Reflections of Australian general practitioners during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.
Journal
Australian journal of primary health
ISSN: 1836-7399
Titre abrégé: Aust J Prim Health
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101123037
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Historique:
received:
03
03
2022
accepted:
10
01
2023
medline:
15
8
2023
pubmed:
31
1
2023
entrez:
30
1
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
General practitioners (GPs) have played an integral role in Australia's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response. However, little is known about how GPs themselves have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to increase our understanding of the experiences of GPs working during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Using purposive sampling, 15 GPs from South-Eastern Australia were asked to reflect on their experiences during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interview transcripts underwent thematic analysis. Five main themes were identified: fear of infection; uncertainty and information overload; impacts on the government-GP relationship; impacts on the patient-doctor relationship; and teamwork within practices and among GPs. The 15 GPs interviewed in this study provided valuable insights into their experiences working during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. From these insights, four recommendations propose what could be done to help support GPs to respond to a pandemic while continuing to deliver primary health care.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
General practitioners (GPs) have played an integral role in Australia's coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response. However, little is known about how GPs themselves have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to increase our understanding of the experiences of GPs working during the COVID-19 pandemic.
METHODS
METHODS
A qualitative study was conducted using semi-structured interviews. Using purposive sampling, 15 GPs from South-Eastern Australia were asked to reflect on their experiences during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Interview transcripts underwent thematic analysis.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Five main themes were identified: fear of infection; uncertainty and information overload; impacts on the government-GP relationship; impacts on the patient-doctor relationship; and teamwork within practices and among GPs.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
The 15 GPs interviewed in this study provided valuable insights into their experiences working during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. From these insights, four recommendations propose what could be done to help support GPs to respond to a pandemic while continuing to deliver primary health care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36716751
pii: PY22047
doi: 10.1071/PY22047
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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