Professional stress in the activities of paramedics of emergency medical care
https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-7-417-423
Abstract
Emergency medical workers can be at ributed to specialists of extreme prof le of activity, as their work is associated with a variety of stress factors. 44 paramedics of the Arkhangelsk region (mean age 38.1±10.8 years, M±σ) were examined in order to identify the features of occupational stress in the activities of emergency medical personnel (NSR). T e following methods we used: scale of organizational stress, Mak-Lin, the questionnaire «At itude to work and professional burn-out» Vinokur V.A., test Ch. Spielberger, coping test of R. Lazarus and S. Volkman, a method of studying the risk appetite Shmelev A.G., projective test «Nonexistent animal», a method of assessing the psychological atmosphere in the team. It is established that during the performance of professional duties more than 2/3 of paramedics emergency medical care are of en faced with stressful situations; every third employee is threatened with life or danger of injury, injury in the process. More than half of the respondents have a high level of professional stress and burnout, 40.5% — use non-adaptive coping strategies in the f ght against intractable situations, and 1/5 — there is a high rate of situational anxiety and aggressiveness. T e directions of prevention of occupational stress in paramedics ambulance.
About the Authors
Maria V. Korehova
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named af er M.V. Lomonosov
Russian Federation
Maria V. Korehova, Associate professor of psychology of the Higher school of Psychology, pedagogy
and physical culture, Cand. of Sci. (Psy.)
40, Leningradskiy Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163009
Russian Federation
Maria V. Korehova, Associate professor of psychology of the Higher school of Psychology, pedagogy
and physical culture, Cand. of Sci. (Psy.)
40, Leningradskiy Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163009
Irina A. Novikova
Northern State Medical University
Russian Federation
51, Troitsky Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
Russian Federation
51, Troitsky Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
Andrey G. Soloviev
Northern State Medical University
Russian Federation
51, Troitsky Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
Russian Federation
51, Troitsky Ave., Arkhangelsk, Russia, 163000
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Korehova M.V., Novikova I.A., Soloviev A.G. Professional stress in the activities of paramedics of emergency medical care. Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology. 2019;1(7):417-423. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-7-417-423
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