Analysis of the Coping Strategies of Primary Health Care Professionals

Cross-Sectional Study in a Large Brazilian Municipality

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ID15475232
AuthorsLuciano Garcia Lourenção (0000-0002-1240-4702, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, corresponding author), Bruno Martinez Rigino (Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), Natália Sperli Geraldes Marin Dos Santos Sasaki (0000-0002-8627-9713, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), Maria Jaqueline Coelho Pinto (Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes Neto (0000-0002-7905-9990, State University of Vale do Acaraú), Flávio Adriano Borges (0000-0001-5941-4855, Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Maria De Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos (0000-0001-6110-619X, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), José Gustavo Monteiro Penha (0000-0003-3462-2556, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Daniela Menezes Galvão (0000-0002-2754-6084, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Betânia Maria Pereira Dos Santos (0000-0001-7768-7742, Universidade Federal da Paraíba), Isabel Cristina Kowal Olm Cunha (0000-0001-6374-5665, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Jacqueline Flores De Oliveira (0000-0002-0598-3881, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Max dos Santos Afonso (0000-0001-9989-9535, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Carlos Leonardo Figueiredo Cunha (0000-0002-1891-4201, Universidade Federal do Pará), Francielle Garcia da Silva (0000-0002-9496-119X, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Neyson Pinheiro Freire (0000-0002-9038-9974, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Vagner Ferreira Do Nascimento (0000-0002-3355-163X, Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso), Sidiane Teixeira Rodrigues (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Tânia Maria De Carvalho (0000-0001-9251-2625, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), Taisa Moitinho de Carvalho (School of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto 15090-090, SP, Brazil), Messias Lemos (0000-0002-6267-599X, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina), Juliana Lima da Cunha (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande), Neide Aparecida Micelli Domingos (0000-0002-9001-4283, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue6
Pages3332-3332
Publication date2022-03-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19063332
PMID35329033
OpenAlexW4226236196
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited33

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

Coping (psychology · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Health professionals · Political science · Primary care · Primary health care · Psychiatry · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Occupational Health and Burnout · Psychology · Workplace Health and Well-being · Gerontology

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