Obando MIA, Calero MS, Carpio OP, Fernández LA

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Introduction: Work stress, as a phenomenon associated with the industrialization process, is a frequent cause of physical and mental saturation, causing a reduction of the subject's productive effectiveness and quality of life. In the intervention of this process, among other aspects, there is an influence of the index of physical and social activity by the individual and its environments.
Objective: To reduce the work stress of the directing staff of ESPE University of the Armed Forces in Sangolquí, Ecuador.
Methods: A sample of 47 directing workers was investigated, out of a population of 255 subjects. They underwent a diagnosis through a survey of 10 questions designed to determine the presence of some symptoms related to stress, before and after implementing a program of activities for six months.
Results: The tests performed before and after starting the program's application were submitted for statistical analysis through the Friedman test, which showed the existence of significant favorable differences in the post-test (p= 0.000) for the incidence of the physical activity program in the intervention group, corroborated by the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test, which showed significant differences in all the categories studied in the variables (always: p= 0.011, almost always: p= 0.005, seldom: p= 0.005, and never: p= 0.015).
Conclusions: A decrease in stress in the directing staff is determined when comparing the average ranges of the initial and final tests applied.