Níveis de ansiedade nos trabalhadores que atuam no consultório na rua em Alagoas durante a pandemia por COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: To identify the anxiety levels of workers who work at the Street Clinic during the Pandemic for COVID-19. Method: Quantitative, descriptive, cross-sectional study. The study location the street office in Alagoas and the population sample consisted of 49 workers who work in this service. Data collection started in October 2020 and was completed in February 2021, these data were obtained through virtual and in-person sources. Faced with them, it was possible to analyze the sociodemographic profile of workers and identify levels of anxiety, through the analysis of scores classified by the Beck Anxiety Inventory. The research was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alagoas under opinion number 4,198,128. Results: The data reveal that the workers who work in the street office in Alagoas are mostly women, social agents, married, brown and with an average of 37 years. As for the levels of anxiety, the result is that most participants have a minimum level, equivalent to 65.31% of the sample, 14.28% have mild anxiety, 12.24% moderate and 8.16% severe. Conclusion: The present study allowed an identification and analysis of the sociodemographic profile and levels of anxiety of workers who work at the Street Clinic in Alagoas during a pandemic caused by COVID-19. Audience data show that all self-employed workers level of anxiety, classified as minimal, mild, moderate or severe. In this context, it is of great importance to promote the mental health care of health workers, and in view of that, investment in health actions for this group is necessary.