Health care workers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has challenged health systems worldwide, especially the health workforce, a pillar crucial for health systems resilience. Therefore, strengthening health system resilience can be informed by analyzing health care workers' (HCWs) experiences and needs during pandemics. This review synthesizes qualitative studies published during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic to identify factors affecting HCWs' experiences and their support needs during the pandemic. This review was conducted using the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology for scoping reviews. A systematic search on PubMed was applied using controlled vocabularies. Only original studies presenting primary qualitative data were included.

Results

161 papers that were published from the beginning of CO

SUBMITTER: Chemali S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8943506 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature