Need for support among healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study at an academic hospital in the Netherlands.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of the current study is to gain insight into the factors that benefit vitality and resilience of healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, to develop and direct specific support strategies.

Design, setting and participants

This study applies a qualitative design, consisting of six focus groups and five interviews among 38 frontline healthcare workers in a large Dutch academic hospital. Included were professionals of the intensive care unit, COVID-19 departments, infection prevention units and facility management services. The study was conducted in October and November 2020, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Data analysis

Thematic analysis was applied to focus group and interview data to gain insight into the factors that contr

SUBMITTER: Kranenburg LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8882635 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature