Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of primary health care professionals in coping with COVID-19 in Brazil: a cross-sectional study.

Autor:	Sumiya A; Coordenadoria Especial de Saúde Única e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil., Pavesi E; Coordenadoria Especial de Saúde Única e Biociências, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Curitibanos, SC, Brazil., Tenani CF; Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil., de Almeida CPB; Instituto de Saúde e Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Marabá, PA, Brazil., Macêdo JA; Instituto de Biociências e Saúde (ISB), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari, AM, Brazil., de Checchi MHR; Instituto de Biociências e Saúde (ISB), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari, AM, Brazil., Simões LCF; Instituto de Biociências e Saúde (ISB), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari, AM, Brazil., Reis RM; Instituto de Biociências e Saúde (ISB), Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari, AM, Brazil., Trelha CS; Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Revista brasileira de medicina do trabalho : publicacao oficial da Associacao Nacional de Medicina do Trabalho-ANAMT [Rev Bras Med Trab] 2021 Sep 30; Vol. 19 (3), pp. 274-282. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 30 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.47626/1679-4435-2021-775
Abstrakt:	Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed challenges to healthcare professionals, who needed to quickly adjust impacts on their work processes. Primary health care has become key to fighting the pandemic, as most mild cases seek primary care services as their point of first contact. Objectives: To ascertain the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of health professionals working in primary health care in Brazil early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Cross-sectional study of a convenience sample. An online questionnaire was made available from May 1 through May 31, 2020. The sole criterion for inclusion was a response rate greater than 30 respondents per Brazilian state. Data were treated descriptively and statistically. Results: Overall, 293 responses were obtained, and the states of Paraná (n = 86), Mato do Grosso do Sul (n = 50) and São Paulo (n = 48) were included in the study. There was a predominance of female respondents (89.1%). Physical therapy (31.6%) and nursing (12.4%) were the most represented occupations. Respondents generally reported moderate knowledge (54.3%) and preparedness (57.6%), with daily information seeking (63.5%) in handbooks and technical guidance publications (89.6%). There was no statistically significant difference between states for the variables knowledge (p = 0.28) and preparedness (p = 0.19). Conclusions: The participating states showed similar, positive results regarding knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Previous experiences seem to generate cumulative knowledge; however, greater readiness in training professionals is needed in emergency situations. Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest: None
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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