Fatores de adoecimento mental dos profissionais de enfermagem em estresse ocupacional no contexto da pandemia Covid 19

Abstract

The professions that have frequent contact with stress, intense work routines and pressure that are stressors. In this sense, work in the area of health care tends to encompass factors that lead professionals to stressful situations. In the current context, facing the Covid-19 pandemic, the stressors have become more intense for health professionals. This study addresses the factors of mental illness of nursing professionals, focusing on the context of the Pandemic – Covid- 19. Objective: to identify, in the literature, the risk factors for mental illnesses in the work of nurses, focusing on the current pandemic scenario. Method: This is a research carried out with a systematic literature review using the PRISMA method (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses). The research began based on the following descriptors registered in the Health Sciences Descriptor (Decs): professional exhaustion, occupational stress and worker health. The inclusion criteria for the studies to be analyzed during the research involved, firstly, publication between the years 2011 and 2021; approach to the theme and relevance to the research proposal, therefore, original, documentary and literature review studies were included, which contributed with conceptual aspects, mainly in relation to the focus on the Covid-19 pandemic. Some articles, even selected for full reading, after reading the abstract, were excluded for not meeting the aforementioned criteria. Results: The initial research pointed 49 articles, of which 17 were selected for the complete reading and analysis, which made up this study. The results confirmed that nursing professionals have shown physical and mental wear and tear due to their long and stressful work routines; which was aggravated by the performance in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic. Conclusion: Stressful factors have always been part of the work reality of nursing professionals, and the Covid-19 Pandemic scenario took these professionals to their limit in professional and personal terms, facing complex and stressful situations, and putting their physical health at risk and mental.