Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on psychosocial work factors and emotional exhaustion among workers in the healthcare sector: a longitudinal study among 1915 …

F van Elk, SJW Robroek, A Burdorf… - Occupational and …, 2023‏ - oem.bmj.com
Objectives This study aims to investigate across subgroups of healthcare workers (1) the
changes in psychosocial working conditions and emotional exhaustion during the pandemic …

A survey of psychiatric healthcare workers' perception of working environment and possibility to recover before and after the first wave of COVID-19 in Sweden

E Alexiou, S Steingrimsson, M Akerstrom… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the impact of the first wave of the COVID-19
pandemic on perceived working environment, including the possibility to recover, among …

[HTML][HTML] Under pressure-Nursing staff's perspectives on working hours and recovery during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

I Hernandez, M Söderström, A Rudman… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic contributed to increased pressure on healthcare
systems. During periods when the demands exceed the capacity of healthcare …

Resilience Capability and Capacity in Unexpected Crises: Experiences and Lessons Learned in a Healthcare Organisation during the COVID‐19 Pandemic

N Gillberg, L Ahlstrom… - Journal of Nursing …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aim. The current article aims to gain insight into (a) what characterises organisational
resilience during an unexpected crisis such as COVID‐19 and (b) how organisations …

Working conditions for healthcare workers at a Swedish university hospital infectious disease department during the COVID-19 pandemic: Barriers and facilitators to …

M Veje, K Linden, V Sengpiel, Y Carlsson… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Background Healthcare workers (HCWs) at infectious disease departments have held the
frontline during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators …

[HTML][HTML] Working conditions for hospital-based maternity and neonatal health care workers during extraordinary situations–A pre-/post COVID-19 pandemic analysis …

M Akerstrom, Y Carlsson, V Sengpiel, M Veje… - Sexual & Reproductive …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate how the changed work routines during the
COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the working environment for hospital-based …

Under pressure–The working situation of Swedish healthcare managers during the first wave of COVID-19

L Björk, L Corin, M Akerstrom, IH Jonsdottir… - Frontiers in …, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Introduction The aim of this study is to provide insight into the psychosocial work situation of
hospital managers during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods Mixed-effect …

The experience of European hospital-based health care workers on following infection prevention and control procedures and their wellbeing during the first wave of …

D van Hout, P Hutchinson, M Wanat, C Pilbeam… - PLoS …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Background Working under pandemic conditions exposes health care workers (HCWs) to
infection risk and psychological strain. A better understanding of HCWs' experiences of …

Health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic among health-care workers: a comparison between groups involved and not involved in COVID-19 care

M Lohela-Karlsson, E Condén Mellgren - Healthcare, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Health consequences have been reported among health-care workers (HCWs) exposed to
COVID-19. Sweden chose to manage the pandemic with a lower and more equal long …

Maintaining operability at a high personal cost–a mixed method study on maternal healthcare workers' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Akerstrom, A Wessberg, E Hadžibajramović… - BMC Health Services …, 2025‏ - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic forced leaders and employees in health care services
to take difficult decisions to manage risks associated with employee health and the …