Coping with COVID-19. Work life experiences of nursing, midwifery and paramedic academics: An international interview study.

Brown, J; Slatyer, S; Jakimowicz, S; Maben, J; Calleja, P; Donovan, H; Cusack, L; Cameron, D; Cope, V; Levett-Jones, T; Williamson, M; Klockner, K; Walsh, A; Arnold-Chamney, M; Hollingdrake, O; Thoms, D; Duggan, R

Coping with COVID-19. Work life experiences of nursing, midwifery and paramedic academics: An international interview study.

Brown, J Slatyer, S Jakimowicz, S

Maben, J Calleja, P Donovan, H Cusack, L Cameron, D Cope, V Levett-Jones, T

Williamson, M Klockner, K Walsh, A Arnold-Chamney, M Hollingdrake, O Thoms, D Duggan, R

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Citation:: Nurse Education Today, 2022, 119, pp. 1-7
Issue Date:: 2022-09-17

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dc.contributor.author	Brown, J
dc.contributor.author	Slatyer, S
dc.contributor.author	Jakimowicz, S https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3029-4252
dc.contributor.author	Maben, J
dc.contributor.author	Calleja, P
dc.contributor.author	Donovan, H
dc.contributor.author	Cusack, L
dc.contributor.author	Cameron, D
dc.contributor.author	Cope, V
dc.contributor.author	Levett-Jones, T https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-8957
dc.contributor.author	Williamson, M
dc.contributor.author	Klockner, K
dc.contributor.author	Walsh, A
dc.contributor.author	Arnold-Chamney, M
dc.contributor.author	Hollingdrake, O
dc.contributor.author	Thoms, D
dc.contributor.author	Duggan, R
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-12T02:32:20Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-14
dc.date.available	2022-10-12T02:32:20Z
dc.date.issued	2022-09-17
dc.identifier.citation	Nurse Education Today, 2022, 119, pp. 1-7
dc.identifier.issn	0260-6917
dc.identifier.issn	1532-2793
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/162502
dc.description.abstract	BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 global pandemic was declared in March 2020. By June 2022, the total deaths worldwide attributed to COVID-19 numbered over 6.3 million. Health professionals have been significantly impacted worldwide primarily those working on the frontline but also those working in other areas including nursing, midwifery, and paramedic higher education. Studies of occupational stress have focused on the clinical health professional roles but scant attention has been drawn to the pressures on university-based academic staff supporting and preparing professionals for frontline health work. DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES: This qualitative study sought to explore the challenges experienced by health academics (nurses, midwives and paramedics), during COVID-19 and identify strategies enlisted. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Six Australian and two United Kingdom universities collaborated, from which 34 health academics were individually interviewed via video or teleconference, using six broad questions. Ethical approval was obtained from the lead site and each participating University. DATA ANALYSIS: Thematic analysis of the data was employed collaboratively across institutions, using Braun and Clarke's method. RESULTS: Data analysis generated four major themes describing academics': Experiences of change; perceptions of organisational responses; professional and personal impacts; and strategies to support wellbeing. Stress, anxiety and uncertainty of working from home and teaching in a different way were reported. Strategies included setting workday routine, establishing physical boundaries for home-working and regular online contact with colleagues. CONCLUSIONS: The ability of nursing, midwifery and, paramedic academic staff to adapt to a sudden increase in workload, change in teaching practices and technology, while being removed from their work environment, and collegial, academic and technological supports is highlighted. It was recognised that these changes will continue post-COVID and that the way academics deliver education is forever altered.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Nurse Education Today
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.nedt.2022.105560
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dc.subject	1110 Nursing, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.title	Coping with COVID-19. Work life experiences of nursing, midwifery and paramedic academics: An international interview study.
dc.type	Journal Article
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Abstract:

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 global pandemic was declared in March 2020. By June 2022, the total deaths worldwide attributed to COVID-19 numbered over 6.3 million. Health professionals have been significantly impacted worldwide primarily those working on the frontline but also those working in other areas including nursing, midwifery, and paramedic higher education. Studies of occupational stress have focused on the clinical health professional roles but scant attention has been drawn to the pressures on university-based academic staff supporting and preparing professionals for frontline health work. DESIGN AND OBJECTIVES: This qualitative study sought to explore the challenges experienced by health academics (nurses, midwives and paramedics), during COVID-19 and identify strategies enlisted. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS: Six Australian and two United Kingdom universities collaborated, from which 34 health academics were individually interviewed via video or teleconference, using six broad questions. Ethical approval was obtained from the lead site and each participating University. DATA ANALYSIS: Thematic analysis of the data was employed collaboratively across institutions, using Braun and Clarke's method. RESULTS: Data analysis generated four major themes describing academics': Experiences of change; perceptions of organisational responses; professional and personal impacts; and strategies to support wellbeing. Stress, anxiety and uncertainty of working from home and teaching in a different way were reported. Strategies included setting workday routine, establishing physical boundaries for home-working and regular online contact with colleagues. CONCLUSIONS: The ability of nursing, midwifery and, paramedic academic staff to adapt to a sudden increase in workload, change in teaching practices and technology, while being removed from their work environment, and collegial, academic and technological supports is highlighted. It was recognised that these changes will continue post-COVID and that the way academics deliver education is forever altered.

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