Work and Mental Distress among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Work and Mental Distress among Nurses in the Amazon Region of Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Published:2023 Issue:6 Volume:76 Page:
ISSN:1984-0446
Container-title:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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Short-container-title:Rev. Bras. Enferm.

Author:

Santos Junior Darci Francisco dos¹^ORCID,Bittencourt Marina Nolli¹^ORCID,Marcheti Priscila Maria²^ORCID,Pena José Luís da Cunha³^ORCID,Chaves Suellen Cristina da Silva⁴^ORCID,Gonçalves Angélica Martins de Souza⁵^ORCID,Domingos Alessandra Matheus⁴^ORCID,Nóbrega Maria do Perpétuo do Socorro de Sousa⁴^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso, Brazil

2. Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

3. Universidade Federal do Amapá, Brazil

4. Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

5. Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT Objective: To assess the relationship between psychopathological symptoms and the social, clinical, and occupational profile of nurses in the Amazon region of Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional online study was conducted in 2020 with 261 nurses. The Symptom Assessment Scale-40 was utilized. Results: The presence of pre-existing conditions before the pandemic was associated with psychotism (p=0.044). Experiencing constraints and/or violence at work during the pandemic was associated with somatization (p=0.025), and working hours were associated with anxiety (p=0.025). Nurses predominantly exhibited symptoms related to fear (33.7%), tension (34.5%), and a sense that something is wrong in the mind (22.6%). Conclusions: A significant association was observed between working hours and anxiety symptoms, the experience of constraints and/or violence at work during the COVID-19 pandemic and somatization symptoms, as well as between pre-existing conditions and psychotism symptoms related to COVID-19.

Publisher

FapUNIFESP (SciELO)

Subject

General Nursing

Link

http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&pid=S0034-71672023001000213&tlng=en

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