ArticleGesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany))2024
["The Show Must Go on": Medical Assistants and Their Experience Managing Vaccination during the Covid-19 Pandemic].
Article in Gesundheitswesen (Bundesverband der Arzte des Offentlichen Gesundheitsdienstes (Germany)), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
backgroundWith the beginning of the Covid-19 vaccinations in primary care, a new and work-intensive responsibility arose for medical assistants (MA). In addition to their existing duties and the challenges posed by Covid-19, they had to organize, plan, and in some cases carry out the vaccinations and follow up on the documentation.
methodsA total of 21 semi-structured interviews were conducted with MA between April and September 2021. Particularly considering the timing of the interview, questions were asked about the daily work routine and the associated vaccine organization. The interviews were then analyzed using MAXQDA software based on Kuckartz's qualitative content analysis.
resultsThe MA criticized a lack of organization and transparency in the planning and implementation of vaccinations. Each vaccination had to be pre- and post-processed, resulting in an immense bureaucratic effort. Additional work and stress were the results. Also, MA had to deal with difficult patients.
conclusionThe experience of MA must be taken into consideration in the future to create guidance for dealing with an increased demand for vaccinations. The guidelines for the future must ensure that MA are relieved and supported by a meaningful organization during such events.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.