Transtornos Mentais Leves dos Trabalhadores da Saúde em Tempos de Pandemia: uma questão prioritária

Abstract

The current moment of the COVID -19 pandemic has brought to light old discussions about the mentalhealth of health workers. Even before the pandemic, health professionals were already living daily withsituations of conflicts and challenges that required immediate and positive responses, causing serious problems for the mental health of those involved. The current scenario has only highlighted the pressingneed to discuss the health of professionals who are on the front lines of welcoming and caring for peoplewho are victims of this disease. O The great challenge lies in promoting healthy conditions in the exercise of the profession in the face of an even greater aggravating factor: the Coronavirus. In additionto all the daily confrontations required in the work activity of health professionals, being on the front line of reception, exposed to uncertainties, the possibility of contagion, precarious resources, long and strenuous shifts, only added to greater dilemmas and compromised mental health, development or worsening of mental disorders and sick leave from work, for account of all these situations. For this reason, the theme proposes to assess occupational health among health workers in the COVID-19 scenario in the municipalities of Montes Claros-MG and Vitória da Conquista Ba. This is a cross- sectionalstudy among health professionals who work in hospitals and in primary health care in MontesClaros, MG, and Vitoria da Conquista - BA. Data collection will be conducted by electronic means, considering a questionnaire self-report or by means of interview via phone. Will be addressed sociodemographic characteristics, varying behavioral and relating to health general, among other variables (Questionnaire of Health General - GHQ12). The analysis statistics are descriptive, bivariate and multiple (dependent variable: impairment of health of such workers) conducted through the SPSS 24.0. Ethical principles will be considered according to resolution 466/ 2012.