Aspectos laborais, valências físico operacionais e sintomas de ansiedade de Policias Militares da Paraíba lotados na Força Regional

Abstract

Objective: to describe the characteristics of work aspects, physical-operational skills and the level of anxiety in military police officers from Paraíba assigned to the Regional Force. Methods: descriptive study composed of 45 male military police officers, aged 25 to 55 years, who make up the police force of the Regional Force in the municipality of João Pessoa, Paraíba. The variables analyzed were: physical and operational demands, working conditions and health, measured by the Health and Performance Questionnaire for Military Personnel – PQMP, and anxiety symptoms, by the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). In the descriptive analysis, absolute and relative frequency distribution was used. To classify the level of anxiety (minimal, mild, moderate and vigorous), a score of variables that evaluate anxiety symptoms was created. Results: regarding physical and operational demands, 93.3% of police officers reported that they ran at high speed in a service situation, entered difficult-to-access woods to chase/search for suspect/victim and were a passenger in a speeding vehicle. Most police officers reported that working conditions were good: salary (84.4%), security in the neighborhood where they work (62.2%) and equipment (60.0%). For health conditions, some considered their stress level to be low (44.5%) to normal (42.2%), they slept sufficiently for 3 days or less (64.4%), and the majority presented minimum anxiety level (71.1%). Conclusion: in general, the military police officers of the regional force performed great physical efforts in operational situations, had good working and health conditions, and minimal anxiety.