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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