Managers' strategies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic in Norwegian nursing homes and homecare services.
Leadersh Health Serv (Bradf Engl)
; ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print)2022 Nov 29.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2302404
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
This study aims to explore nursing home and home care managers' strategies in handling the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH:
This study has a qualitative design with semistructured individual interviews conducted digitally by videophone (Zoom). Eight managers from nursing homes and five managers from home care services located in a large urban municipality in eastern Norway participated. Systematic text condensation methodology was used for the analysis.FINDINGS:
The managers used several strategies to handle challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including being proactive and thinking ahead in terms of possible scenarios that might occur, continuously training of staff in new procedures and routines and systematic information sharing at all levels, as well as providing different ways of disseminating information for staff, service users and next-of-kins. To handle staffing challenges, managers used strategies such as hiring short-term staff that were temporary laid off from other industries and bringing in students. ORIGINALITY/VALUE The COVID-19 pandemic heavily affected health-care systems worldwide, which has led to many health-care studies. The situation in nursing homes and home care services, which were strongly impacted by the pandemic and in charge of a vulnerable group of people, has not yet received enough attention in research. This study, therefore, seeks to contribute to this research gap by investigating how managers in nursing homes and home care services used different strategies to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Home Care Services
Type of study:
Observational study
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Qualitative research
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Systematic review/Meta Analysis
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal subject:
Health Services Research
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
LHS-05-2022-0052
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