Costa Marcos, Júnior Horácio Accioly, Oliveira José, Maia Eulália
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Departamento de Educação Física, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Brasil.
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2007 Apr;21(4):217-22. doi: 10.1590/s1020-49892007000300004.
To diagnose the occurrence and stage of stress among military police enlisted personnel and officers in the city of Natal (the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil), and to determine the prevalence of physical and mental symptoms.
This cross-sectional descriptive study investigated a sample of 264 individuals from a population of 3,193 military personnel from the Natal police command. The data were collected between June 2004 and January 2005 using Lipp's Adult Stress Symptoms Inventory (Inventário de Sintomas de Stress para Adultos de Lipp). The research assessed: (1) presence of stress, (2) the stage of stress (alert, resistance, near-burnout, and burnout), (3) the prevalence of physical and mental symptoms, and (4) the relationship between stress and police unit, rank, gender, drinking, smoking, educational level, marital status, age, years of police service, and salary.
No stress symptoms were found in 52.6% of the sample; 47.4% had symptoms. Of the 47.4% of the police personnel with stress symptoms, they were distributed as: 3.4% in the alert stage, 39.8% in the resistance stage, 3.8% in the near-burnout stage, and 0.4% in the burnout stage. Psychological symptoms were recorded in 76.0% of the police personnel with stress, and physical symptoms in 24.0% of them. Of the variables investigated, only gender was related to stress (P = 0.0337), with the female police personnel being more likely to suffer from stress.
The levels of stress and symptoms do not indicate a critical situation of fatigue. However, it is recommended that the police take preventive actions, including implementing an effective program for the diagnosis of, training on, and control of stress.
诊断巴西北里奥格兰德州首府纳塔尔市宪兵 enlisted 人员和军官的压力发生情况及阶段，并确定身心症状的患病率。
这项横断面描述性研究调查了来自纳塔尔警察司令部 3193 名军事人员中的 264 名个体样本。2004 年 6 月至 2005 年 1 月期间，使用 Lipp 的成人压力症状量表（Lipp 的成人压力症状量表）收集数据。该研究评估了：（1）压力的存在情况，（2）压力阶段（警觉、抵抗、接近倦怠和倦怠），（3）身心症状的患病率，以及（4）压力与警察单位、军衔、性别、饮酒、吸烟、教育水平、婚姻状况、年龄、警龄和薪资之间的关系。
52.6%的样本未发现压力症状；47.4%有症状。在有压力症状的 47.4%的警察人员中，分布情况如下：警觉阶段为 3.4%，抵抗阶段为 39.8%，接近倦怠阶段为 3.8%，倦怠阶段为 0.4%。有压力的警察人员中，76.0%记录有心理症状，24.0%记录有身体症状。在所调查的变量中，只有性别与压力有关（P = 0.0337），女性警察人员更易遭受压力。
压力水平和症状并未表明存在严重的疲劳状况。然而，建议警方采取预防措施，包括实施有效的压力诊断、培训和控制方案。
