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Prevalence of COVID-19 in health professionals and occupational psychosocial risks

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dc.contributor.authorSousa-Uva, Mafalda
dc.contributor.authorSousa-Uva, António
dc.contributor.authorSerranheira, Florentino
dc.date.accessioned2021-12-23T16:29:32Z
dc.date.available2021-12-23T16:29:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-30
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Health professionals who provide clinical care are exposed to patients potentially infected by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 SARS-CoV-2), namely physicians and nurses; consequently, these professionals face higher risks of infection. Objectives: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) cases among health professionals and the frequencies of risk factors and psychosocial risk. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study targeted at health professionals working in Portugal during the current COVID-19 pandemic. Data were obtained through a self-administered questionnaire available online at the websites of medical and nursing boards, among other sources. We performed a univariate analysis, calculating absolute and relative frequencies, and a bivariate analysis with a Pearson's chi-squared test. Results: We studied 4,212 health professionals, of which 36.7% (n = 1,514) worked in areas dedicated to the treatment of sick or suspected COVID-19 patients. Of these, 2.11% tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Among all participants, 76.7% and 79.1% presented moderate to severe levels of fatigue and anxiety, respectively. Fatigue levels were significantly higher in professionals working in areas dedicated to the treatment of patients with COVID-19 (80.5% p = 0.01), but this difference was not observed regarding anxiety (79.5% p = 0.681). Conclusions: The percentage of health professionals who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 was 2.11%. The reported high levels of fatigue and anxiety should determine a better protection of the health and safety of those who provide health care in the current pandemic.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationRev Bras Med Trab. 2021 Apr 30;19(1):73-81. doi: 10.47626/1679-4435-2021-625pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.47626/1679-4435-2021-625pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2447-0147
dc.identifier.issn1679-4435
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/7833
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherAssociação Nacional de Medicina do Trabalhopt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://www.rbmt.org.br/details/1580/en-US/prevalence-of-covid-19-in-health-professionals-and-occupational-psychosocial-riskspt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19pt_PT
dc.subjectHealth Professionalspt_PT
dc.subjectPublic Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectWorker Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectObservação em Saúde e Vigilânciapt_PT
dc.subjectEstados de Saúde e de Doençapt_PT
dc.subjectSaúde Públicapt_PT
dc.titlePrevalence of COVID-19 in health professionals and occupational psychosocial riskspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage81pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage73pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleRevista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalhopt_PT
oaire.citation.volume19pt_PT
rcaap.embargofctAcesso de acordo com política editorial da revista.pt_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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