WORK IN HEALTH AND THE REPERCUSSIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A DOCUMENTARY STUDY

Authors

  • Vinicius Costa Maia Monteiro Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  • Brunno Alves de Lucena Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  • Carlos Jordão de Assis Silva Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  • Pablo Ramon da Silva Carvalho Universidade Potiguar (UnP)
  • Cecília Nogueira Valença Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
  • Kalyane Kelly Duarte de Oliveira Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte/ Campus Pau dos Ferros

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75187

Keywords:

Infections by Coronavirus, Pandemics, Workers’ Health, Nursing, Public Health.

Abstract

Objective: to identify the repercussions of the work in health during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Method: a documentary study with a quantitative approach. The corpus consisted in national and international journalistic materials. The search was conducted online from January to June 2020, with content analysis.
Results: a total of 10 headlines were identified, from which four different units of meaning emerged: 1) The reality experienced by the health professionals due to the insufficiency of Personal Protective Equipment in pandemic times; 2) Risk of contamination by the new coronavirus suffered by the health professionals; 3) Physical and emotional exhaustion of the health workers in the front line against the new coronavirus; and 4) Responsibility of the governmental institutions regarding workers’ health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Conclusion: the study contributes by understanding the professionals’ experience and providing this perspective for decision-making in health management, assistance and research.

Author Biographies

Vinicius Costa Maia Monteiro, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Mestrando pelo Programa de Pós Graduação em Enfermagem (PPGENF)

Brunno Alves de Lucena, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Mestrando em Saúde Coletiva

Carlos Jordão de Assis Silva, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Doutorando em Enfermagem na Atenção à Saúde pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Enfermagem

Pablo Ramon da Silva Carvalho, Universidade Potiguar (UnP)

Mestrando pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia (PPGB)

Cecília Nogueira Valença, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)

Doutora em Enfermagem pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem

Kalyane Kelly Duarte de Oliveira, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte/ Campus Pau dos Ferros

Doutora pelo Programa de Pós- Graduação em Enfermagem

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Published

2021-04-29

How to Cite

Monteiro, V. C. M., Lucena, B. A. de, Silva, C. J. de A., Carvalho, P. R. da S., Valença, C. N., & Oliveira, K. K. D. de. (2021). WORK IN HEALTH AND THE REPERCUSSIONS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A DOCUMENTARY STUDY. Cogitare Enfermagem, 26. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v26i0.75187

Issue

Vol. 26 (2021)

Section

Especial Covid-19

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