Perceptions of changes in practice patterns and patient care among heart failure nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heart Lung
; 52: 152-158, 2022.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1620699
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) had a profound impact on the delivery of care in both hospital and outpatient settings across the United States. Patients with heart failure (HF) and healthcare providers had to abruptly adapt.OBJECTIVE:
To describe how the COVID-19 pandemic affected practice patterns of HF nurses.METHODS:
Practicing HF nurses completed a cross-sectional, anonymous, web-based survey of perceptions of HF practice. Analyses involved descriptive and comparative statistics.RESULTS:
Of 171 nurses who completed surveys, outpatient HF visits decreased and 63.2% added telehealth visits. Despite spending about 29 min educating patients during visits, 27.5% of nurses perceived that the pandemic decreased patients' abilities to provide optimal self-care. Nurses reported decreased ability to collect objective data (62.4%; n = 78), although subjective assessment stayed the same (41.6%; n = 52).CONCLUSION:
Nurses' practice patterns provided insight into patient care changes made during COVID-19. Most core components of HF management were retained, but methods of delivery during the pandemic differed.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Heart Failure
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Heart Lung
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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