Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation and Social Integration, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de la Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada.
School of Social Work and Criminology, Université Laval, Quebec, Canada.
Work. 2024;79(2):633-644. doi: 10.3233/WOR-230404.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, protection and isolation measures established by the Canadian and Quebec governments have directly affected the work of health and social professionals (HSPs). These measures have added pressure on HSPs, complexified their work and added tasks to their already busy workload. However, few studies have explored in depth the impacts of the pandemic on HSPs working with people with disabilities.
The objective of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences of HSPs working among people with disabilities in the province of Quebec, Canada, during the COVID-19 pandemic (January and February 2021), including the impact on their work, the relationships with their colleagues, and on their immediate social and familial environment.
HSPs participated in a semi-structured interview. A mixed thematic analysis approach, combining inductive and deductive coding, was carried out using N'Vivo 12.
Fifty-five HSPs participated in the interviews (mean [SD] age, 42 [9]). They mostly identified as women (91%). Three main themes representing the impacts of the pandemic were identified, including 1) Health and Well-being; 2) Family and social networks including the subthemes; 2.1) Fear of being a vector of contamination for their loved ones; 2.2) Work-family balance; 2.3) Social Network, and finally 3) Work, highlighting, including 3.1) Workload and adaptative strategies developed; 3.2) Relationship with colleagues; 3.3) Perceived support received at work, and 3.4) Services offered to patients.
These findings highlight the importance of closely tracking and supporting the well-being of HSPs.
自 COVID-19 大流行开始以来，加拿大和魁北克政府制定的保护和隔离措施直接影响了卫生和社会专业人员（HSPs）的工作。这些措施给 HSPs 带来了压力，使他们的工作变得复杂，并增加了他们原本繁忙的工作量。然而，很少有研究深入探讨大流行对与残疾人一起工作的 HSPs 的影响。
本研究的目的是定性探讨加拿大魁北克省 HSPs 在 COVID-19 大流行期间（2021 年 1 月和 2 月）的工作经历，包括对其工作的影响、与同事的关系以及对其直接的社会和家庭环境的影响。
HSPs 参加了半结构化访谈。使用 N'Vivo 12 进行了混合主题分析方法，结合了归纳和演绎编码。
55 名 HSPs 参加了访谈（平均[SD]年龄为 42[9]岁）。他们大多是女性（91%）。确定了三个代表大流行影响的主题，包括 1）健康和福祉；2）家庭和社会网络，包括子主题 2.1）担心成为亲人的传染媒介；2.2）工作与家庭的平衡；2.3）社会网络；最后是 3）工作，突出了包括 3.1）工作量和开发的适应策略；3.2）与同事的关系；3.3）工作中感知到的支持；3.4）向患者提供的服务。
这些发现强调了密切跟踪和支持 HSPs 福祉的重要性。
