Department of Sociology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, 60-568, Poland.
F1000Res. 2022 Sep 7;11:1008. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.124984.3. eCollection 2022.
Nursing homes in Poland are the most common formal care institutions for dependent people. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nursing homes had particularly high infection rates. In this context, it is important to ask about the experiences of the care workers working in these institutions. This research was conducted using the computer-assisted web interviewing (CAWI) technique in five provinces in Poland. The field research was carried out in April 2021. The research sample included, among others, nurses, care workers, therapists, social workers and the management staff of institutions whose representatives worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were asked to assess the care provided to residents. It turned out that the vast majority of respondents positively assessed the fulfillment of the basic living needs of residents and the availability of care. The assessment of the organization of residents' leisure time, the fulfillment of their religious and cultural needs, and the issue of maintaining contacts with the social environment was less satisfactory. The article also describes the results of care institution employees' self-assessment of their mental health. For the majority, the most stressful factor was the need to work in a health-threatening environment and the sense of responsibility for the residents. Regarding the availability of the forms of support offered to workers experiencing deteriorating mental health due to working in the pandemic situation, more than a third said that their institution did not offer any form of assistance. The article lists a number of recommendations. In the light of the data obtained, it is necessary to increase the intensity of services provided to residents of nursing homes in terms of organizing their free time, meeting their religious and cultural needs and maintaining contact with the social environment.
波兰的养老院是最常见的为依赖人群提供的正规护理机构。在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）大流行期间，养老院的感染率特别高。在这种情况下，了解在这些机构工作的护理人员的经历很重要。 这项研究使用计算机辅助网络访谈（CAWI）技术在波兰五个省进行。实地研究于 2021 年 4 月进行。研究样本包括在 COVID-19 大流行期间工作的护士、护理人员、治疗师、社会工作者和机构管理人员等。受访者被要求评估对居民的护理情况。 结果表明，绝大多数受访者对满足居民的基本生活需求和提供护理给予了积极评价。对组织居民休闲时间、满足他们的宗教和文化需求以及与社会环境保持联系的评估则不太令人满意。本文还描述了护理机构员工对自身心理健康进行自我评估的结果。对大多数人来说，压力最大的因素是在威胁健康的环境中工作的必要性和对居民的责任感。至于为因在大流行期间工作而心理健康恶化的工作人员提供的支持形式的可用性，超过三分之一的人表示他们的机构没有提供任何形式的帮助。 本文列出了一些建议。根据获得的数据，有必要增加养老院居民服务的强度，组织他们的闲暇时间，满足他们的宗教和文化需求，以及与社会环境保持联系。
