Common mental disorders in nursing technicians of a university hospital

Abstract

Objective: To verify the prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors in nursing technicians. Method: Cross-sectional analytical study conducted at a university hospital. A questionnaire with sociodemographic, educational and work-related variables and the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20 were used to verify the presence of common mental disorders. Association analysis was performed using the chi-squared test, with a significance level of 5%. Results: 280 nursing technicians participated in the study. The prevalence of common mental disorders was 46.9%. The variables family income (p=0.021) and working exclusively in health area (p<0.001) were associated with the outcome. There was a higher prevalence of CMD among individuals with a family income below four minimum wages (PR=1.41) and among professionals who worked exclusively in the health area (PR=1.95). Conclusion: Approximately half of the nursing technicians of the university hospital presented common mental disorders, which were associated with economic and work-related variables.

Sleep quality and common mental disorder in the hospital Nursing team

“…These data were also observed in a study developed in a university hospital in the state of Minas Gerais, where 87.9% of the professionals were women, with a mean age of 40.2 years old ( 19 ) . Another study conducted with Nursing technicians in Montes Claros, Minas Gerais, indicated that 58.6% were female, with a mean age of 38.5 years old ( 20 ) . A study developed with 540 nurses in 6 hospital institutions in Iran found that 66.3% were women with a mean age of 32 years old ( 11 ) , data similar to those in this research.…”

“…In a study conducted with nursing technicians in a university hospital in the state of Minas Gerais (Brazil), a CMD prevalence of 46.9% was observed ( 20 ) . High rates of mental disorders are worrisome in the hospital environment, as they have direct implications on the quality of the care provided to the patients under the Nursing team responsibility ( 29 ) .…”

Insatisfação com o trabalho, aspectos psicossociais, satisfação pessoal e saúde mental de trabalhadores e trabalhadoras da saúde

“…A persistência dos sintomas compromete a qualidade de vida dos/as trabalhadores/as, contribui para elevar os índices de absenteísmo no trabalho, aumenta as demandas aos serviços de saúde e pode representar impactos econômicos significativos. Estimativas de TMC em diferentes contextos laborais destacam este evento como um importante problema de saúde pública 9,10,11 .…”

Nurses’ shift work: impact on health

“…Work is important for the survival and personal achievement of individual people, and at the same time work affects the lifestyle of people who are in the work process and leads to various health problems. (Ferriera dos Santos et al, 2018). The work of nurses takes place in shifts and cycles, it also includes a night shift, which usually means 12 hours, from evening to early morning.…”

“…The knowledge nurses have about a healthy lifestyle does not match their lifestyle. The health and satisfaction of employed nurses affects the work and the organization in which they are employed (Ferriera dos Santos et al, 2018, Stanulewicz et al, 2020, Williams, 2017.…”