Síntomas de estrés en trabajadores de campo en una empresa de bombeo electro sumergible de servicios petroleros

Abstract

Stress is a topic that is not discussed in depth in work environments, its presence is related to physical symptoms in people, in the oil industry workers face stressful situations that can affect their health. The objective of this study is to identify the prevalence of stress symptoms in field workers of an electro submersible pumping company of oil services. The research was conducted under the quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional cohort model, the information was collected through the application of the stress symptoms questionnaire that is part of the battery of instruments for the evaluation of psychosocial risks in Colombia. To carry out the study, all field operations workers were evaluated, so the population was defined in 44 employees (42 men and 2 women), in global terms it was obtained that 16.7% of workers in the position of chiefs, professionals, technicians present a very high level of stress, and 31.6% of workers in the position of assistants and operators present stress at a high and very high level, being evident the presence of stress symptoms prevailing the physiological ones. Based on the results obtained, it is necessary to initiate a plan of preventive measures against stress in order to minimize this factor that affects the company's personnel. Objectives The objective of the study is to identify the prevalence of stress symptoms in field workers of an electro submersible pumping company of oil services. Method: The research was conducted under the quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional cohort model, the data collection is obtained through the application of the stress symptoms questionnaire that is part of the battery of instruments for the evaluation of psychosocial risks in Colombia. Results: In global terms, 16.7% of the workers in the position of managers, professionals, and technicians showed a very high level of stress, and 31.6% of the workers in the position of assistants and operators showed a high and very high level of stress, with the presence of stress symptoms being evident, with physiological symptoms prevailing. Conclusion: In general terms with the application of the stress questionnaire, in field workers in an electro submersible pumping company of oil services, it was obtained that in the male population 25.0% present stress; 15.9% in very high level and 9.1% in high level, in the female population 50.0% present stress in a very high level and 50.0% in high level, evidencing an incidence of stress symptoms among the population under study. The present investigation gives the preamble to continue expanding the topics of stress symptomatology, its intensity, what other variables can intervene in the increase of work stress, the oil and gas industry is a diversified world regarding psychosocial risk, this is due to the creation of new technologies, customer demands, minimization in response times and service delivery. This is an opportunity to initiate new fields of research and thus improve preventive or intervention plans for the minimization of the impacts generated by psychosocial risks.