Cuidados de enfermería en personas con trastornos de ansiedad

Abstract

Introduction: Anxiety is characterized by excessive fear and worry, whose symptoms are severe enough to cause anguish or functional disability, so this type of disorder is considered a serious problem at the healthcare level. Objective: To identify nursing care in people who live in a parish, in the canton of Salcedo-Ecuador. Methodology: This is a quantitative study, with a descriptive -comparative scope, with a non-experimental cross-sectional design, carried out on 50 people during the months of March-August 2022. The variables studied were: sociodemographic characteristics, levels of anxiety and nursing. Be careful with anxiety. Information on sociodemographic characteristics was collected and the Hamilton scale was reduced to assess the level of anxiety. Results: 40% of people suffer from moderate anxiety. Psychic anxiety (66%) and somatic anxiety (80%) were found at moderate levels. Anxiety levels prevailed between 22 and 32 years old, with single marital status and occupation as entrepreneurs. Conclusion: The main nursing care reported in this study for the treatment of anxiety were relaxation, physical activity and listening, which are considered effective because they managed to balance moods by diverting attention from anxiety-generating factors.