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dc.contributor.author | Oosthuizen, Sarie J.![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Bergh, Anne-Marie![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Silver, Antonella![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Malatji, Refilwe![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Mfolo, Vivian![]() |
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dc.contributor.author | Botha, Tanita![]() |
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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-13T05:03:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-07-13T05:03:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01-12 | |
dc.description.abstract | BACKGROUND : Mental health manifestations such as depression and anxiety disorders became more marked during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic as frontline healthcare workers struggled to maintain high-quality intrapartum care and essential health services. AIM : This study aimed to identify maternity healthcare providers' self-perceptions of changes in their feelings of mental well-being. SETTING : Ten midwife obstetric units and the labour wards of four district hospitals in Tshwane Health District, South Africa. METHODS : We conducted an anonymous, cross-sectional survey amongst a convenience sample of 114 maternity healthcare workers to gauge the changes in healthcare workers' experience and perceptions of well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Four items measured the perceived changes on a scale of 0-10 for the periods before and during COVID-19, respectively, namely feelings of fear or anxiety, stress, depression and anger. RESULTS : The majority of participants were professional nurses (37%) and advanced midwives (47%). They reported a significant change in well-being from before the pandemic to during the pandemic with regard to all four items (p 0.0001). The biggest 'before-during' difference was in perceptions of fear or anxiety and the smallest difference was in perceptions of anger. A framework was constructed from the open-ended responses to explain healthcare workers' understanding and perceptions of increased negative feelings regarding their mental well-being. CONCLUSION : The observed trends in the changes in healthcare workers' self-perceptions of their mental well-being highlight the need for further planning to build resilient frontline healthcare workers and provide them with ongoing mental health support and improved communication pathways. | en_US |
dc.description.department | Family Medicine | en_US |
dc.description.department | Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en_US |
dc.description.department | Statistics | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://www.phcfm.org | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Oosthuizen, S., Bergh, A.-M., Silver, A., Malatji, R., Mfolo, V. & Botha, T. Maternity healthcare providers’ self-percepons of well-being during COVID-19: A survey in Tshwane Health District, South Africa. African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine 2022;14(1), a3034. https://doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3034. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-2928 (print) | |
dc.identifier.issn | 2071-2936 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3034 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/86121 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | AOSIS | en_US |
dc.rights | © 2022. The Author. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License. | en_US |
dc.subject | Anger | en_US |
dc.subject | Anxiety | en_US |
dc.subject | Depression | en_US |
dc.subject | Fear | en_US |
dc.subject | Maternity healthcare workers | en_US |
dc.subject | Mental health | en_US |
dc.subject | Stress | en_US |
dc.subject | Support | en_US |
dc.subject | COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
dc.subject | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | en_US |
dc.title | Maternity healthcare providers' self-perceptions of well-being during COVID-19 : a survey in Tshwane Health District, South Africa | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |