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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Poor Health Conditions among Brazilian Healthcare Workers: The Study Design and Baseline Characteristics of the HEROES Cohort.

Tatiana de Oliveira Sato, Beatriz Suelen Ferreira de Faria, Bianca Biason Albuquerque, Fabio Leandro da Silva, Luiza Salvador Rohwedder, Renata Trivelato de Azevedo, Josiane Sotrate Gonçalves, Ludmilla Maria Souza Mattos de Araújo Vieira, Maria Isabel Triches, Rosângela Aparecida de Sousa and 2 more

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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12 authors.

Tatiana de Oliveira SatoPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8797-8981
Beatriz Suelen Ferreira de FariaPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Bianca Biason AlbuquerqueNursing Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Fabio Leandro da SilvaNursing Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Luiza Salvador RohwedderNursing Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Renata Trivelato de AzevedoPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Josiane Sotrate GonçalvesPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Ludmilla Maria Souza Mattos de Araújo VieiraPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Maria Isabel TrichesPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-7606-8218
Rosângela Aparecida de SousaNursing Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Viviane de Freitas CardosoPhysical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.
Vivian Aline MininelNursing Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil.

Funding

São Paulo Research Foundation #2020/10098-1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study was conducted to describe the health conditions (the psychosocial aspects, sleep quality, and musculoskeletal symptoms) among Brazilian healthcare workers in the context of the pandemic. Workers answered an online questionnaire, including the short version of the Copenhagen Psychosocial Questionnaire (COPSOQ II), the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire (NMQ), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). The most unfavourable psychosocial factors were work pace (61%; 95% CI: 52-69%), emotional work demands (75%; 95% CI: 67-82%), predictability (47%; 95% CI: 39-56%), work-family conflict (55%; 95% CI: 46-64%), burnout (86%; 95% CI: 78-91%), and stress (81%; 95% CI: 73-87%). Most workers (74%; 95% CI: 66-81%) were classified as poor sleepers. Musculoskeletal symptoms were frequent in the neck (64%; 95% CI: 55-72%), shoulders (62%; 95% CI: 54-70%), upper back (58%; 95% CI: 50-67%), and lower back (61%; 95% CI: 52-69%). Depressive symptoms were also highly prevalent (mild: 22%; 95% CI: 15-30%, moderate: 16%; 95% CI: 11-23%, severe: 8%; 95% CI: 4-14%). Most healthcare workers experience unfavourable psychosocial factors, poor sleep quality, as well as musculoskeletal and depressive symptoms. These findings underscore the urgent need to acknowledge and address psychological and physical distress to improve the personal and professional well-being of this population.

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cumulative trauma disorderergonomicshealth occupationsnurses

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PMCPMC9602115

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