Efeitos da pandemia COVID-19 sobre a saúde mental da equipe de enfermagem: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The objective of this study was to carry out a literature review to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of the nursing team in Brazil. The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has been one of the greatest global health challenges of this century. Several health interventions were implemented to reduce transmission of the virus. It brought reflections and challenges to professionals who work in the fight against the new coronavirus. Articles on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in the global context, considerations about the performance and mental health of the nursing team that deal daily in care were screened in a database. The nursing team has become the main actors in frontline care of the pandemic. However, overwork, fear of illness, lack of adequate materials and shortage of human resources are conducive to mental and physical illness in health workers. The nursing team acts directly in contact with COVID-19 cases, they face several implications for their working conditions and personal safety to be recognized. There is a need to provide psychological support and to invest in continuous communication with health workers, in an effort to map and publicize the mental health care actions available in each workplace.