GLOBAL NEWS | Research to examine emotional well-being of physicians, nurses during pandemic
Jason Harley, a psychologist who is currently an assistant professor at 91社区鈥檚 Department of Surgery and a member of the university鈥檚 Institute for Health Sciences Education, said the goal of the research is to find ways to better support hospital-based physicians and nurses during this crisis.鈥淭here鈥檚 a lot of added stress, a lot of added factors associated with trying to rapidly and effectively adapt protocols 鈥� especially those in hospitals 鈥� to deal with COVID-19,鈥� Harley said. 鈥淚n a time like this, where we need our healthcare professionals and we need them at their best, it鈥檚 important we do everything we can to support them.鈥�
鈥淚t鈥檚 a very new type of disease that we鈥檙e dealing with. This is leading to, again, a lot of rapid protocol development and innovation that goes on in hospitals,鈥� Harley said. The aim of the research is to look at what currently exists in terms of personal sources of support, such as family and friends, institutional supports within a hospital as well as other methods of coping.
