UK healthcare support workers and the COVID-19 pandemic: an explorative analysis of lived experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Kasdovasilis-2023-Uk-healthcar ...
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University of Central LancashireIssue Date
2022-09-20Subjects
support workerslived experiences
COVID-19
supported living
Subject Categories::L510 Health & Welfare
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Support workers are an underrepresented profession that receives less attention with a high degree of responsibilities. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of healthcare support workers within the care sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a qualitative semi-structured interview study using an interpretative phenomenology (IP) framework. Fifteen (15) support workers were interviewed while all COVID-19 restrictions from the government were still in place. We identified five main themes: (1) challenging experiences; (2) coping mechanisms; (3) emotions and behaviors arising from the COVID-19 pandemic; (4) external interest on support worker’s health; (5) take-home message from the COVID-19 pandemic. The organization selected for the research is a good representative of how care organizations operate within the UK both in terms of policies and staff selectionCitation
Kasdovasilis P, Cook N, Montasem A (2022) 'UK healthcare support workers and the COVID-19 pandemic: an explorative analysis of lived experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic', Home Health Care Services Quarterly, 42 (1), pp.14-39.Publisher
Taylor and FrancisPubMed ID
36124970Additional Links
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01621424.2022.2123757Type
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enISSN
0162-1424EISSN
1545-0856Sponsors
N/Aae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1080/01621424.2022.2123757
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