Abstract
Stress was considered by the United Nations as the disease of the 20th Century, being present in more than 90% of the world population, including military police officers. This group of professionals has been in the front-line of the pandemic caused by the Coronavirus and is exposed to daily situations of high emotional stress and traumatic work events, which can cause several health problems, namely occupational stress, sleep problems and obesity. This study aims to conduct a narrative review of the influence of psychosocial environment on the development of occupational stress and consequences on the military police officer´s health. Two platforms, namely PubMed and Google Scholar were used to search for relevant scientific publications on the topic; 148 publications from 2010 to 2020 were analyzed, 71 of which were included in this review. It is estimated that 25% to 35% of the global burden of disease may be due to environmental factors. The stress prevalence in military police officers is higher than the average in the civilian population worldwide; due to an alternate work schedule that does not always respect the circadian characteristics of each individual, and with direct influence on sleep quality and obesity incidence. Public health policies should be taken in the short term in order to improve life quality of these professionals.
Highlights
Environmental factors, such as the working environment, can directly influence the breakdown of the body homeostasis and, the emergence and development of diseases (Peters et al, 2017)
The concept of homeostasis was developed by Walter Cannon (1929), who proposed that the ultimate function of all physiological mechanisms is the maintenance of homeostasis, which should be understood as "the maintenance of the stability of the internal environment" (McEwen et al, 2015; Souza et al, 2015)
It is estimated that 25% to 35% of the global burden of disease may be due to those environmental factors, understanding the way in which these interfere with health is of paramount importance in the development of preventive Public Health policies. (Di Fabio, 2017)
Summary
Environmental factors, such as the working environment, can directly influence the breakdown of the body homeostasis and, the emergence and development of diseases (Peters et al, 2017). Labor relations can produce health, physical and emotional wellbeing, or, on the other hand, can be marked by the development of MetS (Metabolic Syndrome), which one could be increased by a psychological and cronical stress (Hartley at al.,2011); associated a short sleep duration (Wu et al, 2012); development dyslipidemia, abdominal adiposity, reduced glucose tolerance and hypertension (Garbarino & Magnavita, 2015). It is estimated that 25% to 35% of the global burden of disease may be due to those environmental factors, understanding the way in which these interfere with health is of paramount importance in the development of preventive Public Health policies. It is estimated that 25% to 35% of the global burden of disease may be due to those environmental factors, understanding the way in which these interfere with health is of paramount importance in the development of preventive Public Health policies. (Di Fabio, 2017)
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