Symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder after exposure to biological material

Abstract Objective: To track symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to scores of the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) in nursing staff exposed to accidents with biological material, from October 2014 to May 2016, in a philanthropic hospital in the state of Minas Gerais. Methods: Retrospective, descriptive study with a quantitative approach. Inferential analysis was performed using a 95% confidence interval, p ≤ 0.05. The data were collected considering all the ethical aspects described in resolution 466/2012. Results: The majority of workers were nursing technicians (52.5%), female (91.8%), with a mean age of 31.4 years (SD 7.5), the majority of exposures being percutaneous (60.7%). Of all individuals, 19.6% presented scores above 5.6, showing signs of PTSD. Individuals who had suffered accidents more than six months previously (p = 0.025) had significantly higher scores than those who had been exposure for less than three months. Conclusion: The study highlights the need for the use of validated instruments for the evaluation of fear, anxiety, stress, and other psychological reactions that characterize PTSD, as well as the provision of psychological care for workers exposed to biological material.

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Main Authors: Januário,Gabriela da Cunha, Carvalho,Priscila do Carmo Freitas de, Moraes,Juliano Teixeira, Santos,Mariana Alvina dos, Gir,Elucir, Toffano,Silmara Elaine Malaguti
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-81452017000400228
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