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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, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorSerranheira, Florentino
dc.contributor.institutionCentro de Investigação em Saúde Pública (CISP/PHRC)
dc.contributor.institutionEscola Nacional de Saúde Pública (ENSP)
dc.contributor.pblAssociacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-18T00:30:49Z
dc.date.available2021-05-18T00:30:49Z
dc.date.issued2021
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.en
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dc.description.versionpublished
dc.format.extent9
dc.format.extent154302
dc.identifier.doi10.47626/1679-4435-2021-625
dc.identifier.issn1679-4435
dc.identifier.otherPURE: 29766399
dc.identifier.otherPURE UUID: 8c9b9578-651b-444c-906d-4996ff467976
dc.identifier.otherScopus: 85104975311
dc.identifier.otherPubMed: 33986783
dc.identifier.otherPubMedCentral: PMC8100762
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10362/117840
dc.identifier.urlhttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85104975311
dc.language.isomul
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectHealth professionals
dc.subjectPublic health
dc.subjectWorker health
dc.subjectPhysiology (medical)
dc.subjectSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
dc.titlePrevalence of Covid-19 in health professionals and occupational psychosocial risks
dc.title.alternativePrevalência de COVID-19 em profissionais de saúde e riscos profissionais de natureza psicossocialen
dc.typejournal article
degois.publication.firstPage73
degois.publication.issue1
degois.publication.lastPage81
degois.publication.titleRevista Brasileira de Medicina do Trabalho
degois.publication.volume19
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccess

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