Mental health of community health workers in the COVID-19 context.

Autor: Gomes Fernandes Vieira-Meyer, Anya Pimentel, Feitoza Farias, Sidney, Soares Forte, Franklin Delano, Silva Costa, Milena, Ximenes Guimarães, José Maria, Luiz Sá de Oliveira, André, Guedes da Silva Júnior, Fernando José, Ferreira do Nascimento, Elaine, Osawa Vasconcelos, Maristela Inês, de Araújo Dias, Maria Socorro, Proenço de Oliveira, Felipe, Antero Sousa Machado, Maria de Fátima, Castro, Marcia C., Khizar Yousafzai, Aisha
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Zdroj: Revista Ciência & Saúde Coletiva; Aug2023, Vol. 28 Issue 8, p2363-2376, 14p
Abstrakt: This study aimed to analyze the factors related to the mental health of Community Health Workers (ACS) in the COVID-19 context. A total of 1,935 ACS from four Northeastern capitals and four cities in the inland region of Ceará participated. The following data were collected: sociodemographic; professional; SRQ-20; WHOQOL-Bref, exposure to violence, General Self-Efficacy Scale (EAEG), Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), COVID-19-related information, and the coronavirus anxiety scale (EAC). Approximately 40.5% had SRQ > 7, signaling high levels of Common Mental Disorders (CMD)/mental health issues. We adopted the Multiple linear (backward) regression. We observed that the increased risk of CMD was influenced by exposure to violence, EAC, not knowing they had COVID-19, not knowing the variables that reduced the risk, the physical and psychological domains of the WHOQOL-Bref, not having increased working hours, and not having had COVID-19. The data reveal the multidimensional dynamics of mental health and help understand the relationship between community violence, COVID-19, quality of life, age, and ESF working time with the mental health of ACS. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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