The Eternal Present: A Photovoice Study of the Experience of Geriatrics Residents During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
| Autor: | Negrete-Najar JP; Hospital General de Zona 35, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Juárez, Mexico., Radosh Sverdlin A; University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada., Arreola Rodríguez A; Geriatrics Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico., Navarrete Reyes AP; Geriatrics Clinic, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Qualitative health research [Qual Health Res] 2024 Jul 18, pp. 10497323241245340. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 18. |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10497323241245340 |
| Abstrakt: | During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical residents had the task of being the frontline of the response, being exposed to high risk of infection, increased clinical duty, and long and irregular working hours in highly restricted environments, increasing their levels of stress. We sought to expose the experiences of a group of geriatrics residents during this period of change in their professional and personal lives through the photovoice methodology. Thirteen participants were recruited and had 2 weeks to take photographs. The photographs were discussed in group meetings; the content of the conversations was transcribed and analyzed using interpretive description. Sixteen themes were identified. They were divided into personal life (11 themes) and life as a resident (5 themes). Adaptation was the main theme that came into discussion. The photographs and themes show how life changed for the participants, having a feeling of isolation, especially from their families, and highlighting their experiences as a team and community. While the pandemic, particularly at its beginning, was a period of uncertainty and a heavy load of work, it also provided learning and experience to this group of young physicians, which should not hide the fact that mental health concerns and burnout were a common situation. An online gallery was created which is publicly accessible. Competing Interests: Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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