The impact of Burnout Syndrome among health professionals in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: To identify in the scientific literature the impact of the Burnout Syndrome faced by health professionals in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: It is an integrative review research of scientific literature. To search for the studies, the databases were used: Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS), National Library of Medicine (PUBMED), in the period 2020. 124 studies were found, 74 articles were chosen for reading, after reading and analyzing 10 articles were selected that reported the challenges and impacts suffered by health professionals during the pandemic. Results: The studies showed that the feelings experienced by health professionals who work directly with infected patients were anxiety, fear, stress, exhaustion, lack of perspectives related to the profession, difficulty in work and family relationships, as the factors that affect the dimensions of Burnout syndrome. Final considerations: When approaching Burnout Syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals are facing moderate and severe levels of Burnout and are exposed to several biopsychosocial aggravating factors, due to changes in their daily lives.