Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze stress from the perspective of nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19 in a public hospital in the Recôncavo region of Bahia. Methods: this is an exploratory qualitative study, conducted through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using word c...

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Main Authors: Carla Barbosa de Menezes, Maria Lúcia Silva Servo
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Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2024-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze stress from the perspective of nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19 in a public hospital in the Recôncavo region of Bahia. Methods: this is an exploratory qualitative study, conducted through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using word clouds, similarity trees, and content analysis. Results: nursing workers were exposed to stress while attending to patients with COVID-19. The reported stressors in the workplace included: work overload, lack of planning, speed in performing tasks, fatigue, lack of participation in decision-making, lack of support from management, technological changes, excessive responsibility without preparation, interpersonal conflicts, and professional undervaluation. Conclusions: exposure to these stressors leads to emotional exhaustion and demotivation, which were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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spelling doaj-art-957d932eea03488a960426b2df0fa9c62025-08-20T01:57:49ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462024-12-0177510.1590/0034-7167-2023-0542Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19Carla Barbosa de Menezeshttps://orcid.org/0009-0008-1203-9566Maria Lúcia Silva Servohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4809-3819ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze stress from the perspective of nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19 in a public hospital in the Recôncavo region of Bahia. Methods: this is an exploratory qualitative study, conducted through semi-structured interviews. The data were analyzed using word clouds, similarity trees, and content analysis. Results: nursing workers were exposed to stress while attending to patients with COVID-19. The reported stressors in the workplace included: work overload, lack of planning, speed in performing tasks, fatigue, lack of participation in decision-making, lack of support from management, technological changes, excessive responsibility without preparation, interpersonal conflicts, and professional undervaluation. Conclusions: exposure to these stressors leads to emotional exhaustion and demotivation, which were intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672024000900171&lng=en&tlng=enOccupational StressOccupational Health PolicyMental HealthNursesCOVID-19
spellingShingle Carla Barbosa de Menezes
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Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
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Occupational Health Policy
Mental Health
Nurses
COVID-19
title Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
title_full Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
title_fullStr Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
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title_short Stress in nursing workers caring for people with COVID-19
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topic Occupational Stress
Occupational Health Policy
Mental Health
Nurses
COVID-19
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