From chaos to control - experiences of healthcare workers during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: a focus group study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has caused overwhelming challenges to healthcare systems worldwide. Healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced particular challenges: being exposed to the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and caring for patients having a new and potentially life-threatening disease. The aim of this study was to explore how HCWs in the Swedish healthcare system perceived their work situation during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.

Methods

Focus group discussions and interviews with HCWs were performed from June to October 2020 in one Swedish healthcare region. A purposeful sampling approach was used to select a variety of professions (physicians, nurses, nurse aides and cleaners) and workplaces (hospital inpatient wards, emergency d

SUBMITTER: Rucker F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8579171 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature