RÉSUMÉ
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 epidemic, the lockdown measures were associated with professional guidelines to care for patients. We noticed that the home nursing care of some patients monitored in supportive care wards were interrupted. The aim of this study is to determine the impact of lockdown on the home nursing care of patients monitored in supportive care wards. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This observational, descriptive, monocentric, and prospective study was conducted in the supportive care wards from the 04.20 to the 05.15.2020 among 100 patients. They were asked about their home nursing care and their frequency before and after lockdown. Our study received a favorable ruling from the ethics committee of the Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg. RESULTS: About two thirds of patients had experienced a change with their home nursing care. A complete interruption was observed for 40% of them and a reduction of frequency for 10% of them. Some populations were more deeply affected: patients with a performance status 3-4, women, patients living alone or patients with motor disability. The interruption of a task usually performed by a professional was observed for 49% of patients, with the task becoming incumbent on the patient or family caregivers. CONCLUSION: Our study shows a strong impact of the lockdown on the home nursing care of our patients in spite of the professional guidelines encouraging continuity of care. Our study underlines the great importance of protecting the access to care of the most vulnerable patients.
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COVID-19 , Personnes handicapées , Services de soins à domicile , Troubles moteurs , COVID-19/épidémiologie , COVID-19/prévention et contrôle , Contrôle des maladies transmissibles , Femelle , Soins à domicile , Humains , Études prospectivesRÉSUMÉ
The Paul Strauss Center day-care accompaniment department ("SSAJ") is an oncologic supportive day-care, also an alternative to conventional hospitalization. In order to follow the SSAJ department's activity, in the "ambulatory turnover" context, we compared the 2008 and 2016 four first months activity. In 2016, there was an average of 4.96 patients per day versus 5.62 in 2008 (P<0.001); average day incoming of 653 per stay in 2016 versus 775 in 2008 (P<0.001). In 2016, there was an average 63.9 % of imagery done versus 27.7 % in 2008 (P<0.001). The 2016 average patient following period was of 84.7 days versus 67.6 days in 2008 (P=0.019). Average time between first day-care visit and death was 161.7 days in 2016 versus 133.5 days in 2008 (P=0.0033). Average day activity is lower in 2016 than 2008, nonetheless number of total stays and inpatients has increased on the four months period. The SSAJ intervenes more precociously in 2016 than 2008. Hospital technical platform is better used, but average per-stay incoming has statistically lowered. The SSAJ limits and prepares complete hospitalizations. Inpatient close reevaluation after a "shorter-willing" stay, home issues anticipation and identification with the home-care team, and worsening prevention gives this activity all its meaning.