Abstract

SILVA, Andressa Fernanda  and  ROBAZZI, Maria Lúcia do Carmo Cruz. Mental changes in intensive therapy unit workers. SMAD, Rev. Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool Drog. (Ed. port.) [online]. 2019, vol.15, n.3, pp. 1-10. ISSN 1806-6976.  http://dx.doi.org/10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2019.151483.

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the scientific evidences about mental changes in Intensive Care Units (ICU) workers. METHOD: integrative review who research took place in the EMBASE, MEDLINE and SCOPUS data bases and in the virtual libraries / collections BVS and SCIENCE DIRECT. Of 141 identified primary articles, 33 (23.4%) met the inclusion criteria and were published in 29 journals from various are knowledge. RESULTS: the mental changes identified were: stress, suffering and tensional work, depression, asthenia, fatigue, mental overload and Burnout. At work, there are alsoconflicts, violenceand abuse, and ICU workers are predisposed to use psychotropic drugs. CONCLUSION: the them is relevant and the list of mental changes of the ICU workers can lead them to absenteeism.

Keywords : Occupational Health; Mental Health; Health Personnel; Intensive Care Units.

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