A web-based cross-sectional study assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the mental health of radiology staff in Saudi Arabia

Abdeen, Rawan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0265873

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“…A 2020 study found that although practitioners harboured concerns regarding personal safety and institutional resources, these worries did not deter from their moral obligation to provide care 54. This was consistent with other findings on the challenges practitioners face in balancing their commitments to patients with their commitments to their loved ones 55 56. Another study described participants’ accounts of moral uncertainty as they relate to medical intervention, triage and resource allocation especially in the absence of scientific evidence 57.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Ethical uncertainty and COVID-19: exploring the lived experiences of senior physicians at a major medical centre

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Given the wide-reaching and detrimental impact of COVID-19, its strain on healthcare resources, and the urgent need for—sometimes forced—public health interventions, thorough examination of the ethical issues brought to light by the pandemic is especially warranted. This paper aims to identify some of the complex moral dilemmas faced by senior physicians at a major medical centre in Saudi Arabia, in an effort to gain a better understanding of how they navigated ethical uncertainty during a time of crisis. This qualitative study uses a semistructured interview approach and reports the findings of 16 interviews. The study finds that participants were motivated by a profession-based moral obligation to provide care during the toughest and most uncertain times of the pandemic. Although participants described significant moral dilemmas during their practice, very few identified challenges as ethical in nature, and in turn, none sought formal ethics support. Rather, participants took on the burden of resolving ethical challenges themselves—whenever possible—rationalising oft fraught decisions by likening their experiences to wartime action or by minimising attention to the moral. In capturing these accounts, this paper ultimately contemplates what moral lessons can, and must be, learnt from this experience.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 57%

Ethical uncertainty and COVID-19: exploring the lived experiences of senior physicians at a major medical centre

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“…Working during the pandemic affected MRT mental well-being across the globe as individuals had to cope with irregular shifts, increased radiation exposure, serious risk of contracting the virus, insufficient protective measures and a heavy workload. 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 We are proposing that each level of influence work together in order to create meaningful change. Governments need to ensure policies are not exclusionary and apply to everyone working in the healthcare system which goes beyond the scope of COVID-19.…”

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confidence: 99%