A qualitative descriptive study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on staff in a Canadian intensive care unit

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作者：

Leigh, Jeanna Parsons ^{[1
,2
,3
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]}

Mizen, Sara J. ^{[6
]}

Moss, Stephana Julia ^{[6
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]}

Brundin-Mather, Rebecca ^{[2
,3
]}

de Grood, Chloe ^{[2
,3
]}

Dodds, Alexandra ^{[2
,3
]}

Honarmand, Kimia ^{[8
]}

Shah, Sumesh ^{[9
]}

Mehta, Sangeeta ^{[9
,10
]}

机构：

[1] Dalhousie Univ, Sch Hlth Adm, Sir Charles Tupper Med Bldg,5850 Coll St,Second Fl, Halifax, NS B3H 4R2, Canada

[2] Univ Calgary, Dept Crit Care Med, Calgary, AB, Canada

[3] Alberta Hlth Serv, Calgary, AB, Canada

[4] Univ Calgary, Dept Community Hlth Sci, Calgary, AB, Canada

[5] Univ Calgary, OBrien Inst Publ Hlth, Calgary, AB, Canada

[6] Dalhousie Univ, Sch Hlth Adm, Halifax, NS, Canada

[7] Univ Pittsburgh, Clin Res Invest & Syst Modeling Acute Illness CRIS, Pittsburgh, PA USA

[8] Western Univ, Dept Med, Div Crit Care, London, ON, Canada

[9] Sinai Hlth Syst, Dept Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

[10] Univ Toronto, Interdept Div Crit Care Med, Toronto, ON, Canada

来源：

CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ANESTHESIA-JOURNAL CANADIEN D ANESTHESIE | 2023年 / 70卷 / 03期

基金：

加拿大健康研究院;

关键词：

COVID-19; ICU; qualitative; healthcare workers; HEALTH-CARE; SARS; EXPERIENCE; WORKERS;

D O I：

10.1007/s12630-022-02377-z

中图分类号：

R614 [麻醉学];

学科分类号：

100217 ;

摘要：

PurposeWe sought to explore the lived experiences of a professionally diverse sample of healthcare workers (HCWs) in a single intensive care unit (ICU) serving a large and generalizable Canadian population. We aimed to understand how working during the COVID-19 pandemic affected their professional and personal lives, including their perceptions of institutional support, to inform interventions to ameliorate impacts of the COVID-19 and future pandemics.MethodsIn this qualitative descriptive study, 23 ICU HCWs, identified using convenience purposive sampling, took part in individual semistructured interviews between July and November 2020, shortly after the first wave of the pandemic in Ontario. We used inductive thematic analysis to identify major themes.ResultsWe identified five major themes related to the COVID-19 pandemic: 1) communication and informational needs (e.g., challenges communicating policy changes); 2) adjusting to restricted visitation (e.g., spending less time interacting with patients); 3) staffing and workplace supports (e.g., importance of positive team dynamics); 4) permeability of professional and personal lives (e.g., balancing shift work and childcare); and 5) a dynamic COVID-19 landscape (e.g., coping with constant change). The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to HCWs in the ICU experiencing varied negative repercussions on their work environment, including staffing and institutional support, which carried into their personal lives. ConclusionHealthcare workers in the ICU perceived that the COVID-19 pandemic had negative repercussions on their work environment, including staffing and institutional support, as well as their professional and personal lives. Understanding both the negative and positive experiences of all ICU HCWs working during the COVID-19 pandemic is critical to future pandemic preparedness. Their perspectives will help to inform the development of mental health and wellbeing interventions to support staff during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

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页数：11

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