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Aquichan
Print version ISSN 1657-5997On-line version ISSN 2027-5374
Abstract
PRETTO, Carolina Renz et al. The Impact of COVID-19 on the Physical Well-being of Nursing and Medical Personnel: An Integrative Review. Aquichan [online]. 2022, vol.22, n.2, e2225. Epub June 08, 2022. ISSN 1657-5997. https://doi.org/10.5294/aqui.2022.22.2.5.
Objective:
To highlight the impact of responding to COVID-19 on the physical well-being of nursing and medical personnel.
Method:
This integrative literature review includes Spanish, English, and Portuguese articles. From July 10 to 16, 2020, the search was carried out in the Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature, Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus, and National Library of Medicine databases. Twenty-five studies were analyzed, and the results are presented descriptively and in tables.
Results:
Of the total number of articles, 52 % addressed coronavirus infection and related factors as an impact on nursing and medical personnel's physical well-being resulting from responding to COVID-19, 28 % addressed sleep quality and predictors, and 20 % addressed damage stemming from the use of personal protective equipment or other preventive measures.
Conclusions:
Responding to COVID-19 has been conducive to coronavirus infection among personnel due to the work process and prevention measures, poor sleep quality due to mental disorders and lack of social support, and physical harm, such as headaches and skin injuries, due to the use of protective equipment and hand disinfection.
Keywords : Coronavirus infections; occupational health; health personnel; occupational risks; disease prevention.