Estresse em combate: uma análise dos casos : síndrome de burnout nos profissionais de saúde da Marinha do Brasil durante o combate ao COVID-19

Abstract

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic created various health and economic impacts around the world. The health systems of the affected countries collapsed and the health professionals became increasingly exhausted and affected by extensive working hours. Physical and/or mental overload associated with excessive stress in the work environment are predisposing factors for burnout syndrome, also known as the syndrome of professional, physical and psychological exhaustion, chronic in nature, which appears as a response to interpersonal stressors related to work environment. Thereat, the primary objective was to formulate actions to identify and prevent burnout syndrome for the Navy’s Health System. The secondary objectives were to analyze the impact of the pandemic on the mental health of health professionals, specifically pointing the description of signs and symptoms, the main risk factors that favor its appears, the assessment instruments, its consequences for the individual and the institution, as well as to analyze the actions currently used by the Navy's Health System for the mental health care of its professionals. Deductive, inductive and qualitative scientific methodology was used through bibliographic research and structured interviews sent online to health’s military organizations in the area of Rio de Janeiro. After analyzing the results were presented actions for the syndrome's divulgation, psychological support, improvements in the physical environment and organizational climate of institutions, in order to reduce or prevent its incidence. Finally, it is concluded that the adoption of actions to prevent burnout can contribute to the perception of a more pleasant and welcoming work environment for health professionals in the Brazil’s Navy