Workers daily stress in the wheel
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The aim of this study was to determine the level of stress and related factors in professional drivers of Chilpancingo, Guerrero. A cross-sectional study was conducted in a population of 191 drivers aged 19 to 74 years old. It was carried out a purposive sampling from September 2009 to January 2010. The stress measurement was obtained by applying a estresometer containing questions related to lifestyle, environmental factors, stress symptoms, employment or occupation, relationships and personality. The diagnosis of stress and recommendations according to the diagnosis obtained were given to each participant. The average age of the 191 drivers was 35.51 ± 4.11 years. In terms of marital status: 10.99% were single, 68.06% married, 5.24%divorced, 15.18% cohabiting and 0.52% widowed. Hyperstress, defined as having dangerous or high stress levels, had a prevalence of 26.7%. Factors associated with hyperstress were eating in a hurry, having the house dirty and messy, polluted air in the area where they live, suffering tachycardia, feeling tightness for work, feeling the long day at work, being affected by disputes, being nervous if interrupted while working, getting nervous when traffic is heavy, suffering insomnia, sweating a lot without exercise and not getting along with the boss.
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