Vega EAU, Antoniolli L, Macedo ABT, Pinheiro JMG, Dornelles TM, de Souza SBC. Risks of occupational illnesses among health workers providing care to patients with COVID-19: an integrative review.
Rev Lat Am Enfermagem 2021;
29:e3455. [PMID:
34190946 PMCID:
PMC8253346 DOI:
10.1590/1518-8345.4895.3455]
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE
to analyze evidence concerning the risks of occupational illnesses to which health workers providing care to patients infected with COVID-19 are exposed.
METHOD
integrative literature review conducted in the following online databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE/PubMed), Web of Science (WoS), Excerpta Medica Data-Base (EMBASE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Scopus (Elsevier). Original articles published between November 2019 and June 2020, regardless of the language written, were included. A descriptive analysis according to two categories is presented.
RESULTS
the sample is composed of 19 scientific papers. Most were cross-sectional studies with an evidence level 2C (n=17, 90%) written in English (n=16, 84%). The primary thematic axes were risk of contamination and risk of psycho-emotional illness arising from the delivery of care to patients infected with COVID-19.
CONCLUSION
the review presents the potential effects of providing care to patients with COVID-19 on the health of workers. It also reveals the importance of interventions focused on the most prevalent occupational risks during the pandemic. The studies' level of evidence suggests a need for studies with more robust designs.
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