TRIGGERING FACTORS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN NURSING PROFESSIONALS

Authors

  • Karoline Aguiar Paiva
  • Welison da Silva Ferreira Sá
  • Camila Guerra Martinez

Keywords:

Nurses, Depression, Anxiety

Abstract

Anxiety and depression, a duo considered the evil of the twenty-first century, are mental disorders that are characterized by having as their main symptoms excessive worry and deep sadness for no apparent reason, respectively. Although they are different, they are commonly associated with each other, and nursing professionals are a high-risk group to develop them. This study aims to analyze factors that are associated with the prevalence of signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety in nursing professionals. This is a bibliographic review, which used the following databases: PubMed, Scielo and the Virtual Health Library (VHL). The health descriptors (DeCS) used in the survey were: "Nurse", "Depression" and "Anxiety". Articles published in the last 5 years that covered the proposed theme, in English and Portuguese, were included, in addition, the exclusion criteria were literary reviews, case reports and duplicates. The main triggers of depression and anxiety were long working hours, devaluation of the class, low wages, emotional involvement, insecurity, lack of autonomy and poor sleep quality. Thus, the results showed that there are several factors that trigger psychic problems, such as personal, emotional, environmental and work aspects. It is necessary to develop proposals aimed at: (I) the early detection of symptoms, (II) interventions that reduce the incidence of symptoms to improve this situation and (III) measures that hospitals can adopt to reduce cases of depression and anxiety.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/sevened2024.043-001

Published

2025-02-21

How to Cite

TRIGGERING FACTORS OF DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY IN NURSING PROFESSIONALS. (2025). Seven Editora, 1-13. https://sevenpublicacoes.com.br/editora/article/view/6641