The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Intensivists' Well-Being: A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has strained health care systems and has resulted in widespread critical care staffing shortages, negatively impacting the quality of care delivered.

Research question

How have hospitals' emergency responses to the pandemic influenced the well-being of frontline intensivists, and do any potential strategies exist to improve their well-being and to help preserve the critical care workforce?

Study design and methods

We conducted semistructured interviews of intensivists at clusters of tertiary and community hospitals located in six regions across the United States between August and November 2020 using the "four S" framework of acute surge planning (ie, space, staff, stuff, and system) to organize the interview guide. We then used induct

SUBMITTER: Vranas KC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9093195 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature