Associação entre ansiedade e comorbidades nos profissionais de enfermagem de serviços de oncologia de alta complexidade de Alagoas

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the association between anxiety and comorbidities in nursing professionals from high complexity oncology services in Alagoas. Method: Quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study carried out with 89 nursing professionals who work in Centers or Units of High Complexity Assistance in Oncology in Alagoas. Data collection: primary data through face-to-face interviews using the instruments: Sociodemographic Form and Validated Translation of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (Brazilian version 5.0.0). Descriptive analysis using Pearson's chi-square tests for categorical variables and Fisher's exact test when one of the sample values was less than five. The 95% confidence interval was considered and p value <0.05. Research approved by the Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Alagoas, number 3,964,826. Results: Studies have shown that of the 89 nursing professionals who worked in oncology hospital services in Alagoas, 27 showed anxiety; of these, 18 reported having one or more comorbidities. Furthermore, nursing professionals with anxiety are 6 (six) times more likely to have some comorbidity, in which, in this study, comorbidities related to the circulatory, respiratory, ocular and genitourinary systems are the most prevalent. Considering the 27 professionals who presented anxiety, 37% underwent some type of treatment for anxiety and / or comorbidity (n = 27), with medication (29.6%), psychological (14.8%) and psychiatric (more frequent) 11.1%). Conclusion: The present study shows that there is a significant association between anxiety and comorbidity among nursing professionals working in oncology hospital services in the state of Alagoas. The research findings suggest the need for a holistic view of the nursing professional considering health care in its entirety.