Manejo das condições pós covid por profissionais da saúde: uma revisão integrativa

Abstract

With the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new clinical condition unfolded over time, this one aimed at patients who, after the infective phase of the disease, noticed persistent/late signs and symptoms, called post-covid conditions, those who have become a therapeutic unknown for health professionals. Thus, the present work consists of being an Integrative Literature Review (ILR), with the objective of synthesizing the knowledge produced in the health area on the management of post-covid conditions, following the operationalization model of Whittemore and Knafl. Searches were parameterized using the Boolean operators OR and AND and crossing controlled descriptors (Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS/Mesh)) and uncontrolled descriptors of terms. The search for studies was carried out in four databases (Virtual Health Library, Pubmed, CINAHL and ScienceDirect) and the investigation took place from June to December 2022, according to the recommendations of the PRISMA protocol, where a total of 4,694 studies were explored. The final sample for analysis consisted of 14 articles, which proposed therapies to cure and/or minimize the symptoms of post-covid conditions, such as the use of prednisolone, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, combination of oxygen and ozone, aromatherapy, use of dietary supplements and physical/mental rehabilitation, because, with the extensive symptomatological magnitude, involving post-covid conditions, health services and/or professionals need to devise ways of managing to condition quality of life for these patients, providing recovery strategies . That said, it was seen that post-covid conditions are still being neglected in consultations and research that enable therapeutic assertiveness for this condition, so patients who continue to suffer from the consequences of the SARS-CoV virus must be given a voice and a chance -2, in order to condition them a holistic service that offers them excellence in care.