DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY LEVELS IN NURSES/TECHNICIANS WORKING WITH PATIENTS WITH MENTAL DISORDERS
Abstract
Introduction: Medical staff working with patients with mental disorders faces high demands of the medical profession as well as exposure to a large amount of stress factors in professional conditions. The presence of symptoms of depression and anxiety can negatively affect the quality of work, but also on the quality of life of employees, which can lead to a reduction in the quality of nursing care for patients.
The aim: Тhe aim of this paper was to determine the levels of depression and anxiety among nurses / technicians working with patients with mental disorders, the level of health functioning, as well as difference in the socio-demographic characteristics of the two studied groups.
Material and methods: The research was carried out at the Clinical Center in Kragujevac, after receiving the permission of the Ethics Committee and conducted according to the principles of Good Clinical Practice. The research was conducted as a cross sectional study that included 80 nurses / technicians classified in two groups: nurses / technicians working with mentally ill patients (n = 40) and nurses / technicians from the Internal and Infectious Clinic (n = 40). Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) were used to assess the level of depression and anxiety levels of nurses / technicians. EQ-5D scales were used to assess the level of health functioning, and the impact of the socio-demographic questionnaire was examined with a socio-demographic questionnaire.
Results: subjects working with patients with mental disorders showed higher levels of depression (P <0.01) and anxiety (P < 0.01) than those who do not work with mentally ill patients, there is also a difference in the values of the level of health functioning on the day of the examination (p <0.01). The sociodemographic questionnaire showed a statistically significant difference in the incidence of somatic illness in nurses / technicians working with mentally ill patients (p <0.05), as well as a greater tendency to use psychopharmaceuticals (p <0.05).
Conclusion: The results of the study showed a higher level of depression and anxiety, as well as a more frequent occurrence of somatic illness among nurses / technicians working with people with mental disorders.
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