Exploring the challenges faced by frontline workers in health and social care amid the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences of frontline workers in the English Midlands region, UK
Exploring the challenges faced by frontline workers in health and social care amid the COVID-19 pandemic: experiences of frontline workers in the English Midlands region, UK
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DOI：
10.1080/13561820.2020.1792425
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发表时间：
2020-07-18
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2.7
通讯作者：
Ekpenyong, Mandu
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作者：
Nyashanu, Mathew;Pfende, Farai;Ekpenyong, Mandu
中国武汉于二零一九年十二月报告首批冠状病毒（COVID-19）病例。在全球范围内，数百万人被诊断出患有该病毒，数千人死亡。由于病毒不断蔓延，卫生和社会护理前线工作人员在履行职责时面临困难。本文件旨在探讨新型冠状病毒疫情期间不同前线医护人员在健康及社会护理方面所面对的挑战。本研究采用了探索性的定性方法。共有四十（N = 40）进行了深入的一对一的半结构化访谈与HSCFW谁包括支持工作者（n = 15），护士（n = 15），和管理人员（N = 10）。卫生和社会护理工作者来自家庭护理和护理院（有和没有护理服务）。所有的采访都是在网上进行的。数据进行了主题分析，并支持新兴的主题与参与者举行的采访报价。经过数据分析，研究发现，缺乏大流行准备，个人防护设备（PPE）短缺，专业人员的焦虑和恐惧，执行社交距离的挑战，履行社会防护责任的挑战，居民和服务使用者的焦虑和恐惧，测试延迟，在2019冠状病毒病大流行期间，前线卫生及社会护理工作者面临不断演变的个人防护装备指引及人手短缺的挑战。目前的研究结果表明，卫生和社会保健部门需要做好充分的大流行准备，以保护一线工作人员和他们所照顾的个人。
The first cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) were reported in Wuhan, China in December 2019. Globally millions of people have been diagnosed with the virus whilst thousands have died. As the virus kept spreading health and social care frontline workers (HSCFW) were faced with difficulties when discharging their duties. This paper was set out to explore the challenges faced by different frontline workers in health and social care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research utilized an explorative qualitative approach. A total of forty (N = 40) in-depth one-to-one semi-structured interviews were undertaken with HSCFW who included support workers (n = 15), nurses (n = 15), and managers (N = 10). Health and social care workers were drawn from domiciliary care and care homes (with and without nursing services). All the interviews were done online. The data were thematically analyzed, and the emergent themes were supported by quotes from the interviews held with participants. Following data analysis the research study found that lack of pandemic preparedness,shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), anxiety and fear amongst professionals, challenges in enforcing social distancing, challenges in fulfilling social shielding responsibility, anxiety and fear amongst residents and service users, delay in testing, evolving PPE guidance and shortage of staff were challenges faced by frontline health and social care workers during COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the current study point to a need for adequate pandemic preparedness within the health and social care sector to protect both frontline workers and the individuals they look after.