COVID-19: Challenges and solutions for the provision of care to seriously ill and dying people and their relatives during SARS-CoV-2 pandemic - perspectives of pandemic response team members: A qualitative study on the basis of expert interviews (part of PallPan).

ABSTRACT:

Background

During the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic's initial waves, bans on visiting and isolation measures placed limits on providing services for seriously ill and dying people and their relatives. Pandemic response teams at governmental level (macro), at federal state and municipal level (meso) and in healthcare facilities (micro) played their role in pandemic management procedures.

Aim

To explore pandemic-related challenges and solutions of pandemic response teams regarding the provision of care to seriously ill and dying people and their relatives. Findings were to be integrated into a national strategy (PallPan).

Design

Semi-structured expert interviews (10/2020-2/2021) analysed via structured content analysis.

Settingparticipants

We interviewed 41 members, who di

SUBMITTER: Klinger I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9248004 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature