La impulsividad y su relación con la ansiedad en personal de salud

Abstract

Impulsivity is the inhibition of performing a behavior and anxiety is defined as a state of concern, anguish, etc., that is generated by a stimulus. These terms are important to study in health personnel, they got affected by different situations so they have been developed. Therefore, it is intended to identify the relationship between the types of impulsivity with anxiety levels in health personnel. This investigation is quantitative, correlational, non-experimental, transversal, documentary, bibliographic field. It consists of 122 participants, 47 men and 75 women. The Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Barratt Impulsivity Scale BIS-11 were applied. The results demonstrated a statistically positive correlation between the types of cognitive, motor and unplanned impulsivity with anxiety levels. It was found that 91.80% present cognitive impulsivity, 41.80% motor impulsivity and 71.30% unplanned impulsivity. In the levels of anxiety, it was found that 29.5% present minimal and moderate anxiety, 22.1% mild anxiety and 18.9% severe anxiety. In relation to gender, it was evidenced that men had a higher score in motor impulsivity and women in cognitive and unplanned impulsivity.