Changing face-to-face psychological care to remote mode: facilitators and obstacles in the COVID-19 pandemic. / Cambio de la atención psicológica presencial a modalidad remota: facilitadores y obstáculos en la pandemia de COVID-19.

OBJECTIVE: to verify associations between sociodemographic variables and factors that facilitate and hinder the transition from face-to-face psychological care to remote mode in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHOD: this is an analytical, quantitative, cross-sectional study. After approval by the Research Ethics Committee, data collection was performed by applying an online form consisting of 55 questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics techniques. RESULTS: the intentional sampling consisted of a total of 385 Brazilian psychologists, mostly women (67.01%), young professionals with up to five years of graduation (44.16%) most of activities in the private clinic. It was found that training time between five and 10 years was associated with a greater perception of difficulties and that previous experience with remote care facilitated adaptation in the transition from one modality to another. CONCLUSION: considering that call center can be a powerful tool in the health scenario, it is suggested the inclusion of remote care issues in the research agenda and syllabus in the curricula of health training courses.

Chronic diseases and religiosity/spirituality during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic / Doença crônica e religiosidade/espiritualidade durante os estágios iniciais da pandemia de COVID-19

Religiosity and spirituality have been studied as resources for coping with crisis and social disruption. This study investigates religiosity/spirituality as a potential protective resource against the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in individuals diagnosed with malignant and non-malignant chronic diseases. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive-exploratory study, with a quanti-qualitative approach. The convenience sample was composed of 78 individuals, divided into two groups. An online form was used. The data from the close-ended questions were tabulated using descriptive statistics. The content of the open-ended questions was examined qualitatively by thematic analysis. The two groups showed signs of emotional distress at similar levels and expressed increased faith and belief that future gains should come from the current distress. Individuals with life-threatening diseases expressed intensified spirituality. Faith was highlighted by participants as a resource to face the challenges of this dramatic period and should be valued by health care teams.

Religiosidade e espiritualidade têm sido estudadas como recursos de enfrentamento em momentos de crise e disrupção social. Este estudo tem por objetivo investigar a religiosidade/espiritualidade como potencial recurso protetivo frente ao impacto emocional da pandemia de COVID-19 em indivíduos com diagnóstico de doenças crônicas, malignas e não malignas. Trata-se de estudo transversal, descritivo-exploratório, com abordagem quanti-qualitativa. A amostra de conveniência foi composta por 78 indivíduos, divididos em dois grupos. Foi utilizado um formulário on-line. Os dados das questões fechadas foram tabulados com uso de estatística descritiva. Os conteúdos das questões abertas foram examinados qualitativamente por meio de análise temática. Os grupos apresentaram indícios de sofrimento emocional em níveis semelhantes e expressaram aumento da fé e da crença de que ganhos futuros devem advir do sofrimento atual. Intensificação da espiritualidade foi expressa por indivíduos com doenças potencialmente fatais. A fé foi destacada pelos partipantes como recurso para enfrentar os desafios desse período dramático e deve ser valorizada pelas equipes de saúde.