Understanding Self-Care Literacy Among Healthcare Practitioners Working from Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Qualitative Analysis Using AI

Self-care literacy has been defined as knowledge, motivation, and competencies to promote health, prevent disease, and maintain health with or without the support of a healthcare provider. Little is known about how healthcare practitioners who were able to work from home during the COVID-19 pandemic took care of themselves. Forty-four practitioners responded to the Self-Care During COVID-19 Questionnaire from September 2022-January 2023. Data about the meaning, methods, and prevention of self-care were analyzed using AI. Findings aligned with previous manual coding as exercise and sleep/relaxation were the most often mentioned categories of self-care. Implications for self-care literacy will be explored.