Distress and pleasure indicators in health care workers on the COVID-19 front line
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1590/1518-8345.5707.3555%20Keywords:
Health Personnel; COVID-19; Psychological Distress; Plesure; Health Personnel; COVID-19 Pandemic.Abstract
Objective: to evaluate distress and pleasure indicators in health
care workers on the front line of care for suspected or confirmed
COVID-19 cases. Method: an exploratory, analytical and crosssectional
study with a quantitative approach. The studied sample
consisted of 437 health professionals invited by electronic means,
who answered the questionnaire on sociodemographic information,
occupational aspects and clinical conditions. Distress and pleasure
at work were considered as outcomes, which were analyzed with
multinomial logistic regression regarding the associated independent
variables. Results: Most of the participants were female (71.0%),
nurses (55.6%), with a weekly working shift of 40 hours or
more (75.8%); 61.6% of the participants suffered from mental
distress. The psychosocial characteristics of high-strain work and low
social support were reported by 23.8% and 52.9% of the participants,
respectively. In the multiple analysis, distress and lack of pleasure
at work were associated with high job strain, low support from coworkers
and mental distress. The profession is also associated with
distress at work. Conclusion: distress and lack of pleasure at work
are associated with occupational characteristics and mental strain
among health care workers in the COVID-19 scenario.
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