Preliminary Study of the Perception of Work Stress and Cardiovascular Diseases in Administrative Personnel of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, URSE

Abstract

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, heart failure, peripheral artery disease, and are the leading causes of morbidity and mortality among adults worldwide. The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between work stress and risk factors for cardiovascular disease in the group of administrative workers of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Universidad Regional del Sureste (URSE), Oaxaca, Mexico. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. The target population of the study was the total number of administrative workers assigned to the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, URSE. The Perceived Stress Scale Questionnaire (PSS-14) was used and the database was exported to SPSS statistical software for statistical analysis. The reliability level for the test as a whole presented a Cronbach alpha of 0.8809. To determine cardiovascular risk in study subjects, the risk calculator provided by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) was used. The mean age of the heart was 37.29 years, which implies a risk percentage of 2.44%, therefore, we can indicate that our study population is out of risk with respect to this element. In conclusion, we can say that most of the administrative staff of the School of Medicine and Surgery have a low level of work stress and only 17.64% are considered to have an intermediate level of stress; among the main stressors or related stimuli are the feeling of overpressure, as well as the lack of collaborative work.