Nursing home leader response during COVID-19: a qualitative descriptive study about use of external resources during the pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Background

US nursing homes were ground zero for COVID-19 and nursing home leaders faced multiple challenges to keep residents and staff safe. Understanding the leader's role and their use of external resources to rapidly respond to the pandemic is important to better prepare for the next infectious disease outbreak emergency. The purpose of this study is to describe Missouri nursing home leaders' use of external resources to manage challenges encountered during the pandemic.

Methods

This qualitative descriptive study uses data from semi-structured interviews conducted with leaders from 24 Midwestern nursing homes between March 2022 and March 2023. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using Dedoose software. Directed content analysis, guided by Donabedian's Stru

SUBMITTER: Vogelsmeier A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11476967 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature