Title of article :
The Lived Experience of Health Care Workers during the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Content Analysis Study
Author/Authors :
Fathi, Elham Department of Counselling - Faculty of Humanities - Hazrat-e Masoumeh University - Qom - Iran , Malekshahi-Beiranvand, Fatemeh Department of Psychology - Faculty of Education and Psychology - Alzahra University - Tehran - Iran , Nobahari, Ali Department of Psychology - University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences - Tehran - Iran , Daneshpour, Manijeh Alliant International University - California - USA , Hatami-Varzaneh, Abolfazl Department of Counselling - Faculty of Humanities - Hazrat-e Masoumeh University - Qom - Iran
Abstract :
Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Iran is part of the worldwide
pandemic of the COVID-19 caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus. The
present study has aimed to identify, through a qualitative methodology, the lived experiences of the
Health Care Workers (HCWs) who are the most important group to keep others safe, alive, and healthy
in the COVID-19 patients' ward in Iran.
Method: A conventional content analysis method was conducted on 11 HCWs involved with COVID19 patients by purposeful sampling. Their experiences were explored through in-depth semi structured
interviews.
Results: The conventional content analysis revealed five themes: 1- Experiencing psychological distress
without sufficient psychological services; 2- Experiencing multiple stressors that gradually reduced; 3-
Using coping skills; 4- Family and public support; 5- Media, Medical Community, and Government
Officials role
Conclusion: It can be concluded that HCWs need bio-psycho-social-spiritual protection from family,
public, media, officials and government.
Keywords:
Keywords :
Content Analysis , Coronavirus Outbreak , Health Care Workers , Qualitative Study
Journal title :
International Journal of Behavioral Sciences
