Anxiety, depression and suicid ideation in teachers of a health course, in times of the COVID-19 pandemic

• Autor(a) principal: Costa Souza, Thalita
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: De Medeiros Alves, Verônica, Sales Jorge, Jorgina, Nogueira de Magalhães, Ana Paula
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Diversitas Journal
• Texto Completo: https://diversitasjournal.com.br/diversitas_journal/article/view/2395
• topic: Transtornos Ansiosos; Transtornos Depressivos; Docentes de Enfermagem; Trastornos de Ansiedad; Trastornos Depresivos; Facultad de Enfermería; Anxiety Disorders; Depressive Disorder; Faculty Nursing

Introduction: The mental health of teachers has been evidenced in the COVID-19 pandemic due to the emotional and psychological pressure exerted by the disease on these professionals. Teaching activities carried out at home can generate stress, anxiety, depression and, consequently, affect their quality of life. Objective: to identify the presence of symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation in nursing faculty at the Federal University of Alagoas – campus A. C. Simões. Methodology: Study with a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional approach developed in a higher education institution in the city of Maceió-AL, Brazil. The sample consisted of permanent professors from the A. C. Simões campus who work in the nursing course. Results: Analyzing the score of the CES-D depression scale, it was identified that 65.5% of teachers are at risk of developing depression. The analysis of the STAI score revealed that 89.7% of the professors had state anxiety at a moderate level, and 86.2% had trait anxiety at a moderate level. Conclusion: Mental illness is intrinsically present in the lives of teachers in the COVID-19 pandemic. It is necessary for the higher education institution to think about coping strategies for this mental illness, also offering psychological and emotional support.