stress, depression, anger and total stress. The more years of service, the greater the depression and anger. Conclusions. The levels of stress were high on workdays. Chronological age and years of service influenced the increase in the scores of stress.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

burnout; professional; age effect; work hours; firefighters

• Wydawca: Taylor & Francis
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 18, No. 4
• Strony: 579--586
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

de Oliveira R. S.

• Policia Militar do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil
• Centro de Medicina da Atividade Fisica e do Esporte, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil

autor

de Barros Neto T. L.

• Centro de Medicina da Atividade Fisica e do Esporte, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil

autor

da Silva A. A.

• Policia Militar do Estado de Sao Paulo, Brazil

autor

Grandi J. L.

• Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil

autor

Menezes I. B. S.

• Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Brazil

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