Open AccessPsychosocial impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in India & their perceptions on the way forward - A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Tapas Chakma,
Beena Thomas,
Simran Kohli,
Rony Moral,
Geetha R Me,
Karikalan Nagarajan,
U Venkatesh,
Ragini Kulkarni,
Ranjan Kumar Prusty,
Vinoth Balu,
Ashoo Grover,
Jugal Kishore,
Maribon Viray,
Chitra Venkateswaran,
Geethu Mathew,
Asha Ketharam,
Rakesh Balachandar,
Prashant Kumar Singh,
Kiran Jakhar,
Shalini Singh,
Rekha Devi,
Kallol Saha,
Pradeep Barde,
Ravinder Singh,
Denny John,
Bijaya Kumar Mishra,
Jeetendra Yadav,
Sumit Agarwal,
Vishnu Vardhana Rao,
Samiran Panda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_2204_21
Subject(s) - psychosocial , psychological intervention , qualitative research , personal protective equipment , health care , workforce , coping (psychology) , pandemic , nursing , psychology , medicine , workload , family medicine , psychiatry , covid-19 , disease , sociology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , social science , pathology , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
The healthcare system across the world has been overburdened due to the COVID-19 pandemic impacting healthcare workers (HCWs) in different ways. The present study provides an insight into the psychosocial challenges faced by the HCWs related to their work, family and personal well-being and the associated stigmas. Additionally, the coping mechanisms adopted by them and their perceptions on the interventions to address these challenges were also explored.