Prevalence of minor psychic disorders in intensivist physiotherapists from a large city in the state of Bahia

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Studies on Minor Psychological Disorders (MPD) in intensive care physiotherapists are rare and many of these professionals are still unaware of the relationship between work and mental health. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of Minor Psychiatric Disorders (MPD) in intensive care physiotherapists in a large city in the state of Bahia. METHODS: Population, descriptive study covering 60 intensive care physiotherapists who worked in the city in 2016. The inclusion criterion was working in the ICU for at least six months, to avoid the bias of a healthy worker. The exclusion criteria were: acting in administrative activity, being on vacation, on sick leave or maternity leave. A self-administered questionnaire assessed sociodemographic data, job characteristics and DPM through the Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20). RESULTS: Of the workers studied 51.7% worked in an adult ICU, 20.0% in a pediatric ICU and 28.3% in a neonatal ICU, 38.4% of the professionals studied worked in two or more units. The female gender predominated with 80.0% of the workers studied, the average age was 32.2 ± 4.9 years, 45.0% had a partner, 58.3% had no children. The prevalence of MPD was 41.7%. CONCLUSION: There was a high prevalence of MPD among the intensive care physiotherapists studied. The results point to the need for further studies to investigate the relationship between work and mental health in intensive care physiotherapists.