Perceptions and Feelings of Brazilian Health Care Professionals Regarding the Effects of COVID-19: Cross-sectional Web-Based Survey.
Roberta Pires CorrêaHelena Carla CastroBruna Maria Castro Salomão QuaresmaPaulo Roberto Soares StephensTania Cremonini de Araújo-JorgeRoberto Rodrigues FerreiraPublished in: JMIR formative research (2021)
In Brazil, the health professionals were exposed to a stressful situation and to the risk of self-contamination-conditions that can spell future psychological problems for these workers. Our survey findings showed that the psychological support for this group should be included in the future health planning of Brazil and of other hugely affected countries to assure a good mental health condition for the medical teams in the near future.