Condiciones Psicosociales Laborales del Personal de una Secretaría de Salud Territorial en Colombia, 2015

Abstract

Objective: To identify the mental health and psychosocial working conditions of the workers of the Bogotá District Health Department (SDS) in 2015. Method: Mixed methods research with sequential explanatory design . The quantitative phase, whose results are shown in this article, was cross-sectional, descriptive and comparative; and included probabilistic sampling. The variables were measured through the Questionnaire for the Evaluation of Psychosocial Risks at Work (Colombian adaptation of the COPSOQ-ISTAS-21). Data were analyzed with IBM® SPSS® Statistics, v. 22, nonparametric comparative tests were used. Results: The most harmful conditions were Participation (52,4%) and Job Insecurity (45,8%), the latter is significantly worse for contractors (p = ,001). Conditions of highest favorability were Harassment at Work (99,7%) and Discrimination (98.2%). Women had the worst conditions in eight of the evaluated variables (p < ,050). The most unfavorable health indicators were Job Satisfaction (9.1%) and Vitality (8.5%). Conclusions: Mental health at work is influenced by macro-structural policies that define some of the working organization conditions. The effects of those conditions on the mental health of workers are not only evident in symptoms associated with stress, but in loss of satisfaction and vitality.