Atuação da terapia ocupacional no cuidado à saúde mental de pessoas adultas na pandemia da covid 19

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 started in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019 and has spread across the planet. The explosive increase in cases affected, between December 2019 and May 2020, causing 376,166 deaths worldwide during this period such a scenario brought a lot of problems to people. OBJECTIVES: To understand the performance of Occupational Therapy in the Covid 19 pandemic in adults. METHODOLOGY: Literature review and qualitative data analysis were adopted. RESULTS: We found 2 articles published between 2019 and 2021 that allowed the fixation of essential ideas for solving the research problem. CONCLUSION: In an uncertain scenario marked by the pain of losing a loved one, unemployment, isolation and fear, it is possible to perceive a physical, neurological

and psychological dimension that is part of the universe of patients affected by COVID- 19. Thus, health care technology has Occupational Therapy, as an area that has

important medical and technical knowledge to manage the issues involved in mental health. The specific literature is still not robust due to the short time that has passed since the beginning of the pandemic. In this sense, other studies are still necessary, since occupational therapy can be a great ally in the resumption of daily activities and, above all, in self-confidence and security in society.