Factors associated with common mental disorders in a hospital cleaning staff

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the prevalence and factors associated with common mental disorders in a hospital cleaning staff. Methods: cross-sectional research with 78 cleaners. To identify the common mental disorders, data were collected through a questionnaire with sociodemographic variables and health and work conditions, from the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20. For the analysis, the chi-square test and the Pearson or Spearmann correlation were performed. Results: most participants were female, between 36 and 50 years, brown or black, and lived with a partner. There was a mental disorder prevalence of 25.6% and an association with hearing problems, dizziness, low back pain, negative health perception, and work satisfaction. The depressive mood stood out among the dimensions of the Self Reporting Questionnaire-20. Conclusion: the factors associated with the common mental disorder were: hearing problems, dizziness, low back pain, negative health perception, and work satisfaction.

Spousal Support and Resilience during the COVID-19 Pandemic: From the Perspectives of Cleaning Staffs Working on Hospitals

“…It was also stated that cleaning staff reported significant issues related to the use of PPE and infection control measures during the pandemic, which were underestimated (Sahoo et al, 2021). This report is in accordance with the results of research before the pandemic which stated that cleaning staff were known to have mental health disorders, such as negative health perceptions and lack of job satisfaction, as well as hearing loss, dizziness, and low back pain (Rocha et al, 2019). This condition forces cleaning staff to work under pressure but remain professional.…”