Impactos da pandemia de covid-19 na saúde de professores e alunos universitários: uma revisão de escopo

Abstract

Introduction: In 2020, the covid-19 pandemic began, culminating in a series of repercussions and changes to deal with this scenario. We had to adapt. Thus, higher education, which has undergone radical changes, can appropriate the logic of implementing Health Promoting Universities, as a policy of intervention in better quality of life conditions. Objectives: Identify the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on the health of university teachers and students through a scoping review. Methodology: Scope review following the protocol recommended by the Joanna Briggs Institute. The research question followed the order imposed by the mnemonic ‘PCC’ (Population, Concept and Context), which is: what are the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic on the health of university teachers and students? A search strategy was defined in three stages, namely: the first was established by a specific search in MEDLINE via PUBMED and EMBASE. The second stage of the research was carried out in the databases mentioned above, that is: Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and the Portals: PERIÓDICOS CAPES and Scielo. The third stage is related to the search for gray literature that will take place in the Google Scholar database and in the Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations. Steps carried out as recommended by JBI. The search was carried out on April 6, 2023. Results: The analysis sample consisted of 28 texts in article format. Two main categories of health repercussions were observed, namely: category 1 – repercussions on mental health; category 2 – repercussions for physical health. The main issue identified in the study was psychological impairment, among teachers and students, mainly in the university context, subjected to such a scarcity of resources and extreme demands. In this sense, the presence of symptoms of anxiety, stress, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and changes in sleep patterns were observed. Parallel to this, consequences for physical health were noted, even to a lesser extent, there was an increase in sedentary lifestyle, excessive alcohol consumption, headaches and musculoskeletal pain. Conclusion: It is understood that in the university scenario, despite the emergence of numerous acute and chronic conditions, harmful effects on mental health will be an ever-present reality regardless of the context, since exhaustion and exhaustion are factors of academic work itself. This situation can have serious consequences for the individual, requiring intervention projects combined with public policies that minimize these effects. It is necessary to review the role of the university in today's society. The space for sharing knowledge can and should also be recognized as a health-promoting scenario and, to this end, Institutional Health Promotion Policies must overcome productivism.