The Healthcare Relationship during the Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study in the Emergency Department of an Italian Hospital.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 20(3)2023 01 23.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2239838
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic had an impact not only on people's lives but also on the healthcare system. This study aimed to investigate the healthcare relationship in the Emergency Department (ED) of a hospital in northern Italy, during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants (N = 43) consisted of 16 nurses, 6 doctors from the hospital ED, and 21 patients who accessed this department. Semi-structured interviews were carried out and a thematic analysis was conducted. The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic brought both positive and negative changes to the healthcare relationship that are linked to changes in the organization of the ED and to participants' various experiences of the pandemic. The changes in this relationship should be monitored because they could have long-term effects on healthcare professionals' wellbeing, treatment outcomes, and the healthcare system. The findings from this study could be used to understand these changes and inform intervention strategies to improve the healthcare relationship.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pandemics
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ijerph20032072
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