Stress and Quality of Life of Senior Brazilian Police Officers

2009 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 593-603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marilda E. Novaes Lipp
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Management Skills ◽  
High Ranking ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Stress Symptoms

This study examines levels of occupational stress, quality of life, work-related stressors, and coping strategies among senior police officers in Brazil. A quantitative questionnaire survey conducted among 418 senior members of the São Paulo Police Force reveals that high-ranking Brazilian police officers perceive their profession as being very stressful. A large proportion (43%) of police officers are found to have significant stress symptoms. A greater proportion of females (54%) than males (40%) are found to have stress. The most frequently reported stressor is interaction with other departments within the police force. Quality of life is found to be deficient in the ‘professional’ and ‘health’ areas. This study is the first to show a clear association between high levels of emotional stress and poor quality of life in Brazilian police officers. The large number of stress symptoms and poor quality of life identified in the present study indicates that there is a need for preventive actions inside the Brazilian police force to motivate lifestyle changes, improve stress-management skills, and promote a better quality of life among high-ranking police officers.

Perceived Quality of Life, Personality, and Work Experiences:

1994 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 283-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
PETER M. HART ◽  
ALEXANDER J. WEARING ◽  
BRUCE HEADEY
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Police Department ◽  
Perceived Quality ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Work Related ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life

This study investigated the relative contribution made by personality and work-related experiences to a police officer's perceived quality of life (PQOL). The construct validity of the Police Daily Hassles and Uplifts Scales also was examined. Data were provided by 404 police officers drawn from all ranks and work sections within an Australian police department. A series of factor analyses supported the construct validity of the scales, which can be grouped into organizational and operational domains. Hassles and uplifts were shown to be independent. Correlational and regression analyses indicated that organizational, rather than operational, experiences were most important in determining PQOL. The results showed that neuroticism, as well as organizational hassles and uplifts, were significant predictors of PQOL. These findings both challenge the stereotype of policing that suggests operational experiences are most distressing and demonstrate that PQOL is determined by police officers' personality and work-related experiences.

scholarly journals Metabolic Syndrome and Military Policemen’s Quality of Life

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 503-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
Romário Teixeira Braga Filho ◽  
Argemiro D’Oliveira Júnior
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Metabolic Syndrome ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Multiple Risk Factor ◽  
Men Health ◽  
Health Quality ◽  
Main Activity

Men generally have a lower life expectancy and higher mortality than women in nearly all age groups. Military police, whose main activity in Brazil is the maintenance of public order and the prevention of crimes and transgressions of the laws, is mostly composed of men; it is also a risky and stressful profession generally related to poor quality of life. Considering that risk factors for disease and death from cardiovascular causes—including the multiple risk factor metabolic syndrome—are mostly related to lifestyle and associated with impaired quality of life, this study aims to provide a theoretical basis for other studies about the prevalence of metabolic syndrome among police officers. In a theoretical study, the authors present an interdisciplinary review based on studies on the health and quality of life of men in general and policemen in their specificity; published studies were selected according to the key words: men, health, quality of life, police, metabolic syndrome; they should also have been published in the past 15 years and available in the Scientific Electronic Library Online—SciELO—and in the Public Medline—PubMed. In conclusion, military policemen have a risky profession, whose conditions may contribute to low quality of life, illness, and mortality from cardiovascular causes; these conditions indicate a need for the characterization of metabolic syndrome in this population as an important element for promotion of health. Studying these conditions may contribute to the adoption of comprehensive and continuing care for military policemen’s integral health.

Výskum kvality života príslušníkov Policajného zboru a Ozbrojených síl Slovenskej republiky z pohľadu sociálneho zabezpečenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-46
Author(s):  
Radoslav Ivančík ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Security ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Slovak Republic ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Police Force ◽  
Scientific Goal ◽  
Adequate Quality ◽  
Social Security Benefits

Police officers and professional soldiers represent a unique, special, distinctive, and irreplaceable resource, necessary for the successful functioning of the Police Force and the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic — organizations directly involved in ensuring the security and defence of the state and its inhabitants. It is they who, with their work, activities, will and commitment, not only participate in the creation of strategies, intentions, and directions of development of both organizations, but also ensure the fulfilment of their mission and the achievement of set goals. Managing the successful and effective functioning of both armed security corps and achieving the desired results requires the constant development of human resources, their management, motivation and ensuring an adequate quality of life for police officers and professional soldiers and their families — corresponding to the demands and risks arising from the police and military professions. One of the key elements in ensuring a satisfactory quality of life is a special social security system. Therefore, the primary scientific goal of the presented study is a comparative analysis of the current development of opinions of members of the Police Force and the Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic on the quality of their lives in terms of their social security benefits.

