The health impacts of basic education teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic: a literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Souza, Janicléia Pereira de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Fernandes, Flávia Emília Cavalcante Valença
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Travessias (Cascavel. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/travessias/article/view/30387
• topic: Adoecimento; Valorização profissional; Educação; Saúde; Illness; Professional valuation; Education; Health

The objective of this research was to identify the works related to the impacts on the health of basic education teachers during the pandemic. A bibliographic research was carried out, through an integrative review in the base of the Scientific Electronic Library Online, in the Virtual Health Library and PubMed. The following keywords were used: Impacts, health, teachers, Basic education, Pandemic and COVID-19. The inclusion criteria were: works open to the public and that were in line with the objectives of this research. Eight articles were selected in the search using the keywords cited above. The exclusion criterion of the texts found was: articles that were not in accordance with the objective of this work. After the analysis of the texts, the main results of the collected articles were highlighted. The studies discussed the damage of the Covid-19 pandemic to the mental and physical health of teachers. Some factors were identified, such as overwork and domestic activity, which resulted in the exhaustion of these professionals, causing psychological and physical problems. Thus, the importance of physical and mental health care for educators in this pandemic period is highlighted, developing projects that mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on teachers.