Abstract

CAVALCANTE, Fernanda Lúcia Nascimento Freire et al. Report of a Mental Health Intervention in the Covid-19 Pandemic through the Internet. Estud. psicol. (Natal) [online]. 2021, vol.26, n.2, pp. 219-227. ISSN 1413-294X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.22491/1678-4669.20210021.

This article aims to report the experience of conducting a mental health intervention against Covid-19 using the Internet to discuss issues about psychosocial factors arising from the pandemic. The intervention was directed to health professionals working in the Intensive Care Unit of a University Hospital. The proposal involved 113 employees, including coordinators, physicians, physiotherapists, nurses, nursing technicians, multiprofessional residents, technical level professionals and outsourced employees who perform administrative functions and in cleaning. Videos, posters, and texts were used to work on themes that go through the impacts of the new coronavirus pandemic. The intervention made it possible to access a different and empowering way to face the Covid-19 outbreak period.

Keywords : COVID-19; intensive care units; internet; mental health.

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