Working Conditions and Health of Prison Officers in Paraná (Brazil).

Autor:	Pauli FB; Enfermero. Estudiante de maestría en Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud en la Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil., Follador FAC; Doctor en Ingeniería Agrícola y profesor del Programa de Postgrado en Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil., Wendt G; Doctor en Psicología por la Universidad de Londres y profesor del Curso de Medicina, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil., Lucio LC; Doctora en Ciencias por la Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Profesora del Programa de Postgrado en Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil., Pascotto CR; Doctor en Ciencias Biológicas (Biología Celular) y profesor del Programa de Postgrado en Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil., Ferreto LED; Doctor en Salud Colectiva y profesor del Programa de Postgrado en Ciencias Aplicadas de la Salud, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE. Campus Francisco Beltrão. Paraná. Brasil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista espanola de sanidad penitenciaria [Rev Esp Sanid Penit] 2022 Sep-Dec; Vol. 24 (3), pp. 79-86.
DOI:	10.18176/resp.00055
Abstrakt:	Objectives: This cross-sectional study was carried out to identify the associations between working and health conditions among prison officers at a state prison in Paraná, Brazil. Material and Method: A proportional and stratified random sample of 125 individuals was used. The participants, who were not identified, completed a self-administered questionnaire. Results: The results showed a prevalence of minor psychiatric disorders (MPD) of 30.4% (95%CI: 22.4-39.2). A total of 17.9% of the respondents had persistent stress (95%CI: 12.2-25.2), 66.4 had up to five health-related complaints (95%CI: 58.4-75.2) and 9.6% had scores that indicated higher risk for alcohol abuse and/or dependance (95%CI:4.8-16.0). Multivariate analyses showed that with an MPD outcome, health problems (p<0.01), physical environment (p=0.013) and organizational risks (p<0.01) were significant predictors. Persistent stress was predicted by age (p=0.031), health problems (p<0.01) and organizational risks (p=0.023), while health complaints were associated with health problems (p<0.01) and physical environment (p<0.01). There were no significant predictors for higher risk for alcohol abuse and/or dependance. Discussion: In general, the results demonstrate the precarious nature of the work of prison officers, and reveal the importance of further studies to evaluate whether this is a specific reality of the unit that was investigated, or whether these results are common in other prison environments.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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