ABSTRACT
To assess the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic context. METHOD: Cross-sectional study with non-probabilistic (snow-ball) sampling method. The assessment was performed using the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21) and the prevalence of symptoms severity was calculated by point and 95% confidence interval. The analysis of the psychometric properties of DASS-21 was performed using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and the following goodness of fit indices: χ2/df (chi-square ratio by degrees of freedom), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), comparative fit index (CFI) and root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA) with a 90% confidence interval. RESULTS: The study participants were 529 health professionals (82.4% women and 66.7% nursing professionals). CFA of the DASS-21 structural model presented adequate fit for the sample (χ2/df = 3.530; CFI = 0.979; TLI = 0.976; RMSEA = 0.069). Regarding prevalence, moderate to extremely severe symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were found in 48.6%, 55.0% and 47.9% of the participants, respectively. CONCLUSION: The use of DASS-21 confirmed the validity and reliability of the data. The prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms in the participants indicated a high risk of mental illness in health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 , Anxiety/diagnosis , Anxiety/epidemiology , COVID-19/epidemiology , Cross-Sectional Studies , Depression/diagnosis , Depression/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Male , Pandemics , Reproducibility of Results , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Objetivou-se caracterizar os acidentes de trabalho com material biológico em trabalhadores de serviços de saúde. Estudo retrospectivo, quantitativo, realizado em um hospital secundário referência para o atendimento de acidentes com material biológico, localizado no norte do Paraná. Os dados foram coletados de dezembro de 2013 a junho de 2014, em 1.061 prontuários de trabalhadores da saúde e nas fichas de registro no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação, analisados por meio de estatística descritiva. Dentre os 1.061 acidentes de trabalho com material biológico, 58,1% ocorreram com auxiliares e técnicos de enfermagem, dos quais 82,7% eram do sexo feminino. O principal material orgânico presente em 86,1% dos acidentes foi o sangue, 88,2% ocorreram por meio de exposição percutânea, 66,1% envolveram a utilização de agulhas com lúmen e 21,9% foram decorrentes do descarte inadequado de material perfurocortante. Faz-se necessário implementar medidas preventivas, direcionadas à equipe de enfermagem (AU).
The present study aimed at characterizing occupational accidents with biological material among healthcare workers. A retrospective, quantitative study of accidents involving biological material, conducted in a secondary reference hospital located in the northeastern region of the state of Paraná. Data were collected between December 2013 and June 2014 from 1,061 medical records of health professionals and registration sheets for the Notifiable Diseases Information System, and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Among 1,061 occupational accidents with biological material, 58.1% occurred among nursing aides and technicians, of whom 82.7% were women. The main organic material present in 86.1% of the accidents was blood; 88.2% occurred through percutaneous exposure, 66.1% involved the use of needles with lumen, and 21.9% resulted from inappropriate disposal of sharps. It is necessary to implement preventive measures directed to the nursing team (AU).
Se objetivó caracterizar los accidentes laborales con material biológico en trabajadores de servicios de salud. Estudio retrospectivo, cuantitativo, realizado en hospital de referencia secundaria para atención de accidentes con material biológico, en el norte de Paraná. Datos recolectados de diciembre de 2013 a junio de 2014, de 1.061 historia clínicas de trabajadores de salud y en fichas de registro del Sistema de Información de Afecciones de Notificación, analizados por estadística descriptiva. De los 1.061 accidentes de trabajo con material biológico, 58,1% del sucedieron a auxiliares y técnicos de enfermería, 82,7% de los cuales era de sexo femenino. El material orgánico más presente en 86,1% de los accidentes fue la sangre, 88,2% sucedieron por exposición percutánea, 66,1% involucró utilización de agujas con lumen, y 21.9% derivó del descarte inadecuado de material punzocortante. Resulta necesario implementar medidas de prevención, orientadas al equipo de enfermeria (AU).
