Os sentidos do trabalho para médicos no enfrentamento da COVID-19: uma análise sobre o trabalho prescrito e real e as dimensões estruturantes e desestruturantes

Abstract

This research aimed to investigate the working conditions of health professionals who worked on the frontline during the covid-19 pandemic and to identify the main changes in the meaning and process of medical work. Using the theoretical approach of the meanings of work by Ricardo Antunes, the research revealed that the pandemic exposed the dual character of medical work, structuring and destructuring, since it allowed doctors to perform essential work for society, but also generated emotional and physical overload in professionals. Given this scenario, it is necessary to adopt measures to ensure the health and well-being of professionals who work on the front line and create spaces for reflection and discussion about the meaning of medical work, in order to value and recognize the importance of these professionals to society.