Published: Feb. 8, 2024
COVID-19 has brought unprecedented challenges and exacerbated existing work-related struggles resulting in heightened occupational stress impacted work performance among health caregivers. This study utilised the transactional model of coping to explore strategies adopted by radiology caregivers during pandemic with aim provide baseline data for enhancing preparedness development interventions support staff future crises. A qualitative, interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) methodology coupled constructivist interpretivist philosophical views were a multi-method context conduct semi-structured interviews focus group discussions 24 eThekwini district KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Data transcribed verbatim manually analysed using IPA framework. The highlighted resilience, adaptability identified emotion-focused problem-focused as their mostly preferred dealing related mental distress. These included accepting professional responsibilities duties, social coping, spiritual therapy, adaptive behavioural escape-avoidance solution-oriented approaches. findings can guide departments developing bespoke any
Language: Английский