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ArticleNursing open2023

End of life care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study on the perspectives of nurses and nurse assistants.

Nertila Podgorica, Christine Rungg, Beatrice Bertini, Susanne Perkhofer, Christoph Zenzmaier

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Nertila PodgoricaDepartment of Nursing, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-0131-0815
Christine RunggDepartment of Nursing, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria.
Beatrice BertiniGruppo San Donato Hospitals, Milan, Italy.
Susanne PerkhoferResearch and Innovation Unit, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria.
Christoph ZenzmaierDepartment of Nursing, Health University of Applied Sciences Tyrol, Innsbruck, Austria.

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Abstract

aimTo explore nurses' and nurse assistants' experiences of providing end-of-life care during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria, Germany and Northern Italy.

designA qualitative explorative interview study.

methodData were collected between August and December 2020 and analysed using content analysis. Healthcare professionals (nurses (n = 30), nurse coordinators (n = 6) and nurse assistants (n = 5)) from hospitals (n = 32) and long-term care facilities (n = 9) in Austria, Germany and Northern Italy were interviewed for this study.

resultsFive main categories were identified as follows: (i) end-of-life care involves love and duty, (ii) last wishes and dignity of the patient, (iii) communication with the family, (iv) organizational and religious aspects and (v) personal emotions. Results indicate that more training and guidelines are needed to prepare nurses and nurse assistants for end-of-life care during pandemics. PUBLIC CONTRIBUTION: This research can help prepare nurses and nurse assistants for end-of-life care in pandemics and will be of value for improving the institutional and government health policies. Furthermore, it can be of value in preparing training for healthcare professionals patient-relatives.

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COVID-19NursesTerminal CareHumansPandemicsQualitative Research

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PMCPMC10170946

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