Publications by authors named "Ana Carolina Monteiro Duarte"
Introduction: The increased prevalence of mental health symptoms in primary care workers in recent years is a major cause of concern, and highlights the need to identify modifiable risk factors for mental health disorders in this population.
Objectives: To analyze the prevalence of common mental disorders and associated factors in primary care workers in the city of Diamantina, state of Minas Gerais.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional, exploratory study involving 203 workers in different sectors of primary health care.
Background: Health care workers stand out in recent studies as a function of high rates of workplace violence.
Objective: To calculate the prevalence of workplace violence involving health care workers and associated factors.
Methods: Cross-sectional study with municipal health care workers in Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Article Synopsis
- The study aimed to explore how often municipal health service workers in Diamantina, Brazil, rated their health negatively and what factors influenced this perception.
- It included 203 health workers, mostly females and younger than 39 years, finding that 28.6% reported negative self-rated health, with various factors linked to it.
- Key associations included older age, lower income, poor sleep quality, health diagnoses, workplace aggression, and involvement in domestic tasks, highlighting significant influences on health perceptions among workers.