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Disputats, Stockholms universitet, 2009.

Orientador: Carlos Eduardo Lopes Verardi / Banca: Vinícius Barroso Hirota / Banca: Willer Soares Maffei / Resumo: Com a finalidade de monitorar efetivamente o jovem atleta comprometido com o treinamento intenso, alguns pesquisadores sugerem o aprofundamento do conhecimento sobre o desenvolvimento psicossocial, e informam os riscos de burnout (estresse físico e emocional), levando à perda de oportunidades sociais, educacionais e, em muitos casos, o rompimento com a vida familiar e esportiva. Sendo a própria competição uma fonte causadora de estresse para atletas de qualquer nível (adulto ou infanto-juvenil), e a exposição prolongada a agentes estressores pode ter influências negativas graves, podendo gerar problemas relacionados ao seu desempenho. Essa pesquisa teve por objetivo identificar escores de burnout, em atletas de ambos os sexos, praticantes de esportes individuais e coletivos, em diferentes faixas etárias durante a fase pré-competitiva, bem como as possíveis correlações entre idade, sexo e tipo de esporte. Utilizou-se o questionário de burnout para atletas, com amostra constituída por 223 atletas amadores e profissionais, sendo 173 do sexo masculino e 50 do sexo feminino, 108 atletas praticantes de modalidades individuais e 115 de modalidades coletivas. Para o cálculo e análise dos dados foi utilizada a estatística descritiva e inferência estatísticas, com estimativas de média, desvio padrão, mediana, quartis e valores extremos. Foi utilizado o valor de ≥2.5 para classificação de vulnerabilidade dos atletas nas diferentes variáveis. Como resultado foi identificado que os indiví... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: In order to effectively monitor the young athlete who is committed to intense training, some researchers suggest a deepening of knowledge about psychosocial development. They also report on the risks of burnout, physical and emotional stress, leading to loss of social, educational and, in many cases, disruption to family and sports life. Competition is a source of stress for athletes of any level (adult or child-juvenile), and prolonged exposure to these stressors can have serious negative influences, thus influencing their performance. This research aimed to identify burnout scores in athletes of both sexes, individual and collective sportsmen, in different age groups during the pre - competitive phase, as well as the possible correlations between age, gender and type of sport. The burnout questionnaire was used for athletes. The sample consisted of 223 amateur and professional athletes, of whom 173 were males and 50 were females, 108 were athletes practicing individual modalities and 115 were of collective modalities. For the calculation and analysis of the data we used statistical descriptive and statistical interference, with estimates of mean, standard deviation, median, quartiles and extreme values. The value of ≥2.5 was used to classify the vulnerability of the athletes in the different variables. As a result, it was identified that individuals of individual modality presented higher scores in each dimension of burnout in relation to individuals of collective modalitie... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

There is a sad and consistent narrative that permeates the story of so many pastors. After dedicating their lives to advance the gospel and to serve the Bride of Christ, His church, so often the story ends in the tragedy of burnout and its debilitating effects and far reaching impacts on family, congregation, and community. Yet, there is a small group of resilient and enduring pastors who have somehow learned to grow from the difficulties and stress of ministry. How are they able to avert the negative and often detrimental effects of ministerial stress to experience such success and longevity in ministry? What are their stories? How do they perceive their roles and the stress of those roles? How have they learned to not only survive, but somehow, thrive? This study seeks to give a voice to their stories and to understand their self-perceptions. Several researchers have concluded that the occupation of pastor is especially prone to burnout. These same researchers cite varying contributors to this condition, such as time demands, unrealistic expectations, isolation, and loneliness. Even though debate exists surrounding the specific contributing factors and the level of their contribution, the results are clear in the research. Pastors’ lives become imbalanced and their spiritual growth stagnates. However, some pastors have demonstrated growth and longevity in a constant ministry context. Hence, they have seemingly developed and matured through the difficult experiences and occupational stressors that have left many of their colleagues defeated. This study sought to discover why some pastors are able not only to overcome these adverse and detrimental factors of stress and burnout, but also achieve both personal and professional growth in spite of them. This phenomenological qualitative study describes the experiences of twenty pastors who have experienced the phenomenon of growth and longevity in ministry despite occupational and personal stressors, and identifies commonalities of their perceptions of how they have dealt with stress and achieve success over an extended period of time in a constant ministry context. The pastors have ministered at one church for at least fifteen years. Each church has exhibited measurable growth under the leadership of each respective pastor during their tenure. The results of this study identified four common themes: Source of stressors, how these pastors identify and deal with their occupational stress, the impacts of stress on their personal lives, and their advice for young pastors from what they have learned over their long tenures in ministry. A common pattern among these veteran pastors is that over time they gained a new perspective and became more effective at coping with stress. They modified and adapted their behaviors, adopting several practices that are recommended in the broader literature on stress and burnout and the specific literature on religious clergy. These include: delegating and prioritizing responsibilities, seeking social support, taking time off, engaging in regular physical exercise, guarding family time and family vacations as well as recreational activities, and discipline in spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation, and worship.

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Purpose: To describe an educational workshop delivered to travel nurses, with analysis of the shared discussion. Background: Travel nurses work beyond the realm of traditional nursing positions as they typically are contracted for short periods of time, fill positions created by nursing shortages, and are willing to work in various capacities. As currently conceptualized, compassion fatigue is comprised of compassion satisfaction, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress. Travel nurses are at risk for compassion fatigue as they often work on high acuity units such as emergency room and ICU. Additionally, travel nurses lack natural support systems as they often work far from usual supports such as family, which may increase the risk of compassion fatigue. Method: A two-part educational workshop was developed to reduce the risk of compassion fatigue among travel nurses (N=3). Workshops included education and skills training. Participants discussed their experiences, symptoms, and strategies they used to cope with the negative constructs of compassion fatigue. They journaled and make notations of personal and professional experiences including symptoms, triggers, and self-reflection of compassion fatigue and skills learned. Findings: Commonalities included symptoms of fatigue, isolation, disassociation, second-hand grief, physical pain, dysfunctional communication, and questioning role as a nurse. Triggers to compassion fatigue included limited resources, patient complexity, length of shift, patient influences such as gratitude for nursing service, and witnessing loss. Outcomes included self-medicating with alcohol, self-isolating, working extra shifts, and not debriefing with clinical professionals. Implications: Travel nurses experience symptoms of compassion fatigue including burnout and secondary traumatic stress that is consistent with other nursing professionals. The participants did not understand the phenomenon and had no knowledge of how to protect against compassion fatigue. Travel nurses would benefit from incorporating skills and strategies to address the phenomenon of compassion fatigue, burnout and secondary traumatic stress. The data from this educational intervention project magnify the knowledge currently known about the impact and experience of compassion fatigue in nursing populations, specifically travel nurse populations. It provides insight into the possible benefit of focus group discussions and self-care strategies in lessening the impact of compassion fatigue in travel nurse populations.