Avaliação da saúde mental dos profissionais de enfermagem do Hospital Municipal de Arame – MA frente à pandemia do Covid-19

Abstract

Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic left several negative effects and may be strongly related to the acceleration of the number of psychological disorders, especially in frontline professionals. Objective: To assess the mental health of urgent and emergency nursing professionals working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This is a field research with a qualitative approach with an exploratory-descriptive character. Results: The main disorders developed were fear, anxiety and stress; the main difficulties were the lack of PPE, excessive workload, social isolation and fear of death; the main coping strategies were the correct use of PPE, division of labor between teams and self-control; and all interviewees denied having received psychological support. Conclusion: The findings revealed that professionals were exposed to several stressors in the work scenario, such as fear, anxiety and stress, so it is imperative that measures are created aimed at welcoming nursing professionals, through sensitive listening and maintaining the quality of life at work