Psychosocial risks and stress in the logistics area of a multinational manufacturing company
Keywords:
Psychosocial risk, stress, psychosocial risk factorAbstract
Psychosocial factors in work environment are job and organization characteristics that influence individual’s health and wellbeing. Among these alterations, Job stress has been described as one of the most important consequences on health.
Objective: Determine the prevalence of risk factors and the psychosocial stress level in an area previously identified as vulnerable in a multinational company.
Methodology: Descriptive, cross-sectional study, in 22 workers of a logistics area at a multinational manufacturing company from Cali, Colombia. It was applied the “tool package for the assessment of psychosocial risk factors”, which has been previously validated by the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection. We also explored the correlation between stress and psychosocial factors at work (Pearson, α: 0,05).
Results: The group assessed were primarily male (95%) with scholar level of technician (91%). Psychosocial factors presenting very high risk were: environmental demands and physical stress (65%) and relationship with colleagues (54%). Regard stress, 82% of workers had high level of physiological symptoms and 18% had psychoemotional symptoms in a very high level. No correlation was found between psychosocial factors at work and stress level.
Conclusions: psychosocial factors at work and stress level detected suggest immediate intervention.
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