QUALITY OF LIFE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN PRIMARY HEALTH CARE IN THE NEW CORONA VIRUS PANDEMIC.

Abstract

Covid-19, with a high rate of transmissibility and infectivity, is characterized as a common flu, with initial symptoms of runny nose, sore throat, cough and fever, in addition to being asymptomatic at milder and more severe levels, which may lead to death, thus becoming a warning sign for public authorities. Due to the seriousness of the disease, it was necessary to include primary care in the fight and control of the pandemic. However, the high demand for work resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic can alter the health professional's quality of life. Objective: Due to the above, this study aimed to analyze the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the quality of life of health professionals in primary care. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study with characteristics of a census, submitted to the ethics committee of Faculdade Adventista da Bahia under CAAE registration: 38999120.2.0000.0042, with primary health care professionals from the city of Governador Mangabeira-Ba, as target audience. The instruments used were Anxiety and Depression Questionnaire – HAD, Brief Pain Inventory, Wholqol-bref. Results: 98 health professionals participated in the study, being 83.67% women and 16.33% men. Presence of anxiety in health professionals, 33% of the population presented symptoms related to anxiety and 23% presented with chances of having already developed chronic anxiety. Another sign is related to depressive symptoms, where 27% of the population had depressive symptoms and 12% had chances of having already developed depression, and 92.6% of the studied community reported the presence of pain regions. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that the covid-19 pandemic contributed to the involvement and/or worsening of the quality of life of health professionals in primary care, although it cannot be said whether the pandemic was the main cause of damage to the health of the studied population, but we can say that these data demonstrate a need for these topics to be addressed and their symptoms monitored.