Covid 19 Coping and emotional situations in health personnel exposed to COVID-19
Coping and emotional situations in healthcare personnel exposed to COVID-19
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La emergencia sanitaria global causada por la actual pandemia de Covid-19 está probablemente suponiendo uno de los mayores desafíos que profesionales sanitarios hemos podido enfrentar a lo largo de nuestra carrera.
Con el objetivo de explorar el afrontamiento y situaciones emocionales en personal expuesto al COVID-19 se llevó a cabo una investigación cualitativa fenomenológica de corte transversal en donde se obtuvo saturación de información en 12 participantes, donde el método de recolección fue la entrevista a profundidad el tipo de muestreo fue por conveniencia utilizando el método de teoría fundamentada de Bardin.
La población pertenece al sexo femenino de 21 a 58 años, procedencia urbana, de profesión enfermeras.
En las situaciones emocionales y cómo afronta el personal se destacan el temor, miedo a contaminar a los miembros de la familia, miedo a la muerte además se sienten obligados a adaptarse a nuevos cambios necesarios para la supervivencia. Sin embargo, expresan que las personas no acatan las orientaciones del personal a pesar de la alta mortalidad y las políticas implementadas el gobierno redujo drásticamente el deceso. En este momento el personal trata de afrontar todo el efecto Post-covid y el daño emocional que trajo consigo el evento en lo personal y familiar.
concientizar a la población en general sobre las causas graves de no aplicar las medidas de prevención, que son la lucha contra Covid19. Esto es necesario para poder disponer de un sistema de salud resiliente, si no para a desafíos futuros; que debemos enfrentar los profesionales sanitarios.
Palabras claves: Afrontamiento, Situaciones emocionales, covid-19.
Abstract
The global health emergency caused by the current COVID-19 pandemic is arguably one of the greatest challenges healthcare professionals have faced throughout their careers.
With the aim of exploring the coping and emotional situations of staff exposed to COVID-19, a cross-sectional phenomenological qualitative research study was conducted. Data saturation was obtained from 12 participants. The data collection method was an in-depth interview and convenience sampling using Bardin's grounded theory method.
The population is female, aged 21 to 58, from urban backgrounds, and nursing professionals.
The emotional situations and how staff cope are highlighted by fear, fear of contaminating family members, fear of death, and a sense of having to adapt to new changes necessary for survival. However, they express that people do not follow staff guidelines despite the high mortality rate and the policies implemented by the government that have reduced deaths. At this time, staff are trying to cope with the full impact of post-COVID and the emotional toll the event has brought on their personal and family lives.
We need to raise awareness among the general population about the serious causes of not implementing preventive measures, which are part of the fight against COVID-19. This is necessary to have a resilient healthcare system, otherwise it will face future challenges that healthcare professionals must face.
Keywords: Coping, Emotional Situations, COVID-19.
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