![]() ![]() Results: A total of 12 environmental services workers were interviewed. The interviews were recorded and transcribed for thematic analysis, as guided by Braun and Clarke. ![]() ![]() These domains were identified based on team discussions and literature review. Semi-structured interviews were conducted in-person, lasting around 30min, and included open-ended questions pertaining to five main domains: work experiences during COVID-19, training and education needs, resource and supplies availability, communication with management and other healthcare staff, and perceived stressors and support. Methods: A purposive sample of environmental services workers was recruited from a major tertiary hospital in Singapore. This qualitative study thus aimed to examine the experiences of those who worked for a year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite extensive literature describing the impact of the pandemic on healthcare workers such as doctors and nurses, studies on the lived experiences of environmental services workers in healthcare settings are sparse and none has been conducted in the Asian context. 3Duke-NUS Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singaporeīackground: The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a significant impact on all walks of life, in particular, environmental services workers in healthcare settings had higher workload, increased stress and greater susceptibility to COVID-19 infections during the pandemic.2NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.1Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.Qin Xiang Ng 1, Nicholas Ye Kai Koh 2, Xiaohui Xin 1, Humairah Zainal 1, Jack Thian Tan 1, Julian Thumboo 1,3 and Kok Yong Fong 1,3 * ![]()
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