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- Title
Working conditions and mental health of community health workers in the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Authors
Fróes Fernandes, Tatiana; Melo e Lima, Clara Cynthia; Nogueira da Silva, Patrick Leonardo; Rosa Rossi-Barbosa, Luiza Augusta; de Pinho, Lucineia; Prates Caldeira, Antônio
- Abstract
This study examined the prevalence of anxiety and depression associated with Community Health Workers’ (CHWs’) working conditions in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the north of Minas Gerais, Brazil by applying a questionnaire addressing sociodemographic conditions, command of technologies and working conditions during the pandemic, as well as the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Patient Health Questionnare-9 (PHQ-9). Descriptive and multiple Poisson regression analyses were performed with robust variance, to a 5% level of significance (p < 0.05) for the final model. A total of 1,220 CHWs from 36 municipalities participated in the study. Prevalences were 41.8% and 31.6% for anxiety and depression, respectively, while 22.5% of the group displayed symptoms of both conditions. Being female, up to 40 years old, having more than 500 users registered for monitoring, and inadequate supply of personal protective equipment were associated with anxiety and depression among the CHWs. Prevalence of anxiety and depression was high among CHWs during the pandemic and working conditions figured prominently among the associated factors.
- Subjects
MINAS Gerais (Brazil); BRAZIL; COMMUNITY health workers; MULTIPLE regression analysis; COVID-19 pandemic; WORK environment; MENTAL health; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory
- Publication
Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, 2023, Vol 28, Issue 10, p2931
- ISSN
1413-8123
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/1413-812320232810.09802023EN