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Justificativa e objetivos: O estresse ocupacional pode estar relacionado ao surgimento de doenças físicas e psíquicas. Objetiva-se avaliar a associação dos aspectos psicossociais do trabalho, de acordo com o Modelo Demanda-Controle, com a ocorrência de transtornos mentais entre os trabalhadores das Estratégias de Saúde da Família em Santa Cruz do Sul, RS. Métodos: estudo com abordagem epidemiológica, de corte transversal e quantitativo. A população alvo do estudo foi constituída por 89 profissionais, entre médicos, enfermeiros, técnicos/auxiliares de enfermagem (TE) e agentes comunitários de saúde, pertencentes às equipes das 11 Estratégias de Saúde da Família do município de Santa Cruz do Sul. Utilizou-se um questionário contendo questões sociodemográficas, ocupacionais e outras pertencentes à Job Stress Scale e ao Self Reporting Questionnaire. Resultados: Constatou-se que 30,1% dos profissionais apresentavam alta demanda e baixo controle sobre o trabalho, resultando em alta exposição ao desenvolvimento de estresse ocupacional. A prevalência de transtorno mental comum nos profissionais submetidos ao trabalho de alta exigência foi de 38%. Conclusão: Frente a esses resultados preocupantes faz-se necessário que se tomem atitudes visando a prevenção ou redução do estresse laboral e do adoecimento no trabalho. DESCRITORES: Estresse Psicológico. Saúde do Trabalhador. Saúde Mental. Atenção Primária à Saúde.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to measure the prevalence of common mental health disorders among employees of the Family Health Strategy in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, and to describe sociodemographic and occupational factors associated with these disorders. Methods: This was a cross-sectional, quantitative study, conducted from June to August 2013. In total, 83 employees, who worked at 11 family health units in the city, participated. Participants included doctors, nurses, technicians/nursing assistants, and community health workers. The survey was conducted using a self-administered questionnaire about sociodemographic and occupational issues as well as the matters related to the Self-Reporting Questionnaire. Results: The average age of participants was 37.1±8.9 years. The majority of community health workers were female workers who were married, had children, had a per capita income of up to 2 minimum wages, and had completed high school. The general prevalence of common mental health disorders was 19.7%. Mental health disorders were present in all occupational categories, but were more frequent among male nurses (25%), although this was not statistically significant. Conclusion: This study, in addition to characterizing the population of employees of the Family Health Strategy in Santa Cruz do Sul, RS, in terms of demographic and occupational characteristics, found that psychological distress was present, to varying degrees, in all professional categories evaluated. Given the high prevalence of mental health disorders among these employees, measures are required to ensure the protection and promotion of mental health in this setting.

Objective: To identify the prevalence of depression in the elderly attended by the Family Health Strategy (FHS), and to identify the associated factors as well. Methods: transversal study with 151 elderly who live in the area registered in the FHS in Passo Fundo, RS. Data were collected through a structural questionnaire and Geriatric Depression Scale GDS-15. Results: 33.1% are male, aging predominantly from 60 to 69 years old, average schooling level 4.14 years of study (DP: 2.63), 8.2% are illiterate or semi-illiterate, 21.9% declared some depressive episode and 2.6% declared other psychiatric illness. There was association between depression and health perception, family lost, asthma, fracture occurrence, cardiac insufficiency, and arthritis (p