Estresse Ocupacional, qualidade do sono e obesidade em Policiais Militares - Revisão narrativa

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.

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Predictors of self-legitimacy among military police officers in São Paulo, Brazil

Policing An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management ◽

10.1108/pijpsm-05-2021-0066 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Viviane de Oliveira Cubas ◽

Frederico Castelo Branco ◽

André Rodrigues de Oliveira ◽

Fernanda Novaes Cruz

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Sao Paulo ◽

Least Square ◽

São Paulo ◽

Military Police ◽

Content Type ◽

Organizational Variables ◽

Ordinary Least Square ◽

The Public ◽

The Military

PurposeThe authors examine predictors of self-legitimacy for police officers belonging to the Military Police force of São Paulo (Brazil). Considering the variables mobilized by the literature on self-legitimacy, the authors seek to identify what explains the self-legitimacy of militarized police officers.Design/methodology/approachA survey was applied to 298 frontline police officers in the city of São Paulo, analyzing indicators separated into two groups: relationship dimension and organizational dimension. An ordinary least square model is used to test the “relationship” and “organizational” variables on police officers' self-legitimacy.FindingsEffectiveness is the strongest predictor for self-legitimacy. Organizational justice and distributive justice also present important effects, as the perception of citizens' attitudes toward police reinforces the conception of self-legitimacy as a dialogical construct, comprising here the public's expectations of police work as well as the police officers' perceptions that they are respected and considered important by the public.Originality/valueThere are no other studies on self-legitimacy related to Brazilian police officers or exploring these aspects among police officers submitted to a militarized structure. These results contribute to the ongoing debate on the militarization of police activities and their possible effects on police legitimacy.

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The Prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus Among Male Police Officers Aged 30–59, in the Military Police of Teresina City, Piauí State, Brazil

Epidemiology ◽

10.1097/01.ede.0000362651.15749.20 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

pp. S193

Author(s):

Gina Monteiro ◽

Edna Silva ◽

Rosalina Koifman

Keyword(s):

Diabetes Mellitus ◽

Police Officers ◽

Military Police ◽

The Military ◽

Prevalence Of Diabetes Mellitus

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NOTES ON THE POLICE PRESENCE IN THE URBAN PERIPHERY OF SALVADOR

Vibrant Virtual Brazilian Anthropology ◽

10.1590/1809-43412017v14n3p091 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 14 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Hildon Oliveira Santiago Carade

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Security Policy ◽

Atlantic Coast ◽

Local Population ◽

Military Police ◽

Urban Periphery ◽

Police Presence ◽

The Military ◽

The Relationship ◽

The City

Abstract This article discusses the implementation of a public security policy - the Community Security Bases program - in Calabar, a favela located on the Atlantic coast of the city of Salvador in Bahia state, Brazil. I explore the ways in which police officers envisage the militarisation of urban peripheries. Setting out from the question, what does policing make possible? I demonstrate that, conceiving their work as a form of redemption for the target community, the Military Police see drug trafficking as something to be overcome, not through the complete extinction of the narcotics trade, but through the ‘pacification’ of the dealers’ actions. Thus the entire police operation consists of diverse attempts to ensure its activities form the sole point of reference for the local population to imitate. As discussed here, this has consequences for the relationship between the Military Police and the residents of this urban periphery.

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Avaliação da qualidade de vida de policiais militares que trabalham no município de Marabá, Pará / Evaluation of the quality of life of military police officers working in the municipality of Maraba, Para

Brazilian Journal of Health Review ◽

10.34119/bjhrv4n1-017 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 188-202

Author(s):

Anderson Braga Rodrigues Cardoso ◽

Lucas Lopes da Costa ◽

Lucas Ribeiro Silva Sodré ◽

Pedro Henrique de Oliveira Fornaciari ◽

Laís Balla Lucena ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Police Officers ◽

Military Police

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Description of the life quality of contracted servicemen

Hygiene and Sanitation ◽

10.18821/0016-9900-2016-95-7-627-632 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 95 (7) ◽

pp. 627-632 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Elena I. Budanova ◽

A. V. Bogomolov

Keyword(s):

Military Service ◽

Clinical Laboratory ◽

Life Quality ◽

Psychological Climate ◽

Professional Activity ◽

Public Survey ◽

Quality Life ◽

Load Tests ◽

The Military

There are presented results of a comprehensive study of the life quality of representatives of three reference groups of servicemen on contract: cadets of military high schools (n = 400), contracted servicemen of the units of power ministries and departments (n = 453), common soldiers and junior commanders (n = 357). The study was executed with the aid of the public survey, the performing of both psychological and functional load tests. This work is notable for the complexation of indices which characterize socio-hygienic, psychological and medical aspects of the life quality, life values, life satisfaction, and specific features of the military profession. Results of the study, which differ from the prior investigation by inclusion of indices characterizing the specific features of military-professional activity, lifestyle and spirituality, for the first time made it possible to assess the life quality related to health, taking into account the axiological values in life and important needs of the studied population. Changes in the life quality indices of contract servicemen were shown to be more sensitive to changes in their health than the traditional clinical-laboratory and instrumental data, which allows to recommend a wide practical use of the monitoring the life quality for professional selection and medical support of the military service, including the implementation of measures on optimization of psychological climate in military units, and the personification of the complex of therapeutic-recreational measures. The results allow us to recommend to military medical commissions of military commissariats in the call of citizens for military service under contract to carry out studies of quality and lifestyle of recruits for the early detection of groups of risk for their health. The program of in-depth medical examinations of military-contract there is recommended to include research aimed at identifying adverse social and hygienic factors of service and living conditions, psychopathological personality traits, rehabilitation and psychological climate in a military collective, execution of a personalized set of therapeutic measures.

