COVID-19 confessions: a qualitative exploration of healthcare workers experiences of working with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To gain insight into the experiences and concerns of front-line National Health Service (NHS) workers while caring for patients with COVID-19.

Design

Qualitative analysis of data collected through an anonymous website (www.covidconfidential) provided a repository of uncensored COVID-19 experiences of front-line NHS workers, accessed via a link advertised on the Twitter feed of two high profile medical tweeters and their retweets.

Setting

Community of NHS workers who accessed this social media.

Participants

54 healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and physiotherapists, accessed the website and left a 'story'.

Results

Stories ranged from 1 word to 10 min in length. Thematic analysis identified common themes, with a central aspect being t

SUBMITTER: Bennett P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745452 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature