Autocuidado and institutional support for the educational university student well-being before the labor estrus
Keywords:
University professor, self-care, teacher well-being, work-related stress, nursing instructorAbstract
Introduction: University professors, especially in nursing, face high levels of work-related stress due to overload, institutional conditions, and emotional demands, which affect their well-being and the quality of education. Materials and methods: A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (Ecuador) with three nursing professors (convenience sampling). Document analysis and semi-structured interviews were used. Results: 66.6% of the professors reported emotional exhaustion and excessive workload; 33.3% maintain self-care habits. Insufficient institutional support was identified (stress management programs, recognition, equitable workload distribution). Discussion: The findings are consistent with previous studies in Latin American contexts, where teacher stress is associated with psychosocial and organizational factors. Individual self-care is insufficient without systematic institutional policies. Conclusions: Work-related stress in nursing professors requires a coordinated approach that combines personal self-care strategies with structural institutional support. It is necessary to implement healthy working conditions, recognition programs, and well-being initiatives to improve the quality of teaching and education.
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