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Relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1518-8345.1199.2873 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 25 (0) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Juliana Petri Tavares ◽

Liana Lautert ◽

Tânia Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago ◽

Angélica Rosat Consiglio ◽

Daiane Dal Pai

Keyword(s):

Police Officers ◽

Salivary Cortisol ◽

Psychosocial Stress ◽

Military Police ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Three Samples ◽

Cortisol Levels ◽

Waking Up ◽

Student’S T ◽

The Military

Abstract Objective: to analyze the relationship between psychosocial stress dimensions and salivary cortisol in military police officers. Method: cross-sectional and analytical study with 134 military police officers. The Effort-Reward Imbalance (ERI) Model scale has been used to assess psychosocial stress. Salivary cortisol was collected in three samples. The following tests were used: Student's t-test, Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, Bonferroni, Kruskal-Wallis and Dunn. Pearson and Spearman correlation methods were used, as well as multiple linear regression. Cortisol at night showed an ascending statistical association with the psychosocial reward (p=0.004) and a descending association with the effort-impairment scores (p=0.017). Being part of the Special Tactical Operations Group (GATE) and the diastolic blood pressure explained 13.5% of the variation in cortisol levels on waking up. The sectors GATE, Special Patrol of the Elite Squad of the Military Police and Motorcyclists explained 21.9% of the variation in cortisol levels 30-minute after awakening. The variables GATE sector and Effort Dimension explained 27.7% of the variation in cortisol levels at night. Conclusion: it was evidenced that salivary cortisol variation was influenced by individual, labor and psychosocial variables.

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Sleep Quality among Police Officers: Implications and Insights from a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Literature

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16050885 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (5) ◽

pp. 885 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Sergio Garbarino ◽

Ottavia Guglielmi ◽

Matteo Puntoni ◽

Nicola Bragazzi ◽

Nicola Magnavita

Keyword(s):

Sleep Quality ◽

Police Officers ◽

Sleep Problems ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cochrane Library ◽

Poor Sleep ◽

Negative Consequences ◽

Quality Of Sleep ◽

Police Forces

Poor sleep is associated with bad health outcomes, worse wellbeing and decreases in performance, productivity and safety at work. Police officers are exposed to several risk factors including extended work schedules, shift work, occupational stress, dangerous and traumatic events and can, as such, develop sleep problems. The aim of the present study was to analyze the sleep quality among police officers. A systematic literature search, in PubMed/MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, ISI/Web of Science (WoS) and the Cochrane Library was conducted. Original articles, published in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese, the primary objective of which was the evaluation of the quality of sleep through the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) in Police Forces, were selected. From an initial sample of 1,149 studies, 13 articles were included in the meta-analysis (3,722 police officers). The pooled prevalence of bad sleep quality in police officers was 51% [95%CI 42–60%]. The pooled global score of the PSQI was 5.6 [95%CI 5.0–6.3], corresponding to a low average quality. At the meta-regressions, statistically significant associations could be found for work seniority (in terms of years of service) and being on shift. The poor quality of sleep in police officers could have negative consequences for workers’ health and for the safety of third parts. The implementation of health and sleep hygiene promotion programs in police forces is strongly recommended.

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RELAÇÃO ENTRE DOR MUSCULOESQUELÉTICA E CONDIÇÕES DE TRABALHO DE POLICIAIS MILITARES

Psicologia e Saúde em Debate ◽

10.22289/2446-922x.v6n2a24 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 356-372

Author(s):

Helen Caroline de Morais Santos ◽

Fabiana Cury Viana ◽

Deivid Kennedy da Silva

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Musculoskeletal Pain ◽

Police Officers ◽

Working Hours ◽

The Body ◽

Military Police ◽

Work Activity ◽

Body Regions ◽

Lower Back

The military policeman's work activity can lead to musculoskeletal overload, due to long working hours, standing for many hours and the use of heavy equipment such as the ballistic vest, which can cause discomfort, fatigue and musculoskeletal pain, predisposing these professionals to pain. That compromise your health and quality of life. This study aimed to evaluate the perception of musculoskeletal pain of military police, identifying the presence of painful points and establishing relationships between the points found and their working conditions. Fifty-five military police officers of both sexes, with more than five years of service to the institution, who belonged to the 15th Battalion of the city of Patos de Minas-MG, participated in the study. The sociodemographic and health questionnaire was applied and, subsequently, the “Body Pain Map”. All police officers had pain in some region of the body after the workday. Associations between the body regions with pain, the use of the ballistic vest, work vehicle and length of service, showed involvement mainly in the lower back region. Given the results presented, there is a prevalence of pain in the lower back followed by pain in the thoracic region. All participants were wearing the ballistic vest, a fact that influenced the presence of the painful points presented. Therefore, studies are important in order to detect health risk factors for these workers, in order to propose strategies that improve their quality of life.

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