The resilience process of the health care workers who acquired Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate the resilience process of the health care workers who acquired SARS during their work in 2003.his study was a qualitative research and data were generated from a purposive sample of the health care workers who acquired SARS during their work. In- depth interviews were conducted and complemented by in vivo observations. The study interviewed 4 health care workers who acquired SARS with a semi- instructed questionnaire design. The result indicated a three- stage of the resilience process by the health care workers who acquired SARS: lookout phase, coordination phase and integration phase. After the integration phase, all of the four interviewees face their new life constructively. The resilience process of health care workers were influenced by the severity of SARS infected and the complications, related events during SARS outbreak, individual attributes, the needs during one’s developmental stage, supportive system before and after SARS, the attitude before and after SARS. There were some facilitators during the resilience process, including positive individual attributes, the integration of one’s developmental stage, positive attitude toward things and feasible supportive system.