Using the Experiences and Perceptions of Health Care Workers to Improve the Health Care Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Trinh, Lieu Thi Thuy; Stubbs, Joanne M.; Gilroy, Nicole; Schindeler, Suzanne; Achat, Helen M

doi:10.1177/21650799221102299

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“…The questionnaire assessed basic demographic details (age, sex, usual living arrangements, highest educational qualification); indicators of health and well-being; health-related behaviours (physical activity, smoking, alcohol consumption and sleeping patterns); the impact of family/household and social circumstances on personal well-being; and workplace experiences. Workplace experiences are not the focus of this paper and have been reported elsewhere (Trinh et al, 2022). Consent to participate was required before commencing the study questions.…”

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Pandemic Loneliness in Healthcare Workers. Does It Predict Later Psychological Distress?

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2022

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Increased loneliness associated with the COVID-19 pandemic has been widely reported, with healthcare workers at increased risk compared to the general population. Pre-pandemic research indicates that loneliness has long-term detrimental effects on mental well-being, but the effect of loneliness in the context of COVID-19 is not clear. We conducted an online survey of healthcare workers (HCWs) at a large teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia after the peak of the first wave of the pandemic in 2020. Over one-third experienced loneliness at the peak of the first wave. An observed association with high psychological distress in subsequent months was attenuated after adjusting for status of mental well-being during the peak and before the pandemic. Mental well-being during the peak of the pandemic and, to a lesser extent, mental well-being before the pandemic were the strongest predictors of later distress. Increased conflict at home was also predictive of later distress. The mental health of HCWs is an important consideration at any time and is especially so in the face of crises such as the current global pandemic. Strategies to enhance baseline mental well-being and bolster well-being during crisis situations should assist HCWs cope with unexpected stressors and reduce the associated detrimental psychological consequences.

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Pandemic Loneliness in Healthcare Workers. Does It Predict Later Psychological Distress?

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2022

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“…a key component of a preparedness plan is a scalable emergency system capable of responding to a surge in demand for resources and patient care [21,61]. Such undertakings of a control centre could fall within the remit of the long anticipated and now imminent Australian Centre for Disease Control [62,63], to address experiences of HCWs that are detrimental to their well-being and mental health [64][65][66][67].…”

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Managing COVID-19 in an Australian designated isolation facility: Implications for current and future healthcare crises based on in-depth interviews

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Health care workers’ (HCWs) lived experiences and perceptions of the pandemic can prove to be a valuable resource in the face of a seemingly persistent Novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–to inform ongoing efforts, as well as identify components essential to a crisis preparedness plan and the issues pertinent to supporting relevant, immediate change. We employed a phenomenological approach and, using purposive sampling, conducted 39 semi-structured interviews with senior healthcare professionals who were employed at a designated COVID-19 facility in New South Wales (NSW), Australia during the height of the pandemic in 2020. Participants comprised administrators, heads of department and senior clinicians. We obtained these HCWs’ (i) perspectives of their lived experience on what was done well and what could have been done differently and (ii) recommendations on actions for current and future crisis response. Four themes emerged: minimise the spread of disease at all times; maintain a sense of collegiality and informed decision-making; plan for future crises; and promote corporate and clinical agility. These themes encapsulated respondents’ insights that should inform our capacity to meet current needs, direct meaningful and in situ change, and prepare us for future crises. Respondents’ observations and recommendations are informative for decision-makers tasked with mobilising an efficacious approach to the next health crisis and, in the interim, would aid the governance of a more robust workforce to effect high quality patient care in a safe environment.

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Are healthcare workers particularly vulnerable to loneliness? The role of social relationships and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

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2022

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Using the Experiences and Perceptions of Health Care Workers to Improve the Health Care Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cited by 4 publications

References 18 publications

Pandemic Loneliness in Healthcare Workers. Does It Predict Later Psychological Distress?

Pandemic Loneliness in Healthcare Workers. Does It Predict Later Psychological Distress?

Managing COVID-19 in an Australian designated isolation facility: Implications for current and future healthcare crises based on in-depth interviews

Are healthcare workers particularly vulnerable to loneliness? The role of social relationships and mental well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic

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