Alabdulla Majid, Wadoo Ovais, Iqbal Yousaf, Chandrappa Nirvana Swamy Kudlur, Chandra Prem, Masoodi Naseer Ahmed, Al-Maslamani Muna A Rahman S, Latoo Javed
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Qatar University, Doha, Qatar.
Discov Psychol. 2022;2(1):12. doi: 10.1007/s44202-022-00028-4. Epub 2022 Feb 15.
Global research so far has demonstrated a significant psychological impact on frontline healthcare workers and the need to support them. Mitigation strategies are vital to ensure psychological wellbeing of healthcare workers and should take healthcare workers experiences and views into consideration. However, qualitative research on this topic has been limited from the Arab world and we set out to fill this research gap. The objective was to understand participants' emotional experiences and identify their valued aspects of support, to inform potential mitigation strategies for their psychological wellbeing.
Content analysis of free-text comments of a web-based survey of healthcare workers associated with the COVID-19 designated hospital and quarantine sites in Qatar, during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic. Extracts and phrases were used to identify potential themes, with relevant quotes gathered within identified themes.
A total of 779 staff members were invited to participate in this study and 286 responded. The results indicate that strategies around infection control practice, personal protective equipment, SARS-CoV-2 testing, workload, financial compensation, religion, psychological support and engaged leadership are deemed important by frontline healthcare workers to maintain their mental wellbeing.
Mitigating factors identified by healthcare workers to protect their psychological wellbeing should inform the organizational strategy. Resources which enhance mental wellbeing should be easily and consistently available to all staff.
迄今为止，全球研究表明新冠疫情对一线医护人员产生了重大心理影响，且有必要为他们提供支持。缓解策略对于确保医护人员的心理健康至关重要，应考虑医护人员的经历和观点。然而，来自阿拉伯世界关于这一主题的定性研究有限，我们着手填补这一研究空白。目的是了解参与者的情感体验，确定他们重视的支持方面，为其心理健康的潜在缓解策略提供信息。
对卡塔尔新冠疫情第一波期间与新冠指定医院和隔离点相关的医护人员进行网络调查，对其自由文本评论进行内容分析。提取片段和短语以确定潜在主题，并在确定的主题内收集相关引述。
共有779名工作人员受邀参与本研究，286人做出回应。结果表明，一线医护人员认为围绕感染控制措施、个人防护装备、新冠病毒检测、工作量、经济补偿、宗教、心理支持和积极的领导等策略对于维持他们的心理健康很重要。
医护人员确定的保护其心理健康的缓解因素应指导组织策略。应让所有工作人员都能方便且持续地获得增强心理健康的资源。
