TY - JOUR ID - 120533 TI - The Lived Experience of Health Care Workers during the Coronavirus Outbreak: A Content Analysis Study JO - International Journal of Behavioral Sciences JA - IJBS LA - en SN - 2322-1194 AU - Fathi, Elham AU - Malekshahi Beiranvand, Fatemeh AU - Nobahari, Ali AU - Daneshpour, Manijeh AU - Hatami varzaneh, Abolfazl AD - Phd of Counseling, Department of Counseling, Faculty of Humanities, Hazrat-e Masoumeh University, Qom, Iran AD - Phd of Psychology, Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran AD - Msc of Clinical Psychology, Department of clinical psychology, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, Iran. AD - PhD, LMFT, Professor of Marriage and Family Therapy and System Wide Director of the Couple and Family Therapy Program at Alliant International University, California, USA Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 14 IS - 3 SP - 161 EP - 166 KW - Keywords: Content Analysis KW - Coronavirus Outbreak KW - Health care workers KW - Qualitative study DO - 10.30491/ijbs.2020.248645.1368 N2 - Abstract Introduction: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Iran is part of the worldwide pandemic of the COVID-19 caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) coronavirus. The present study has aimed to identify, through a qualitative methodology, the lived experiences of the Health Care Workers (HCWs) who are the most important group to keep others safe, alive, and healthy in the COVID-19 patients' ward in Iran. Method: A conventional content analysis method was conducted on 11 HCWs involved with COVID-19 patients by purposeful sampling. Their experiences were explored through in-depth semi structured interviews. Results: The conventional content analysis revealed five themes: 1- Experiencing psychological distress without sufficient psychological services; 2- Experiencing multiple stressors that gradually reduced; 3- Using coping skills; 4- Family and public support; 5- Media, Medical Community, and Government Officials role Conclusion: It can be concluded that HCWs need bio-psycho-social-spiritual protection from family, public, media, officials and government. UR - https://www.behavsci.ir/article_120533.html L1 - https://www.behavsci.ir/article_120533_fd5389553e2ab5940e3772554699981e.pdf ER -