Challenges of Women Healthcare Workers during COVID-19

Abstract

Objectives: The study aimed to identify the psychological and social challenges faced by Emirati women working in the medical field during COVID-19, as well as the extent to which these challenges differed depending on the nature of their work, the variable of their social status, and the extent to which these challenges were related to the study’s primary variables. Methodology: For this study, a questionnaire for assessing psychological and social issues was developed, and after obtaining psychometric features and proving validity and stability, it was used on a sample of 150 Emirati women. Results:The statistical data show that the study sample in the field of psychological issues suffers anxiety, dread, tension, and agitation. In addition, there are social difficulties to consider, such as social stigma, loss of family and professional relations, absence from home, trouble maintaining a work-life balance, and strained social relationships with patients. The findings also revealed a lack of statistical significance with the variables of the place of residence and social status on the study sample’s varying challenges, as well as the presence of a statistically significant relationship between the study variables (age, shift time, housing, work sector, number of years of experience) and the challenges. Doi: 10.28991/ESJ-2024-08-04-017 Full Text: PDF

Keywords

• covid-19
• psychological challenges
• social challenges
• women healthcare workers.