Trying to create order in chaos—healthcare workers’ perspective of COVID-19 intensive care (a qualitative study)
Our study demonstrates challenges and identifies workarounds, support strategies and personnel learning experienced by COVID-19 intensive care teams in delivering patient care, ensuring patient safety and managing staff resilience. The findings can be used to better prepare for future crises.
Authors
- Mats Ericson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6207-1969)
- Cecilia Escher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7086-7409)
- Walter Osika (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1583-7319)
- Oili Dahl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7496-4150)
- Johan Creutzfeldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9406-8484)
- Mini Ruiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9910-8809)
- Lisbet Meurling (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-1157-3780)
Institutions
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Södertälje Sjukhus (SE)
- Norrköping Hospital (SE)
- KTH Royal Institute of Technology (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open Quality
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2025-003459
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- AFA Försäkring