ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Experiences of Nurses in Nursing Homes during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Germany: A Qualitative Study.
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- Nurse leaders' appraisal of work-organizational interventions during COVID-19: an interview study in German hospitals and long-term care facilities.BMC nursing · 2026Article
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- "If we survive this, we'll make it through anything" - Exploration of the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of nursing home staff in Hesse, Germany.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Job demands and general health of nursing staff in German nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: the buffering effect of job resources.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- [Workload and mental health of nursing staff in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic-a scoping review].Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Article
- Supporting Nursing Staff During Crises: Impact of Organisational Support Measures and Resources in Job Satisfaction in German Nursing Homes.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Nurses' priority-setting for older nursing home residents during COVID-19.Nursing ethics · 2024Article
- Nurses' Experiences in Communicating With Immigrant Populations During COVID-19: Insights and Suggestions for Future Health Crises.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing Society · 2024Article
- Primary Health Care Case-Management Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2024Article
- Psychosocial burdens in palliative care - a longitudinal cohort study in nursing homes and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.BMC palliative care · 2023Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospice and palliative care in nursing homes-A qualitative study from a multiperspective view.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
(1) Background: The aim of this qualitative study was to examine pandemic-related changes in nursing work in nursing homes, the resulting work-related stresses and external as well as internal alleviating measures. (2) Methods: We conducted 10 interviews from March to June 2021 with nurses from eight facilities. Data were analysed according to qualitative content analysis. (3) Results: Nurses faced increased workloads due to regulations and guidelines paired with staffing shortages. Work became more difficult due to personal protective equipment (PPE), conflict with residents' relatives and, in the case of outbreaks, excess death and suffering. Nurse-to-resident care work became more emotionally demanding, with residents more distressed due to the lockdown, while families and social workers were not allowed into the facility. Residents with dementia posed an additional challenge, as they did not remember hygiene and distancing rules. Internal and external measures were not sufficient to alleviate the situation. However, some measures, such as training programmes or existing palliative care concepts, were considered helpful. (4) Conclusions: Facing other possible upcoming pandemics, ways to improve facility administration to prepare for future pandemics are highly needed, such as regular training programmes to prepare for possible lockdown scenarios, PPE use or potential hygiene measures.
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