Estresse ocupacional e engajamento em profissionais de saúde bucal

Objective: To evaluate the levels of occupational stress and engagement in oral health professionals from Primary Health Care units. Methods: It is a quantitative, descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study conducted with oral health professionals from Primary Health Care units in the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, in 2017. We used three self-applied instruments: one developed by the researchers, containing sociodemographic and professional variables, the Stress at Work Scale, and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale. Occupational stress and engagement levels were calculated according to the statistical model proposed by the instruments and, for the analysis, Pearson's correlation test was used, considering the significance of 95%. Results: 31 professionals participated, being 20 (64.5%) dental surgeons and 11 (35.5%) oral health auxiliaries. There was a prevalence of females (n = 21; 67.7%), aged 40 years or older (n = 14; 45.2%), married (n = 26; 83.9%), hired / statutory ( n = 16; 51.6%), with a weekly workload of 40 hours (n = 23; 74.2%), without any other paid activity (n = 19; 61.3%), three to ten years of experience in the Primary Health Care (n = 13; 41.9%) and satisfied with the profession (n = 28; 90.3%). The sample did not show significant stress levels, but nine (29.0%) professionals obtained scores compatible with significant stress (> 2.5). Professionals had high levels of engagement in all dimensions. Occupational stress and engagement correlate negatively. Conclusion: Workers had high levels of engagement. Occupational stress and engagement tend to be inversely proportional.