Health professionals in facing the covid-19 pandemic belém-pa: challenges of professionals
International Journal of Development Research
Health professionals in facing the covid-19 pandemic belém-pa: challenges of professionals
Received 27th October, 2020; Received in revised form 17th November, 2020; Accepted 09th December, 2020; Published online 30th January, 2021
Copyright ©2021, Mauricio Geovanne do Couto Lins et al, 2021. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited..
In health institutions to cope with COVID-19, a range of professionals is required, both health workers and support services such as servants, maids, security personnel and all have different working hours, workload and different professional categories. The present work seeks to analyze the performance of health professionals as well as the difficulties faced in their work environment and the importance of these professionals in the fight against COVID-19 in Belém do Pará. Data collection was performed using a collection instrument which was built on the Google® Forms platform and disseminated via the internet, through applications and social networks: WhatsApp, applied from June to September 2020 to health professionals, especially the public facing the pandemic. In the application of the survey 36 respondents answered the online form. There is a lack of planning, public policies and basic care for health professionals, in addition to work improvements. The research generated data and information that can encourage managers and public agencies to confront and combat COVID-19 and protect health professionals.
