Abstract

AVILA ANGULO, Elizabeth  and  ANTONIO RIVERA, Jaime. WORK STRESS IN OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING OPERATIONS PERSONNEL DURING COVID-19. Rev. Cien. Tec. In. [online]. 2022, vol.20, n.25, pp.101-114. ISSN 2225-8787.

The oil industry is one of the most important fields in the country due to the fundamental role it plays in the Bolivian economy. Thus, safeguarding the staff's comprehensive health is an essential task to maintain productivity levéis. However, the effects of coronavirus have affected both physical and mental health, through work stress. Objective: to identify the presence of work stress and predisposing factors in operational personnel with the purpose of stating its relationship with prevention measures against COVID-19. Methodology: Descriptive cross-sectional cohort study, with a qualitative-quantitative approach. The participants selected were operational workers from the oil and gas wells drilling área, which means a population of 170 workers, organized in two teams: PTB-17 and PTB-61. In terms of the instruments applied it is evidenced: the Maslach Burnout Inventory Test (MBI), "ad hoc" survey, and CoPsoQ-istas21 questionnaire. Results: One year after the pandemic and the control and prevention measures implemented, it was identified that 59% of the operational personnel presents work stress, and evidenced the changed in habits, increasing the consumption of tobáceo (36%) and coca leaf (58%). Workers consume them during working and rest hours. 67% of these workers sleep 7 hours per day. Furthermore, it was evidenced the presence of psychosocial factors predisposing to stress within the work environment with a higher incidence in the dimensions of work rhythm, social support from supervisors and co-workers

Keywords : Work stress; mental health; coronavirus; COVID-19.

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