COVID-19: coping strategies and adaptive behaviors adopted by health professionals during the pandemic

Justification and Objectives: the number of confirmed cases and deaths by COVID-19 has increased, also among health professionals, whose impact reflects on practices, social and family life. In this sense, this study sought to identify and describe coping strategies and adaptive behaviors among health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic according to national and international scientific literature. Content: this is an integrative review carried out based on the following guiding question: what are the coping strategies and adaptive behaviors adopted by health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in the national and international scenarios? The search took place in June 2020 from the bibliographic survey in the databases of LILACS, PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus and Embase using the expression Boolean operators AND and OR for the combination of indexed descriptors and their respective synonyms. 212 publications were found in the databases. From the previously established criteria, 32 studies were eligible for full reading. Finally, 30 were selected to be analyzed and discussed. Conclusion: coping strategies are related to the knowledge acquired, growth in the use of new health technologies through applications, adaptations to changes in protocols, in addition to adaptive behaviors related to practices, expression of negative feelings and values. Although less frequently, positive attitudes and good practices were identified that contribute to increased resilience and psychological well-being among health professionals.