Table 3 Summary of facilitators and barriers to intervention implementation
Facilitators | Barriers |
|---|---|
Internal | |
Commitment from leadership | Engaging staff on the uptake of initiatives |
Communication across the organization | HCWs’ fear of contracting COVID-19 |
Development of guidelines and protocols | Lack of adequate education and training for staff / |
Effective infection prevention and control | Lack of focus on teams and organizations in developing initiatives |
Organizational readiness | Lack of human resources within the organization |
Staff input, feedback, and engagement | Staff exhaustion |
Teamwork across the organization | |
External | |
Government/national engagement with the organization and/or intervention(s) | The wider political and public health context |
Pressure from the media to address HCWs health and wellbeing | |
The wider political and public health context | |
Internal and external | |
Adequate financial resources | Inadequate knowledge translation / changing guidelines |
Fear of passing COVID-19 to family members | |
“Fake news” and misinformation circulating on social media | |
PPE challenges | |
Lack of trust in the organization or health system | |