scholarly journals Anticipating hopes, fears and expectations towards COVID-19 vaccines: A qualitative interview study in seven European countries

2022 ◽  
pp. 100035
Author(s):  
Katharina Paul ◽  
Bettina Zimmermann ◽  
Paolo Corsico ◽  
Amelia Fiske ◽  
Susi Geiger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

Patient perceptions of ovarian cancer, its treatment, and its impact: A qualitative interview study in three European countries.

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16550-e16550
Author(s):  
Daniel Eek ◽  
Matthew Reaney ◽  
Carla Ascoytia ◽  
Lorie Scrabis ◽  
Katarina Halling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ovarian Cancer ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Patient Perceptions ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

scholarly journals Following the science? Views from scientists on government advisory boards during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study in five European countries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elien Colman ◽  
Marta Wanat ◽  
Herman Goosens ◽  
Sarah Tonkin-Crine ◽  
Sibyl Anthierens
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
The Public ◽  
Advisory Boards ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Advisor Role

Objectives: To explore the views and experiences of scientists working on government advisory boards during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the aim to learn lessons for future pandemic management and preparedness. Design: Explorative qualitative interview study. Participants: Twenty one scientists with an official government advisory role during the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium, the Netherlands, UK, Sweden or Germany. Methods: Online video or telephone semi-structured interviews took place between December 2020 and April 2021. They were audio recorded and transcribed, and analyzed using a combination of inductive and deductive thematic analysis techniques. Results: Scientists found working on the advisory boards during the COVID-19 pandemic to be a rewarding experience. However, they identified numerous challenges including learning to work in an interdisciplinary way, ensuring that evidence is understood and taken on board by governments, and dealing with media and public reactions. Scientists found themselves taking on new roles, the boundaries of which were not clearly defined. Consequently, they received substantial media attention and were often perceived and treated as a public figure. Conclusions: Scientists working on advisory boards in European countries faced similar challenges, highlighting key lessons to be learnt. Future pandemic preparedness efforts should focus on building interdisciplinary collaboration within advisory boards; ensuring transparency in how boards operate; defining and protecting boundaries of the scientific advisor role; and supporting scientists to inform the public in the fight against disinformation, whilst dealing with potential hostile reactions.

scholarly journals ‘I’m not Sherlock Holmes’: Suspicions, secrecy and silence of transplant professionals in the human organ trade

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 764-783
Author(s):  
Frederike Ambagtsheer ◽  
Linde Van Balen
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Safe Distance ◽  
Sherlock Holmes ◽  
Human Organ ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Organ Trade ◽  
The Subject

This article presents the results of a qualitative interview study amongst 41 Dutch transplant professionals. The overarching aim was to acquire in-depth understanding of transplant professionals’ experiences with and attitudes towards patients who purchase kidneys. We found that transplant professionals occasionally treat patients who are suspected of kidney purchases abroad. However, they turn a blind eye to their patients’ suspected purchases. Secrecy and silence function as a tacit agreement between patients and their caregivers that keeps the subject of kidney purchase at a safe distance and allows transplant professionals to ignore its suspected occurrence. They thus participate in the building of walls of secrecy and silence in the organ trade.

scholarly journals Experiences of a National Early Warning Score (NEWS) intervention in care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative interview study

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. e045469
Author(s):  
Rachel Stocker ◽  
Siân Russell ◽  
Jennifer Liddle ◽  
Robert O Barker ◽  
Adam Remmer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Warning ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Care Home ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Care Homes ◽  
Early Warning Score ◽  
Service Utilisation ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
National Early Warning Score

BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the care home sector, with residents accounting for up to half of all deaths in Europe. The response to acute illness in care homes plays a particularly important role in the care of residents during a pandemic. Digital recording of a National Early Warning Score (NEWS), which involves the measurement of physical observations, started in care homes in one area of England in 2016. Implementation of a NEWS intervention (including equipment, training and support) was accelerated early in the pandemic, despite limited evidence for its use in the care home setting.ObjectivesTo understand how a NEWS intervention has been used in care homes in one area of North-East England during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it has influenced resident care, from the perspective of stakeholders involved in care delivery and commissioning.MethodsA qualitative interview study with care home (n=10) and National Health Service (n=7) staff. Data were analysed using thematic analysis.ResultsUse of the NEWS intervention in care homes in this area accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stakeholders felt that NEWS, and its associated education and support package, improved the response of care homes and healthcare professionals to deterioration in residents’ health during the pandemic. Healthcare professionals valued the ability to remotely monitor resident observations, which facilitated triage and treatment decisions. Care home staff felt empowered by NEWS, providing a common clinical language to communicate concerns with external services, acting as an adjunct to staff intuition of resident deterioration.ConclusionsThe NEWS intervention formed an important part of the care home response to COVID-19 in the study area. Positive staff perceptions now need to be supplemented with data on the impact on resident health and well-being, workload, and service utilisation, during the pandemic and beyond.

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