探索COVID-19对家庭护理工作者的影响:一项定性研究
Christine FitzGerald1, Eva Moynan1, Catriona Lavelle2
1School of Allied Health, University of Limerick, Ireland.
Gerontology & geriatric medicine
|January 22, 2024
概括
在COVID-19期间,家庭护理工作者 (HCW) 面临着重大的个人和专业挑战. 这项研究强调了他们在疫情期间在复杂的家庭护理环境中进行导航的经验.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 在COVID-19疫情期间,家庭护理工作者 (HCW) 在支持老龄化方面至关重要.
- 医疗保健医院服务于高风险的客户群,尽管存在与流行病相关的风险,但仍在继续提供重要的家庭护理.
- 有限的研究已经探索了COVID-19期间HCW所面临的具体挑战.
研究的目的:
- 调查COVID-19大流行对家庭护理工作者的影响.
- 了解HCW在个人和职业生活中遇到的挑战和担忧.
- 探讨HCW在疫情期间如何应对工作场所的复杂性.
主要方法:
- 采用了定性研究设计.
- 三个面对面的焦点小组与23名高压工人进行了讨论.
- 反思性主题分析指导了数据的解释.
主要成果:
- 两个主要主题出现了:对个人/私人生活的挑战和应对工作场所复杂性的挑战.
- 高压工人经历了严重的干扰和影响他们个人福祉的担忧.
- 该研究确定了HCWs在疫情期间必须管理的特定家庭复杂性.
结论:
- 随着COVID-19大流行,家庭护理工作者面临着独特而实质性的挑战.
- 解决HCW挑战对于保持安全有效的家庭护理至关重要.
- 需要进行进一步的研究,以制定在危机情况下支持HCW的策略.
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