Impact of the pandemic on mental health and indicators of executive dysfunction in healthcare professionals

Concilium, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(6), P. 549 - 570

Published: April 6, 2024

Pandemics can have social, economic, political and mental health impacts. During the Pandemic, there has been an increase in prevalence of disorders general population especially among healthcare professionals. The objective was to evaluate professionals who worked on front line Intensive Care Unit - COVID-19 ICU General ICU. research descriptive, with a quantitative cross-sectional approach, convenience sample (non-probability). Participants presented predominance minimal symptoms, followed by mild signs anxiety depression both groups resistance phase. female gender correlation symptoms were identified. A statistically significant found between dysexecutive those indicative depression, suggesting that worsening these affect functioning cognition.

Language: Английский

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Working conditions and common mental disorders in nurses facing Covid-19

OBSERVATÓRIO DE LA ECONOMÍA LATINOAMERICANA, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 22(6), P. e5484 - e5484

Published: June 27, 2024

Introduction: The Coronavirus disease pandemic represents the biggest public health emergency faced globally in decades, with repercussions on mental of nursing professionals. Aims: This study analyzed working conditions and their impact nurses facing COVID-19. Methods: A total 192 answered an electronic questionnaire. Screening for Common Mental Disorders (CMD) was performed using Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), associations between dependent independent variables were tested. Results: prevalence suspected CMD 53.1%, this outcome associated female gender (p<0.005), insufficient personal protective equipment quantity quality (p<0.006), biosafety standards (p<0.045), being at risk transmitting COVID-19 (p<0.001), having a family member symptoms (p<0.029). Discussion Conclusions: demonstrates negative nurses' reinforces need psychological support workers.

Language: Английский

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Prevalence and Worsening of Anxiety Disorders in Health Professionals in the COVID -19 Pandemic

Journal of Health Sciences, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 26(2), P. 90 - 94

Published: July 3, 2024

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is a public health problem, which has serious consequences for professionals, especially those who work in direct care, such as nurses. repercussions can be observed not only physical health, but also mental the emergence of disorders. Therefore, present study aimed to reflect on prevalence and worsening anxiety disorders professionals context pandemic. To do so, integrative review literature was performed, searching databases PubMed, Medline Lilacs, through DeCS/MeSH descriptors application inclusion exclusion criteria. From analysis interpretation data, it concluded that increased during pandemic, mainly among women, they accumulate responsibilities workplace domestic environment. Greater overload workers performed activities places unsuitable dealing with state. Significantly higher self-reported symptoms depression were reported concern about In addition, this problem common front lines fight against COVID-19, is, contact people virus, caused fear contamination death. Keywords: Health Personnel. Mental Health. Pandemics. Resumo A pandemia de é um problema saúde pública que trouxe consequências graves para os profissionais saúde, principalmente aqueles atuam no cuidado direto, como enfermeiras. As repercussões podem ser observadas não somente na física, mas também mental, o surgimento transtornos mentais. Diante disso, presente estudo teve objetivo refletir sobre prevalência e agravamento ansiedade em contexto da COVID-19. Para isso, adotou-se metodologia revisão integrativa literatura, realizando buscas nas bases dados partir uso descritores aplicação critérios inclusão exclusão. Após análise interpretação dos dados, concluiu-se aumentou durante pandemia, entre mulheres, especialmente por essas acumularem tanto responsabilidades ambiente trabalho familiar. Maior sobrecarga foi observada naqueles trabalhadores exercem atividades locais inadequados lidar com estado pandêmico. Significativos maiores sintomas autorreportados depressão foram observados reportaram preocupação pandemia. Além referido comum estiveram linha frente combate à isto é, contato direto pessoas vírus, causou medo contaminação morte. Palavras-chave: Saúde Mental. Pandemia. Pessoal Saúde.

Language: Английский

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Stress experienced by professionals from basic health units in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic

Revista Enfermagem Contemporânea, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 13, P. e5484 - e5484

Published: July 30, 2024

OBJECTIVE: To understand stress at work among professionals in Basic Health Units, the context of COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: Qualitative, exploratory and descriptive study. Data collection took place through semi-structured interviews systematic observation. The 20 study participants were from two Units (UBS) a municipality state Bahia. data was analyzed using IRAMUTEQ (word cloud similarity tree) content analysis. RESULTS: It found that experience is something present striking daily lives health UBS due to their proximity users responsibility taking care health. They tend frustration, instability, physical emotional exhaustion suffering pressures service weaknesses system. Fear during pandemic brought anguish experienced work, social family environment difficulty carrying out activities. faced situations lack respect empathy, risk contamination, overload, exhaustion, discrimination isolation. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: linked overload activities, which intensified with biosafety measures adopted.

Language: Английский

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ANSIEDADE, DEPRESSÃO E ESTRESSE EM ENFERMEIROS DURANTE E APÓS A PANDEMIA COVID-19: Um olhar para a literatura

Scientia Generalis, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 550 - 561

Published: Nov. 8, 2024

During the Covid-19 pandemic, health professionals were faced with unexpected, demanding situations, facing various difficulties and as a result of this process they experienced an immensity negative feelings. Among these professionals, nurses overload, which often led to stress due their routines, well anxiety depression. The objective present study was collect data from literature related topic on occurrence anxiety, depression in during after risk factors associated such occurrences. This is integrative review whose search for materials took place September 2023, Google Scholar using following key words: “covid” “nurse” “anxiety” “depression” “stress” criterion For inclusion, works prioritized: Portuguese language, time frame 2020 2023 that had been carried out form field research. 19 selected analyzed. In research, authors reported occurrences Covid-19. relation events, can be mentioned: fear, frustration, exhaustion, anguish, panic disorder, nervousness, concern about contaminating oneself ending up family, decision-making, unknown among others.

