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- Title
Work and depression symptoms in Family Health Strategy nurses.
- Authors
Marques Fernandes, Daniella; Marcolan, João Fernando
- Abstract
Depression is a common disorder among health professionals, in particular in nurses. Goals: Verify the presence and intensity of depression symptoms; analyze triggering factors and evaluate the perception of nurses regarding their psychological distress and their working conditions. Method: Exploratory and descriptive study, quantitative, performed with Family Health Strategy nurses in the city of São Paulo, interviews by means of a semi-structured questionnaire using three psychometric scales, statistical analysis by Fisher's exact test and the t-Student test. Results: 59 nurses participated and an expressive majority presented depression symptoms without realizing they were ill. The key factors mentioned were related to their working conditions. Conclusion: A high prevalence of depression symptoms was observed due to working conditions.
- Subjects
MENTAL depression; NURSES; WORK &; psychology; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; JOB stress
- Publication
SMAD Revista Electronica Salud Mental, Alcohol y Drogas, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 1, p37
- ISSN
1806-6976
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11606/issn.1806-6976.v13i1p37-44