Factores de riesgo psicosocial intralaboral asociados a la productividad del personal médico y de enfermería

Abstract

Psychosocial risk factors affect employees in the health sector, more specifically doctors and nurses. These are mainly related to the workload with respect to the performance and responsibility that lies in their duty, this mentioned aspect causes changes in the mental health of these professionals, which can be generated progressively and / or immediately. Through an exploratory and explanatory study together with the analysis of 40 bibliographic references no older than 7 years through the use of databases consulted such as Scielo, Redalyc, Dialnet, Google Scholar and web pages of national and international health entities on what factors affect these staff members health. As a result, it was found that the majority of doctors and nurses, when performing a duty in the workplace, are exposed to physical and mental conditions, generating problems such as stress, burnout, physical and emotional exhaustion, along with organic problems. In conclusion, it is necessary to carry out more strategies to mitigate this risk factor, given that theoretical information is found more frequently than a general solution of the same, the aforementioned being an important factor to create better strategies for these professionals in the health sector.