Common mental disorders in primary health care professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic period: a cross-sectional study in the north macro-region of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 2021

• Autor(a) principal: Oliveira, Fabrício Emanuel Soares de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Trezena, Samuel, Dias, Verônica Oliveira, Martelli Júnior, Hercilio, Martelli, Daniella Reis Barbosa
• Tipo de documento: preprint
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: SciELO Preprints
• Texto Completo: https://preprints.scielo.org/index.php/scielo/preprint/view/5706
• topic: Transtornos Mentais; Pessoal de Saúde; Atenção Primária à Saúde; Covid-19; Estudos Transversais; Mental Disorders; Health Personnel; Primary Health Care; COVID-19; Cross-Sectional Studies; Trastornos Mentales; Personal de Salud; Atención Primaria de Salud; COVID-19; Estudios Transversales

Objective: To analyze the prevalence of symptoms of common mental disorders (CMD) in health professionals in Primary Health Care from August to October 2021. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out with health professionals from the northern macroregion of Minas Gerais. Sampling method was snowball type. The dependent variable, CMD, was assessed using the Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Poisson regression was used in the statistical analysis. Results: 702 health professionals participated. The prevalence of CMD was 43.2%, higher in those who had previous symptoms of mental disorders (PR=2.42; 95%CI 1.43;4.08) and current (PR=1.54; 95%CI 1.25;1.89); overwork during the pandemic (PR=1.42; 95%CI 1.16;1.73); previous symptoms of anxiety (PR=1.27; 95%CI 1.01;1.61), depression (PR=1.27; 95%CI 1.06;1.52) and other mental disorders (PR=1.20 ;95%CI 1.01;1.43). Conclusion: There was an association between CMD and previous and current symptoms of mental disorders and work overload during the COVID-19 pandemic.