Banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO: ANITA ALMEIDA GONZAGA

Uma banca de QUALIFICAÇÃO de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ANITA ALMEIDA GONZAGA
DATE: 30/12/2022
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: REMOTO
TITLE:

FATORES ASSOCIADOS A SINTOMAS CRANIOCERVICAIS E OTOLÓGICOS EM PROFISSIONAIS DA SAÚDE QUE ATUARAM NA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19

KEY WORDS:

Healthcare workers, personal protective equipment, COVID-19, pain, headache neck pain.

PAGES: 67
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there has been an increase in the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by healthcare professionals, which associated with long work shifts can cause discomforts, such as headaches. Because of connections between craniocervicals structures, others symptoms such as orofaciais symptoms, neck pain, and otologic symptoms could be influenced by pandemic associated factors. Objective: To identify the associated factors with craniocervical and otologic symptoms in healthcare professionals who worked in the pandemic of COVID-19. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out with healthcare professionals of both genders, older than 18 years of age, who have worked in the combat against COVID-19 disease, who answered a self-administered online questionnaire. Results: 147 subjects answered the questionnaire, 117 (79.6%) women with a median age of 35 ± 9.7 years. The presence of craniocervical and otologic symptoms before the pandemic was 23 (15.6%) for orofacial symptoms; 47 (32.0 %) confirmed headache; 31 (21.1%) with neck pain and 17 (11.6%) otologic symptoms; for aggravation of pre-existing symptoms orofacial symptoms 12 cases (14.6%) were identified; Headache 28 (44.4%), neck pain 12 (16.7%), otologic symptoms 10 cases (6.8%); for the onset of new symptoms orofacial symptoms totaled 54 (43.5%), headache 65 (65%), neck pain 56 (48.3%), and otologic symptoms 80 (54.4%).  Headache was the most prevalent symptom before the pandemic and in the aggravation of pre-existing symptoms; otologic symptoms for the emergence of new cases. The factors associated with worsening of pre-existing symptoms were, for orofacial symptoms, the nursing ward (OR = 4.74); for headache, gender (OR = 5.09), no physical activity during the pandemic (OR = 4.48) and use of a PFF2 mask during the pandemic (OR = 4.07); already for the emergence of new cases we identified regarding orofacial symptoms presence of cervicalgia during the pandemic (OR = 2.42), having otologic symptoms during the pandemic (OR = 3.14); for headache we found depressive symptomatology present (OR = 3.15); for cervicalgia having associated symptoms during the pandemic (OR = 3.99) and having orofacial symptoms present during the pandemic (OR = 2.45); for otologic symptoms use of surgical mask before the pandemic more than 4 hours per day (OR = 3.06) use of face shield during the pandemic more than 4 hours per day (OR = 2.98 95% CI 1.07 - 8.24, p = 0.035), and presence of orofacial symptoms during the pandemic (OR = 3.89). Conclusion: An increased prevalence of craniocervical and otologic symptoms was found in healthcare professionals during the pandemic, with headache being more prevalent before the pandemic and in the aggravation of pre-existing symptoms. In order to avoid negative influences on professional performance or quality of life, this is a topic to be explored in future research.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Externa à Instituição - DANIELLA ARAÚJO DE OLIVEIRA - UFPE
Presidente - 4374835 - KARYNA MYRELLY OLIVEIRA BEZERRA DE FIGUEIREDO RIBEIRO
Externa ao Programa - 1639565 - LIDIANE MARIA DE BRITO MACEDO FERREIRA - null