Understanding the needs of health care workers in Singapore during the COVID-19 outbreak: A qualitative analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A successful public health response during the COVID-19 pandemic pivots on the ability of health care workers (HCWs) to work through immense workplace-related physical and psychological pressures.

Objective

The aim of current study was to explore support needs of HCWs during the COVID-19 outbreak in Singapore and to identify implications for practice and workplace policies.

Methods

A descriptive qualitative approach was adopted in this study. HCWs from a major public health care cluster in Singapore (n = 612) responded to an open-ended question in an online survey. Results were analyzed using content analysis via an inductive approach.

Results

Five main themes that borrows from Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs emerged from content analysis, with 17 catego

SUBMITTER: Poh LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9188118 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature