Assessment of the stress level of anesthesiologists of the Sergipe anesthesiologists cooperative.

Background And Objectives: To assess the impact caused by stress on occupational health of anesthesiologists in Sergipe and to propose solutions to improve work conditions, quality of the service provided, and quality of life.

Methods: WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was applied; the sample size was determined by the Barbetta method; and Student t test and Analysis of Variance were used for intergroup comparisons, considering significant a p < 5%.

Results: This study demonstrated that the mean weekly working hours is 61.