Faculty of Health, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Cancer and Palliative Care Outcomes Centre, School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
Am J Hosp Palliat Care. 2022 Apr;39(4):487-493. doi: 10.1177/10499091211024202. Epub 2021 Jun 30.
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in health professionals facing unprecedented challenges and changes in practice. Responding to humanitarian crises involves saving lives and reducing suffering and as such, palliative care is an essential component of the response to COVID-19. This study aimed to explore health professionals' perspectives of the role of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing their views and experiences expressed in articles and blogs located via Twitter.
Qualitative content analysis of 33 online articles and blogs written by health professionals from 1 February 2020 to 30 June 2020. Online articles and blogs were included if the URL was posted on Twitter. The consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ) guided data collection and reporting.
The health professionals whose viewpoints were analyzed were from Europe, North America, Oceania and Asia. The themes derived from content analysis were (a) the recognized value of palliative care during the pandemic, (b) positioning palliative care as every health professional's responsibility and (c) specialist palliative care supporting and guiding health professionals.
This study utilizes a unique approach to exploring the perspectives of health professionals from several countries during a global pandemic. The study emphasizes the value of palliative care and identifies gaps in end-of-life care provision including resource allocation. This brings to light the urgent need to equip all health professionals with palliative care knowledge and skills, including discussing and planning care. Specialist palliative care teams are well placed to support health professionals to provide quality care.
COVID-19 大流行导致卫生专业人员面临前所未有的挑战和实践变化。应对人道主义危机涉及拯救生命和减轻痛苦，因此，姑息治疗是应对 COVID-19 的重要组成部分。本研究旨在通过分析 2020 年 2 月 1 日至 6 月 30 日期间通过 Twitter 发布的文章和博客中卫生专业人员表达的观点和经验，探讨姑息治疗在 COVID-19 大流行期间的作用。
对来自欧洲、北美、大洋洲和亚洲的 33 名卫生专业人员撰写的 33 篇在线文章和博客进行定性内容分析。如果 URL 发布在 Twitter 上，则包括在线文章和博客。综合定性研究报告标准（COREQ）指导数据收集和报告。
分析的卫生专业人员观点来自欧洲、北美、大洋洲和亚洲。内容分析得出的主题是：（a）大流行期间姑息治疗的公认价值，（b）将姑息治疗定位为每个卫生专业人员的责任，（c）姑息治疗专家支持和指导卫生专业人员。
本研究采用独特的方法探讨了全球大流行期间来自多个国家的卫生专业人员的观点。该研究强调了姑息治疗的价值，并确定了临终关怀服务提供方面的差距，包括资源分配。这凸显了迫切需要使所有卫生专业人员具备姑息治疗知识和技能，包括讨论和规划护理。姑息治疗专家团队非常适合支持卫生专业人员提供优质护理。
