Department of Oral Surgery, Pathology and Clinical Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Department of Social and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
PLoS One. 2023 Jun 9;18(6):e0286853. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286853. eCollection 2023.
Oral and maxillofacial surgeons are among the frontline healthcare workers and are classified as a high-risk group for COVID-19 infection; however, it has not yet been defined how these professionals were impacted. The aim of this study was to explore the conducts and perceptions of oral and maxillofacial surgeons during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. Nine individuals, mean age 34.8 years, 66.6% men, were included in the study. A semi-structured interview with a qualitative approach was applied to professionals belonging to a messaging application group (WhatsApp). Content analysis was performed in the light of Hellerian theory in its daily theoretical framework for the interpretation of the memories reported by the participants. Four themes were identified. The lack of knowledge about COVID-19 and the fear of being contaminated during care were the main factors responsible for changes in the professionals' work routine. An important point was the collective reflection of the participants about the increase in biosafety barriers, which ensured a greater sense of security. The need for social isolation to contain the virus was also described. As a result, there was a great distance between professionals and their families, which generated high levels of anxiety in the former. Repetitive reports of slowness and reduced attendance directly related to financial loss and aggravated stress were also highlighted. The findings of this study reveal that oral and maxillofacial surgeons had their professional-personal axis affected in terms of daily habits, family life and financial strain, aspects that were responsible for impacting stress and anxiety levels.
口腔颌面外科医生属于一线医护人员，被归类为 COVID-19 感染的高风险群体；然而，尚未确定这些专业人员受到了怎样的影响。本研究旨在探讨巴西 COVID-19 大流行期间口腔颌面外科医生的行为和认知。共有 9 名参与者，平均年龄 34.8 岁，男性占 66.6%，他们被纳入了这项研究。采用半结构式访谈和定性方法，对属于消息应用程序组（WhatsApp）的专业人员进行了访谈。根据 Hellerian 理论，在其日常理论框架内对参与者报告的记忆进行了内容分析。确定了四个主题。对 COVID-19 的知识匮乏以及在护理过程中担心被感染，是导致专业人员工作常规改变的主要因素。一个重要的方面是参与者对增加生物安全屏障的集体反思，这确保了更大的安全感。还描述了为控制病毒而进行社会隔离的必要性。因此，专业人员与其家人之间产生了很大的距离，这使前者产生了高度的焦虑。重复性地报告工作效率降低和就诊人数减少直接导致了经济损失和压力加剧，这一点也很突出。本研究的结果表明，口腔颌面外科医生的日常生活习惯、家庭生活和经济压力方面的个人-职业轴心受到了影响，这些方面是导致压力和焦虑水平上升的原因。
