| Autor: |
Gillen P; School of Nursing, Jordanstown Campus, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK.; Southern Health and Social Care Trust, 10 Moyallen Road, Gilford BT63 5JX, UK., Neill RD; School of Applied Social Policy Sciences, Magee Campus, Ulster University, Londonderry BT48 7JL, UK., Manthorpe J; NIHR Health and Social Care Workforce Research Unit, King's College London, 22 Kingsway, London WC2B 6LE, UK., Mallett J; School of Psychology, Coleraine Campus, Ulster University, Cromore Road, Coleraine BT52 1SA, UK., Schroder H; Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5EE, UK., Nicholl P; School of Applied Social Policy Sciences, Magee Campus, Ulster University, Londonderry BT48 7JL, UK., Currie D; Queen's Management School, Queen's University Belfast, Riddel Hall, 185 Stranmillis Road, Belfast BT9 5EE, UK., Moriarty J; School of Social Sciences, Education and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast, 69-71 University Street, Belfast BT7 1HL, UK., Ravalier J; School of Science, Bath Spa University, Newton Park, Newton St. Loe, Bath BA2 9BN, UK., McGrory S; School of Nursing, Jordanstown Campus, Ulster University, Shore Road, Newtownabbey BT37 0QB, UK., McFadden P; Southern Health and Social Care Trust, 10 Moyallen Road, Gilford BT63 5JX, UK. |
| Abstrakt: |
Many health and social care (HSC) professionals have faced overwhelming pressures throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. As the current situation is constantly changing, and some restrictions across the UK countries such as social distancing and mask wearing in this period (May-July 2021) began to ease, it is important to examine how this workforce has been affected and how employers can help rebuild their services. The aim of this study was to compare cross-sectional data collected from the HSC workforce in the UK at three time points during the COVID-19 pandemic: Phase 1 (May-July 2020), Phase 2 (November 2020-January 2021) and Phase 3 (May-July 2021). Respondents surveyed across the UK (England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland) consisted of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers. Wellbeing and work-related quality of life significantly declined from Phase 1 to 3 ( p < 0.001); however, no significant difference occurred between Phases 2 and 3 ( p > 0.05). Respondents increasingly used negative coping strategies between Phase 1 (May-July 2020) and Phase 3 (May-July 2021), suggesting that the HSC workforce has been negatively impacted by the pandemic. These results have the potential to inform HSC employers' policies, practices, and interventions as the workforce continues to respond to the COVID-19 virus and its legacy. |
