Strategies for Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic in the State of Piauí—Brazil: Contributions to Nursing

Thais Alexandre de Oliveira, Flor Marlene Luna Victoria Mori, Aracely Diaz Oviedo, Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo, Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas, Andréia Rodrigues Moura da Costa Valle, Odinéa Maria Amorim Batista, Maria Zelia de Araujo Madeira, Neris Violeta González Pérez and Maria Eliete Batista Moura ()
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Thais Alexandre de Oliveira: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Flor Marlene Luna Victoria Mori: Program in Nursing, Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (UNT), Trujillo 13000, Peru
Aracely Diaz Oviedo: Program in Nursing, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP), San Luis Potosí 78290, Mexico
Telma Maria Evangelista de Araújo: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Daniela Reis Joaquim de Freitas: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Andréia Rodrigues Moura da Costa Valle: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Odinéa Maria Amorim Batista: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Maria Zelia de Araujo Madeira: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil
Neris Violeta González Pérez: Program in Nursing, Universidad de la República Oriental del Uruguay, Udelar, Montevidéu 11200, Uruguay
Maria Eliete Batista Moura: Program in Nursing (PPGENF), Federal University of Piauí (UFPI), Teresina 64049-55, Brazil

IJERPH, 2024, vol. 21, issue 10, 1-17

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the adoption of rapid, complex, and changeable measures. These measures allowed effective care planning and implementation of emergency management strategies to meet the needs of the population. Objective: To analyze the influence of the strategies to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, implemented by the Public Health Network of the State of Piauí, Brazil, as contributions to nursing, on the outcome of cases and deaths. Method: This is a descriptive and documentary study with a qualitative approach, carried out in the state of Piauí—Brazil, whose data were processed at IRAMUTEC and analyzed by the Descending Hierarchical Classification (DHC). Results: Ninety-two normative acts were instituted as coping strategies, distributed in three classes: technical-operational protocols for preventing and combating COVID-19 in Piauí; Piauí strategic bases for social distancing against COVID-19; and management of services and economic activities in Piauí in the fight against COVID-19. Conclusions: The actions determined by and implemented in the normative acts were conducted according to the behavior of the epidemiological curve regarding the number of cases and deaths. The normative acts, which defined the technical-operational protocols for the prevention and control of COVID-19, were directly related to social distancing strategies and the use of protective equipment in the quality of life of the population.

Keywords: coping strategies; COVID-19; public health; nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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