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Symbolic violence experienced by frontline healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Karla Gonçalves Camacho1,2, Saint Clair Dos Santos Gomes Junior1, Maria de Fátima Junqueira-Marinho1
1Instituto Nacional de Saúde da Mulher, da Criança e do Adolescente Fernandes Figueira, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Objectives:
to analyze how symbolic relationships established by healthcare professionals were expressed in their work during the pandemic.
Methods:
This qualitative study was conducted through an online survey. Participants were healthcare professionals working in the state of Rio de Janeiro, recruited between 07/20 and 09/30/2020. Data were processed using IRaMuTeQ software and discussed in light of Bourdieu's concepts.
Results:
healthcare professionals experienced feelings such as fear, exhaustion, devaluation, stress, and burnout. They developed skills to confront SARS-CoV-2 but suffered from symbolic violence, often imperceptible yet real.
Final Considerations:
the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of healthcare professionals could have been mitigated with mechanisms to protect physical and mental health, in addition to guaranteeing labor rights and working conditions.
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