ISSN: 2578-5095
Authors: Pelucio L*, Nardi AE, Levitan M, Barreto I, Rodrigues M and Pereira R
This study has the objective of assessing quality of life and psychopathology in two populations; nursing technicians in training and nursing technicians engaged in home care with patients. The data shows an increase in this type of care, focused on the relevance of the healthcare professionals involved. A total of twenty-one nursing technicians working in home care and twenty-one nursing technicians in training, intending to work in home care, were submitted to three scales assessing anxiety (BAI), depression (BDI) and quality of life (WHOQOL). The results demonstrate that anxiety is more present in younger caregivers, possibly associated with anticipatory anxiety from uncertainty regarding the future. Furthermore, a correlation between higher anxiety levels and higher levels of depression in the group of nursing technicians in training was also found. Moreover, the relationship between these factors and dissatisfaction regarding quality of life of the caregivers was also perceivable, as demonstrated in some domains in both groups. The data seems to indicate that professionals involved in the practice of home care need personal care, given that their practice involves long-term care of others. It should be emphasized that it is important to recognize what constitutes care for the improvement and better understanding of caring for others, this being relevant as a practice in development and increasing globally, with increasing demand for positions for the evaluated populations.
Keywords: Quality of Life; Nursing Technicians; Nursing Technicians in Training Anxiety; Depression
