Prevalência e fatores associados ao sofrimento psíquico de enfermeiros em hospital de referência

Abstract

Nurses often face factors that contribute to psychological suffering, immersed in a work environment where labor force coexists with the demands of an increasingly selective market and unfavorable conditions. Thus, the aim was to estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with psychological distress among nurses in a reference hospital. This is a descriptive and cross-sectional research, with a quantitative approach, involving 24 clinical nurses. The setting for this investigation was the city of Caxias do Maranhão, specifically a reference hospital for urgency and emergency. Data collection took place from July to August 2023, through the application of a form, containing sociodemographic, professional data and aspects related to prevalence and factors associated with psychological distress. Furthermore, the Social Support and Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) scales were used. To analyze the collected data, an approach was adopted based on the usual procedures of descriptive statistics, using absolute and relative frequencies, in addition to bivariate analyses, with a view to possible associations between different categorical variables of exposure and the outcome related to suffering. psychic of the participants. The results showed the prevalence of psychological suffering in 8 (33%) of nurses and the factors that most contributed to psychological suffering were: scarcity of human and material resources; the devaluation of work; communication problems; organizational aspects and work overload. In this way, it was possible to obtain an overview of the prevalence and factors related to psychological distress faced by nurses, suggesting the need for policies and practices to address these issues.