Repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on health professionals in the state of Rio de Janeiro / Brazil

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261814
• Publication Date: 2022-01-21T18:47:43Z
• Authors: Karla Gonçalves C...; Saint Clair dos S...; Adriana Teixeira ...; Maria de Fátima J...; Luiz Carlos Morae...; Dimitri Marques A...; Zina Maria Almeid...; Maria Elisabeth L...; Zilton Farias Mei...; Margarida dos San...; Milene Lucio da S...; Barbara da Silvei...; Juliana Martins R...; Cláudia Dayube Pe...; Jairo Werner Junior; Rossy Moreira Bas...; Daniella Mancino ...; Daniella Campelo ...
• Keywords: Pandemic; Curfew

Brazil has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The high numbers of confirmed cases and deaths have continued unabated since first reported case, with no flattening or downward turn in curve. In this context, healthcare workers exposed uninterruptedly to stress factors throughout a year study´s aim was identify analyze workers´ perceptions their feelings concerns that surfaced responding pandemic.This cross-sectional online qualitative survey study 554 personnel working state Rio de Janeiro during Recruitment occurred from July 20 September 30, 2020, using an survey, preceded byfree informed consent term. Data were analyzed Iramuteq software.Through dendrogram, words highest chi-square highlighted grouped into four classes: fear falling ill infecting family members; work/labor issues; powerlessness need for public policies government action; fatigue burnout Each word class also illustrated similarity tree.The revealed exacerbated infection transmission members, besides financial losses abandonment.