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ArticleJournal of evaluation in clinical practice2022

Implementation considerations for delivering inpatient COVID rehabilitation: A qualitative study.

Christine L Sheppard, Zara Szigeti, Robert Simpson, Jacqueline Minezes, Sander L Hitzig, Amanda Mayo, Lawrence R Robinson, Maria Lung, Marina B Wasilewski

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Christine L SheppardSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6487-3287
Zara SzigetiSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Robert SimpsonDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation & Rehabilitation Sciences Institute, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.
Jacqueline MinezesMusculoskeletal/STAR Rehab and Restorative Transitional Unit, St. John's Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Sander L HitzigSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9139-9250
Amanda MayoSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Lawrence R RobinsonSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9590-8745
Maria LungMusculoskeletal/STAR Rehab and Restorative Transitional Unit, St. John's Rehab, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.
Marina B WasilewskiSt. John's Rehab Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-1198-2292

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Sunnybrook FoundationSunnybrook Research Institute
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationalePatients recovering from significant COVID-19 infections benefit from rehabilitation; however, aspects of rehabilitative care can be difficult to implement amidst COVID infection control measures. AIMS AND

objectivesWe used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to evaluate the rapid implementation of a COVID zone in an in-patient rehabilitation hospital at the onset of the first wave of the pandemic.

methodsSemistructured interviews were conducted with health care providers (n = 12) supporting the COVID zone, as well as with patients (n = 10) who were discharged from the COVID zone and their family caregivers (n = 5). The interviews explored the successes and challenges of working on the unit and the quality of care that was delivered to patients recovering from COVID.

resultsRapid implementation of the COVID zone was supported by champions at the middle-management level but challenged by a number of factors, including: conflicting expert opinions on best infection control practices (outer setting), limited flow of information from senior leaders to frontline staff (inner setting), lack of rehabilitation equipment and understanding of how to provide high quality rehabilitative care in this context (intervention characteristics), willingness and self-efficacy of staff working in the COVID zone (individual characteristics) and lack of time to reflect on and assess effectiveness (process).

conclusionsWhile there was an apparent need for rapid implementation of a COVID rehabilitation zone, senior leadership, middle management and frontline staff faced several challenges. Future evaluations should focus on how to adapt COVID rehabilitation services during fluctuating pandemic restrictions, and to account for rehabilitative needs of people recovering from significant COVID infections.

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COVID-19Health PersonnelHumansInpatientsPandemicsQualitative ResearchCOVID-19implementationin-patient rehabilitationpandemic

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PMID36070223
PMCPMC9537784

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