scholarly journals “The office of disaster management” Nurse managers’ experiences during COVID‐19: A qualitative interview study using thematic analysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Jackson ◽  
Lorelli Nowell
Keyword(s):  
Disaster Management ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study

The importance of relationships in treatment for chronic leg ulceration

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (13) ◽  
pp. 1839-1849 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philippa Tollow ◽  
Jane Ogden
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Treatment ◽  
Patient Experience ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Leg Ulcers ◽  
Profound Impact ◽  
Patient Centred Care ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Non Surgical Treatment

Leg ulcers are a hard-to-heal wound that can have a profound impact on the lives of those that they affect. While a significant body of evidence has explored the efficacy of various treatments for leg ulcers, little research has addressed the patient experience of such treatment. A total of 21 participants were recruited for this qualitative interview study, exploring patient’s experiences of non-surgical treatment for leg ulcers. Thematic analysis identified two major themes, ‘Failure’ and ‘Powerlessness’, as well as the overarching theme of ‘Relationships’. These findings are discussed in relation to concepts of acceptance and in the broader context of patient-centred care.

Grief and Best Friendship Among Adolescent Girls

2019 ◽  
pp. 003022281985614
Author(s):  
Ditte A. Winther-Lindqvist ◽  
Ida O. Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Qualitative Interview ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Qualitative Interview Study ◽  
Best Friendship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Case Stories

This article explores the relationship between grief and best friendship (BF) dynamics among adolescent girls. Based on a qualitative interview study with 10 Danish girls, findings suggest that bereavement affects friendship dynamics in ways that challenge the by-standing friend in succeeding with being and staying supportive. Through a thematic analysis, we identify 12 themes that cut across the case stories, all of which testify to the difficulties bereavement represent to friendship quality and maintenance. Among other issues, it seems like grief is contagious and the bereaved friend changes her way of responding to the by-standing friend in ways that disturb expectations, values, and virtues of BF among girls in adolescence. The general categories found to be characteristic for long-term BFs, that is, positivity, supportiveness, openness, and interaction are all affected by bereavement in adolescent BFs among girls.

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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