Tecnostress in health professionals in primary health care

Abstract

Background: The use of communication and information technologies, with the constant use of computer applications, in daily work can induce a negative psychological state, also called tecnostress. Objectives: To characterize the level of technostress in the health professionals of primary health care; identify how the socio-demographic variables and the technostress are related in health professionals. Methodology: Quantitative, transversal, descriptive and correlational study. The data collection instrument used was a sociodemographic questionnaire and the Tecnostress Scale (Carlotto and Câmara, 2010). Results: The sample consisted of 100 health professionals, mostly female (72.0%), with a mean age of 46.14 years (± 10.72 years), 49.1% were nurses and 28.1% doctors, and 35.0% with less years in the health unit, professional experience between 16-22 years (34.0%). It is male health professionals who show more technostress, with the exception of skepticism (MR = 52.53), where the women scored more. Men show more compulsive use of Information and Communication Technologies. Conclusion: We consider important the implementation and monitoring of measures that promote better use of information technology in the workplace in health professionals in primary health care.