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ArticleBMJ open2021

Nurses' experiences of caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a qualitative enquiry.

Janita Pak Chun Chau, Suzanne Hoi Shan Lo, Ravneet Saran, Claudia Ho Yau Leung, Simon Kwun Yu Lam, David R Thompson

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Article in BMJ open, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Janita Pak Chun ChauThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China janitachau@cuhk.edu.hk.ORCID 0000-0002-3750-7396
Suzanne Hoi Shan LoThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.ORCID 0000-0002-9970-0642
Ravneet SaranThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Claudia Ho Yau LeungThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Simon Kwun Yu LamThe Nethersole School of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
David R ThompsonSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK.
Chinese University of Hong Kong · HKQueen's University Belfast · GB

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesNurses are the largest group of healthcare workers on the front line of efforts to control the COVID-19 pandemic. An understanding of their nursing experiences, the challenges they encountered and the strategies they used to address them may inform efforts to better prepare and support nurses and public health measures when facing a resurgence of COVID-19 or new pandemics. This study aimed to explore the experiences of nurses caring for people with suspected or diagnosed COVID-19 in Hong Kong.

designA qualitative study was conducted using individual, semistructured interviews. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis.

settingParticipants were recruited from acute hospitals and a public health department in Hong Kong from June 2020 to August 2020.

participantsA purposive sample of registered nurses (N=39) caring for people with COVID-19 in Hong Kong were recruited.

resultsTwo-thirds of the nurses had a master's degree and over a third had 6-10 years of nursing experience. Around 40% of the nurses cared for people with COVID-19 in isolation wards and a quarter performed COVID-19-related work for 31-40 hours/week. Most (90%) had training in COVID-19 and three-quarters had experience of working in infection control teams. Six key themes emerged: confronting resource shortages; changes in usual nursing responsibilities and care modes; maintaining physical and mental health; need for effective and timely responses from relevant local authorities; role of the community in public health protection and management; and advanced pandemic preparedness.

conclusionsOur study found that nurses possessed resilience, self-care and adaptability when confronting resource shortages, changing nursing protocols, and physical and mental health threats during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, coordinated support from the clinical environment, local authorities and community, and advanced preparedness would likely improve nursing responses to future pandemics.

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COVID-19NursesHong KongHumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19infection controlpublic healthqualitative researchquality in health care

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PMID34426473
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