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Date Published: 02/12/2023
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i2.7411
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Vol. 532 No. 2 (2023): Vietnam Medical Journal
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Do , T. H., Huynh, T. S., Nguyen , T. H., Luu, . N. D. H., & Tran , T. K. L. (2023). STRATEGIES TO RESPONSE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN VIETNAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: IMPLICATION FOR THE FUTURE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 532(2). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v532i2.7411

STRATEGIES TO RESPONSE TO PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN VIETNAM DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: IMPLICATION FOR THE FUTURE

Thi Ha Do 1,, Tan Son Huynh1, Thanh Hiep Nguyen 1, Nguyen Duc Hanh Luu2, Thuy Khanh Linh Tran 3
1 University of Medicine Pham Ngoc Thach
2 Nguyen Tat Thanh University
3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy Ho Chi Minh City

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                   The COVID-19 pandemic has brought great challenges and stress to healthcare workers (HCWs). The application of appropriate strategies to respond to psychological trauma contributes to the protection of HCWs’ well-being. The objective of this study is to discover the strategies that HCWs used for psychological trauma coping during their participation in COVID-19 prevention and control. This is a qualitative study, conducted in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, collecting information by in-depth interviews with 40 HCWs participating in COVID-19 prevention and control in HCMC in 2021. Findings showed that strategies of stress coping that HCWs used in the pandemic management are diverse. There were six main themes identified as positive coping solutions in this study including rest and entertainment activities; improving the working environment; maintaining social interaction; positive thinking and action; strengthening personal coping capacity; and showing professionalism at work. In addition to these positive coping solutions, some participants expressed that they have used negative coping skills including using stimulants; taking their anger out on others; running away from work; refusing contact with others; surrendering to their own fate; and quitting their jobs. In addition to general solutions, the participants in charge of different working groups had some specific solutions to deal with the psychological trauma.

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coping, healthcare workers, psychological trauma, Vietnam

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