COVID-19 among health workers in Brazil: The silent wave

Valente, Emanuelle Pessa; Damásio, Lia Cruz Vaz da Costa; Luz, Leonardo Sérvio; Pereira, Marília Francisca da Silva; Lazzerini, Marzia

doi:10.7189/jogh.10.010379

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“…In addition to the professionals' inherent concern with PPE, in Brazil there is also a concern about the shortage of supplies needed to treat the more severe patients, scarce availability of diagnostic tests and constant tension regarding the collapse of the ICU beds available is also observed. 5 To date and exemplify, as of July 22, drugs used to keep ICU patients sedated will end in four days on Paraná state, in the South region of Brazil. 40…”

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“…3 In Brazil, since the beginning of the pandemic, there is a great concern with the lack of PPE, low adherence to the social distancing measures suggested, and low coronavirus testing, indicating an underestimation of the number of cases in the country. 5,8 Another critical aspect regarding the protection of healthcare workers is the training to deal with COVID-19 disease. A study performed with healthcare workers working in the National Health Service (NHS) across the United Kingdom showed that approximately 50% of them did not receive proper training.…”

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“… 4 In Brazil, there is lack of a homogeneous, transparent, and comprehensive surveillance system for COVID-19 cases among Brazilian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 …”

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Healthcare Workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Cotrin

Moura

Gambardela-Tkacz

et al. 2020

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Brazil is in a critical situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers that are in the front line face challenges with a shortage of personal protective equipment, high risk of contamination, low adherence to the social distancing measures by the population, low coronavirus testing with underestimation of cases, and also financial concerns due to the economic crisis in a developing country. This study compared the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among three categories of healthcare workers in Brazil: physicians, nurses, and dentists, about workload, income, protection, training, feelings, behavior, and level of concern and anxiety. The sample was randomly selected and a Google Forms questionnaire was sent by WhatsApp messenger. The survey comprised questions about jobs, income, workload, PPE, training for COVID-19 patient care, behavior and feelings during the pandemic. The number of jobs reduced for all healthcare workers in Brazil during the pandemic, but significantly more for dentists. The workload and income reduced to all healthcare workers. Most healthcare workers did not receive proper training for treating COVID-19 infected patients. Physicians and nurses were feeling more tired than usual. Most of the healthcare workers in all groups reported difficulties in sleeping during the pandemic. The healthcare workers reported a significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic in their income, workload and anxiety, with differences among physicians, nurses and dentists.

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“… 4 In Brazil, there is lack of a homogeneous, transparent, and comprehensive surveillance system for COVID-19 cases among Brazilian health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. 5 …”

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Healthcare Workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

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“…In Brazil, there have been no nationwide guidelines for primary healthcare services in the COVID-19 response. Brazil performed testing only on patients with severe symptoms, and a shortage of materials such as masks, N95 masks, gloves, and hand sanitizer was reported [46,47]. Since community health workers in Brazil are not considered to be health professionals, only an estimated 9% have received infection control training and personal protective equipment [46].…”

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Indirect implications of COVID-19 prevention strategies on non-communicable diseases

Modesti

Wang

Damasceno

et al. 2020

BMC Med

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Background: After its outbreak in China, the novel COronaVIrus Disease 19 is spreading across the globe. It is an emergency the world has never seen before. Main text: The attention of health systems is mainly focused on COronaVIrus Disease 19 patients and on the risk that intensive care units might be overwhelmed by the serious pulmonary complications. Different countries are also attempting to establish infection prevention and control strategies which proved effective in China where the outbreak was initially reported. We reflect on important lessons to be learnt from different countries. The effects that infection prevention and control strategies, such as social distancing or isolation, can have on the care of millions of patients with non-communicable diseases, who may be indirectly affected, have not been taken into consideration so much. Conclusions: When dealing with COronaVIrus Disease 19, policy makers and healthcare personnel should consider the indirect effects on the treatment of non-communicable diseases.

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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the frontline health workforce: Perceptions of vulnerability of Brazil’s community health workers

Lotta¹,

Nunes²,

Fernández³

et al. 2022

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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in calls for an increased integration of community health workers (CHWs) into the health system response. Historically, CHWs can play an important role in ensuring the sustainability of health policy implementation – by addressing social determinants of health and maintaining care for ongoing health problems. Their frontline work, with close contact to populations, places CHWs in a position of increased vulnerability to becoming infected and to being the target of abuse and violence. These vulnerabilities compound underlying problems faced by CHWs, who often come from poor backgrounds, are insufficiently paid and receive inadequate training. Speaking to a scarcity of studies on how CHWs are impacted by the pandemic, this paper conducts a systematic study of CHWs in Brazil. Based on quantitative and qualitative data collected during June and July 2020, it considers perceptions and experiences of CHWs, comparing them with other health professionals. We study the extent to which the pandemic added to existing vulnerabilities and created new problems and imbalances in the work of CHWs. We conclude that COVID-19 led to a deterioration of the working conditions of CHWs, of their relations with other health professionals, and of their ability to carry out their essential work in the public health system.

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COVID-19 among health workers in Brazil: The silent wave

Cited by 26 publications

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Healthcare Workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Healthcare Workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Indirect implications of COVID-19 prevention strategies on non-communicable diseases

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the frontline health workforce: Perceptions of vulnerability of Brazil’s community health workers

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