Publications by authors named "Fernando Araujo Rodrigues de Oliveira"
High prevalence of mental disorder symptoms among medical and other health specialties residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
BMC Med Educ
May 2023
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic put healthcare professionals, including residents (postgraduate trainees of health professions), under intense physical and psychological stress, hence at risk for mental disorders. We evaluated the prevalence of mental disorders among healthcare residents during the pandemic.
Methods: From July to September 2020, residents in medicine and other healthcare specialties in Brazil were recruited.
High prevalence of burnout syndrome among medical and nonmedical residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLoS One
November 2022
Article Synopsis
- The study assessed burnout among postgraduate health profession residents in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing a significant prevalence of 33.4%.
- Factors such as pre-existing chronic diseases and long work hours were associated with higher burnout risk, while resilience, autonomy, educational support, and adequate PPE were linked to lower risk.
- Burnout was also found to correlate strongly with anxiety, stress, and depression symptoms, highlighting the mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers in crisis situations.
Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of public university hospital workers in Brazil: A cohort-based analysis of 32,691 workers.
PLoS One
June 2022
Background: In early 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic paralyzed the world and exposed the fragility of health systems in the face of mass illness. Health professionals became protagonists, fulfilling their mission at the risk of physical and mental illness. The study aimed to evaluate absenteeism indirectly related to SARS-CoV-2 infection in a large population of health care professionals.
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