Mental health linked to the quality of life of health professionals, from the perspective of SARS-Cov2

Abstract

Purpose of the study: To analyze the state of the art on the mental health and quality of life of health professionals who worked on the SARS-CoV-2 frontline. Method: This is an integrative literature review study. Results: Regarding the content of the works selected to compose the corpus of this study, it was possible to extract that the main reasons that affect well-being are correlated with levels of stress and anxiety. In addition, the articles linked depression and anguish as one of the determining factors tangent to the quality of life axis, despite the fact that, as explored, aspects such as physical activity were a determining factor for improving the quality of life. Conclusion: The work environment directly influences the worker's mental health, and thus reveals the high overload in which to carry out their work activities without resources and without support, consequently affecting the quality of life.