Language: Английский

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Fatores associados à Covid longa em profissionais de enfermagem

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

RESUMO Objetivo: Analisar a associação entre variáveis sociodemográficas, hábitos de vida e saúde mental Covid longa em profissionais enfermagem. Método: Estudo quantitativo, observacional, transversal analítico, com 109 enfermagem que tiveram Covid-19 os anos 2020 2022. A coleta dados foi por formulário online, as interesse: resiliência, bem-estar subjetivo, idade, sexo, categoria profissional, vacinação, atividade física, presença sintomas decorrentes da infecção pela após fase aguda doença longa. Os foram analisados maneira descritiva, inferencial regressão Poisson variância robusta, nível significância 5%. Resultados: Sexo masculino, alta resiliência alto afeto positivo diminui prevalência 71% (RP = 0,29), 40% 0,60) 43% 0,57), respectivamente, enquanto ser técnico aumenta 74% 1,74) sua prevalência. Conclusión: resultados reforçam importância subsidiam o desenvolvimento ações promoção, prevenção, tratamento reabilitação aos indivíduos Para isso, cuidado multidisciplinar, centrado na pessoa direcionado ao contexto ambiente trabalho se fazem necessários.

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Factors associated with long Covid in nursing professionals

Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 58

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

ABSTRACT Objective: To analyze the association between sociodemographic variables, lifestyle and mental health habits, long Covid in nursing professionals. Method: Quantitative, observational, cross-sectional analytical study, with 109 professionals who had Covid-19 2020 2022. Data collection was carried out using an online form, following variables of interest: resilience, subjective well-being, age, sex, professional category, vaccination, physical activity, presence symptoms resulting from infection after acute phase disease Covid. were analyzed descriptively inferentially Poisson regression robust variance a significance level 5%. Results: Male high positive affect decrease prevalence by 71% (RP = 0.29), 40% 0.60) 43% 0.57), respectively, while being technician category increases its 74% 1.74). Conclusion: The results emphasize importance support development promotion, prevention, treatment, rehabilitation actions for individuals achieve this, multidisciplinary care, centered on person directed at context work environment is required.

Language: Английский

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Profissionais de Saúde, Condições de Trabalho e Pandemia da Covid-19: Um Estudo no Contexto do SUS-Bahia

Revista Psicologia e Saúde, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. e15232498 - e15232498

Published: Feb. 23, 2024

Condições de trabalho, incluindo a insatisfação no podem aumentar os riscos à saúde trabalhadores, especialmente em situações emergência sanitária. Este estudo objetivou ampliar compreensão aspectos sintomatológicos, afetivos e sociais relacionados física mental profissionais que atenderam pessoas com covid-19 contexto do Sistema Único Saúde (SUS) baiano. Participaram 278 trabalhadores sediados Salvador Vitória da Conquista. O survey contemplou dados sociodemográficos questões relacionadas percepção risco saúde, aos sintomas físicos psíquicos satisfação trabalho outras variáveis laborais. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva inferencial (teste Qui-Quadrado Regressão Logística Binária; p≤0,05) para análise dos dados. Os resultados apontam orientações melhores condições contribuem minimizar enquanto violência aumentam tal percepção. se associaram, respectivamente, ao uso anti-inflamatórios psicotrópicos. Afetos positivos, poucas alterações na rotina das relações sociais, foram preditores trabalho. Conclui-se afetividade positiva o maior suporte laboral familiar contribuir preservação trabalhador.

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Plant adaptive agents: promising therapeutic molecules in the treatment of post-viral fatigue

Acupuncture and Herbal Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 3(1), P. 20 - 27

Published: Jan. 19, 2023

In recent years, the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China has been effectively controlled by implementing national prevention and control measures. However, a large number recovered patients are plagued fatigue, whether acute or chronic, other fatigue-related syndromes that severely affect their quality life. Post-viral fatigue syndrome (PVFS) is widespread chronic neurological with no definite etiological factor(s), definitive diagnostic test, approved pharmacological treatment, therapy, cure. this study, we performed bibliometric analysis results suggested neuroinflammation played role development PVFS. Therefore, briefly analyzed mechanisms underlying COVID-19. To identify effective drugs to alleviate PVSF, summarized four traditional herbal phytoadaptations discussed molecular improving fatigue. Our study showed ginseng, Acanthopanax, Rhodiola, Schisandra beneficial roles alleviating PVSF. Graphical abstract: http://links.lww.com/AHM/A45.

Language: Английский

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De cuidador a requisitante de cuidado

Revista Brasileira de Medicina de Família e Comunidade, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(45), P. 3538 - 3538

Published: Dec. 21, 2023

Introdução: A crise global de saúde desencadeada durante a pandemia da COVID-19 resultou em uma maior prevalência adoecimento mental, sobretudo entre os profissionais saúde. Objetivo: Identificar relação Síndrome Burnout e o mental nos trabalhadores COVID-19, bem como fatores risco relacionados no Brasil. Métodos: Trata-se revisão escopo, na qual foi realizada busca três bases dados, utilizando termos "COVID-19" "mental health workers", com recorte temporal artigos publicados 2020 2022. Resultados: Foram incluídos 18 dos 712 encontrados. análise apontou que desfechos mais frequentes foram aumento Burnout, depressão, ansiedade, distúrbios sono, sintomas estresse impacto psicológico geral. Fatores agravantes incluem aspectos pessoais, estruturais ambiente trabalho governamentais. Conclusões: Destaca-se importância estudos sobre temática, incluindo análises longo prazo.

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