Observational studyInternational archives of occupational and environmental health2021
A model for occupational stress amongst paediatric and adult critical care staff during COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Resilience among health care workers while working during a pandemic: A systematic review and meta synthesis of qualitative studies.Clinical psychology review · 2022Pooled it
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- Beyond Capacity: Resilience of Intensive Care Staff During the COVID-19-Related Near-Disaster in Sweden.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Experiences of U.S. frontline physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025Article
- Workers' well-being during viral pandemics and epidemics: A scoping review.Comprehensive psychoneuroendocrinology · 2025Review
- 'SWell' Staff Wellbeing Interventions in Paediatric Critical Care: A Feasibility Study.Journal of evaluation in clinical practice · 2025Article
- Occupational stress among Namibian diagnostic radiographers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2025Article
- "…considered 'essential workers', so we report to work and serve the community": experiences of community health workers during COVID-19 pandemic in the Eastern Cape, South Africa.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- In the Shadow of the Pandemic: Examining Therapists' Perceptions of Work-Related Stress in the Late Stages of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Stress Factors for the Paediatric and Adult Palliative Care Multidisciplinary Team and Workplace Wellbeing Solutions.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health care workers (HCWs) in Sindh Province of Pakistan.Health research policy and systems · 2023Article
- Occupational stress in primary care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: mixed methods study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Article
- The psychological stress response of COVID-19 to medical staff and prevention: A large sample study from China.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Health care workers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: a scoping review.Human resources for health · 2022Article
- Psychosocial Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Healthcare Workers and Initial Areas of Action for Intervention and Prevention-The egePan/VOICE Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Its Related Factors in Nurses Caring for COVID-19 Patients.Iranian journal of nursing and midwifery researchArticle
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9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeThe coronavirus 2019 pandemic has placed all intensive care unit (ICU) staff at increased risk of psychological distress. To date, measurement of this distress has largely been by means of validated assessment tools. We believe that qualitative data may provide a richer view of staff experiences during this pandemic.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional, observational study using online and written questionnaires to all ICU staff which consisted of validated tools to measure psychological distress (quantitative findings) and open-ended questions with free-text boxes (qualitative findings). Here, we report our qualitative findings. We asked four questions to explore causes of stress, need for supports and barriers to accessing supports. A conventional content analysis was undertaken.
resultsIn total, 269 of the 408 respondents (65.9%) gave at least one response to a free-text question. Seven overarching themes were found, which contribute to our proposed model for occupational stress amongst critical care staff. The work environment played an important role in influencing the perceived psychological impact on healthcare workers. Extra-organisational factors, which we termed the "home-work interface" and uncertainty about the future, manifested as anticipatory anxiety, had a proportionally larger influence on worker well-being than would be expected in non-pandemic conditions.
conclusionOur findings have important implications for appropriate allocation of resources and ensuring well-being of the ICU multidisciplinary team for this and future pandemics.
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