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ArticleQualitative research in medicine & healthcare2023

Politics, policies, and patient care: Rehabilitation therapists' experiences during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Rachel M Vaughn, Nancy Bagatell, Heather McGovern, Raiya Feinberg, Katherine Hendry, Ramis Chowdhury, Jessica M Cassidy

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Article in Qualitative research in medicine & healthcare, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Editorial: Using qualitative research in the classroom.Qualitative research in medicine & healthcare · 2023
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7 authors.

Rachel M VaughnDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Nancy BagatellDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Heather McGovernDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Raiya FeinbergDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Katherine HendryDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Ramis ChowdhuryDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
Jessica M CassidyDepartment of Health Sciences, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The year 2020 represents a historically turbulent period for the United States marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, a contentious political season, and heightened awareness of racism among citizens. This intersection of medicine, politics, and social unrest generated a demanding clinical environment for healthcare workers, including understudied groups such as physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech-language pathologists. This descriptive qualitative study focused on experiences and perspectives of clinical rehabilitation therapists working in inpatient rehabilitation and acute-care units from September to November, 2020. Thirteen participants completed individual, semi-structured interviews focused on clinical practice and coping strategies. The analysis included a multi-step, inductive process. Four interconnecting factors chronicling participants' experiences emerged: sociopolitical, institutional, hospital unit, and personal. Stressors and buffers were noted that further shaped individual experiences. Utilization of an ecological framework provided a way to recognize the impact of a complex range of social and environmental factors affecting participants' experiences on personal and professional levels. Awareness of rehabilitation therapists' experiences enriches understanding of the pandemic's effect on healthcare workers and presents clinical implications for healthcare systems to promote therapist well-being.

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COVID-19experiencequalitativerehabilitationtherapist

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PMCPMC10336862

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