Perceived stress and anxiety in nursing professionals as Covid-19 workfront.

Abstract

Objective: To identify and describe the level of stress, perceived stress and level of anxiety of the nursing staff who worked in intensive care units in COVID-19. Methods: Cross-sectional study with 74 professionals from a public hospital in the city of São Paulo. Data was collected using instruments to characterize sociodemographic data, the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS10) and the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI). REDcap was used to analyze the data in terms of proportions, means, standard deviation and ANOVA correlation test, under approval number CAAE: 39975120.8.0000.5462. Results: The average age was 36 years, they were female (83.8%), self-declared black (56.7%), married or with a partner (81%). Self-perception showed an average of 5.24 (SD ± 2.36) for stress and 5.34 (SD ± 2.46) for anxiety. With regard to the PSS10, 54% of the sample had some level of stress (moderate, high or very high). With regard to the BAI, 54.3% had some level of anxiety, whether mild, moderate or severe. There was significance for anxiety (p≤0.034) and stress (p≤0.042) related to the length of time working in the unit.  Conclusion: The population has a significant level of stress and anxiety and the longer they have worked, the higher their level.