Burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among nursing professionals in Brazil

Ecological study using data from the Nursing Observatory. The weight attributed to diseases was based on the Global Disease Burden Study 2017, considering the lower respiratory infection as moderate.

Results:

7,201 records were analyzed; and, 190 deaths were recorded. The total number of years of life adjusted for disability was 5,825.35 years, with an average of 2,912.76 (95% CI 2,876.49-2,948.86). The adjusted rate per thousand professionals was 1,475.94 years for men and 674.23 years for women.

Conclusion

SARS-CoV-2 infection in Brazil follows an upward trend in nursing and has a major impact among women, nursing technicians and younger professionals.

Descriptors:
Pandemics; COVID-19; Disease Burden; Nursing; Quality of Life; Disability Adjusted Life Years

	n	%
Professional Category
Nurses	2,184	30
Nursing technicians	5,017	70
Sex
Female	5,963	83
Male	1238	17
Age range
20-30 years	1,312	18.2
31-40 years	3,055	42.4
41-50 years	2,030	28.2
51-60 years	682	9.5
> 60 years	112	1.7
Clinical Condition
Quarantine	5,848	81.3
Cured	1,163	16.1
Deaths	190	2.6

Age group	Male Sex				Female Sex
Age group	YLL NURSE	YLL TEC	YLD NURSE	YLD TEC	YLL NURSE	YLL TEC	YLD NURSE	YLD TEC
20-30	51.1	0.0	0.3	0.7	229.3	172.0	1.4	3.0
31-40	204.4	286.1	0.8	1.4	323.9	786.6	3.5	6.8
41-50	321.4	450.0	0.4	1.0	332.4	738.6	1.9	5.0
51-60	72.0	264.0	0.1	0.3	196.6	673.9	0.5	1.9
More than 60	16.8	134.2	0.0	0.1	159.8	379.4	0.1	4.0
MEAN	33.0	98.9	0.2	0.4	75.4	226.3	1.5	4.1

	Nurses				Nursing Technicians
Age group	Male		Female		Male		Female
	YLL	YLD	YLL	YLD	YLL	YLD	YLL	YLD
20-30	99.4	0.6	99.4	0.6	0.0	100.0	98.3	1.7
31-40	99.6	0.4	98.9	1.1	99.5	0.5	99.1	0.9
41-50	99.1	0.1	99.4	0.6	99.8	0.2	99.3	0.7
51-60	99.9	0.1	99.8	0.2	99.9	0.1	99.7	0.3
More than 60	99.9	0.1	99.9	0.1	100.0	0.0	99.0	1.0
Mean	99.5	0.5	98.1	1.9	99.6	0.4	98.2	1.8

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[1] Corresponding author: Roberto Carlos Lyra da Silva E-mail: roberto.c.silva@unirio.br