COVID-19 pandemic: what factors compromised the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians?

Vieira, Katia Maria Rosa; Vieira Junior, Francisco Ubaldo; Bittencourt, Zélia Zilda Lourenço de Camargo

doi:10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0783

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE • Rev. Bras. Enferm. 77 (Suppl 1) • 2024 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2022-0783 copy

COVID-19 pandemic: what factors compromised the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians?

Pandemia de COVID-19: ¿qué factores comprometieron la capacidad mental para el trabajo de los técnicos de enfermería?

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ABSTRACT

Objectives:

to identify the factors that influenced the mental capacity to work of nursing technicians during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods:

a cross-sectional study, carried out at two reference hospitals in assisting the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 237 professionals from Intensive Care Units participated and answered a questionnaire. Multiple linear regression models were used to assess the correlation between mental capacity to work and variables related to risks of contamination, institutional support and health.

Results:

lack of COVID-19 tests, lack of knowledge of routine, absences in 2021 and mental illness contributed to worse mental capacity to work. Management embracement and physical capacity were considered protective factors.

Conclusions:

reduced work capacity in relation to mental demands can affect professional performance and quality of care, with implications for patients and health institutions.

Descriptors:
Pandemics; COVID-19; Working Conditions; Occupational Health; Nursing

Variable	Mental capacity to work
	Model 1 Risk of contamination		Model 2 Institutional support		Model 3 Health
	Coef	VIF	Coef	VIF	Coef	VIF
Stress	-0.245^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.10	-0.234^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.10	--	--
Lack of resting place	-0.206	1.10	-0.205^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.13	--	--
Absence of COVID-19 tests	-0.294^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.10	-0.243^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.14	-0.277^†	1.11
Unfamiliarity with the routine	-0.251	1.10	-0.245	1.10	-0.212^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.06
PPE contamination and handling	-0.211	1.10	-0.213	1.13	--	--
Non-use of PPE due to skin injuries	-0.371^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.10	-0.393^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.13	-0.258	1.10
Management embracement			0.277^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.10	0.192^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.07
Multidisciplinary team support			0.310^{^* * p<0.05; †p<0.01; Coef - slope coefficient; VIF - variance inflation factor; PPE - personal protective equipment.}	1.03	0.206	1.07
Physical capacity to work					0.439^†	1.12
Absences in 2020					-0.170	1.23
Absences in 2021					-0.263^†	1.17
Mental illness					-0.366^†	1.07
R²	12.48%		16.42%		47.33%
R²_aj	10.20%		13.49%		46.58%
Normality (Shapiro-Wilk)	<0.01		<0.01		>0.100
Lack of adjustment	0.930		0.378		0.686
Durbin-Watson	> 0.05		> 0.05		> 0.05

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[1] Corresponding author: Katia Maria Rosa Vieira, E-mail: katia_rosa@terra.com.br