Reactions and feelings of health professionals in the care of hospitalized patients with suspected covid-19

Abstract

Objective: To understand the reactions and feelings of professionals in the frontline of care for inpatients with suspected COVID-19. Method: Qualitative approach study with 19 health team professionals from a teaching hospital located in the hinterland of the state of Paraná. Data were collected in March and April 2020. For data analysis, content analysis was used. Results: Of all professionals, 89.5% were female, 57.8% were between 20 and 30 years old. The following emotions and feelings were highlighted by the content analysis: Motivation; willingness to contribute; feelings of fear, anxiety; obligation; preoccupation with death; sadness; discrimination; isolation; prejudice; uncertainty; and doubts about the future. Conclusion: The research showed workers' reactions/feelings, which were ambivalent both as a motivating impulse and as self-care, such as in the case of isolation/fear in coping with COVID-19.

Implicações da Covid-19 na condição de trabalho de profissionais de enfermagem: estudo descritivo

“…Worry, fear, anxiety, sadness and insecurity were the most cited feelings. The results observed are in line with the findings of another study (18) , where the most cited feelings were: fear, anxiety, obligation, sadness and insecurity. Work related anxiety is mostly mentioned by nursing assistants who work in sectors classified as critical.…”

Avaliação Da Segurança Alimentar E Nutricional De Famílias Com Crianças Durante a Pandemia

“…Desta forma, a infecção é transmitida através da liberação de aerossóis ou gotículas eliminadas pelos indivíduos infectados, seja por meio da fala, da tosse ou do espirro (1) . Nesse contexto, ao analisar o aumento considerável do número de casos nos diversos continentes e países, bem como o elevado nível de transmissão da doença, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) declarou estado de pandemia no ano de 2020 (2) . Diante disso, o isolamento e o distanciamento social foram considerados uma das formas mais eficazes para prevenção da contaminação pelo SARSCoV-2, visando a redução da transmissibilidade da doença e a desaceleração da crescente tendência de transmissão, com intuito de evitar o colapso dos serviços de saúde.…”