Healthcare professionals in COVID-19: Safety, fear, and intention to leave

The objective was to verify the fear of COVID-19 mediating role between the perception of safety at work and the intention of professionals on the frontline of COVID-19 to distance themselves from work. For this intent, 227 professionals (Mage = 33.01; SD = 7.67), mostly female (67.8%), answered the Safety Climate Scale in Hospital Work, the Intentional Behavior to Take a Leave of Absence Scale adapted to the COVID-19 context, the Fear of COVID-19 Scale, and a sociodemographic questionnaire. The safety perception in places of fight against the COVID-19 minimizes the fear of infection, consequently reducing health professionals' intention to take leaves of absence when in hospitals in the pandemic. Thus, ensuring the professionals' safety in their workplace is a protective factor of fear, so it may collaborate for the development of relevant strategies that minimize the intention to take a leave of absence. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Portuguese) O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar o papel mediador do medo da COVID-19 na relacao entre a percepcao de seguranca no trabalho e a intencao de profissionais atuantes no combate da COVID-19 de se afastarem do servico. Para tanto, 227 profissionais (Midade = 33,01; DP = 7,67), maioria do genero feminino (67,8%), responderam a Escala de Clima de Seguranca no Trabalho Hospitalar, a Escala de Intencao Comportamental de Afastamento dos Servicos, adaptadas para o contexto da COVID- 19, a Fear of COVID-19 Scale e a um questionario sociodemografico. A percepcao de seguranca nos locais de combate a COVID-19 minimiza o medo da infeccao, consequentemente diminuindo a intencao dos profissionais atuantes em hospitais na pandemia de se afastarem do servico. Assim, assegurar seguranca dos profissionais no local de trabalho e um fator protetivo do medo, que pode entao colaborar para o desenvolvimento de estrategias pertinentes que minimizem a intencao de afastamento do trabalho. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Spanish) El objetivo del presente trabajo fue verificar el papel mediador del miedo de la COVID- 19 en la relacion entre percepcion de seguridad en el trabajo y la intencion de apartarse de los servicios de profesionales actuantes en el combate el COVID-19. Por lo tanto, 227profesionales (Medad = 33.01 anos; DE= 7.67), la mayoria mujeres (67.8%), respondieran la Escala de Clima de Seguridad en el Trabajo Hospitalario, la Escala de Intencion Comportamental de Alejarse de los Servicios, adaptadas para el contexto de la COVID-19, Fear of COVID-19 Scale y cuestionario sociodemografico. La percepcion de seguridad en los lugares de combate al COVID-19 minimiza el miedo a la enfermedad, reduciendo en consecuencia la intencion de alejarse de los profesionales de los hospitales durante la pandemia. Asi, velar por la seguridad de los profesionales en el trabajo es un factor protector del miedo, por lo que es posible colaborar en el desarrollo de estrategias relevantes que minimicen la intencion de alejarse del trabajo. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)