Exploring the stressors and coping experiences of healthcare workers in long-term care homes during COVID-19 crisis within Southern Alberta

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dc.contributor.authorAdeosun, Adebayo Olumuyiwa
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.contributor.supervisorKoso, Silvia
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-18T16:29:20Z
dc.date.available2023-07-18T16:29:20Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to explore the psychological and other stressors of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers (HCWs) in long-term care (LTC) homes in the Southern Alberta region in Canada. A qualitative descriptive research design was used to answer two research questions: (1) What are the psychological stressors of healthcare workers in LTC homes during the COVID-19 public health crisis in Southern Alberta, and (2) What are the coping mechanisms that healthcare workers in LTC homes find helpful in managing the identified stressors? Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data collected from semi-structured interviews with HCWs. The results revealed that the main pandemic stressors experienced by the HCWs were chronic understaffing, unpredictability and constant change, fear of risking being infected and the unknown, and disruption of work-life balance with an implication on the mental HCWs. The main coping mechanisms identified by the HCWs bordered on behavioural, social, and internal and spiritual coping responses. The findings from this study have implications for the development of effective measures for improving the mental health of HCWs in the LTC setting during a public health crisis and provide information for interventions that may promote the psychological wellbeing of HCWs. The study also offers policy and practice-based recommendations.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/6537
dc.language.isoen
dc.proquest.subject0569
dc.proquest.subject0347
dc.proquest.subject0573
dc.proquestyesYes
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Health Sciences
dc.publisher.facultyHealth Sciences
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Health Sciences)
dc.subjectstressors
dc.subjectlong term care
dc.subjectCOVID-19
dc.subjectAlberta
dc.subjectcoping strategies
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectpsychological stressors
dc.subjectunderstaffing
dc.subjecthealthcare workers
dc.subjectqualitative description
dc.subjectdepression
dc.subjectanxiety
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectrecommendations
dc.subjectunpredictability
dc.subjectfear
dc.subjectbehavioral
dc.subjectsocial
dc.subjectspiritual
dc.subjectinternal
dc.subjectinfection
dc.subjectaccepting reality
dc.subjectsocial constructivism
dc.subjectSouthern Alberta
dc.subjectpandemic
dc.subjectcoping mechanisms
dc.subjectthematic analysis
dc.subject.lcshLong-term care facilities--Employees--Mental health--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshLong-term care facilities--Employees--Job stress--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshLong-term care facilities--Employees--Supply and demand--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshLong-term care facilities--Employees--Health and hygiene--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshNurses--Mental health--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshNurses--Job stress--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshNurses--Health and hygiene--Alberta, Southern
dc.subject.lcshCOVID-19 (Disease)
dc.subject.lcshCOVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-
dc.subject.lcshJob stress
dc.subject.lcshStress (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshAdjustment (Psychology)
dc.subject.lcshStress management
dc.titleExploring the stressors and coping experiences of healthcare workers in long-term care homes during COVID-19 crisis within Southern Alberta
dc.typeThesis
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