COVID-19 and the health conditions of frontline physiotherapists from Bahia: an observational study.

• Autor(a) principal: Hegouet, Isadora de Carvalho
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Cinthia Jesus, Maia, Fátima Costa de Oliveira, Paineiras-Domingos, Laisa Liane
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3986
• topic: Fisioterapia; COVID-19; estresse psicológico; qualidade de vida; Fisioterapia; COVID-19; estrés psicológico; trastornos del sueño; calidad de vida; Physical therapy; COVID-19; stress psychological; sleep disorders; quality of life

During COVID-19, health services and professionals who worked on the front line experienced a challenging scenario with a constant risk of infection by SARS-CoV-2, an increased demand for work, and many uncertainties. This study analyzed the repercussions of COVID-19 on the health of Bahian physical therapists working on the hospital front line. Bahian physical therapists participated in this study, answering questions related to their sociodemographic data, sleep quality, and symptoms of anxiety and depression by an electronic form (Google Forms). Overall, 38 physiotherapists living in Salvador (Bahia) answered this form. In total, 50% worked in Intensive Care Units (ICUs); 65%, in the private sector, and 68% suffered infection from SARS-CoV-2 one or more times. This study found that 77.3% of participants reported the constant fear of infecting their family members and 36% showed emotional exhaustion after working hours; 34.2%, psychological stress; and 26%, physical fatigue. Bahian physical therapists reported that COVID-19 brought major confrontations in the workplace, such as the fear of getting sick and transmitting the disease and, above all, death. Fatigue and psychological stress remained constant in the professional practice, but, despite this, most physical therapists felt satisfied for having acted in such an indispensable way in a delicate and unique moment.