BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS: PROFESSIONALS OF THE FRONTLINE OF HEALTH AND COVID-19 STUDIES OF THE PERIOD 2020-2021

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https://doi.org/10.18554/reas.v12i3.6292

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Objective: To conduct a bibliometric analysis of the peer-reviewed literature to identify publication trends about the frontline healthcare workers. Methods: Bibliometric review, the data were extracted from the Web of Science database, published between 2020 and 2021. Results: A total of 281 documents were found, with an annual increase rate of 57,8%.  The most common type of document identified by the analysis were original articles (n = 226) followed by review documents (n = 37). Keywords network analysis revealed a high predominance of topics such as anxiety, depression, stress, personal protective equipment, burnout, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder. Conclusion: The findings reveal that the mental health of COVID-19 frontline healthcare workers was an important topic in the first years of the pandemic and indicate a need to provide psychological support of these professionals.

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  • Giovanna Melissa dos Santos, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba - UNIMEP

    Graudanda de Fisioterapia pela Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP). Bolsista PIBIC de Iniciação Científica.

  • Felipe Augusto Alves Sanches, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

    Graduando em Odontologia na Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP) campus Lins.
    Bolsista PIBIC.

  • Rozangela Verlengia, Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba (UNIMEP)

    Pós-Doutorado pelo Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas I da USP, Departamento de Fisiologia e BiofísicaPós-Doutorado pelo Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas I da USP, Departamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica. Professora e orientadora do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu - Mestrado em Educação Física e Mestrado e Doutorado em Ciências do Movimento Humano da Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba, vinculada a linha de pesquisa Fisiologia e Treinamento Desportivo. 

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2023-11-08

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Vol. 12 No. 3 (2023): V12n3

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BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS: PROFESSIONALS OF THE FRONTLINE OF HEALTH AND COVID-19 STUDIES OF THE PERIOD 2020-2021. JOURNAL OF NURSING AND HEALTH CARE, [S. l.], v. 12, n. 3, 2023. DOI: 10.18554/reas.v12i3.6292. Disponível em: https://seer.uftm.edu.br/revistaeletronica/index.php/enfer/article/view/6292. Acesso em: 20 may. 2025.