KUALITAS HIDUP PASIEN STROKE DI POLIKLINIK RAWAT JALAN RUMAH SAKIT SWASTA YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 232-237
Author(s):  
Hana Larasati ◽  
Theresia Titin Marlina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Relations ◽  
Hemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Sampling System ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Psychological Dimension

Background: stroke is a disorder of nervous system function that occurs suddenly and is caused by brain bleeding disorders that can affect the quality of life physical dimensions, social dimensions, psychological dimensions, environmental dimensions. Based on the result of Lumbu study (2015) the number of samples were 71 people collected data using the (WHOQOL-BREF). There were 56 people (78,9%) had the poor quality of life of post stroke. The mean of post-stroke quality of life domain was physical domain (45,27%), psychological domain (49,87%), social relations domain (48,15%) and environmental domain (50.01%). Objective: the purpose of the study was know the quality of life of the stroke patients in Outpatient Polyclinic of Private Hospital in Yogyakarta. Methods: used descriptive quantitative by using questionnaire test of purposive sampling system based on patients who have been affected of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke before, number 30 respondents. Result: quality of life of stroke patient of medium physical dimension (67%), psychological dimension (71%), social dimension (67%), dimension good environment (63%). Conclusion: the quality of life of stroke patients of physical dimension, psychological dimension, and moderate social dimension, while the quality of life of stroke patients were good environmental dimension.   Keywords: Hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, quality of life

scholarly journals Predictors of urogenital distress and impaired quality of life in adult Egyptians with lower urinary tract symptoms

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isaac Samir Wasfy ◽  
Enayat Mohamed Soltan ◽  
Hassan A. Abdelwahab ◽  
Hend Mikhail Salama
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urinary Tract ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Lower Urinary Tract ◽  
Emotional Health ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Urinary Tract Symptoms ◽  
Impaired Quality ◽  
Lower Urinary

Abstract Background This study aims to assess the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms, and to assess predictors of impaired quality of life among Egyptian adults complain of lower urinary tract symptoms. Methods An observational cross-sectional research was done using an online anonymous poll survey. The survey was implemented through sharing on different social media applications. The survey was posted from June 1, 2020, to June 10, 2020. The overall communities of the Egyptian adults who satisfied the incorporation rules and consented to take an interest in the research were incorporated using convenience and snowball collecting methods (188 adults). A semi-structured questionnaire on socio-demographic characteristics and Arabic Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (IIQ-7) short forms were used. Results Approximately 220 Egyptian adults shared in the research but only 188 fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria. Approximately 92% of them had at least one symptom of lower urinary tract manifestations. Irritative symptoms presented in 65 (85.5%) of males and 102 (91.1%) of females. Stress symptoms presented in 44 (57.9%) of males and 63 (56.2%) of females with higher statistically significant mean of stress symptoms. Obstruction/discomfort symptoms presented in 51 (67.1%) of males, and 77 (68.8%) of females. Seeking help and duration of the urological problem were statistically significant independent positive predictors of UDI-6-total. The Irritative score, obstruction/discomfort score, and duration of the urological problem were statistically significant independent positive predictors of IIQ-7-total. Conclusions Urological problems are common and have an impact on the quality of life in various domains of physical activity, social relationships, travel, and emotional health.

scholarly journals Associations between posttraumatic stress symptoms and quality of life in cardiac arrest survivors and informal caregivers: A pilot survey study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 100085
Author(s):  
Alex Presciutti ◽  
Mary M. Newman ◽  
Jim Grigsby ◽  
Ana-Maria Vranceanu ◽  
Jonathan A. Shaffer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Cardiac Arrest ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress ◽  
Informal Caregivers ◽  
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Pilot Survey ◽  
Stress Symptoms

scholarly journals Hyperhidrosis: prevalence and impact on quality of life

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 292-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erica Nishida Hasimoto ◽  
Daniele Cristina Cataneo ◽  
Tarcísio Albertin dos Reis ◽  
Antonio José Maria Cataneo
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Excessive Sweating ◽  
Medical Evaluation ◽  
Primary Hyperhidrosis ◽  
Systematic Cluster ◽  
The City ◽  
Impaired Quality

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the prevalence of primary hyperhidrosis in the city of Botucatu, Brazil, and to evaluate how this disorder affects the quality of life in those suffering from it. Methods: A population survey was conducted in order to identify cases of hyperhidrosis among residents in the urban area of the city, selected by systematic cluster sampling. In accordance with the census maps of the city, the sample size should be at least 4,033 participants. Ten interviewers applied a questionnaire that evaluated the presence of excessive sweating and invited the subjects who reported hyperhidrosis to be evaluated by a physician in order to confirm the diagnosis. Results: A total of 4,133 residents, in 1,351 households, were surveyed. Excessive sweating was reported by 85 residents (prevalence = 2.07%), of whom 51 (60%) were female. Of those 85 respondents, 51 (60%) agreed to undergo medical evaluation to confirm the diagnosis and only 23 (45%) were diagnosed with primary hyperhidrosis (prevalence = 0.93%). Of the 23 subjects diagnosed with primary hyperhidrosis, 11 (48%) reported poor or very poor quality of life. Conclusions: Although the prevalence of self-reported excessive sweating was greater than 2%, the actual prevalence of primary hyperhidrosis in our sample was 0.93% and nearly 50% of the respondents with primary hyperhidrosis reported impaired quality of life.

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