Self-care of workers from a UTI COVID-19

Abstract

The self-care process values the human being in its integrality and subjectivity. Objective: To investigate which self-care practices are made by workers from an intensive care unit that serves patients with Covid-19. Method: This is an observational survey, transversal clipping, and quantitative approach. The data collection took place in the second half of the year 2021, through a Google Forms form, and the analysis of the data was through descriptive statistics. Approved by the Ethics and Research Committee under opinion number 4,958,622. Results: 28 professionals participated in the research, mostly women. Among the modifications listed for the pandemic period, they presented insomnia, use of medications and the significant increase in food, among others. Conclusion: There was increasing search for care and self-care during the pandemic period by the researched group, as is increasing adherence to different therapeutic modalities, among them integrative and complementary practices.