Junqueira Marcelle Aparecida de Barros, Ferreira Maria Cristina de Moura, Soares Gabriel Terêncio, Brito Isadora Eufrásio de, Pires Priscilla Larissa Silva, Santos Manoel Antônio Dos, Pillon Sandra Cristina
Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Faculdade de Medicina, Curso de Enfermagem, Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brasil.
Rev Esc Enferm USP. 2017 Nov 27;51:e03265. doi: 10.1590/S1980-220X2016046103265.
To evaluate the problematic use of alcohol and health behavior among the nursing staff of a general hospital.
Cross-sectional study conducted at a general hospital. A questionnaire with socio-demographic information, the alcohol and substance use screening test, and a questionnaire on health behavior were applied.
A total of 416 professionals participated in the study. In the final model of logistical regression, male professionals (OR 4.3), singles (OR 3.7), those that professed to having other religions (OR 3.8), worked as nursing technician (OR 2.3), did not consume low doses of alcoholic beverages per day (OR 2.0), used tobacco (OR 8.9), avoided consuming beverages with caffeine (OR 1.9) and avoided noisy environments (OR 2.0) showed higher chances of consuming alcohol at a problematic level.
Among nursing professionals, the use of alcohol and not engaging in health behavior are strongly associated. These findings have implications for the implementation of strategies for the promotion of health and the prevention of alcohol use in work relationships.
