Psychological impacts and vulnerabilities of health professionals in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic

Authors

  • Roni Robson Silva UNIVERSIDADE VEIGA DE ALMEIDA
  • Leandro Barbosa de Moura Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil
  • Eliseu da Costa Campos Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EEUSP)
  • João Alberto Pella do Império Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EEUSP)
  • Alexandro Alves Ribeiro
  • Icaro Ferracini Alencar
  • Diego Ferreira da Silva Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11iCOVIDp7037-7150

Keywords:

Mental Health, Depression, SARS-CoV-2, Health Personnel

Abstract

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.

Author Biographies

Roni Robson Silva, UNIVERSIDADE VEIGA DE ALMEIDA

Nursing Student at the University Veiga de Almeida (UVA). Postgraduate in MBA in Health Management at the School of Nursing, University of São Paulo-EERP/USP.

Leandro Barbosa de Moura, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brasil

Physiotherapist. Specialist in Sports Physiotherapy by the National Society of Sports Physiotherapy and Trauma-orthopedic Physiotherapy by the Brazilian Association of Traumato-orthopedic Physiotherapy.

Eliseu da Costa Campos , Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EEUSP)

Oncologist Nurse. Doctoral student at the University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing (EEUSP).

João Alberto Pella do Império, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto (EEUSP)

Doctor. Specialist in occupational medicine. Member of the National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT). Postgraduate in Nutrology from the Brazilian Association of Nutrology (ABRAN) and Psychiatry from the Faculty of Medical Sciences Santa Casa de São Paulo.

Alexandro Alves Ribeiro

Nurse. Master in Family Health from Estácio de Sá University. Specialist in Public Health from Universidade Gama Filho/RJ.

Icaro Ferracini Alencar

Medical Student from the Iguaçu University UNIG.

Diego Ferreira da Silva, Hospital Universitário da Universidade Federal de São Paulo UNIFESP

Care Nurse at the Adult ICU of the University Hospital of the Federal University of São Paulo UNIFESP. Master's student at the University of São Paulo-EE/USP School of Nursing in the PROESA program. Specialist in the Multiprofessional Residency in Neurology and Neurosurgery by the Federal University of São Paulo UNIFESP.

Published

2021-09-02

How to Cite

Silva, R. R. ., Moura, L. B. de ., Campos , E. da C. ., Império, J. A. P. do ., Alves Ribeiro, A. ., Ferracini Alencar , I. ., & Silva, D. F. da . (2021). Psychological impacts and vulnerabilities of health professionals in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Saúde Coletiva (Barueri), 11(COVID), 7037–7150. https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11iCOVIDp7037-7150

Issue

Section

Artigos Cientí­ficos