La importancia del autocuidado en profesionales de primera línea durante la emergencia sanitaria del COVID – 19

Abstract

This research was undertaken to determine the importance that front-line workers gave to self care during the COVID-19 health crisis. There were six participants, who were on the front line during the pandemic, including doctors and nursing staff. We used a method of case studies and qualitative research. Throughout interviews participants offered a window into their routines before and after covid; the psychological and physical effects of caring for those who had contracted the virus; the value they gave to their personal self care; and their own perceptions of these things. The qualitative results indicate that there was a change in the psychological state of the participants after attending patients with COVID-19, which drove them to adopt self care routines with recreational goals. This brought them benefits at work and interpersonally. They even found new ways to cope with the consequences of the pandemic.