The vulnerabilities of the Brazilian health workforce during health emergencies: Analysing personal feelings, access to resources and work dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brazil
COVID-19
/ transmission
Delivery of Health Care
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health Personnel
/ psychology
Health Resources
/ supply & distribution
Humans
Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
/ prevention & control
Pandemics
Public Health
SARS-CoV-2
Surveys and Questionnaires
Workplace
Brazil
COVID-19
health emergencies
health workforce inequalities
workforce
Journal
The International journal of health planning and management
ISSN: 1099-1751
Titre abrégé: Int J Health Plann Manage
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8605825
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2021
May 2021
Historique:
revised:
31
12
2020
received:
01
12
2020
accepted:
06
01
2021
pubmed:
28
1
2021
medline:
8
6
2021
entrez:
27
1
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Public health emergencies are a test of resilience for health systems, which depend on health workforces that are well managed and cared for. The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the weakness of many health systems in preparing their health workforces. The crisis also exacerbated the unequal conditions between different professions, an issue that is still understudied in the workforce literature. This paper analyzes the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for different health professionals, considering the ways in which Brazil's the health system does or does not protect them. We also analyse the role of pre-existing inequalities between different professions and social groups within the workforce in shaping their different experiences of the pandemic. We present data comparing the perceptions of different health professionals facing the pandemic in Brazil: physicians, nurses, and community health workers. Data were collected in an online survey in Brazil with 1630 health care workers between June 15th and July 1st. Findings suggest that none of the professions felt well prepared to work under emergencies. However, differences relating to professional background were exacerbated during the pandemic, creating unequal conditions for different health workers. These inequalities may pose new challenges for the post-pandemic scenario.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33502795
doi: 10.1002/hpm.3117
pmc: PMC8013198
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
42-57Informations de copyright
© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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