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Experiences and Needs of Patients, Caregivers and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Study Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Multicentre Study

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  • Colette Balice-Bourgois

    (Institute of Paediatrics of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Loris Bonetti

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Via Violino, 11, 6928 Manno, Switzerland)

  • Angela Tolotti

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Nursing Development and Research Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Sarah Jayne Liptrott

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Nursing Development and Research Unit, Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Michele Villa

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Tesserete, 48, 6900 Lugano, Switzerland)

  • Corina Elena Luca

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Ospedale Regionale di Lugano, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Tesserete, 46, 6903 Lugano, Switzerland)

  • Laura Maria Steiner

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland
    Department of Business Economics, Health and Social Care, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland, Via Violino, 11, 6928 Manno, Switzerland)

  • Annette Biegger

    (Nursing Department Direction, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Silvia Goncalves

    (Ospedale Regionale di Locarno, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via all’Ospedale, 1, 6600 Locarno, Switzerland)

  • Laura Moser

    (Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Antonio Palermo

    (Ospedale Regionale di Bellinzona e Valli, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Davide Sari

    (Oncology Institute of Southern Switzerland, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Via Gallino, 12, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

  • Dario Valcarenghi

    (Nursing Research Competence Centre, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale (EOC), Viale Officina, 3, 6500 Bellinzona, Switzerland)

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is a major public health problem with millions of confirmed cases and deaths described. Nurses are among the health care professionals most involved at the front line, caring for those affected by COVID-19. Patients and families have been subjected to a high emotional burden of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the approach to patients, the organisation of care, and communication with patients and their families, all requiring considerable adaptation on the part of nurses and health care professionals. The overall aim of this research was to find out the needs of patients with COVID-19, the nursing interventions provided and their outcomes, and to explore the experiences of the nurses, patients, and caregivers. A mixed method study will be performed with a convergent design. The study was divided into three phases. Quantitative methods involved nurses and patients affected by COVID-19 with a questionnaire. Qualitative methods involved nurses, patients, and caregivers with interviews and finally a quantitative analysis of the nursing documentation of the interviewed patients. We hope that this study will help us to understand and identify the main nursing and support needs expressed by patients and their families at different stages of their illness.

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  • Colette Balice-Bourgois & Loris Bonetti & Angela Tolotti & Sarah Jayne Liptrott & Michele Villa & Corina Elena Luca & Laura Maria Steiner & Annette Biegger & Silvia Goncalves & Laura Moser & Antonio P, 2022. "Experiences and Needs of Patients, Caregivers and Nurses during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Study Protocol for a Mixed-Methods Multicentre Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-9, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:19:p:12838-:d:935415
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