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ArticleCanadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie2023

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

Jeanna Parsons Leigh, Sara J Mizen, Stephana Julia Moss, Rebecca Brundin-Mather, Chloe de Grood, Alexandra Dodds, Kimia Honarmand, Sumesh Shah, Sangeeta Mehta

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Article in Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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Authors and funding

9 authors.

Jeanna Parsons LeighSchool of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, 5850 College Street, Second Floor, 2A01, Office 2A08, PO Box 15000, Halifax, NS, B3H 4R2, Canada. j.parsonsleigh@dal.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8408-674X
Sara J MizenSchool of Health Administration, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.
Stephana Julia MossThe Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness (CRISMA) Center, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Rebecca Brundin-MatherDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Chloe de GroodDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Alexandra DoddsDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary and Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Kimia HonarmandDivision of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada.
Sumesh ShahDepartment of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Sangeeta MehtaDepartment of Medicine, Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) RN420046-439965
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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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COVID-19Health PersonnelHumansIntensive Care UnitsOntarioPandemicsWorkplaceCOVID-19healthcare workersICUqualitative

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PMCPMC9831684

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