2021
DOI: 10.1590/1518-8345.4895.3455
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Risks of occupational illnesses among health workers providing care to patients with COVID-19: an integrative review

Abstract: Objective: to analyze evidence concerning the risks of occupational illnesses to which health workers providing care to patients infected with COVID-19 are exposed. Method: integrative literature review conducted in the following online databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE/PubMed), Web of Science (WoS), Excerpta Medica Data-Base (EMBASE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Scopus (Elsevier). Original articles published between November … Show more

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“…An integrative literature review analyzed the risks of occupational illness in healthcare professionals who cared for patients with COVID-19. The authors analyzed 19 studies and highlighted the importance of proper PPE use, hand hygiene and the environment, suggesting that the healthcare services should plan the turnover of the professionals in the care of infected or suspected patients, reducing the time of exposure to the virus whenever possible 24 .…”
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confidence: 99%
“…An integrative literature review analyzed the risks of occupational illness in healthcare professionals who cared for patients with COVID-19. The authors analyzed 19 studies and highlighted the importance of proper PPE use, hand hygiene and the environment, suggesting that the healthcare services should plan the turnover of the professionals in the care of infected or suspected patients, reducing the time of exposure to the virus whenever possible 24 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fato que corrobora a elevada prevalência de notificações de setores sem contato direto com paciente nos RT-PCR positivos. A exposição do profissional aumenta porque os pacientes internados demandam mais cuidados e, consequentemente, maior risco de positividade por parte dos profissionais de saúde (Vega et al, 2021). Os estudos de Chu et al (2020), Teixeira et al (2020) e Vega et al (2021) pressupõem que, principalmente em unidades não especificas, a crise da pandemia forçou o uso restrito ou inadequado de EPI aumentando a suscetibilidade dos profissionais de saúde à infecção pelo novo coronavírus.…”
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“…Nesse contexto, sabe-se que o cuidado com a saúde dos trabalhadores de enfermagem é fundamental para (18,22) Assim, conhecer os riscos aos quais os profissionais estão expostos constitui uma estratégia fundamental para a construção de intervenções de promoção da saúde do trabalhador e para o fornecimento de uma assistência integral dentro do ambiente de trabalho. (19,23) Outrossim, os profissionais de saúde devem ter noção sobre a responsabilidade do seu processo de trabalho, incluindo educação continuada e permanente em saúde.…”
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