The pandemic situation caused by COVID-19 (CoronaVirus Disease 2019) has stimulated discussions on ways to endhealth practices. Traditional Chinese Medicine is inserted and composes the set of therapies recommended by the World Health Organization. This abstract reports on the use of acupuncture in a preventive way in the benefit of the health worker. This is an experience report with the applicability of acupuncture in workers of the Primary Health Care Service in the united State of Porto Belo in the State of Santa Catarina (Brazil) during the confrontation with COVID-19. Care was performed with employees who sought care in 07 basic health units in the municipality. The practice aimed to contribute to the improvement of physical and emotional symptoms, health promotion and increased willingness to work. The results showed a favorable context for the increase of the technique and the use of the benefits in improving the health conditions of the professionals attended. Reducing levels of anxiety, depression, stress and pain complaints during the period. It was concluded that acupuncture was perceived as beneficial among the servers with good acceptance and demand during the pandemic period.
Objetivo: Identificar características clínicas e comportamentais de enfrentamento da COVID-19 em usuários da Atenção Primária à Saúde por meio de ferramenta de tecnologia da informação e comunicação. Método: Estudo exploratório de natureza quantitativa realizado com 376 usuários dos Centros de Saúde Abraão, Coqueiros, Novo Continente e Vila Aparecida de Florianópolis – SC. Os dados foram coletados através de formulário eletrônico e contatos com usuários através de aplicativo de mensagens. Resultados: Em 55% da amostra foi constatado que pacientes em algum momento foram sintomáticos. Os principais sintomas apresentados foram a dor de cabeça (36,4%), seguido pela dor muscular (24,5%), fadiga (24,5%) e tosse (22,3%), confirmando alguns dos principais sintomas da doença. Conclusão: Mais da metade dos participantes apresentaram sintomas antes da pandemia, sendo a dor de cabeça, dor muscular, fadiga e tosse os mais frequentes. Cerca de um quarto dos pesquisados confirmaram ter tido contato com algum parente ou pessoa com COVID-19. A maioria das pessoas teve preocupação em manter o isolamento.
COVID-19 is a respiratory infection that started in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 and, due to its geographic distribution, was classified as a pandemic, becoming a global public health concern. This work aimed to describe the development of an instrument to identify the consequences and repercussions of COVID-19 in users of Primary Health Care (PHC). This is an experience report on the interprofessional construction of an instrument to assess biopsychosocial changes in patients affected by the coronavirus. Each professional category listed questions relevant to their area of expertise, composing a questionnaire divided into five main categories: identification data, data about COVID-19, socioeconomic data, questions about functionality and questions related to mental health. This instrument was effective and capable of identifying the main biopsychosocial repercussions of COVID-19 in the sample analyzed during the study, and can support the planning of PHC actions for those who experience the demands of COVID-19 after the infection phase.
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