The mental health of nursing professionals in Intensive Care Units in the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review

Abstract

The objective of this study is to analyze the scientific evidence on the health of intensive care nursing professionals in the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is an integrative literature review. The databases used were: SciELO, LILACS and VHL. 9 articles were selected for the construction of the study. The literature collected shows that the main psychological losses are high levels of anxiety, fear and depression. These losses in the face of the repeated routine of the pandemic scenario resulted in physical and mental exhaustion, reduced efficiency, mood swings, lack of job satisfaction, and health problems, thus fitting into the classic symptoms of Burnout syndrome. In view of this, the importance of research for the health team is noted, highlighting the nursing team, as well as the need to create public policies that provide urgent psychological support for intensive care nursing professionals.