Saúde mental na atenção primária de saúde: uma visão de profissionais da enfermagem durante a pandemia da Covid-19

Abstract

The mental health of professionals was compromised in the face of such an unstable and inconsistent situation. The speed and severity of the high spread of the virus modified and affected the work of health professionals, causing psychosocial changes. Thus, the study sought to evaluate the Mental Health of the Nursing team during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Primary Health Care. The study is a scientific research, with an exploratory-descriptive nature, with a qualitative approach. The research was carried out in the city of Grajaú-MA, with the participation of 11 nursing professionals who agreed to participate in the research, residents of the municipality and workers in Primary Care. The collection instrument took place through an open questionnaire, for the data collection technique, we used the online system, from the Google Meet platform, in which the professional answered in a calm place, previously scheduled with him, respecting shift availability, time, among others. The results indicate that in the face of the challenges imposed by the pandemic, professionals sought solutions in their routines to feel better, however, the lack of equipment, support, information, and direction of coping strategies was a factor that made it difficult to generate challenges, promoting situations of discomfort and suffering. So, during this research, it was possible to perceive the importance of the nursing team within health care, especially in primary care, as well as the challenges, traumas and experience in this uncertain context of the pandemic