RT Journal Article
T1 Experiences of suffering among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive qualitative study
A1 Sánchez Romero, Sheila
A1 Ruiz Fernández, María Dolores
A1 Fernández Medina, Isabel María
A1 Jiménez Lasserrotte, María Mar
A1 Ramos Márquez, María del Rocío
A1 Ortega Galán, Ángela María
AB Background and aim: Healthcare professionals have played a fundamental role in managing and controlling the COVID-19 health crisis. They are exposed to high levels of suffering, trauma, uncertainty, and powerlessness in the workplace. The objective of this study was to explore and understand experiences of suffering among primary care and hospital care nurses during the COVID-19 health crisis.Design: This is a descriptive qualitative study. Between March and April 2021, 19 in-depth interviews were carried out with nurses at health and social care facilities and hospitals in southern Spain. ATLAS.ti 9.0 software was used for discourse analysis.Results: Nurses reported that they had experienced suffering during their work in the pandemic. The main causes suggested were direct contact with patients' suffering and organisational difficulties. The repercussions are in emotional dimension and physical deterioration and social isolation.Conclusion and implications: Given the circumstances, programmes to promote healthy, compassion-based behaviours and changes to the way in which professionals' suffering is handled must be implemented by healthcare facility managers. Nursing leaders should consider the management of suffering as a matter of the first order, both from the ethical point of view and the business profitability and make compassionate leadership.
PB Elsevier
SN 0897-1897
SN 1532-8201 (electrónico)
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21987
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/21987
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Romero, S., Ruiz-Fernández, M. D., Fernández-Medina, I. M., Jiménez-Lasserrotte, M. M., Ramos-Márquez, M. R. & Ortega-Galán, A.M. (2022). Experiences of suffering among nursing professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: A descriptive qualitative study. In Applied Nursing Research (Vol. 66, p. 151603). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apnr.2022.151603
NO The study was funded by the University of Almeria and the Andalusian Association of Community Nursing (ASANEC). Proyecto UALTransfiere (TRFE-SI-2019/010).
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 14 jul 2026