ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND STRESS OF NURSING PROFESSIONALS IN TIMES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the levels of anxiety, depression and stress of the sick team, in times of the covid-19 pandemic and the factors that influence them. Method: quantitative, descriptive, observational, transversal study, following the guidelines Strengtening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE). The sample was formed by the nursing team of a General Intensive Care Unit of a public university hospital in Paraná. The data will be collected between the months of April to July 2020, through an electronic form sent via e-mail. All regulations of Resolution 466/2012, of the National Health Council, are addressed. The data are compiled in Microsoft® EXCEL 2010 spreadsheets, processed and analyzed in the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) program version 26.0. Results: two 45 (71.4%) professionals who participated, 22.1% presented anxiety; 19.9% depressed; e 24.4% stress, being that possuir another link empregatício was the factor that presents a statistically significant association with anxiety and stress, while the levels of satisfaction in non-work present a significant association with depression. Conclusion: the levels of anxiety, depression and stress among sick professionals are considered predominantly normal, according to the DASS-21 scale. The highest score was for the stress subscale, followed by the depression subscale. No other employment link is presented as a predictive factor for not developing anxiety and stress, and satisfaction from work has a positive impact on the assessment of depression.