This study explored the lived experiences and coping mechanisms of female
paramedics in a high stress, trauma burdened environment. A qualitative exploratory
study reviewed the literature on stress, trauma and coping. Multiple definitions, factors
and symptoms of stress and trauma that affect the female paramedic were consulted.
Coping and coping mechanisms were also explored. Nonprobability and purposive
sampling was used to draw a sample of six female paramedics. Microsoft Teams was
used to gather data through semi-structured interviews. Content analysis was used to
generate themes and subthemes, from which the study findings were derived.
Conclusions were reached and recommendations made. The study revealed that
female paramedics’ work environment had a significant impact on their experience of
stress and trauma, as well as on their coping and well-being. Recommendations were
made for HR practitioners, career counsellors, industrial and organisational
psychologists, line managers and female paramedics to promote a better
understanding of the impact of stress and trauma, and to improve the well-being of
female paramedics.
Lolu cwaningo luhlole izimpilo eziphilwa kanye nezindlela zokumelana nezimo
kwabesifazane bezimo eziphuthumayo endaweni enokukhandleka kwengqondo
okuphezulu, egcwele ukuhlukumezeka. Ucwaningo lokuqonda inkinga yezenhlalo
noma yabantu lubuyekeze imibhalo yezincwadi eziphathelene nokukhandleka
kwengqondo, ukuhlukumezeka kanye nokumelana nesimo. Ihlole izincazelo eziningi,
izici nezimpawu zokukhandleka kwengqondo nokuhlukumezeka okuthinta abezimo
eziphuthumayo besifazane. Kuphinde kwacutshungulwa izindlela zokumelana
nesimo. Kusetshenziswe isampula ekhethwe ngokusekelwe emibandeleni
engahleliwe kanye nesekelwe ezicini zenani labantu kanye nenjongo yocwaningo
ukwenza isahlulelo sesampula yabezimo eziphuthumayo besifazane abayisithupha. I Microsoft Teams isetshenzisiwe ukuqoqa imininingwane ngokusebenzisa izingxoxo
ezihlelwe kancane.
Ukuhlaziywa kokuqukethwe kusetshenziswe ukukhiqiza izingqikithi nezindikimba
zesibili endikimbeni enkulu, lapho kutholwe khona okutholwe ocwaningweni.
Kufinyelelwe esiphethweni futhi kwenziwa iziphakamiso. Ucwaningo luveze ukuthi
indawo yokusebenza yabezimo eziphuthumayo besifazane ibe nomthelela omkhulu
kulokhu abahlangene nakho ekukhandlekeni kwengqondo nasekuhlukumezekeni
kwabo, kanye nasekumelaneni kwabo nezimo nokuphila kahle. Iziphakamiso zenziwa
kubasebenzi bakwa-HR, abeluleki bezemisebenzi, ochwepheshe bezengqondo
bemboni nenhlangano, abaphathi ababambe iqhaza ekuqhubeni imisebenzi
yebhizinisi eyinhloko yenkampani. kanye nabezimo eziphuthumayo besifazane ukuze
kuqondwe kangcono umthelela wokukhandleka kwengqondo nokuhlukumezeka, kanye nokwenza ngcono ukuphila kahle kwabezimo eziphuthumayo besifazane.
Hierdie studie het die geleefde ervaring en hanteringsmeganismes van vroulike
paramedici in ’n hoë-stres-, traumabelaaide omgewing ondersoek. ’n Kwantitatiewe
ondersoekende studie is gedoen na die literatuur oor stres, trauma en hantering. Dit
het veelvuldige definisies, faktore en simptome van stres en trauma ondersoek wat ’n
uitwerking op die vroulike paramedikus het. Hantering en hanteringsmeganismes is
ook ondersoek. Nie-waarskynlikheid- en doelgerigte-steekproefneming is gebruik om
’n steekproef van ses vroulike paramedici te neem. Microsoft Teams is gebruik om
data deur semi-gestruktureerde onderhoude in te samel. Inhoudanalises is gebuik om
temas en subtemas te genereer waaruit die studie se bevindings afgelei is.
Gevolgtrekkings is gemaak en aanbevelings gedoen. Die studie het onthul dat vroulike
paramedici se werksomgewing ’n betekenisvolle uitwerking op hul ervaring van stres
en trauma het, asook op hul hantering en welsyn. Aanbevelings is gedoen aan
menslike hulpbronpraktisyns, loopbaanadviseurs, bedryf- en organisatoriese
sielkundiges, lynbestuurders en vroulike paramedici om ’n beter begrip te skep van
die uitwerking van stres en trauma, en om die welsyn van vroulike paramedici te
verbeter.
