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The many changes that have occurred in the current organization of work has created new problems in the health and safety of workers, one of these is the stress at work, reflecting a growing concern in the world of work.

This situation is conceptualized as the set of phenomena that occur in the body of the worker with the participation of harmful stressors arising directly from work or in connection with this, can affect the health of the worker.

“Work-related stress has increased in incidence in the field of work and is a major cause of absenteeism, improper influences decisions, misjudgments and low staff morale. On the physical level also has negative effects or diseases causing disorders ranging from irritability, depression, anxiety, to more complex diseases such as ulcers, asthma, hypertension and cardiovascular disease, “says Claudia Contreras, professor in the School of Nursing at the Universidad Andres Bello, Chile.

“However, despite all these negative effects that stress has yet to receive proper care and companies and institutions invest sufficient resources to develop programs that help prevent and address this issue,” he warns.

Psychosocial Factors
According to the nurse, psychosocial factors at work represent the perceptions and experiences of workers, some are individual in nature, others refer to economic prospects and personal development and more to human relationships and emotional aspects.

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