Anxiety levels in health personnel that care for COVID-19 patients
Journal Title: Más Vita - Year 2024, Vol 6, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction:Anxiety is a physiological defense mechanism in the face of a threat. However, when it becomes excessive and daily, it should be evaluated as it may turn into a pathological condition. Objective:determining the levels of anxiety in the staff of doctors and nurses who care for patients with covid19 in the IVSS Dr. José María Carabaño Tosta Maracay-Estado Aragua, in March 2024. Materials and Methods:observational, analytical, cross-sectional epidemiological study under a quantitative approach, applying theBAI as an instrument, attaching a section of sociodemographic data to a total of 40 individuals during the month of March 2024. Results:24 nurses and 16 doctors were evaluated for two weeks, demonstrating a prevalence of 40% of mild anxiety, 27.5% of minimal anxiety, 22.5% of moderate anxiety and 10 % severe anxiety in these. The highest levels of severe anxiety were found in 16.7% of nurses, and moderate anxiety in 33.3% of them, in contrast to 56.3% of doctors who presented mild anxiety. Conclusion:clear evidence of anxiety was found in the studied population, with mild levels predominating. Higher levels of anxiety were found in nurses compared to doctors
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Yairy Alejandrina Yanez Ojeda
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