Care for frontline health care workers in times of COVID-19

INTRODUCTION: The spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has generated the collapse of health care systems and significant impacts on the health of the workers involved in combatting the disease worldwide. METHODS: We conducted an integrative literature review focusing on the alternatives...

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Autores principales: Demartini, Karine, Konzen, Vanessa de Mello, Siqueira, Marcia de Oliveira, Garcia, Gabriela, Jorge, Matheus Santos Gomes, Batista, Juliana Secchi, Wibelinger, Lia Mara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7451495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32876318
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0358-2020
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author Demartini, Karine
Konzen, Vanessa de Mello
Siqueira, Marcia de Oliveira
Garcia, Gabriela
Jorge, Matheus Santos Gomes
Batista, Juliana Secchi
Wibelinger, Lia Mara
author_facet Demartini, Karine
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description INTRODUCTION: The spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has generated the collapse of health care systems and significant impacts on the health of the workers involved in combatting the disease worldwide. METHODS: We conducted an integrative literature review focusing on the alternatives implemented to develop care for frontline health care workers in times of COVID-19. RESULTS: Fifteen articles disclosed the importance of physical and mental care for workers. CONCLUSIONS: A sensitive view of the health care worker’s care is urgently needed to maintain the quality of health service offered to the population and preserve the health of frontline workers.
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spelling pubmed-74514952020-08-31 Care for frontline health care workers in times of COVID-19 Demartini, Karine Konzen, Vanessa de Mello Siqueira, Marcia de Oliveira Garcia, Gabriela Jorge, Matheus Santos Gomes Batista, Juliana Secchi Wibelinger, Lia Mara Rev Soc Bras Med Trop Short Communication INTRODUCTION: The spread of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has generated the collapse of health care systems and significant impacts on the health of the workers involved in combatting the disease worldwide. METHODS: We conducted an integrative literature review focusing on the alternatives implemented to develop care for frontline health care workers in times of COVID-19. RESULTS: Fifteen articles disclosed the importance of physical and mental care for workers. CONCLUSIONS: A sensitive view of the health care worker’s care is urgently needed to maintain the quality of health service offered to the population and preserve the health of frontline workers. Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMT 2020-08-26 /pmc/articles/PMC7451495/ /pubmed/32876318 http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0358-2020 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License
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