From ground zero of the pandemic – nurses’ stories via Photovoice

• Authors: İbrahim Çetin , Hilal Türkben Polat , Rukiye Burucu , Işın Cantekin

Abstracts

EN

Introduction and aim. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers continue to work selflessly and intensively despite many occupational hazards. Although various studies have been carried out to evaluate the experiences of nurses who play an important role in the fight against the pandemic and the effects thereof, qualitative studies carried out using the photovoice technique are very limited. The aim of this study was to evaluate the experiences of nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic and show the impact that COVID-19 has had on nurses’ work and daily life using creative photographic data. Material and methods. This qualitative study employed a participatory action research design, and photovoice technique was used. Research data were collected from nurses working in COVID-19 clinics of various hospitals between May and September 2021. Data analysis was performed via a phenomenological interpretation method. Results. Five themes emerged from the data: (1) burnout, (2) anxiety, (3) social isolation, (4) emphasis on professional value, and (5) the value of life. Each theme was presented with representative photographic and written narratives provided by the participants. Conclusion. The findings of this study suggest that nurses experience problems such as burnout, anxiety, and social isolation. All the participants associated these problems with the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on work and daily life. On the other hand, the participants emphasized professional value and the value of life despite all the negativities and risks.

Keywords

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COVID-19; pandemic; Photovoice; nursing care; qualitative research

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Rzeszowski. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
• Journal: European Journal of Clinical and Experimental Medicine
• Year: 2023
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 120-128

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

İbrahim Çetin

• Nursing Department, Kamil Akkanat Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000223406201

author

Hilal Türkben Polat

• Nursing Department, Kamil Akkanat Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000248480993

author

Rukiye Burucu

• Nursing Department, Kamil Akkanat Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000292845486

author

Işın Cantekin

• Nursing Department, Kamil Akkanat Faculty of Health Sciences, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey

• https://orcid.org/0000000326850831

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Identifiers

DOI

10.15584/ejcem.2023.1.15

Biblioteka Nauki

2211810