It's not just a little cold: readings of the health worker's that got sick during covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

With the arrival of the new coronavirus pandemic in Brazil emergency measures emerged to try to contain the virus in order to avoid its propagation. Based on this context, health professionals were the hardest hit, either by extending their workday or by direct contact with patients and family members affected by COVID-19. Therefore, the main objective of this research is to answer how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on the mental health of health workers from the psychology professional’s perspective. The general objective of the study is to present the eventual suffering process of these workers as well as their main causes. Methodologically, this is an exploratory research, qualitative and quantitative approach, developed through the deductive method. As data collection, bibliographic, documentary and field research stand out. In the last one a questionnaire was developed for psychologists working during the pandemic. As results, could be noticed that the increase workload and the lack of assistance and structure offered to health professionals who are working on the front lines of the COVID-19 combat are causing the illness of many of them, increasing the depression and anxiety symptoms and so many other variables exposed in the data presented.