Telenursing in mental health: effect on anxiety symptoms and alcohol consumption during the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE(1) A remote intervention with a positive impact on reducing anxiety and alcohol use. (2) Nursing as a protagonist of preventive care in mental health (3) A low-cost intervention that covers several population groups. (4) Telenursing in mental health as a care strategy during COVID-19. to i...

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Published in:Revista latino-americana de enfermagem 2023-06, Vol.31, p.e3932-e3932
Main Authors: Vargas, Divane de, Ramírez, Erika Gisseth León, Pereira, Caroline Figueira, Oliveira, Sheila Ramos de
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Language:eng ; por ; spa
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Summary:OBJECTIVE(1) A remote intervention with a positive impact on reducing anxiety and alcohol use. (2) Nursing as a protagonist of preventive care in mental health (3) A low-cost intervention that covers several population groups. (4) Telenursing in mental health as a care strategy during COVID-19. to investigate the effect of a remote intervention on anxiety symptoms and alcohol use in users of the Primary Health Care service.METHODa quasi-experimental study conducted with 1,270 participants who answered the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-6. Of these, 1,033 interviewees scored for moderate/severe anxiety symptoms (STAI-6 > 3) and moderate/severe risk alcohol use (AUDIT-C > 3), and received the interventions via telephone calls with follow-up periods lasting seven and 180 days. For data analysis, a mixed-effects regression model was used.RESULTSthe effect of the intervention performed was positive in reducing anxiety symptoms between T0 and T1 (µ=1.6, p
ISSN:0104-1169
1518-8345
DOI:10.1590/1518-8345.6172.3932