Abstract

ALCARAZ, Juan José Vázquez; CENTURION, Claudia; VARGAS, Miguela Dominga Vera  and  CARDENAS, Irma Carol Maggi. Mental health conditions and associated factors in nurses during the Covid 19 pandemic, Asunción Psychiatric Hospital, 2020. Mem. Inst. Investig. Cienc. Salud [online]. 2023, vol.21, n.1, e21122316.  Epub Dec 29, 2023. ISSN 1812-9528.  https://doi.org/10.18004/mem.iics/1812-9528/2023.e21122316.

Mental health is essential for well-being in times of crisis and previous reports demonstrate that nursing staff is an at-risk group. The investigation was carried out to determine the conditions of mental health of nurses and associated factors during the Covid-19 pandemic at the Asunción Psychiatric Hospital in November, 2020. The design was quantitative, descriptive with an analytical component, a population of 108 professionals, and sampling was non-probabilistic for convenience. A survey was applied using an electronic form with three sections: a) sociodemographic, occupational, and pandemic-related factors, b) the DASS-21 scale, and c) the Athens Insomnia Scale. The link was socialized via email and WhatsApp. The main results were: according to DAAS-21: 21.3% presented depression, 29.6% anxiety and 24% stress. On the Athens scale, 35.2% had insomnia. In general, 43.51% of the sample presented at least one mental health problem. Finally, it was concluded that concerning sociodemographic and occupational factors, there was a statistically significant association between depression, stress, and insomnia scores and the number of work ties. Anxiety scores were associated with sex, marital status, and seniority. Moreover, among pandemic-related factors, depression, anxiety, and insomnia scores were associated with social rejection and perceived discrimination. Specifically, anxiety was associated with the presence of family risk factor, stress with family support, and insomnia with contact with people with COVID, and personal risk factors.

Keywords : mental health; stress; anxiety; depression; sleep; Covid-19.

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