Just visiting: A qualitative study of Australian allied health professionals' experiences working in residential aged care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Internationally, the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health professionals' experiences of delivering effective care. The experiences of health professionals are important: poor experience has been associated with poorer patient outcomes and high staff turnover. This study aimed to narratively explore the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the experience of delivering allied health (AH) care in Australian residential aged care (RAC).

Methods

Semistructured interviews were conducted in February-May 2022 with AH professionals who had experience working in RAC during the pandemic. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim and thematically analysed in NVivo 20. Twenty-five per cent of interview transcripts were independently analysed by three resea

SUBMITTER: Meulenbroeks I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10946948 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature