COVID-19: Effects of the pandemic on the emergence of psychiatric conditions among intensive Care Unit Nurses

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https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v10i15.22749

Keywords:

SARS-CoV-2; Intensive Therapy Units; Health care; Nursing care; Mental health.

Abstract

Introduction: Frontline nurses face an enormous workload, long-term fatigue, threat of infection, and frustration with the death of patients they care for. Objective: To investigate the current evidence on the emergence of psychiatric conditions in nurses working in Intensive Care Units during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: Integrative review study with systematic search, performed in PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Wiley, and Virtual Health Library (VHL) databases. Inclusion criteria were: (1) electronic articles, (2) available in full, (3) in Portuguese, English and/or Spanish. Abstracts, letters to the editor and studies that were not related to the theme were excluded. Results: After applying the eligibility criteria, 21 articles were included in the study. The main risk factors found were: Work in critical care for patients with Covid-19, Use of biosafety equipment, Hospital infrastructure; Inadequate provision of Personal Protective Equipment, Age, gender, marital status, specialty and proximity to Covid-19 patients; Impossibility to meet the psycho-social-emotional needs of patients and families; Difficulty in externalizing your emotions; Lack of professional experience and Fear of contracting the virus and infecting others. The main risk factors for the outcomes mentioned above were: Emotional exhaustion; Psychological stress; anxiety; insomnia; fear; anger and frustration. Conclusions: The nurses working in the ICU during the Covid-19 pandemic presented psychiatric disorders, with emotional stress as the main causal factors, generated by structural and organizational inadequacies in health institutions.

Author Biographies

Leonel Francisco de Oliveira Freire, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Bacharel em Nutrição pelo Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará (IFCE). Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Mossoró / RN.

Stheshy Vieira e Souza, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Cirurgiã-Dentista pela Faculdade Integrada de Patos (FIP). Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Mossoró / RN.

Marcos Daniel Oliveira e Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeiro pela Universidade Potiguar (UNP). Mestrando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Mossoró / RN.

Dayane Pessoa de Araujo, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Doutora em Farmacologia pela Universidade Federal do Ceará. Docente do curso de enfermagem da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Maria Jussara Medeiros Nunes, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Bacharelado e licenciatura em Enfermagem pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Mestranda do Programa de Pós Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Jean Carlos Souza Silva, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Mestre em Ciências Fisiológicas - Programa de Pós-graduação Multicêntrico em Ciências Fisiológicas - Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde - Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Antonio William do Nascimento Fernandes, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Enfermeiro pela Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte. Mestrando do Programa de Pós-graduação Multicêntrico em Ciências Fisiológicas da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte.

Danielle Christina Lino Leal, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Graduação em Odontologia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte - UFRN (2009). Especialista em Periodontia pela Coesp / PB (2011) e em Implantodontia pela ABO / RN (2015). Mestra pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PPGSS - UERN).

Isabela Pinheiro Cavalcanti Lima, Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte

Doutora em Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Professor do Curso de Odontologia da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (UERN). Professora do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde e Sociedade da Universidade do Estado do Rio Grande do Norte (PPGSS / UERN).

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AIRES, A. I. B. E. .; FREIRE, L. F. de O. .; SOUZA, S. V. e .; SILVA, M. D. O. e .; ARAUJO, D. P. de .; NUNES, M. J. M. .; SILVA, J. C. S. .; FERNANDES, A. W. do N. .; LEAL, D. C. L. .; LIMA, I. P. C. . COVID-19: Effects of the pandemic on the emergence of psychiatric conditions among intensive Care Unit Nurses. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 10, n. 15, p. e125101522749, 2021. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v10i15.22749. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22749. Acesso em: 19 apr. 2024.

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