Perception of the emotional impact of the nursing team in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative review

• Autor(a) principal: Conceição, Bentinelis Braga da
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Costa, Annielson de Souza, Santos, Monyka Brito Lima dos, Silva, Ingrid Loyane Bezerra Balata, Brito, Lívia Florêncio de, Alves, Leila Dulce Guimarães Leal, Barbosa, Caio Alexandre Costa, Silva, Mariana Teixeira da, Lima, Camylla Layanny Soares, Farias, Francisco Iago Fonseca, Sousa, Daniely Pereira de, Oliveira, Luana de, Rodrigues, Ielda Pereira, Silva, Bárbara Mônica Lopes e, Santos, Bárbara Maria Rodrigues dos, Ramalho, Sara Kele, Sousa, Erica Patrícia Dias de, Coelho , Cleonilma dos Santos, Cruz, Adriano Nogueira da, Dantas, Lívia Martins, Mesquita, Paula Lima de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/21144
• topic: Enfermagem; Coronavírus; Pandemia; Saúde mental.; Enfermería; Coronavirus; Pandemia; Salud mental.; Nursing; Coronavirus; Pandemic; Mental health.

The COVID-19 pandemic can be described as one of these crises, which has been characterized as one of the biggest international public health problems of the last decades, having affected practically the entire planet. Such an event causes psychological and social disturbances that affect the coping capacity of the whole society, at varying levels of intensity and spread. The present study aims to address the perception of the nursing team in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as to present scientific evidence on factors associated with the occupational and psychological impact caused by them on health professionals. The method used in the present research was the bibliographic analysis of the integrative type addressing the theme, being carried out through the virtual health library using as descriptors: Nursing. Coronavirus. Pandemic. Mental health. It was observed with a study that the nursing teams have been acting constantly under psychological pressure, which can cause depression and even anxiety. Through the studies carried out, it is concluded that, in the face of a pandemic such as the one we are experiencing, nursing professionals are part of one of the most affected groups, exposed to emotional pain and the risk of contagion that considerably affects mental health. However, immediate care must be applied, at all levels and by the most different areas of knowledge, in order to reduce even more negative results in the mental health of these professionals.