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Aspects of general, mental, and auditory health among nursing team members of a public hospital affected by Covid-19

Aspectos de saúde geral, mental e auditiva de trabalhadores da equipe de enfermagem de um hospital público acometidos pela Covid-19

Rafael Coelho Damaceno; Denise Maria Vaz Romano França; Adriana Bender Moreira de Lacerda; Débora Lüders

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1982-0216/20252712124 Revista CEFAC, vol.27, n1, e2124, 2025
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Abstract

Purpose: to analyze possible impacts on the general, mental and hearing health of nursing workers affected by the COVID-19 virus.

Methods: an exploratory, cross-sectional study, carried out with nursing professionals from a public hospital in Southern Brazil, who answered a questionnaire on general and auditory symptoms after COVID-19 infection, and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square test of independence, the ANOVA test with Tukey's post-test and Pearson's Linear Correlation, with a p-value of 5%.

Results: 52 workers participated (17 nurses, 30 technicians, five aides). The symptoms of headache, loss of smell and taste, fatigue and muscle pain were reported by more than 75% of workers; 80.8% either had already been classified as burnout (40.4%) or featured high scores for exhaustion or work disengagement (40.4%), with a correlation with the symptoms of cough (p=0.0327) and fever (p=0.0235); 44.23% had auditory symptoms, with dizziness/vertigo reported by 34.6% and tinnitus by 13.5%, although without correlation with burnout levels (p=0.4250).

Conclusion: there were impacts on the general, mental and hearing health of nursing workers who were diagnosed with COVID-19, mainly cough and fever, burnout, tinnitus and dizziness.

Keywords

COVID-19; Occupational Health; Signs and Symptoms; Hearing; Tinnitus; Dizziness

Resumo

Objetivo: analisar possíveis impactos à saúde geral, mental e auditiva de trabalhadores da enfermagem acometidos pelo vírus da COVID-19.

Métodos: estudo exploratório, transversal, realizado com profissionais da enfermagem de um hospital público da região Sul do Brasil, que responderam a um questionário sobre sintomas gerais e auditivos após a infecção pela COVID-19 e o Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). A análise estatística foi realizada com a aplicação do teste do Qui-quadrado de independência, do teste ANOVA com pós-teste de Tukey e da Correlação Linear de Pearson, com p-valor em 5%.

Resultados: participaram 52 trabalhadores (17 enfermeiros, 30 técnicos, cinco auxiliares). Os sintomas de cefaleia, perda do olfato e do paladar, cansaço e dores musculares foram referidos por mais de 75% dos trabalhadores; 80,8% ou já estão classificados com burnout (40,4%) ou já apresentam escores altos para exaustão ou para distanciamento do trabalho (40,4%), havendo correlação com os sintomas tosse (p = 0,0327) e febre (p=0,0235); 44,23% apresentaram sintomas auditivos, sendo a tontura/vertigem referida por 34,6% e zumbido por 13,5%, embora sem correlação com os níveis de burnout (p=0.4250).

Conclusão: houve impactos na saúde geral, mental e auditiva dos trabalhadores da enfermagem que foram diagnosticados com COVID-19, principalmente tosse e febre, burnout, zumbido e tontura.

Palavras-chave

COVID-19; Saúde Ocupacional; Sinais e Sintomas; Audição; Zumbido; Tontura

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