Atividade Física e Psicologia no Gerenciamento do Estresse

Resumo (EN)

Introduction: Occupational stress in the health sector is endemic and the literature indicates physical activity as one of the resources for it. Objectives: The objective was to analyze the effectiveness of a structured programme of psychoeducation and recreational physical activities for managing and controlling occupational stress. Method: Two cases in which the programme was applied were analysed: a Basic Health Unit with 12 participants, and a hospital with 29 participants. In both scenarios, a test-retest was carried out using the Benzoni Inventory of Perceived Stress and Stressors (IPEEB) and six group meetings lasting 60 minutes each. Psychoeducation on stress and five meetings with recreational physical activities were carried out, integrated with discussion about cognitions identified in the initial assessment. Results: The test-retest results showed significant differences (p ≤ 0.05) using the Wilcoxon test in the general perception of stress, cognitions, relaxation and social stressors. Considering each of the cases, there was reduction in the general perception of stress (hospital 1.04 - 0.90 and UBS 0.96 - 0.92); work environment (hospital 0.78 - 0.51 and UBS 1.08 - 0.92); workload stressors (hospital 0.80 - 0.69); cognitions (hospital 1.34 - 0.98); family (hospital 1.21 - 1.05 and UBS 0.97 - 0.65), health concerns (hospital 1.06 - 0.98 and UBS 1.00 - 0.86); relaxation (hospital 1.34 - 1.16 and UBS 1.19 - 0.77) and social relationship (hospital 0.54 - 0.38 and UBS 0.75 - 0.45). Conclusion: The results point to the effectiveness of the programme and the importance of interdisciplinary cognitivism/physical education in stress management and control.