Mental disorders in nursing professionals in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2023.72660

Keywords:

COVID-19, Mental Health, Mental Disorders, Nursing, Team

Abstract

Objective: to identify factors associated with the occurrence of mental disorders in nursing professionals working in hospitals in the pre-vaccination period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: multicenter study with a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive and analytical approach, developed with 859 nursing professionals, working in three Brazilian teaching hospital institutions, who answered the data collection form, between November 2020 and February 2021. Results: the occurrence of 358 (41.9%) professionals diagnosed with COVID-19 was evidenced, with 128 (44.14%) reporting the occurrence of mental disorders (p<0.05). Conclusion: diabetes and autoimmune disease, as well as direct assistance to patients with COVID-19, were associated with the occurrence of symptoms of mental disorders in nursing professionals.

Author Biographies

Suelen Araújo dos Santos, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Bacharel em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, Brasil.

Willian José Garcia, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Aluno do Mestrado em Enfermagem. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, Brasil.

André Luiz Silva Alvim, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutor em Enfermagem pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Professor Adjunto do Programa de Pós-Graduação e da Faculdade de Enfermagem da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora.

Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutora. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, Brasil.

Elenir Pereira de Paiva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutora. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, Brasil.

Fábio da Costa Carbogim, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora

Doutor. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora. Juiz de Fora, Brasil.

Published

2023-08-08

How to Cite

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Santos SA dos, Garcia WJ, Alvim ALS, Barbosa NG, Paiva EP de, Carbogim F da C. Mental disorders in nursing professionals in the pre-vaccination period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Rev. enferm. UERJ [Internet]. 2023 Aug. 8 [cited 2025 May 1];31(1):e72660. Available from: https://www.e-publicacoes.uerj.br/enfermagemuerj/article/view/72660

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