Health perception and satisfaction with emergency remote teaching teachers in the Covid-19 pandemic

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate aspects related to health and teacher satisfaction in the Pharmacy Course in an institution of higher education and its association with the Emergency Remote Learning (ERL). Methods: This is a quantitative cross-sectional study, in which a questionnaire covering socio-educational factors related to health and the teaching-learning process was applied, and evaluated by univariate linear and multinomial regressions. The study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee. Results: Due to the coronavirus pandemic, agglomerative activities such as face-to-face classes were interrupted, generating the new teaching format (ERL). The professors' self-perception of health reached the percentage of 78.9±15%. A considerable part reported exhaustion (51.2%), overload (51.1%), anxiety (35.2%) and lack of leisure time (30.2%). The use of medication, illness due to ERE, anxiety symptoms, work overload, professor/student relationship and time to prepare classes were related to the general satisfaction. Conclusion: With the study it was possible to observe that the use of medication, illness due to the RPE, anxiety symptoms, work overload, factors such as the teacher/student relationship, and time to prepare classes were related to the teachers' general satisfaction. Althought the transitory nature of the ERE, the data reinforce the need for professor follow-up after the face-to-face return.