Healthcare providers experience of working during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a far-reaching negative impact on healthcare systems worldwide and has placed healthcare providers under immense physiological and psychological pressures.

Objective

The aim of current study was to undertake an in-depth exploration of the experiences of health-care staff working during the COVID-19 crisis.

Methods

Using a thematic analysis approach, a qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews with 97 health care professionals. Participants were health care professionals including pre-hospital emergency services (EMS), physicians, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory personnel, radiology technicians, hospital managers and managers in the ministry of health who work directly or indirectly with COVID-19 cases.

SUBMITTER: Eftekhar Ardebili M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7536124 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature