Impact of the coronavirus on healh professionals: the portrait of Macaé

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8625

Keywords:

Coronavirus infections; Health personnel; Epidemiological monitoring; Pandemics.

Abstract

Coronavírus is part of a large group of viruses that cause respiratory infections that have important impacts on the health of healthcare professionals. Objective: to describe the profile of assistance to health professionals suspected of covid-19 in the city of Macaé in the firts two months of implementation of the Coronavirus Screening Center. Method: it constitutes a qualitative study with an analysis of the database of the Macaé Coronavírus Screening Center, created by the municipal epidemiological surveillance to monitor suspected cases of covid-19 in health professionals in the municipality. Result: 1065 visits to health professionals for covid-19 were recorded, 21% of cases confirmed. The most notified categories were nursing assistants and technicians, nurses, followed by doctors and others professionals. Most of the notifications occurred in the public network, with the absence of information on protective factors against the disease. Conclusion: The study contributed to the understanding of the covid-19 scenario in health professionals in the pandemic for the redirection of work by identifying the weaknesses of the service.

Author Biographies

Daniela Bastos Silveira, Enfermeira-Prefeitura Municipal de Macaé

Enfermeira. Gerente de Vigilância em Saúde de Macaé. Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Especialista em Gestão em Saúde da Família

Ana Paula Dal-cin Teixeira, Vigilância Epidemiológica de Macaé

 Enfermeira da Vigilância Epidemiológica de Macaé.  Especialista em Obstetrícia e Saúde da Família

Carla Rodrigues Pascoal, Responsável pela testagem externa de covid-19 de Macaé

Enfermeira, responsável pela testagem externa de covid-19 de Macaé. Especialista em Saúde Pública e Enfermagem do Trabalho

Franci de Oliveira Barros, Responsável pela Divisão de Informação e Análise de Dados de Macaé

Bióloga, responsável pela Divisão de Informação e Análise de Dados de Macaé

Janaina Pinto Janini, Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro

Doutora em Enfermagem pela Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro. Especialista em Vigilância Sanitária e Gênero e sexualidade

Keity Jaqueline Chagas Vilela Nocchi, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

Bióloga sanitarista da Vigilância Epidemiológica de Macaé. Mestre pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Doutoranda em Fisiologia pela UFRJ

Liciane Furtado Cardoso, Vigilância Epidemiológica de Macaé

Enfermeira, Coordenadora da Vigilância Epidemiológica de Macaé. Pós-Graduada em Enfermagem do Trabalho e Auditoria

Mariana Rangel Gulão Galvão, Enfermeira da testagem externa de covid de Macaé.

Enfermeira da testagem externa de covid-19 de Macaé

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Porcentagem de contribuição de cada autor no manuscrito

Daniela Bastos Silveira- 61%

Ana Paula Dal Cin Teixeira-2%

Carla Rodrigues Pascoal- 8%

Franci de Oliveira Barros-2%

Janaina Pinto Janini-15%

Keity Jaqueline Chagas Vilela Nocchi-2%

Liciane Furtado Cardoso- 2%

Mariana Rangel Gulão Galvão-8%

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26/09/2020

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SILVEIRA, D. B. .; TEIXEIRA, A. P. D.- cin; PASCOAL, C. R.; BARROS, F. de O.; JANINI, J. P.; NOCCHI, K. . J. C. V.; CARDOSO, L. F.; GALVÃO, M. R. G. . Impact of the coronavirus on healh professionals: the portrait of Macaé. Research, Society and Development, [S. l.], v. 9, n. 10, p. e2909108625, 2020. DOI: 10.33448/rsd-v9i10.8625. Disponível em: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/8625. Acesso em: 27 apr. 2024.

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