Abstract
Aim of the studyOur study aimed to investigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Brazilian healthcare workers who work directly with patients diagnosed with COVID-19.Subject or material and methods634 individuals divided into three groups. Non-health workers (n = 372) with a mean age of 36.6 years (SD = 9.14) and 85.5% female; Health Workers (n = 94) with a mean age of 37 years (SD = 7.97) and 90% female; COVID-19 Health Workers (n = 168) with a mean age of 36.23 years (SD = 7.97) and 90% female. We administer the Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist - Civilian Version, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7, and Burnout Inventory. We conduct data collection via Google Forms.ResultsHealth workers working in the front line in the fight against COVID-19 showed higher levels of anxiety and psychological distress when compared to health professionals who do not deal directly with COVID-19 and professionals who are not in the area of health.DiscussionOur findings suggest that health professionals who work on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 tend to have higher levels of concern and anguish about the future, a high level of stress, mental tiredness, irritation, and fatigue.ConclusionsThe findings indicate that these public demands psychological and psychiatric support to face the pandemic's challenges
Highlights
In late 2019, a respiratory disease caused by viruses, named by the World Health Organization (WHO) for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
This study aimed to investigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Brazilian health workers who work directly with patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Non-health workers = professionals who do not work in the health field; Health workers = health professionals who do not work with patients diagnosed with COVID-19; COVID-19 health workers = health professionals who work with patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Summary
[1,2], emerged in Wuhan province (China). COVID-19 spread quickly to other regions of China, contaminating around 83,000 people and killing 4,637,000. Contamination by COVID-19 took on enormous proportions, reaching several countries worldwide, being declared a pandemic by WHO on March 11, 2020 [1]. The five countries most affected by the disease to date are the United States, Brazil, Russia, India, and the United Kingdom. About 100,946,259 people have been infected, 72,983,162 are already recovered, and 2,170,104 deaths have been confirmed [3]. In Brazil, the country in which this study was conducted, data on contamination are provided by the Ministry of Health (https://covid.saude.gov.br/). About 8,933,356 cases have already been confirmed, 7,798,655 recovered, 915,823 are being followed up, and 218,878 deaths
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