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A qualitative study of reinforcement workers' perceptions and experiences of working in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A PsyCOVID-ICU substudy.
Perraud, Florian; Ecarnot, Fiona; Loiseau, Mélanie; Laurent, Alexandra; Fournier, Alicia; Lheureux, Florent; Binquet, Christine; Rigaud, Jean-Philippe; Meunier-Beillard, Nicolas; Quenot, Jean-Pierre.
  • Perraud F; Service d'Accueil des Urgences, University Hospital Dijon, and Université de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.
  • Ecarnot F; Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France.
  • Loiseau M; EA3920, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France.
  • Laurent A; Service de Médecine Légale, Cellule d'Urgence Médico-Psychologique de Bourgogne Franche-Comté, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon, France.
  • Fournier A; Laboratoire de Psychologie: Dynamiques Relationnelles Et Processus Identitaires (PsyDREPI), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.
  • Lheureux F; Department of Anaesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital Dijon, Dijon, France.
  • Binquet C; Laboratoire de Psychologie: Dynamiques Relationnelles Et Processus Identitaires (PsyDREPI), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France.
  • Rigaud JP; Laboratoire de Psychologie, University of Burgundy-Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France.
  • Meunier-Beillard N; Inserm CIC1432, module Épidémiologie Clinique (CIC-EC)- CHU Dijon-Bourgogne, UFR des Sciences de Santé, Dijon, France.
  • Quenot JP; Service de Médecine Intensive-Réanimation, Hospital Centre of Dieppe, Dieppe, France.
PLoS One ; 17(3): e0264287, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1883651
ABSTRACT

PURPOSE:

During the COVID pandemic, many hospitals had to mobilize reinforcement healthcare workers, especially in intensive care (ICUs). We investigated the perceptions and experiences of reinforcement workers deployed to ICUs, and the impact of deployment on their personal and professional lives.

METHODS:

For this qualitative study, a random sample of 30 reinforcement workers was drawn from 4 centres participating in the larger PsyCOVID-ICU study. Individual semi-structured interviews were held, recorded, transcribed and analyzed by thematic analysis.

RESULTS:

Thirty interviews were performed from April to May 2021 (22 nurses, 2 anesthesiology nurses, 6 nurses' aides). Average age was 36.8±9.5 years; 7 participants had no ICU experience. Four major themes emerged, namely (1) Difficulties with integration, especially for those with no ICU experience; (2) lack of training; (3) difficulties with management, notably a feeling of insufficient communication; (4) Mental distress relating to the unusual work and fear of contaminating their entourage.

CONCLUSION:

Healthcare workers deployed as reinforcements to ICUs at the height of the pandemic had a unique experience of the crisis, and identified important gaps in organisation and preparation. They also suffered from a marked lack of training, given the stakes in the management of critically ill patients in the ICU.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / Emotions / Pandemics / COVID-19 / Intensive Care Units Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0264287

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Health Personnel / Emotions / Pandemics / COVID-19 / Intensive Care Units Type of study: Observational study / Qualitative research / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2022 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0264287