Reactions and feelings of health professionals in the care of hospitalized patients with suspected covid-19
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the reactions and feelings of professionals in the frontline of care for inpatients with suspected COVID-19. Method: Qualitative approach study with 19 health team professionals from a teaching hospital located in the hinterland of the state of Paraná. Data were co...
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| Summary: | ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the reactions and feelings of professionals in the frontline of care for inpatients with suspected COVID-19. Method: Qualitative approach study with 19 health team professionals from a teaching hospital located in the hinterland of the state of Paraná. Data were collected in March and April 2020. For data analysis, content analysis was used. Results: Of all professionals, 89.5% were female, 57.8% were between 20 and 30 years old. The following emotions and feelings were highlighted by the content analysis: Motivation; willingness to contribute; feelings of fear, anxiety; obligation; preoccupation with death; sadness; discrimination; isolation; prejudice; uncertainty; and doubts about the future. Conclusion: The research showed workers' reactions/feelings, which were ambivalent both as a motivating impulse and as self-care, such as in the case of isolation/fear in coping with COVID-19. |
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| Item Description: | 1983-1447 10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200160 |