An exploration of the lived experience of care home staff providing care during COVID-19 national restrictions: A phenomenological study
Dunford, Sandra and Brooke, Joanne (2023) An exploration of the lived experience of care home staff providing care during COVID-19 national restrictions: A phenomenological study. Nursing and Residential Care. ISSN 1465-9301 (In Press)
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Abstract
Background: A significant proportion of COVID-19 deaths occurred in older people in care homes, and care home staff were caring for older people who were acutely unwell, with no support or recognition. The need remains to understand the impact on care home staff.
Aims: An exploration of the lived experience of care home staff caring for residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Methods: An interpretive phenomenological study, which included 11 care home staff from two care homes. Semi-structured interviews were audio recorded, transcribed and thematic analysis completed.
Findings: Four themes identified: 1) unmanageable demand, 2) a lack of understanding and abandonment, 3) camaraderie and vocational pride, and 4) personal protective equipment challenges.
Conclusion: Themes identified the physical and psychological burden on staff during a time when clinical demand was high, whilst clinical support was restricted, and the development of an internal camaraderie boosted staff resilience.
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Care home, COVID-19, nursing, social care, older people | ||||
| Subjects: | CAH02 - subjects allied to medicine > CAH02-04 - nursing and midwifery > CAH02-04-01 - nursing (non-specific) | ||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences > Centre for Social Care, Health and Related Research (C-SHARR) | ||||
| Depositing User: | Joanne Brooke | ||||
| Date Deposited: | 11 Apr 2023 14:51 | ||||
| Last Modified: | 11 Apr 2023 14:51 | ||||
| URI: | https://www.open-access.bcu.ac.uk/id/eprint/14312 |
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