Psychological distress among health workers during the COVID-19: a qualitative study
Session
Psychology
Description
The objective of this study was to assess the psychosocial experiences of caregivers of COVID-19 patients. From March 21 to October 3, we enrolled 21 doctors and 52 nurses who provided care for COVID-19 patients in secondary and tertiary health care institutions around Kosovo. The interviews were conducted face-to-face. Thematic analysis was used as a method for the analysis of interview transcripts. The psychological experience of doctors and nurses caring for COVID-19 patients can be summarized into 5 main themes. First, fear of being contaminated with COVID-19 in workplace and fear of infecting the family members. Second, death anxiety. Third, anxiety due to the nature of the disease. Forth, emotional distress for delivering bad news to the patients, and fifth, the emergence of obsessive thoughts.
Keywords:
COVID-19, psychological distress, caregivers, Kosovo, qualitative study
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-550-47-5
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
End Date
30-10-2021 12:00 AM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2021.279
Recommended Citation
Zefi, Violeta; Celcima, Denis; and Shahini, Vjollca Pllana, "Psychological distress among health workers during the COVID-19: a qualitative study" (2021). UBT International Conference. 290.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2021UBTIC/all-events/290
Psychological distress among health workers during the COVID-19: a qualitative study
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
The objective of this study was to assess the psychosocial experiences of caregivers of COVID-19 patients. From March 21 to October 3, we enrolled 21 doctors and 52 nurses who provided care for COVID-19 patients in secondary and tertiary health care institutions around Kosovo. The interviews were conducted face-to-face. Thematic analysis was used as a method for the analysis of interview transcripts. The psychological experience of doctors and nurses caring for COVID-19 patients can be summarized into 5 main themes. First, fear of being contaminated with COVID-19 in workplace and fear of infecting the family members. Second, death anxiety. Third, anxiety due to the nature of the disease. Forth, emotional distress for delivering bad news to the patients, and fifth, the emergence of obsessive thoughts.