Reflections of Australian general practitioners during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study.

IF 1.2 4区医学 Q4 HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES

Australian journal of primary health Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI:10.1071/PY22047

Seren Ovington, Katrina Anderson, Melinda Choy, Emily Haesler

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Abstract

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: 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: 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: 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.

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2019冠状病毒病大流行第一年澳大利亚全科医生的思考:一项定性研究

背景:全科医生在澳大利亚2019冠状病毒病(COVID-19)大流行应对中发挥了不可或缺的作用。然而，关于全科医生本身如何受到COVID-19大流行的影响，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在增进我们对全科医生在COVID-19大流行期间工作经验的理解。方法:采用半结构化访谈法进行定性研究。通过有目的的抽样，来自澳大利亚东南部的15名全科医生被要求反思他们在COVID-19大流行第一年的经历。访谈记录进行了专题分析。结果:确定了五个主要主题:对感染的恐惧;不确定性和信息过载;对政府与全科医生关系的影响;对医患关系的影响;以及诊所内部和全科医生之间的团队合作。结论:本研究采访的15名全科医生对他们在COVID-19大流行第一年的工作经历提供了宝贵的见解。根据这些见解，提出了四项建议，以帮助全科医生在继续提供初级卫生保健的同时应对大流行。

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来源期刊

Australian journal of primary health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

2.20

自引率

15.40%

发文量

136

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Australian Journal of Primary Health integrates the theory and practise of community health services and primary health care. The journal publishes high-quality, peer-reviewed research, reviews, policy reports and analyses from around the world. Articles cover a range of issues influencing community health services and primary health care, particularly comprehensive primary health care research, evidence-based practice (excluding discipline-specific clinical interventions) and primary health care policy issues. Australian Journal of Primary Health is an important international resource for all individuals and organisations involved in the planning, provision or practise of primary health care. Australian Journal of Primary Health is published by CSIRO Publishing on behalf of La Trobe University.