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- Title
Stress as a risk factor for chronicity: quantitative approach.
- Authors
Brandt Paiva, Maria Augusta; Silva Assunção1, Munyra Rocha; Coelho Leite Fava1, Silvana Maria; Dantas Cavalcanti, Ana Carla; Peclat Flores, Paula Vanessa; Claro Fuly, Patrícia dos Santos
- Abstract
Objective: To investigate the influence of stress as a risk factor in illness by chronic diseases by evaluating the perceived stress level and characterizing the population carrier of these conditions. Method: An exploratory, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, carried out from the Perceived Stress Scale -14 Stress Scale - 14), using the technique "snowball" online. Results: The study included 147 predominantly female (73.46%), with diagnosis of bronchitis, between 18 and 29 years (32.65%), married (42.8%), catholic (59.18%), graduated (43.54%), employed (39.45%), with family income greater than five minimum wages (36.05%), three dependents on this income (24.50%) and with average perception of stress (82.31%). The profile that gave rise to stress was: female, 18 to 29 years, single, umbanda religion, cancer diagnosis, graduates, home service as occupation, family income less than a minimum wage, and five or more dependents of income. Conclusion: The perceived stress in people with chronic health conditions is multifactorial and is related to socioeconomic variables.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; CHRONIC disease risk factors; RESEARCH; CROSS-sectional method; QUANTITATIVE research; RISK assessment; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; QUALITY of life; STATISTICAL sampling; DATA analysis software; PSYCHOLOGICAL stress
- Publication
Online Brazilian Journal of Nursing, 2023, Vol 22, p1
- ISSN
1676-4285
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17665/1676-4285.20236647