Luciana C Barbosa de Oliveira1, Eulália M Chaves-Maia. 1. Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Hospital de Pediatria Professor Heriberto Bezerra, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. lucianacarla.psi@hotmail.com
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: Analysing the level of psychic health in health workers from public hospitals in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a descriptive, traverse cohort (stratified proportional) study of a sample of 95 health workers; a socio-demographic and work-based questionnaire and the Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GGHQ) were used. RESULTS: 82% of the subjects were female, 60% were married, 81% catholic, 48% were aged more than 45, 73% had a workload of 40 hours per week and 63% worked at other places. 64% presented a good level of overall psychic health, the psychic health of 31% of them was becoming affected and 5% were in extreme danger. CONCLUSIONS: The need for preventative action should be stressed, even with psychically healthy professionals, being, to avoid future damage or more serious worsening of these workers' psychic health.
OBJECTIVES: Analysing the level of psychic health in health workers from public hospitals in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a descriptive, traverse cohort (stratified proportional) study of a sample of 95 health workers; a socio-demographic and work-based questionnaire and the Goldberg's General Health Questionnaire (GGHQ) were used. RESULTS: 82% of the subjects were female, 60% were married, 81% catholic, 48% were aged more than 45, 73% had a workload of 40 hours per week and 63% worked at other places. 64% presented a good level of overall psychic health, the psychic health of 31% of them was becoming affected and 5% were in extreme danger. CONCLUSIONS: The need for preventative action should be stressed, even with psychically healthy professionals, being, to avoid future damage or more serious worsening of these workers' psychic health.
Authors: Luiz Junior Rocha; Maria da Conceição Juste Werneck Cortes; Elizabeth Costa Dias; Filipa de Meira Fernandes; Eliane Dias Gontijo Journal: Rev Bras Med Trab Date: 2020-04-15