Psychological impacts and vulnerabilities of health professionals in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11iCOVIDp7037-7150Keywords:
Mental Health, Depression, SARS-CoV-2, Health PersonnelAbstract
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of health professionals who are at the forefront in combating this crisis. Objective: To present the state of the art of potential risks faced by health professionals in the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: this is an integrative literature review study that followed the PICO strategy. The search for articles was performed in three electronic databases: Pubmed/Medline, Lilacs and SciELO. The descriptors "mental health", "Depression", "SARS-CoV-2" and "Health Personnel" were used with full texts, published from 2011 to 2021, and the Boolean operator AND was used. Results: 258 were found Twenty-six articles were selected to be read in full and 6 met the criteria of this review.Conclusion: Evidence suggests that psychological interventions aimed at promoting the mental health of staff with psychological problems need to be implemented immediately.