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J Caring Sci. 2023;12(3): 174-180.
doi: 10.34172/jcs.2023.31909
PMID: 38020734
PMCID: PMC10663436
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Original Article

Organizational Climate of the COVID-19 Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Content Analysis Study

Parvaneh Khorasani 1 ORCID logo, Amrollah Ebrahimi 2 ORCID logo, Sima Andalib 3 ORCID logo, Mahnaz Ahmadi 4 ORCID logo, Seyed Mohamad Hosein Moosavi 5* ORCID logo

1 Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Department of Health Psychology, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan
3 Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Isfahan, Iran
4 Department of Psychology, School of Counseling and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
5 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Vice-Chancellor for Research and Technology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
*Corresponding Author: *Corresponding Author: Sayed Mohammad Hosain Mousavi,, Email: seyedmhm74@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: To manage the psychological consequences of providing services in the COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs), it is necessary to identify the experience of nurses from the organizational climate. The current study was conducted to explain the nurses’ experience of the organizational climate of the COVID-19 ICUs.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted in three teaching hospitals affiliated to Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. 17 individual and semi-structured interviews with 12 nurses working in three selected COVID-19 centers were included in the data analysis. The participants were selected by purposive sampling and interviewed in one or more sessions at a suitable time and place. Interviews lasted for 45 to 90 minutes and continued with conventional content analysis until data saturation. Data analysis was done using conventional content analysis of Graham and Leideman model. Guba and Lincoln criteria (including validity, transferability, consistency, and reliability) were used to ensure reliability and accuracy.

Results: The results of data analysis were classified into 82 primary concept codes and 10 sub-categories in the form of 3 categories: “positive climate of attachment and professional commitment”, “emotional resonance in the work environment” and “supportive environment of the organization”.

Conclusion: This study led to the identification of nurses’ experiences of the organizational climate during the COVID-19 which provides appropriate information to nursing managers to create a favorable organizational climate and increase the quality of work-life of nurses.

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Submitted: 01 Jan 2023
Accepted: 16 Jul 2023
ePublished: 07 Aug 2023
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