Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest chronic diseases worldwide. Since COPD is a chronic and progressive disease, treatment is necessary throughout life. For people with COPD who cannot live independently, long-term care facilities are ofte...
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ftumeauniv:oai:DiVA.org:umu-177572 2023-10-09T21:54:37+02:00 Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care Lundell, Sara Pesola, Ulla-Maija Nyberg, Andre Wadell, Karin 2020 application/pdf http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-177572 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05875-2 eng eng Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för fysioterapi Umeå universitet, Avdelningen för medicin BMC Health Services Research, 2020, 20:1, orcid:0000-0001-9688-8101 orcid:0000-0003-2782-7959 orcid:0000-0001-7334-8698 http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-177572 doi:10.1186/s12913-020-05875-2 PMID 33167968 ISI:000591867200002 Scopus 2-s2.0-85095700654 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Healthcare professionals Home healthcare Municipal healthcare Municipality Nursing homes Organisation Qualitative content analysis Sweden Physiotherapy Sjukgymnastik Article in journal info:eu-repo/semantics/article text 2020 ftumeauniv https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-020-05875-2 2023-09-22T13:56:13Z Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest chronic diseases worldwide. Since COPD is a chronic and progressive disease, treatment is necessary throughout life. For people with COPD who cannot live independently, long-term care facilities are often required. However, knowledge is very limited about aspects of importance for effective COPD management in these settings in accordance with current treatment guidelines. The aim of this study was to explore aspects of importance in long-term care facilities for providing interventions according to treatment guidelines for people with COPD, from the perspective of healthcare professionals, in an effort to prove novel knowledge that could be used to facilitate implementation of treatment guidelines in these settings. Methods: A qualitative study was performed in northern Sweden. In Sweden, municipalities are responsible for providing long-term care. Interviews with 36 healthcare professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and dieticians) in municipal healthcare were conducted and analysed using qualitative content analysis with triangulation by the authors. Results: The overarching theme that emerged from the analysis was Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management. This represents healthcare professionals’ experiences of working with a complex diagnosis somewhat overlooked in the municipal healthcare, an underdog in the healthcare system. The groping around in the dark theme further represents the healthcare professionals’ lack of COPD-related competence, lack of interprofessional collaboration, and insufficient communication with the county council. The fragile group of people with COPD and their relatives were considered in need of support adapted to their context, but routines and resources for COPD management were limited. This lack of routines and resources also resulted in professionals being pragmatic and adopting short-term solutions without focusing on specific needs related ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Northern Sweden Umeå University: Publications (DiVA) BMC Health Services Research 20 1 |
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Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common and deadliest chronic diseases worldwide. Since COPD is a chronic and progressive disease, treatment is necessary throughout life. For people with COPD who cannot live independently, long-term care facilities are often required. However, knowledge is very limited about aspects of importance for effective COPD management in these settings in accordance with current treatment guidelines. The aim of this study was to explore aspects of importance in long-term care facilities for providing interventions according to treatment guidelines for people with COPD, from the perspective of healthcare professionals, in an effort to prove novel knowledge that could be used to facilitate implementation of treatment guidelines in these settings. Methods: A qualitative study was performed in northern Sweden. In Sweden, municipalities are responsible for providing long-term care. Interviews with 36 healthcare professionals (nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and dieticians) in municipal healthcare were conducted and analysed using qualitative content analysis with triangulation by the authors. Results: The overarching theme that emerged from the analysis was Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management. This represents healthcare professionals’ experiences of working with a complex diagnosis somewhat overlooked in the municipal healthcare, an underdog in the healthcare system. The groping around in the dark theme further represents the healthcare professionals’ lack of COPD-related competence, lack of interprofessional collaboration, and insufficient communication with the county council. The fragile group of people with COPD and their relatives were considered in need of support adapted to their context, but routines and resources for COPD management were limited. This lack of routines and resources also resulted in professionals being pragmatic and adopting short-term solutions without focusing on specific needs related ... |
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Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care |
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Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care |
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Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care |
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Groping around in the dark for adequate COPD management : a qualitative study on experiences in long-term care |
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