What would have made work in the COVID‐19 intensive care unit (ICU) less demanding? A qualitative study from 13 Swedish COVID‐19 ICUs
Study context
- Population
- COVID-19 ICU professionals (regular and temporary roles) in 13 COVID-19 ICU wards, Stockholm and Sörmland counties, Sweden, spring 2021251 written responses analysed
- Outcome
- Main themes
Methodological detailsweb survey, thematic analysis, member-checking focus group, job-demand resource theory framework, multicentre
- Web survey
- Thematic analysis
- Member-checking focus group
- Job-demand resource theory framework
- Multicentre
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Main themes: work strategy, fairness and support, continuity, accessible leadership, introduction/information, and crisis preparedness
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Member-checking focus group (1 year later) · One year later
- Confirmed the main results and the extreme demands on ICU staff during the initial stages of the pandemic
Parts of this Brief are withheld: the automatic checks could not confirm them against the abstract.
Original publication
What would have made work in the COVID‐19 ICU less demanding? A qualitative study from 13 Swedish COVID‐19 ICUs. Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. Published 26 August 2024. doi:10.
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