Psychological impact and coping strategies of frontline healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Lebanon
نبذة عن البحث باللغة العربيةالتأثير النفسي واستراتيجيات المواجهة لمقدمي الرعاية الصحية في الخطوط الأمامية أثناء جائحة الكورونا COVID - 19 في لبنان

- الكلمات الدالة: COVID‑1، مقدمو الرعاية الصحية في الخطوط الأمامية، الإجهاد، التأثير النفسي، استراتيجيات المواجهة.
***AbstractBackground: Since the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) throughout Lebanon, frontline healthcare providers have been responsible for defense against coronavirus and of attempts to quell the outbreak. They contact patients infected with COVID-19 often with limited resources and they risk their physical health and psychological well-being.
Objective: This study aims to investigate the psychological impact and coping strategies of frontline healthcare providers in Lebanese hospitals during the COVID‑19 outbreak between March and June 2020.
Method: A convenient, descriptive and analytical study included frontline healthcare providers at Lebanese hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The data were collected through a quantitative questionnaire of 67 questions, divided into 5 parts and assigned scores from 0 to 3. Overall, 564 frontline healthcare providers from Lebanese hospitals completed the questionnaire.
Results: Respondents declared that they had a social and professional obligation to continue working during this outbreak. They were slightly anxious regarding not only their own but also their families' safety. The positive attitude from their colleagues, effective safeguards for prevention from disease transmission, reduction in reported cases, and recovery of their patients provided positive psychological impacts. The coping measures used by healthcare providers were strict protective measures, knowledge of virus prevention and transmission, social isolation, and chatting with family and friends.
Conclusion: The COVID‑19 outbreak in Lebanon resulted in slightly increasing stress for healthcare providers despite their suffering from the economic crisis. Recognition of efforts of healthcare providers by hospital management and the government, availability of infection control guidelines, adequate personal protective equipment, and extra financial compensation for them during or after the outbreak should be recognized as factors that may encourage healthcare providers to work during future epidemics.
Keywords: COVID‑19, Frontline healthcare providers, Stress, Psychological impact, coping strategies.
مجلة الحداثة - Al Hadatha Journal
مجلة فصلية أكاديمية محكّمة تُعنى بقضايا التراث الشعبي والحداثة
تصدر في لبنان منذ العام 1994 بناء على ترخيص من وزارة الاعلام (230 ت 21/9/1993)
ISSN/2790 Al Hadatha Journal - A Refereed Academic Quarterly
مجلة فصلية أكاديمية محكّمة تُعنى بقضايا التراث الشعبي والحداثة
تصدر في لبنان منذ العام 1994 بناء على ترخيص من وزارة الاعلام (230 ت 21/9/1993)
ISSN/2790-1785
تُعنى المجلة بنشر الأبحاث الأكاديمية بعد عرضها على لجنة علمية متخصصة. وتبلورت فكرة نشوء المجلة بعد اجتماعات عمل متواصلة بين رئيس تحريرها فرحان صالح وأصدقاء باحثين وأكاديميين من لبنان والعالم العربي، وقد بات عدد منهم ضمن الهيئة الاستشارية للمجلة، علمًا أن بعضهم قد فارق الحياة، وقد جرى إضافة أسماء إلى الهيئة لاحقًا. تغطي مجلة الحداثة الأبحاث التي تأتي من شريحة واسعة من الأكاديميين والمفكرين والكتّاب والأدباء في لبنان والعالم العربي، فتنشر موضوعات تتعلق بالعلوم الإنسانية والاجتماعية والسياسية، كذلك، موضوعات تتعلق بقضايا فكرية وتراثية وأدبية ونقدية وفنية وإعلامية ...more
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