Banca de DEFESA: ADRIANA FERREIRA BARROS AREAL

Uma banca de DEFESA de DOUTORADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ADRIANA FERREIRA BARROS AREAL
DATE: 18/03/2024
TIME: 14:30
LOCAL: Auditório da Pós Graduação da Faculdade de Medicina
TITLE:

INDIRECT IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE IN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS IN THE BRAZILIAN COMPANY OF HOSPITAL SERVICES (EBSERH) NETWORK

KEY WORDS:

Pandemic; Health Professionals; University Hospital; COVID-19; Absenteeism; Mental Health.

PAGES: 105
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Medicina
SUMMARY:

Background: At the beginning of 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, workers working in health services were under great pressure, exposing themselves to the risk of physical and mental illness. Objectives: To evaluate absenteeism in hospital health service workers, for all causes, not directly attributable to suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection, comparing with data from the same population in a period prior to the COVID19 pandemic event. Methods: A longitudinal observational study was carried out with repeated measures of absenteeism in the same population group, in the pre-pandemic period (March to July 2019) and during the pandemic (March to July 2020), of healthcare workers from 40 hospitals public universities in Brazil. All causes of absenteeism, not directly attributed to COVID-19, were analyzed. Absenteeism data from health workers who were involved in both periods of interest were included and those who were in only one of the periods were excluded. Results: 32.691 workers were included in the study, with healthcare professionals making up 82,5% of the sample. Comparison of periods before and during the pandemic showed a 26,6% reduction in absence from work for all causes, with the exception of COVID-19 and absence related to mental health. Regarding absence from work related to mental health, the odds ratio was 39,0% higher during the pandemic. At the beginning of thepandemic, there was anincrease in absenteeism (all causes), followed by a progressive reduction until the end of the observation period. Conclusion: Absenteeism related to mental illness among healthcare workers increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting the need for healthcare managers to prioritize and implement support strategies to minimize absenteeism.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - DANIELA MARIANO CARVALHO LOURO - HBDF
Externo à Instituição - FABIO FERREIRA AMORIM - ESCS
Interno - 1643347 - FABIO PITTELLA SILVA
Presidente - ***.774.921-** - LICIA MARIA HENRIQUE DA MOTA - UnB
Externa à Instituição - MARIZE LIMA DE SOUSA HOLANDA BIAZOTTO - CEUB