Abstract BACKGROUND: Work stress is described as the reaction obtained after exposure to demands and pressures that do not fit the individual’s capacity. OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of stress associated with work and factors related with the workers of the Peruvian Navy (MGP). MATERIAL AND METHOD: A retrospective, analytical study in which the data of civil and military participants were reviewed during 2015, from an independent database, which collected their data through an online survey sent by electronic messaging. The data was analyzed in the STATA program version 13.0. RESULTS: There were included data of 207 participants. The general prevalence of work stress was 51.6%. In the participants with the highest number of comorbidities, there was a higher prevalence of severe stress (45.7%) as in the participants with depression (39.2%). The good quality of life was identif...

ABSTRACT Introduction: Prostate cancer is considered a predominant type of neoplasia and aging is a factor for chemotherapeutic toxicity, which can increase due to chronic diseases, particularly diabetes. Despite all this knowledge, there are no studies to evaluate the association between diabetes and the risk of chemotherapeutic toxicity in these patients. Objective: To determine the association between Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and the risk of chemotherapy toxicity in in older adults with prostate cancer in the Geriatric Service of the Peruvian Naval Medical Center. Material and methods: Analytical retrospective cohort study and secondary database analysis. The adverse effects of chemotherapy and the associated factors of 161 retired sailors with prostate cancer were evaluated between 2013 and 2015. Cox Regression Model for Adjusted Toxicity was constructed for antecedents of diabetes, ...