Impact of COVID-19 on care at the end of life during the first months of the pandemic from the perspective of healthcare professionals from different settings: a qualitative interview study (the CO-LIVE study).

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study is to better understand how the COVID-19 outbreak impacted the different domains of the palliative care approach to end-of-life care from the perspective of healthcare professionals (HCPs) from different professions, working in different settings during the first months of the COVID-19 outbreak in the Netherlands.

Methods

An in-depth qualitative interview study among 16 HCPs of patients who died between March and July 2020 in different healthcare settings in the Netherlands. The HCPs were recruited through an online survey about end-of-life care. Maximum variation sampling was used. Data were analysed following the principles of thematic analysis.

Results

Several aspects impacted the quality of the palliative care approach to car

SUBMITTER: Zee MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9990162 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature