Profile of nursing professionals and factors associated with Covid-19 illness

Authors

  • Mércia da Silva Santos Universidade Federal da Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4273-5550
  • Rosana Santos Motas Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Valdenir Almeida da Silva Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Andreia Santos Mendes Universidade Federal da Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-3951
  • Reneide Santana dos Santos Universidade Federal da Bahia
  • Marcelle de Jesus Oliveira Universidade Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss9.3904

Keywords:

Coronavirus Infections, Patient care, Nursing Team, University hospital

Abstract

Objective: to identify the profile of nursing professionals and the factors associated with covid-19 illness. Method: Quantitative research conducted with 209 nursing professionals from a large hospital, between September and November 2020, through an electronic questionnaire. Descriptive analysis of the data was performed in the Stata version 13 program. To investigate differences between proportions (p<0.05) contingency tables with chi-square were used. Results: Among the professionals who get sick from COVID-19, the majority were female (86.44%), over 40 years of age (57.63%), married or in a stable union (55.93%), with religion (91.53%), nursing technicians and assistants (69.49%), with training time equal to or greater than 11 years (76.27%), working time at the institution of up to six years (81.36%), without another employment relationship (59.32%). Participants reported changes in sleep (59.32%), appetite (67.80%), leisure time (96.61%), physical activity pattern (94.92%), mood (81.36%), presence of anxiety (81.36%). Anxiety predominated among professionals of technical and higher level (p-value = 0.01) and illness due to COVID-19 was associated with the category of nursing technicians/assistants (p-value = 0.05). Conclusion: a greater vulnerability to COVID-19 illness was identified among professionals who provide direct care to patients affected by COVID-19.

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Author Biographies

  • Mércia da Silva Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    Nursing College. Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

  • Rosana Santos Motas, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

  • Valdenir Almeida da Silva, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

  • Andreia Santos Mendes, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

  • Reneide Santana dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

  • Marcelle de Jesus Oliveira, Universidade Federal da Bahia

    University Hospital Professor Edgard Santos, Federal University of Bahia, Brazil

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2022-09-01

How to Cite

Santos, M. da S., Mota, R. S., Silva, V. A. da, Mendes, A. S., Santos, R. S. dos, & Oliveira, M. de J. (2022). Profile of nursing professionals and factors associated with Covid-19 illness. International Journal for Innovation Education and Research, 10(9), 174-181. https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol10.iss9.3904
Received 2022-08-04
Accepted 2022-08-19
Published 2022-09-01

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