Analysis of the Coping Strategies of Primary Health Care Professionals: Cross-Sectional Study in a Large Brazilian Municipality

Objective: To analyze the coping strategies used by primary healthcare (PHC) professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study realized with professionals working in primary healthcare units in São José do Rio Preto, a large city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. For data c...

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Published in:	International journal of environmental research and public health Vol. 19; no. 6; p. 3332
Main Authors:	Lourenção, Luciano Garcia, Rigino, Bruno Martinez, Sasaki, Natalia Sperli Geraldes Marin Dos Santos, Pinto, Maria Jaqueline Coelho, Ximenes Neto, Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães, Borges, Flávio Adriano, Santos, Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes, Penha, José Gustavo Monteiro, Galvão, Daniela Menezes, Dos Santos, Betânia Maria Pereira, Cunha, Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm, de Oliveira, Jacqueline Flores, Afonso, Max Dos Santos, Cunha, Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo, da Silva, Francielle Garcia, Freire, Neyson Pinheiro, do Nascimento, Vagner Ferreira, Rodrigues, Sidiane Teixeira, de Carvalho, Taisa Moitinho, Lemos, Messias, da Cunha, Juliana Lima, Domingos, Neide Aparecida Micelli
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI AG 11-03-2022 MDPI
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Attitudes Brazil Coping COVID-19 Cross-Sectional Studies Data collection Emotional factors Emotions Health care Health Personnel Health promotion Humans Medical personnel Mental disorders Mental health Nurses Nursing Physicians Primary care Problem solving Professionals Quality of life Religion Social interactions Social support Stress Surveys and Questionnaires Workers Working conditions Brazil adaptation primary health care family health strategy psychological health personnel
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Summary:	Objective: To analyze the coping strategies used by primary healthcare (PHC) professionals. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive-analytical study realized with professionals working in primary healthcare units in São José do Rio Preto, a large city in the interior of São Paulo, Brazil. For data collection, we used an instrument developed by the researchers containing sociodemographic and professional variables, as well as the Problem Coping Modes Scale (EMEP). Results: We evaluated 333 PHC professionals. A difference was observed between the scores of the four coping strategies (p < 0.001), with the highest score for the problem-focused strategy (3.8) and the lowest score for the emotion-focused strategy (2.4). Physicians had the lowest scores in coping strategies focused on religious practices/fantastical thinking (p < 0.001) and pursuit of social support (p = 0.045), while community health agents had the highest scores in these coping strategies. Conclusions: Professionals working in PHC have different coping strategies for the problems and stressful situations experienced in the work environment. These strategies can involve more positive attitudes focused on confrontation and problem solving, and on emotional responses that involve attitudes of avoidance and denial of the problem.
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ISSN:	1660-4601 1661-7827 1660-4601
DOI:	10.3390/ijerph19063332