Facing the Frontline - An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Filipino Rural Doctors' Mental Health Amid COVID-19

• Main Authors: Umil, Mary Diane, Meneses, Miranda Ellen, Sioson†, Caitlin Ann, Teng-Calleja, Mendiola
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2023
• Subjects: COVID-19; doctors; interpretative phenomenological analysis; mental health; Philippines; rural healthcare; Medicine and Health Sciences; Mental and Social Health; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/psychology-faculty-pubs/426; https://doi.org/10.1027/2157-3891/a000080
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Global health crises impose considerable strain in health care systems worldwide that create mental health challenges among medical practitioners. Greater challenges are experienced by doctors practicing in rural areas of developing countries such as the Philippines that have weak healthcare infrast...