Military work stress and related factors: A scooping review 2010-2020Introduction: stress is defined as a non-specific response of the body to any demand and can have both positive and negative effects. The Burnout syndrome or job burnout refers to a chronic stress response that is characterized by emotional exhaustion, depersonalization and a feeling of not achieving achievements, causing an impact on the personal life of individuals, causing drug dependencies, ruptures of romantic relationships, inclusive depression and suicidal ideation.Objective: To conduct a scoping review of the literature on work stress and related factors in the military population from 2010-2020.Materials and methods: A scoping review of the literature was carried out, health descriptors, MeSH terms and free terms were used. The databases used were Scielo, Lilacs, PubMed. Articles in English and Spanish languages published between the years 2010-2020 were selected, which were in a full text. A total of 22 articles were included.Results: The prevalence of work stress was 52.6% and that of burnout was 6.4%. It is described that the workload of more than 48 hours a week is associated with a higher prevalence of Burnout. As protective factors, religiosity and physical activity were found.Conclusion: Having children, quality of sleep, physical activity, religiosity, self-care and personal fulfillment were determined as protective factors for burnout, and in the workplace, leadership, organization of the job and work rhythm. Risk factors for work stress were higher in women, marital status, weekly working hours.Keywords: Military, Work stress, Burnout, Fatigue
publication date
December 15, 2020 6:35 PM
Research
keywords
Burnout syndrome
Chronic work stress in military personnel
Emotional exhaustion in law enforcement personnel
Maslach Burnout Inventory Questionnaire
Psychosocial occupational risk in military personnel
