0273/2025 - Comportamento suicida entre profissionais de enfermagem na pandemia de COVID-19: revisão integrativa da literatura Suicidal behavior among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative literature review.
Objetivo: analisar a produção científica relacionada aos fatores associados ao comportamento suicida entre profissionais de enfermagem durante a pandemia de COVID-19 e descrever medidas preventivas recomendadas. Método: trata-se de revisão integrativa da literatura realizada, entre março e junho de 2023, nas bases PubMed, Embase, COCHRANE, Scopus, LILACS e SciELO. Os critérios de inclusão para a seleção da amostra foram ser artigos publicados em português, inglês e espanhol, que retratam a temática do estudo, publicados nos últimos cinco anos. Resultados: foram selecionados dez artigos, que apontaram fatores de risco pessoal, psicológico e ocupacional, destacando a relação com o ambiente de trabalho, os impactos na saúde mental e o risco aumentado de suicídio nos profissionais de enfermagem. Conclusão: estudos sobre o comportamento suicida entre os profissionais de enfermagem são escassos, mas este tema, especialmente após a pandemia, suscitou maior investigação, criação e execução de programas de apoio em saúde mental e prevenção de suicídios.
Palavras-chave:
Comportamento Autodestrutivo; Profissionais de Enfermagem; COVID-19; Saúde Mental; Suicídio.
Abstract:
Objective: to analyze the scientific production related to factors associated with suicidal behavior among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and describe recommended preventive measures. Method: this is an integrative literature review carried out, from March to June 2023, in the PubMed, Embase, COCHRANE, Scopus, LILACS and SciELO databases. Inclusion criteria for sample selection were being articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, which portray the study topic, published in the last five years. Results: ten articles were selected, which highlighted personal, psychological and occupational risk factors, highlighting the relationship with the work environment, the impacts on mental health and the increased risk of suicide in nursing professionals. Conclusion: studies on suicidal behavior among nursing professionals are scarce, however, this topic, especially after the pandemic, calls for greater investigation, creation and implementation of mental health support and suicide prevention programs.
Suicidal behavior among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: an integrative literature review.
Resumo (abstract):
Objective: to analyze the scientific production related to factors associated with suicidal behavior among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic and describe recommended preventive measures. Method: this is an integrative literature review carried out, from March to June 2023, in the PubMed, Embase, COCHRANE, Scopus, LILACS and SciELO databases. Inclusion criteria for sample selection were being articles published in Portuguese, English and Spanish, which portray the study topic, published in the last five years. Results: ten articles were selected, which highlighted personal, psychological and occupational risk factors, highlighting the relationship with the work environment, the impacts on mental health and the increased risk of suicide in nursing professionals. Conclusion: studies on suicidal behavior among nursing professionals are scarce, however, this topic, especially after the pandemic, calls for greater investigation, creation and implementation of mental health support and suicide prevention programs.
Reiser, MN, Lohn, A, Cunha, VP, Lanzoni, GMM. Comportamento suicida entre profissionais de enfermagem na pandemia de COVID-19: revisão integrativa da literatura. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2025/ago). [Citado em 06/11/2026].
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