Healthcare Workers in Brazil during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Online Survey

Inquiry: a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing

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Paula Cotrin¹  Wilana Moura²  Caroline Martins Gambardela-Tkacz²  Fernando Castilho Pelloso³  Lander dos Santos⁴  Maria Dalva de Barros Carvalho⁴  Sandra Marisa Pelloso⁴  Karina Maria Salvatore Freitas¹ 

[1] Ingá University Center Uningá;University of São Paulo;Federal University of Paraná;Maringá State University

关键词: COVID-19;    coronavirus;    pandemic;    health personnel;    healthcare workers;    surveys and questionnaires;    Brazil;   

DOI  :  10.1177/0046958020963711

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Brazil is in a critical situation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers that are in the front line face challenges with a shortage of personal protective equipment, high risk of contamination, low adherence to the social distancing measures by the population, low coronavirus testing with underestimation of cases, and also financial concerns due to the economic crisis in a developing country. This study compared the impact of COVID-19 pandemic among three categories of healthcare workers in Brazil: physicians, nurses, and dentists, about workload, income, protection, training, feelings, behavior, and level of concern and anxiety. The sample was randomly selected and a Google Forms questionnaire was sent by WhatsApp messenger. The survey comprised questions about jobs, income, workload, PPE, training for COVID-19 patient care, behavior and feelings during the pandemic. The number of jobs reduced for all healthcare workers in Brazil during the pandemic, but significantly more for dentists. The workload and income reduced to all healthcare workers. Most healthcare workers did not receive proper training for treating COVID-19 infected patients. Physicians and nurses were feeling more tired than usual. Most of the healthcare workers in all groups reported difficulties in sleeping during the pandemic. The healthcare workers reported a significant impact of COVID-19 pandemic in their income, workload and anxiety, with differences among physicians, nurses and dentists.

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