Future public health emergencies and disasters: sustainability and insights into support programs for healthcare providers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The mental health of healthcare workers (HCWs) has been at the forefront throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. While workplace-based support programs have been developed in hospitals globally, few systematically collected data. While critical to their success, information on these programs and the experience of mental healthcare providers (MHP) who support colleagues is limited. The objective of this study was to explore the experiences of MHP caring for HCW colleagues within a novel workplace-based mental health support program during the COVID-19 pandemic, to provide insights on facilitators, areas for improvement and barriers to program sustainability.

Methods

This qualitative study used semi-structured interviews conducted by videoconference between September 2020

SUBMITTER: Dhuper M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9612620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature