The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study
The large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 has had a major impact on healthcare professionals. The incidence of mental health disorders among these professionals has increased considerably and their professional quality of life has suffered during the pandemic. Th...
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doaj-436b5a5edb734830a600fa23a779a0252021-09-09T13:45:43ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health1661-78271660-46012021-09-01189243924310.3390/ijerph18179243The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods StudyCristina Moreno-Mulet0Noemí Sansó1Alba Carrero-Planells2Camelia López-Deflory3Laura Galiana4Patricia García-Pazo5Maria Magdalena Borràs-Mateu6Margalida Miró-Bonet7Department of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Methodology for the Behavioral Sciences, University of Valencia, 46003 Valencia, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainDepartment of Nursing and Physiotherapy, University of Balearic Islands, 07122 Palma, SpainThe large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 has had a major impact on healthcare professionals. The incidence of mental health disorders among these professionals has increased considerably and their professional quality of life has suffered during the pandemic. This study aims to explore the impact of the provision of COVID-19 patient care on ICU healthcare professionals. A mixed methods study with an exploratory concurrent design was conducted between June and November 2020 in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Data were collected using a self-report online survey (<i>n</i> = 122) based on three validated questionnaires, and individual semi-structured in-depth online interviews (<i>n</i> = 11). Respondents scored 2.5 out of 5 on the moral distress scale, moderate/high on the compassion satisfaction scale, and moderate on the burnout and compassion fatigue subscales. Age was significantly and negatively related to professional quality of life but was positively related to workload and unavailability of protective equipment. Three main groups of themes relating to the impact of the pandemic emerged from the in-depth interviews: (a) clinical, (b) professional, and (c) personal and family impacts in the two waves. ICU healthcare professionals should be viewed as second victims of the COVID-19 pandemic as they have suffered significant psychological, professional, and moral harm.https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/17/9243COVID-19mixed methodsICU healthcare professionalsmoral distressprofessional quality of life |
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Cristina Moreno-Mulet Noemí Sansó Alba Carrero-Planells Camelia López-Deflory Laura Galiana Patricia García-Pazo Maria Magdalena Borràs-Mateu Margalida Miró-Bonet The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health COVID-19 mixed methods ICU healthcare professionals moral distress professional quality of life |
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Cristina Moreno-Mulet Noemí Sansó Alba Carrero-Planells Camelia López-Deflory Laura Galiana Patricia García-Pazo Maria Magdalena Borràs-Mateu Margalida Miró-Bonet |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study |
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on ICU Healthcare Professionals: A Mixed Methods Study |
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The large numbers of patients admitted to intensive care units due to COVID-19 has had a major impact on healthcare professionals. The incidence of mental health disorders among these professionals has increased considerably and their professional quality of life has suffered during the pandemic. This study aims to explore the impact of the provision of COVID-19 patient care on ICU healthcare professionals. A mixed methods study with an exploratory concurrent design was conducted between June and November 2020 in the Balearic Islands, Spain. Data were collected using a self-report online survey (<i>n</i> = 122) based on three validated questionnaires, and individual semi-structured in-depth online interviews (<i>n</i> = 11). Respondents scored 2.5 out of 5 on the moral distress scale, moderate/high on the compassion satisfaction scale, and moderate on the burnout and compassion fatigue subscales. Age was significantly and negatively related to professional quality of life but was positively related to workload and unavailability of protective equipment. Three main groups of themes relating to the impact of the pandemic emerged from the in-depth interviews: (a) clinical, (b) professional, and (c) personal and family impacts in the two waves. ICU healthcare professionals should be viewed as second victims of the COVID-19 pandemic as they have suffered significant psychological, professional, and moral harm. |
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