Aspectos emocionais de agentes penitenciários relacionados à suas condições de saúde

Abstract

The objective of this article was to analyze the emotional aspects related to occupational risks that may affect the health conditions of the APs in the city of Rondonópolis-MT. This is a field study, analytical and descriptive, of a quantitative nature. Data were collected from November 2018 to April 2019 using a structured questionnaire. Data analysis was performed using the chi-square test (χ2). Participants were 103 participants, aged 28 to 62 years. The analysis revealed that most of these professionalsfeel stressed and their main mood changes were impatience, 21 (20.39%) times and irritability, 19 (18.45%) times; and as the main symptoms of mal cited dizziness, 22 (21.78%) times; shortness of breath, 16 (15.84%) times and chest tightness, 11 (10.89%) times. 70 (67.96%) PAs reported having pain when in the workplace, especially headache, referred 64 (62.14%) times. Despite these results, they do not recognize the need for professional help. It is inferred that it is evident that there is a mental and physical overload in these professionals due to the risks of their work environment that may affect their quality of life, resulting in physical and mental illness.