Major depressive episode in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

Flesch, Betina Daniele; Szortyka, Ana Laura Sica Cruzeiro; Carvalho, Maitê Peres de; Goularte, Laura Moreira; Delpino, Felipe Mendes; Fassa, Anaclaudia Gastal

doi:10.11606/s1518-8787.2022056004668

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“…Those who had poor social support had 2 times at high risk of developing depression than those who have strong social support. This is agreed with studies done in Ethiopia (41), Brazil (42) and China (43). This is due to the fact that those who had poor social support have no friends or relatives whom they can count on in time of trouble which predispose them to depression.…”

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Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

Tesema,

Woldeamanue,

Mekonen

et al. 2024

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Background: Depression is a mental disorder that presents with a depressed mood, loss of pleasure or interest, decrease in energy, feeling of guilt or low self-worth, disturbed sleep, loss of appetite, and poor-concentration. Healthcare professionals are more susceptible to depression because they face higher amounts of professional stress in their job and academic lives. However, there is limited knowledge regarding health professionals’ level of depressive disorder in Ethiopia. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of depression and associated factors among health professionals, at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: We conducted an institution-based cross-sectional study among 439 randomly selected health care worker using interviewer-administered patient health questionnaire-9 from April to May 2023. Ordinal logistic regression was performed to identify predictors of depressive disorder. Result : The overall prevalence of depressive symptoms among health care workers was 56.5% (95% CI (51.8% ,61.1%)). There were reports of mild (35%), moderate (13%) and severe (9%) depression, respectively. Marital status of being single (AOR=7.78, 95%CI: 1.123, 49.01), history of childhood abuse (AOR=2.57, 95%CI:1.49, 4.42), history of suicidal attempt (AOR=2.66, 95%CI:1.25,5.67), having history of stressful life event (AOR=1.527, 95%CI: 1.02,2.3), back pain over the past 30 days (AOR=2, 95%CI: 1.30,3.11), working for more than 8 hours (AOR=3.03, 95%CI: 1.12,8.24), and having experience of 5-10 year (AOR=4, 95%CI: 1.05,15.27) and 10-15 years (AOR= 4.24, 95%CI: 1.08,16.58) and poor social support (AOR= 2.09, 95%CI: 1.09,3.99) were statistically associated with increased level of depressive disorder. Conclusion : Healthcare professionals’ higher rate of depression was due to the higher work load, childhood abuse, history of stressful life, back pain, and poor social support. Thus, the hospital or ministry of health should give special attention to health care workers who has high work load, childhood abuse, history of stressful life, back pain, and poor social support to reduce the burden of depressive disorder among health professionals. Furthermore, early depression screening and treatment in hospitals is needed.

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confidence: 92%

Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

Tesema,

Woldeamanue,

Mekonen

et al. 2024

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“…Os fatores anteriormente citados explicam o desdobramento derivado da má saúde física e psicológica e sua correlação entre si. Além de desenvolverem negativas interferências na resolução de problema e assertividade, alteram a qualidade do sono, manifestam insatisfação pessoal e nas relações interpessoais, habilidades fundamentais para o bom desempenho do trabalho (21) .…”

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Qualidade De Vida Dos Profissionais De Saúde Da Atenção Primária À Saúde Durante Pandemia Do Covid-19

Bezerra¹,

Silva²,

Sousa³

et al. 2023

Rev. Bras. Saúde Funcional

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A Covid-19, com alto índice de transmissibilidade e infecciosidade, se caracteriza como uma gripe comum, tendo como sintomas iniciais coriza, dor de garganta, tosse e febre, além de se apresentar assintomática nos níveis mais leves e graves podendo levar ao óbito, se tornando assim, um sinal de alerta para as autoridades públicas. Devido à gravidade da doença se fez necessário a inclusão da atenção básica no combate e controle pandêmico. Entretanto, a alta demanda de trabalho provenientes da pandemia de Covid-19 pode alterar a qualidade de vida do profissional de saúde. Objetivo: Devido ao exposto o presente estudo objetivou analisar o impacto da pandemia da Covid-19 na qualidade de vida dos profissionais de saúde da atenção básica. Metodologia: Trata-se de estudo transversal descritivo com características de censo, submetido ao comitê de ética da Faculdade Adventista da Bahia sobre registro CAAE: 38999120.2.0000.0042, tendo por público alvo profissionais da atenção primária à saúde da cidade de Governador Mangabeira-Ba, tendo por instrumentos utilizados Questionário de ansiedade e depressão – HAD, Inventário breve da dor, Wholqol-bref. Resultados: Participaram do estudo 98 profissionais de saúde, sendo 83,67% mulheres e 16,33% homens. A presença de ansiedade nos profissionais de saúde, 33% da população apresentaram sintomas ligados à ansiedade e 23% se apresentaram com chances de já terem desenvolvido ansiedade crônica. Outro sinal está relacionado aos sintomas depressivos, onde 27% da população apresentaram sintomas depressivos e 12% apresentaram chances de já terem desenvolvido a depressão, sendo que 92,6% da comunidade estudada relataram presença de regiões de dor. Conclusão: Os resultados demonstram que a pandemia de covid-19 colaborou para o acometimento e/ou piora da qualidade de vida dos profissionais de saúde da atenção básica, mesmo não podendo afirmar se a pandemia foi a causadora principal dos danos à saúde da população estudada, mas podemos dizer que estes dados demonstram uma necessidade destes temas serem abordados e seus sintomas acompanhados.

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Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Mohamed,

Ali

et al. 2024

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Major depressive episode in hospital workers during the Covid-19 pandemic in Brazil

Cited by 4 publications

References 41 publications

Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

Depressive Symptoms and its Associated Factors among Health Care Workers in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia

Qualidade De Vida Dos Profissionais De Saúde Da Atenção Primária À Saúde Durante Pandemia Do Covid-19

Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Healthcare Professionals at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia: A Cross-Sectional Study

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