Impacto do estresse na qualidade de vida e condutas de saúde de residentes multiprofissionais

Stress is the result of the relationship between the individual and the productive environment, interfering in professional capacity and quality of life. This study aimed at analyzing the impact of stress on the quality of life and health behavior of multiprofessional residents of a university hospital. This is a cross-sectional, quantitative study conducted with all multiprofessional health residents (RMS) (n = 98) of a teaching hospital. Validated questionnaires were used: WHOQOL-BREF, evaluating quality of life; National College Health Risk Behavior Survey, to evaluate health behaviors and the ‘Lipp Adult Stress Symptom Inventory’ for stress evaluation.Student’s t-test, chi-square and Fisher’s exact tests were applied, obtaining that most (n = 63; 64%) of the RMS showed no sign of stress and 46% (n = 35) some level of stress, being 85% in the resistance phase. Stressed RMS were found to have significantly lower QoL in the physical, psychological, and overall QoL domains (p 0.05). It is concluded that the decrease in the quality of life of stress-stricken RMS is worrying, and even with few changes in health behavior with exposure to stress among the investigated, it is defended the relevance and severity of the finding in relation to the variable attempt to suicide.