Effects of environmental conditions on healthcare worker wellbeing and quality of care: A qualitative study in Niger.

ABSTRACT: Environmental conditions (water, sanitation, hygiene, waste management, cleaning, energy, building design) are important for a safe and functional healthcare environment. Yet their full range of impacts are not well understood. In this study, we assessed the impact of environmental conditions on healthcare workers' wellbeing and quality of care, using qualitative interviews with 81 healthcare workers at 26 small healthcare facilities in rural Niger. We asked participants to report successes and challenges with environmental conditions and their impacts on wellbeing (physical, social, mental, and economic) and quality of care. We found that all environmental conditions contributed to healthcare workers' wellbeing and quality of care. The norm in facilities of our sample was poor environment

SUBMITTER: Anderson DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10732385 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature