PERCEPÇÃO DOS PROFISSIONAIS DA EQUIPE MULTIPROFISSIONAL DA UNIDADE DE TERAPIA INTENSIVA SOBRE A SUA ROTINA DURANTE A PANDEMIA DE COVID-19

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To identify the perceptions of professionals from the multiprofessional team who work in the intensive care unit, regarding changes in the assistance, professional performance, and daily life in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. METHODS: A qualitative research was carried out, using the methodological framework called Oral History. It was approved by the Research Ethics Committee under opinion 5.012.419 (CAAE: 51317521.3.0000.0073). The main criteria for the sample selection were that these professionals worked in the intensive care unit; before the pandemic period and in the current pandemic scenario we are going through and during daytime hours. The key question of the interview was: What changed in your routine during the covid-19 pandemic? The interview was recorded and later transcribed. From this material content analysis was performed. RESULTS: In this research it was clear that all professionals felt significant changes in their routines, such as work, mental health, and social interactions. In the reports we can understand and feel the anguishes, fears, and future hopes. CONCLUSION: This research gave the professionals of the multiprofessional team of the Intensive Care Unit the opportunity to report their feelings and experiences during the pandemic. It brings relevant changes in their routines and the impacts generated.