Symbolic violence experienced by frontline healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Rev Bras Enferm. 2025 Apr 28;78(2):e20240237. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2024-0237. eCollection 2025.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: to analyze how symbolic relationships established by healthcare professionals were expressed in their work during the pandemic.
METHODS: This qualitative study was conducted through an online survey. Participants were healthcare professionals working in the state of Rio de Janeiro, recruited between 07/20 and 09/30/2020. Data were processed using IRaMuTeQ software and discussed in light of Bourdieu’s concepts.
RESULTS: healthcare professionals experienced feelings such as fear, exhaustion, devaluation, stress, and burnout. They developed skills to confront SARS-CoV-2 but suffered from symbolic violence, often imperceptible yet real.
FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of healthcare professionals could have been mitigated with mechanisms to protect physical and mental health, in addition to guaranteeing labor rights and working conditions.
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