The psychological impact on perioperative healthcare workers during Victoria's second Covid-19 wave

A prospective longitudinal thematic analysis

Bibliographic Data

ID4226759
AuthorsMichelle Ku (0000-0003-3831-362X, The University of Melbourne), Irene Ng (0000-0002-6632-5604, The University of Melbourne), Elizabeth Barson (0000-0002-2985-2579, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), Caroline A Fisher (0000-0002-4570-8526), Caroline Fisher (0000-0002-7443-3787, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), Reny Segal (0000-0001-5805-5491, The University of Melbourne), David L Williams (0000-0002-6987-5804, The University of Melbourne), Roni Benjamin Krieser (0000-0001-7120-5677, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), Paul Mario Mezzavia (Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), P Mezzavia (0000-0001-5472-1098), Keat Lee (0000-0001-9904-4676, The University of Melbourne), Yinwei Chen (0000-0001-7673-405X, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), Teresa Sindoni (0000-0002-4646-7015, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia), Toni Withiel (0000-0001-8075-2760, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia)
Year2023
Volume28
Issue3
Pages293-306
Publication date2023-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Health Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1359-1053 • E-ISSN: 1461-7277
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/13591053221111021
PMID35837671
OpenAlexW4285594555
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound psychological impact on our frontline healthcare workers. Throughout the entire second COVID-19 wave at one major tertiary hospital in Melbourne Australia, longitudinal qualitative data between perioperative staff members, and analyses of intrapersonal changes were reported. Inductive analysis of three open-ended questions generated four major themes: Organisational Response to the Pandemic, Psychological Impact, Changes in Feelings of Support Over Time and Suggestions for Changes. Understanding the challenges, perception and suggestions from this longitudinal study allows us to provide a range of support services and interventions to minimise the long-term negative psychological impact and be better prepared should another similar situation arises again

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Feeling · Health care · Interpersonal communication · Intrapersonal communication · Longitudinal study · Mental health · Pandemic · Perception · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Qualitative research · Sociology · Thematic analysis · COVID-19 and healthcare impacts · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Social Psychology