Adoecimento físico e mental em profissionais de saúde na área hospitalar: uma revisão narrativa

Abstract

The health of healthcare workers has been a relevant and widely discussed topic these days. This study aims to identify the main physical and mental illnesses of workers working in the hospital area. To this end, a narrative review of scientific articles on the topic was carried out. To this end, a search was conducted on Google Scholar, and a search was made for scientific articles from the last 5 years, of which 7 were selected, 3 related to physical illnesses and 4 related to mental illnesses. The results indicate that physical and mental illnesses are linked to physiological and psychosocial factors and are linked to the work environment. Therefore, it is concluded that actions are needed in institutions to reduce the rate of illness of these professionals.