Resiliência como fator de proteção aos transtornos mentais menores na equipe de enfermagem

Emerson Roberto dos  Santos; Daniela Comelis  Bertolin; Daniele Alcalá Pompeo; Isadora Gama Alves; Cleber José Roque; Patrícia da Silva Fucuta; Júlio César André

doi:10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1467

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Emerson Roberto dos Santos Postgraduate Student in Posgraduation Program in Nursing, Medical School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9513-1083
Daniela Comelis Bertolin Medicine’ Department, União das Faculdades dos Grandes Lagos - UNILAGO, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Daniele Alcalá Pompeo Department of Specialized Nursing, Medical School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2671-2586
Isadora Gama Alves Nurse’s Graduate Student in Graduate in Nursing, Medical School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto - FAMERP, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Cleber José Roque Nurse Service at Hospital de Base of São José do Rio Preto HB/FUNFARME, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Patrícia da Silva Fucuta Gastro Hepatology Service at Hospital de Base of São José do Rio Preto HB/FUNFARME, São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
Júlio César André Centro de Desenvolvimento da Educação em Saúde, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/SciELOPreprints.1467

Keywords:

Nurse Practitioners, Emergency Nursing, Inpatient Care Units, Working Environment, Mental Disorders, Resilience, Psychological

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To track the presence of minor mental disorders and levels of resilience in nursing professionals who work in emergency services and inpatient units, as well as to verify possible associations between these variables and sociodemographic and professional characteristics.

METHODS: Descriptive, correlational and cross-sectional study consisted of 203 nursing professionals (nurses, nursing technicians, and nursing assistants), from the country side of São Paulo State. Data collection was performed using a sociodemographic and professional characterization instrument and the Brazilian version of the Self-Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and the resilience scale.

RESULTS: The overall prevalence of minor mental disorders among the participants was 31%, being lower among older professionals and men. The resilience of the professionals was high, with mean values of 136.4 (±20.1) points. Older professionals and those who worked in emergency units had higher resilience scores. Lower resilience scores are associated with a greater possibility of minor mental disorders in this study.

CONCLUSION: Resilience can be considered a protective factor against minor mental disorders in nursing professionals. Effective strategies must be taken into account to change this scenario of illness of a significant part of the nursing team.