Trajectory analysis of the work and life experience of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a global health threat and has had a profoundly negative impact on the work and lives of healthcare workers. However, few people know how their experiences have evolved over time.

Aims

To describe healthcare workers' experiences during clinical responses to COVID-19 and how they changed over time.

Design

A longitudinal qualitative study.

Methods

We undertook a series of four semi-structured qualitative interviews of 14 healthcare workers called as 1st responders to the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were recruited through purposive snowball sampling. Interviews were undertaken between May 2020 and May 2022 and trajectory approach was used to reveal individual experiences over time. This paper follows the COREQ (Consol

SUBMITTER: Zhu P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10523727 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature