Department of Nursing, Chronic Diseases (Home Care) Research Center and Autism Spectrum Disorders Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mother and Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Fam Pract. 2022 Nov 22;39(6):1087-1094. doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmac027.
The families of healthcare professionals are one of the most vulnerable groups whose lives have been severely damaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. So far, the experiences and perceptions of these individuals have not been explored. The present study aims to investigate the experiences and perceptions of the family members of the healthcare professionals during COVID-19.
The present study is a qualitative research with a phenomenological design. The participants were 25 family members of healthcare professionals which were selected from the medical centres in Iran via purposeful sampling from August 2021 to October 2021. The sampling was kept on until the data became saturated. To collect data, individual semi-structured interviews were conducted online. The Colaizzi approach was used to analyse the data collected.
The findings of the study emerged as two main themes: psychological tension with five categories (indescribable fear and worry, longing to see their loved ones, patient stone, bitter farewell, fear of the future) and dignity with four categories (acclamation, appreciation, feeling proud, spiritual growth).
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the family members of healthcare professionals have experienced dignity combined with the degrees of psychological tension which were beyond the experiences of the majority of people in the society, but similar to the psychological tension experienced by the families of COVID-19 victims. The families of healthcare workers are continuously anxious about the safety of their loved ones who are responsible to obtain the treatment of COVID-19 patients, which potentially jeopardizes their physical and psychological well-being. Therefore, the appreciation and support of people in the community of the family members of healthcare professionals have increased their tolerance. Healthcare providers can successfully promote the health of healthcare professionals' families by providing comprehensive assistance to healthcare personnel and their families.
医护人员的家属是受 COVID-19 大流行影响最严重的脆弱群体之一，他们的生活受到了严重破坏。迄今为止，这些人的经历和看法尚未得到探索。本研究旨在调查 COVID-19 期间医护人员家属的经历和看法。
本研究是一项定性研究，采用现象学设计。参与者是 25 名医护人员的家属，他们是通过目的性抽样于 2021 年 8 月至 10 月从伊朗的医疗中心中选取的。抽样一直持续到数据饱和为止。为了收集数据，进行了在线个人半结构化访谈。使用 Colaizzi 方法对收集到的数据进行分析。
研究结果出现了两个主题：心理紧张，有五个类别（难以形容的恐惧和担忧、渴望见到亲人、患者石、痛苦的告别、对未来的恐惧）和尊严，有四个类别（赞扬、赞赏、感到自豪、精神成长）。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，医护人员的家属经历了尊严与心理紧张程度的结合，这种紧张程度超出了社会上大多数人的经历，但与 COVID-19 患者家属的心理紧张程度相似。医护人员的家属一直对他们负责治疗 COVID-19 患者的亲人的安全感到焦虑，这可能会危及他们的身心健康。因此，社区对医护人员家属的赞赏和支持增加了他们的容忍度。医疗保健提供者可以通过向医护人员及其家属提供全面的援助来成功促进医护人员家属的健康。
