ArticleAfrican journal of primary health care & family medicine2022
Maternity healthcare providers' self-perceptions of well-being during COVID-19: A survey in Tshwane Health District, South Africa.
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- Canadian Nurses' Psychological Health Assessment and Its Determinants During the Uncertain Context of the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.Policy, politics & nursing practice · 2025Article
- Impact of COVID-19 on nurse outcomes in the private sector of South Africa: a cross-sectional study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
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- The COVID-19 pandemic and disruptions in a district quality improvement initiative: Experiences from the CLEVER Maternity Care programme.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMental health manifestations such as depression and anxiety disorders became more marked during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as frontline healthcare workers struggled to maintain high-quality intrapartum care and essential health services.
aimThis study aimed to identify maternity healthcare providers' self-perceptions of changes in their feelings of mental well-being.
settingTen midwife obstetric units and the labour wards of four district hospitals in Tshwane Health District, South Africa.
methodsWe conducted an anonymous, cross-sectional survey amongst a convenience sample of 114 maternity healthcare workers to gauge the changes in healthcare workers' experience and perceptions of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four items measured the perceived changes on a scale of 0-10 for the periods before and during COVID-19, respectively, namely feelings of fear or anxiety, stress, depression and anger.
resultsThe majority of participants were professional nurses (37%) and advanced midwives (47%). They reported a significant change in well-being from before the pandemic to during the pandemic with regard to all four items (p 0.0001). The biggest 'before-during' difference was in perceptions of fear or anxiety and the smallest difference was in perceptions of anger. A framework was constructed from the open-ended responses to explain healthcare workers' understanding and perceptions of increased negative feelings regarding their mental well-being.
conclusionThe observed trends in the changes in healthcare workers' self-perceptions of their mental well-being highlight the need for further planning to build resilient frontline healthcare workers and provide them with ongoing mental health support and improved communication pathways.
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