Anxiety and depression among nursing professionals of a brazilian neonatal intensive care unit
International Journal of Development Research
Anxiety and depression among nursing professionals of a brazilian neonatal intensive care unit
Received 14th June, 2017; Received in revised form 28th July, 2017; Accepted 09th August, 2017; Published online 30th September, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Reginaldo Passoni dos Santos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Objectives: To verify the anxiety and depression and the related factors among nursing professionals of a Brazilian neonatal intensive care unit. Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative study. In a sample (n = 26) of nursing workers, a form was used for socio demographic and occupational characterization; and applied the Brazilian version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. To the data tabulated, we performed descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: Anxiety and depression were present in 13 (50%) and seven (26.9%) professionals, respectively. These mental states presented direct and significant correlation (r= 0.65, p-value: <0.001), being more frequent in professionals aged between 29 and 45 years; who were not married; had children; engaged in mid-level activities; received more than eight minimum wages; worked at night and performed overtime. No personal or work variables were associated with anxiety and depression. Conclusion: The presence of anxiety and depression symptoms, in the sample studied, was greater than that described in the literature.
