Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study

Background: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise. The roles and responsibilities of healthcare workers are crucial in the battle of the COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to explore the experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in some parts of Indonesia. Me...

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Autores principales: Ramadhan Tosepu, Joko Gunawan, Devi Savitri Effendy, Muhammad Rustam HN, Febriana Muchtar, Ambo Sakka, Diah Indriastuti
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:147641e4c0e24feb821a89d0e5dfe1662021-12-02T14:21:53ZExperience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study2477-407310.33546/bnj.1251https://doaj.org/article/147641e4c0e24feb821a89d0e5dfe1662021-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://belitungraya.org/BRP/index.php/bnj/article/view/1251https://doaj.org/toc/2477-4073Background: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise. The roles and responsibilities of healthcare workers are crucial in the battle of the COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to explore the experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in some parts of Indonesia. Methods: This study employed a descriptive qualitative study design. Online semi-structured interviews were conducted in April 2020 among thirteen participants who were purposively selected. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Eight themes emerged from data, including lack of personal protective equipment, lack of referral hospitals and limited facilities, dealing with patients with unknown status, feeling worried about getting infected or being a source of viral transmission, being creative, too long shift and fatigue, being surrender to God, and government issues. Conclusion: Findings of this study could be used as the input for the government, healthcare workers, and the general population in combatting COVID-19.Ramadhan TosepuJoko GunawanDevi Savitri EffendyMuhammad Rustam HNFebriana MuchtarAmbo SakkaDiah IndriastutiBelitung Raya Foundationarticlecovid-19healthcare workersindonesiaexperiencequalitative researchdelivery of healthcareNursingRT1-120ENBelitung Nursing Journal, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 37-42 (2021)
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topic covid-19
healthcare workers
indonesia
experience
qualitative research
delivery of healthcare
Nursing
RT1-120
spellingShingle covid-19
healthcare workers
indonesia
experience
qualitative research
delivery of healthcare
Nursing
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Ramadhan Tosepu
Joko Gunawan
Devi Savitri Effendy
Muhammad Rustam HN
Febriana Muchtar
Ambo Sakka
Diah Indriastuti
Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
description Background: The number of COVID-19 cases in Indonesia continues to rise. The roles and responsibilities of healthcare workers are crucial in the battle of the COVID-19. Objective: This study aimed to explore the experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in some parts of Indonesia. Methods: This study employed a descriptive qualitative study design. Online semi-structured interviews were conducted in April 2020 among thirteen participants who were purposively selected. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Eight themes emerged from data, including lack of personal protective equipment, lack of referral hospitals and limited facilities, dealing with patients with unknown status, feeling worried about getting infected or being a source of viral transmission, being creative, too long shift and fatigue, being surrender to God, and government issues. Conclusion: Findings of this study could be used as the input for the government, healthcare workers, and the general population in combatting COVID-19.
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author Ramadhan Tosepu
Joko Gunawan
Devi Savitri Effendy
Muhammad Rustam HN
Febriana Muchtar
Ambo Sakka
Diah Indriastuti
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title Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
title_short Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
title_full Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
title_fullStr Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed Experience of healthcare workers in combatting COVID-19 in Indonesia: A descriptive qualitative study
title_sort experience of healthcare workers in combatting covid-19 in indonesia: a descriptive qualitative study
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