Long-term impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Moral tensions, distress, and injuries of healthcare workers.

ABSTRACT: Given the longevity of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important to address the perceptions and experiences associated with the progression of the pandemic. This narrative can inform future strategies aimed at mitigating moral distress, injury, and chronic stress that restores resilience and well-being of HCWs. In this context, a longitudinal survey design was undertaken to explore how health care workers are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic over time. A qualitative design was employed to analyze the open ended survey responses using a thematic analysis approach. All physicians and staff at an academic health science centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada were invited to participate in the survey. The majority of survey respondents were nurses and physicians, followed by researchers/scientists,

SUBMITTER: Jeffs L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11432829 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature