Stress-anxiety and working depression in nursing professionals

Abstract

Introduction: the scientific technological changes determine greater demand of the workers for the philosophy, innovative actions, professional responsibility, knowledge management, continuous contact with patients in critical. Theories of Selye, Lazarus and Beck. 

Objective: determine the factors associated with stress, anxiety and depression in nursing personnel with personal and work variables.

Material and methods: observational, cross-sectional study, n106 nurses, questionnaires, NSS, Goldberg and Beck. Descriptive statistics, Pearson and ANOVA.

Results: 88% women, 12% men. They present: low depression: 40%, moderate: 22% severe: 1%, anxiety, p = 0,000 in depression and anxiety in greater proportion in women in the moment of death of a patient, overload of work, insufficient knowledge, fear of being wrong, problems with the immediate superior and colleagues. In ANOVA, rate: depression: 1.17, anxiety: 1.08, with labor variables: age, 1.31, category: specialized nurses: 1.26, night shift: 1.23.

Conclusion: the work environment nursing is affected stress, depression and anxiety, it is recommended to identify the triggers and evidences that after the intervention are reduced, and infer that when dealing with an emotional problem is reduced.