Prevalência de insônia crônica em profissionais de saúde das unidades básicas de saúde de um município do sul de Santa Catarina

Abstract

Objective: Insomnia is capable of modifying the sleep pattern and affecting the health and functionality of the activities performed by the individual. Health professionals present themselves as a population at risk for insomnia, due to the characteristics of their work. Thus, this study indicated the prevalence of chronic insomnia and the presence of comorbidities among these professionals. Methods: An observational, cross-sectional study was carried out with community health agents (CHA), nurses (NUR), doctors (DOC) and nursing technicians (TEC) who work in the Basic Health Units (BHU) in a city in the south of Santa Catarina (SC), from May to October 2021. Data were collected through the application of a self-administered online questionnaire, via Google Docs, among professionals. Results: The questionnaire was applied to 168 individuals, who were allocated into 2 groups: CHA (93) and TEC (22), totaling 115 participants; NUR (24) and DOC (29), with 53 participants. It was observed that 53% of CHA/TEC have insomnia (59% mild insomnia, 32.8% moderate insomnia, 8.2% severe insomnia), 54.8% anxiety, 33% depression, 31.3% chronic pain and 23.5% use benzodiazepines (BZD). Among the NUR and DOC, the prevalence of insomnia was 34% (61.1% mild insomnia and 38.9% moderate insomnia), 35.8% anxiety, 13.2% depression, 5.7% chronic and 5, 7% use BZD. Conclusion: It was possible to observe a higher prevalence of insomnia, anxiety, depression, chronic pain and use of benzodiazepines among health professionals when compared to the general population, especially among CHA and TEC.