A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy.
<h4>Background</h4>Intensive care unit (ICU) staff have faced unprecedented levels of stress, in the context of profound upheaval of their working environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored the perceptions of frontline ICU staff about the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, a...
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| author | Fiona Ecarnot Sandrine Lombion Aurélie Pourrez Alexandra Laurent Alicia Fournier Florent Lheureux Mélanie Loiseau Jean-Philippe Rigaud Christine Binquet Nicolas Meunier-Beillard Jean-Pierre Quenot |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Intensive care unit (ICU) staff have faced unprecedented levels of stress, in the context of profound upheaval of their working environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored the perceptions of frontline ICU staff about the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this experience impacted their personal and professional lives.<h4>Methods</h4>In a qualitative study as part of the PsyCOVID-ICU project, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a random sample of nurses and nurses' aides from 5 centres participating in the main PsyCOVID study. Interviews were recorded and fully transcribed, and analysed by thematic analysis.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 18 interviews were performed from 13 August to 6 October 2020; 13 were nurses, and 5 were nurses' aides. Thematic analysis revealed three major themes, namely: (1) Managing the home life; (2) Conditions in the workplace; and (3) the meaning of their profession.<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this qualitative study investigating the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers caring for critically ill patients during the first COVID-19 wave in France, the participants reported that the crisis had profound repercussions on both their personal and professional lives. The main factors affecting the participants were a fear of contamination, and the re-organisation of working conditions, against a background of a media "infodemic". |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dcdee849d5e047f99bba3642791541632022-12-22T04:27:07ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032022-01-01179e027432610.1371/journal.pone.0274326A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy.Fiona EcarnotSandrine LombionAurélie PourrezAlexandra LaurentAlicia FournierFlorent LheureuxMélanie LoiseauJean-Philippe RigaudChristine BinquetNicolas Meunier-BeillardJean-Pierre Quenot<h4>Background</h4>Intensive care unit (ICU) staff have faced unprecedented levels of stress, in the context of profound upheaval of their working environment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We explored the perceptions of frontline ICU staff about the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this experience impacted their personal and professional lives.<h4>Methods</h4>In a qualitative study as part of the PsyCOVID-ICU project, we conducted semi-structured interviews with a random sample of nurses and nurses' aides from 5 centres participating in the main PsyCOVID study. Interviews were recorded and fully transcribed, and analysed by thematic analysis.<h4>Results</h4>A total of 18 interviews were performed from 13 August to 6 October 2020; 13 were nurses, and 5 were nurses' aides. Thematic analysis revealed three major themes, namely: (1) Managing the home life; (2) Conditions in the workplace; and (3) the meaning of their profession.<h4>Conclusion</h4>In this qualitative study investigating the experiences and perceptions of healthcare workers caring for critically ill patients during the first COVID-19 wave in France, the participants reported that the crisis had profound repercussions on both their personal and professional lives. The main factors affecting the participants were a fear of contamination, and the re-organisation of working conditions, against a background of a media "infodemic".https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274326 |
| spellingShingle | Fiona Ecarnot Sandrine Lombion Aurélie Pourrez Alexandra Laurent Alicia Fournier Florent Lheureux Mélanie Loiseau Jean-Philippe Rigaud Christine Binquet Nicolas Meunier-Beillard Jean-Pierre Quenot A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. PLoS ONE |
| title | A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. |
| title_full | A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. |
| title_fullStr | A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. |
| title_full_unstemmed | A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. |
| title_short | A qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy. |
| title_sort | qualitative study of the perceptions and experiences of healthcare providers caring for critically ill patients during the first wave of the covid 19 pandemic a psycovid icu substudy |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274326 |
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