Síndrome de Burnout em profissionais de enfermagem que atuam na linha de frente da covid-19: um estudo bibliométrico.

Abstract

The World Health Organization declared in March 2020 that the world was living a new pandemic resulting from the new coronavirus. The objective of this study was to analyze the scientific production available in online journals about Burnout Syndrome in nursing professionals working on the front lines of COVID-19. It is a bibliometric study, carried out during the period from June to September 2021 through the Internet. The seven studies were found in the MEDLINE database; characterized as originals; five with a quantitative approach and two, qualitative. The journal that presented the highest impact factor (3,390) was the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The investigation showed that most of the publications were conducted by researchers in the field of Nursing and Medicine, with predominance of authors graduates with a PhD degree. Among the contributing factors for Burnout syndrome in nursing professionals, there are: the imminent risk of virus contamination; to the social isolation from family members; to exhaustive nursing care, without supplies, materials and medications for adequate nursing care and treatment; to the care provided to patients in the active process of death and dying; stigma on the part of society and lack of administrative, professional and personal support network. It is urgent to point out that further investigations on this topic are essential, so that they can contribute to the expansion of discussions about Burnout Syndrome in professionals of the various health areas that work not only on the front line, but in the care of patients with Covid-19.