Author, year of publication | Title | Study design | Details of participants | Country | Mode of survey | Results |
Opare et al., 2020 | “We try our best to offer them the little that we can” coping strategies of Ghanaian community psychiatric nurses: A qualitative descriptive study. | Exploratory qualitative study | 13 HCWs | Ghana | Questionnaire | Some coping strategies used included reliance on religious faith, self-disguise, self-motivation, and a reduction in the number of house visits. |
Muzyamba, Makova and Mushibi, 2021 | Exploring health workers’ experiences of mental health challenges during care of patients with COVID-19 in Uganda: a qualitative study. | Qualitative study | 50 HCWs | Uganda | Questionnaire | Some coping strategies used among HCWs in this study included talking to colleagues, and support and prayers from family members. |
Ofori et al., 2021 | The psychological impact of COVID-19 on health workers in Ghana: A multicentre, cross-sectional study. | Cross-sectional | 272 HCWs | Ghana | Questionnaire | Positive attitudes from colleagues, the government’s free salary relief and praying more were often used as coping strategies. |