Substance Use in Healthcare Workers: Importance of Stress Perception, Smoking Temptation, Social Support, and Humor.
Subst Use Misuse
; 53(5): 837-843, 2018 04 16.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Research indicates healthcare workers' personal substance use may affect quality of care. Investigating factors that correlate with coping through substance use may provide insight into improving quality care.OBJECTIVES:
This study aims to examine potential correlates of coping through substance use among healthcare workers, with a particular focus on humor, social support, stress perception, and smoking temptation.METHOD:
Participants, recruited from healthcare facilities, anonymously completed a 30-minute questionnaire of psychometrically valid measurements.RESULTS:
In a sample of primarily female (75.7%), age 20-39 (74.8%), floor staff (i.e., doctors, nurses, technicians/assistants; 61.2%), perceived stress [ß = .036, t(98) = 2.55, p = .012], smoking temptation [ß = .036, t(98) = 2.21, p = .030], and coping through humor [ß = .163, t(98) = 2.033, p = .045] were significant correlates of the coping through substance use, with all relationships positively co-varying. Social support at work did not predict coping through substance use [ß = -.032, t(98) = -.814, p > .05]. Furthermore, negative affect/situation smoking temptation was associated with increased coping through substance use [ß = .246, t(99) = 2.859, p = .005] and habit/craving temptation was associated with decreased coping through substance use [ß = -.260, t(99) = -2.201, p = .030; however, positive affect/social temptation was not [ß = .054, t(99) = -.553, p > .05]. Conclusions/Importance These findings suggest that coping with humor may relate to coping through substance use, while social support at work is either unrelated to coping through substance use in this sample or may not be adequately assessed with the measure used. Consistent with the literature, negative affect/situation was associated with increased coping through substance use. However, habit/craving was negatively predictive. Further research should explore the variables related to coping through substance use among healthcare workers.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Estresse Psicológico
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Adaptação Psicológica
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Fumar
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Pessoal de Saúde
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Substâncias
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Usuários de Drogas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2018
Tipo de documento:
Article