Abstrakt

Work-Related Stress and Well-Being and Effects of an Intervention among Elementary School Teachers

Maria Goreti da Silva Cruz1, Patricia Tobo2, Carla Barrichello2, Ana Lucia de Moraes Horta1*

Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate factors associated with work-related stress and well-being and to determine the effects of an intervention among elementary school teachers. Methods: Cross-sectional, sequential and three-step mixed research. A total of 105 teachers selected from four schools participated in the first step and answered a questionnaire about socio-contextual and work-related health variables, the Lipp Stress Symptom Inventory, and the Work Wellâ�?Being Scale. Subsequently, 23 teachers from an intentionally selected school participated in an intervention and focus group discussion. The analyzes were performed using SPSS and MAXQDA programs. Results: There was a predominance of females, full-time workers (53%), 58.3% had at least one occupational disease, and 72.4% had been absent from work at least once. The overall level of stress was 48.1% (moderate), 30.8% had a high level of stress, 45% were in the exhaustion level, and 32% were in the resistance level. Most subjects positively evaluated their work. Conclusion: The school environment proved to be a factor for the development of occupational diseases, due to lack of emotional healthcare for professionals who work on it. The intervention served as a coping strategy that helped teachers alleviate school-related stress and a healthcare tool.