Open AccessExploration of Frontliners’ Experience Wearing PPE during the Covid-19 Outbreak
Author(s) -
Yuzana Binti Mohd Yusop,
Zakirah Ahmad Nawi,
Azliha Minai Rajab
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the journal of management theory and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2716-7089
DOI - 10.37231/jmtp.0.2.0.82
Subject(s) - covid-19 , thematic analysis , personal protective equipment , context (archaeology) , pandemic , duty , resistance (ecology) , qualitative research , psychology , medicine , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty) , sociology , political science , virology , history , disease , social science , ecology , archaeology , pathology , biology , law
Safety health issues are at the forefront of dealing with infectious diseases during the Covid-19 crisis. In the context of this critical pandemic event, this study focuses on discovering frontliners experiences with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) during the crisis. A thematic analysis has been used to identify themes and subthemes for this study. Researchers interviewed individuals to understand the experiences and reactions of frontliners dressed in PPE while on duty. The dominant themes documented in the study are as follows; physical discomfort, mental strength, the call of nature, dehydration and sweating, and communication interruption. Idealistic sacrifice and resistance working in difficult times during Covid-19 while serving the country ought to be appreciated and acknowledged by the nation