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Year : 2022 | Volume
: 26
| Issue : 4 | Page : 245-250 |
Explaining the challenges of coping with coronavirus crisis in the workplaces: A qualitative study
Abdolhamid Tajvar1, Zahra Hosseini2, Mohammadreza Farahbakhsh3, Anahita Fakherpour4, Atefeh Homayuni5
1 Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 2 Associate Professor of Health Education and Promotion, Social Determinants in Health Promotion Research Center, Hormozgan Health Institute, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran 3 MSc in Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 4 MSc in Occupational Health Engineering, Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran 5 Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Atefeh Homayuni Student Research Committee, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas Iran
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_26_22
Background: Workplaces play a highly important role in controlling or spreading the prevalence of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Therefore, the lack of proper implementation of hygienic protocols in these environments might increase the risk of getting infected with the COVID-19 among the employees, following the increase of the COVID-19 at the family and community levels. This qualitative study aims to explain the challenges of coping with the coronavirus crisis in the workplaces. Methods: The present qualitative study was conducted with a conventional content analysis approach. We used purposeful sampling with maximum diversity in terms of working processes. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Interviews were performed to the point of information saturation. MAXQDA software version 10 was used for data management. Results: Through the content analysis of the interviews with the participants, we identified two main classes and nine sub-classes. The main classes included intra-organizational challenges (job nature, budget allocation problems, individual factors, disorganization, manpower and equipment, lack of commitment, and insufficient support of managers) and extra-organizational challenges (lack of accessibility to valid information, black market, and inter-sectorial coordination problems). Conclusion: The study findings indicated that organizations and industries face numerous internal and external challenges in coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Paying attention to the mentioned limitations and attempting to eliminate them, especially by the governmental organizations, employers, and managers, could help in effectively confronting the COVID-19 pandemic.
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