Understanding the mental health impact and needs of public healthcare professionals during COVID-19 in Pakistan : a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A dearth of qualitative studies constrains in-depth understanding of health service providers' perspectives and experiences regarding the impact of COVID-19 on their mental health. This study explored the mental health impact and needs of of public sector healthcare workers during COVID-19 who working in secondary-level and tertiary-level healthcare settings of Pakistan.

Design

An exploratory qualitative study.

Setting

Twenty-five secondary-level and eight tertiary-level public hospitals of Sindh and Punjab provinces of Pakistan.

Participants

In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 health service providers and 40 administrative personnel. Study data were analysed on NVivo V.11 using the conventional content analysis technique.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hameed W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9644080 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature