Early impact of the spread of the novel coronavirus infection on medical, long-term care and welfare sites in Japan: A qualitative study

DOI Web Site
  • 平野 有希子
    名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科 国際保健医療学・公衆衛生学
  • 平川 仁尚
    名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科 国際保健医療学・公衆衛生学
  • 江 啓発
    名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科 国際保健医療学・公衆衛生学
  • 八谷 寛
    名古屋大学大学院医学系研究科 国際保健医療学・公衆衛生学

Bibliographic Information

Other Title
  • 新型コロナウイルス感染拡大が日本の医療・介護・福祉の現場にもたらした初期段階の影響に関する質的研究
  • シンガタ コロナウイルス カンセン カクダイ ガ ニホン ノ イリョウ ・ カイゴ ・ フクシ ノ ゲンバ ニ モタラシタ ショキ ダンカイ ノ エイキョウ ニ カンスル シツテキ ケンキュウ

Search this article

Abstract

<p>Objectives</p><p>This study aimed to describe the structure of problems that occurred in the field of medical, long-term care and welfare under the unprecedented situation of the early stage of the spread of novel coronavirus.</p><p>Methods</p><p>We conducted the online interview from April to May in 2020, targeting 27 workers on medical, long-term care, and welfare sites. The semi-structured interview using an interview guide was conducted in a free-answer format. A verbatim record was created from the recorded interview content, and the text data was analyzed by qualitative content analysis.</p><p>Results</p><p>We extracted 126 types of the meaning unit and the following four themes. (1) anxiety and dissatisfaction with information deficiency and insufficient information sharing, (2) stress of medical workers due to the double burden of overwork and discrimination from society, (3) the measures against loneliness and poverty, and (4) difficulty in infection prevention measures.</p><p>Conclusion</p><p>Under the unprecedented situation in the early stage of novel coronavirus infection, shortages of highly reliable information as well as of medical materials were particularly serious. Preventive measures against stress for medical staff and the livelihood support for loneliness and poverty were found to be important.</p>

Journal

Keywords

Details 詳細情報について

Report a problem

Back to top