Patients’ families in intensive care units in Norway before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
More families had daily access to doctors during the pandemic than before the pandemic. But the nurses were involved in fewer conversations.
More families had daily access to doctors during the pandemic than before the pandemic. But the nurses were involved in fewer conversations.
Sykepleiere i kommunehelsetjenesten viste at de har kapasitet til omfattende omstilling i en krise. Beredskap, smitteplan og støtte i arbeidshverdagen avgjorde hvor godt de håndterte den.
They wanted clear guidelines and procedures and felt forced to digitise their work.
Almost 84% of people over the age of 70 used a computer, smartphone or tablet to maintain contact with their friends and social networks. Only 8% used these media to contact healthcare personnel.
Nesten 84 prosent av eldre over 70 år brukte PC, smarttelefon eller nettbrett til å holde kontakten med venner og sosialt nettverk. Bare 8 prosent hadde kontakt med helsepersonell via slike medier.
Mothers who engaged with the ‘New families’ home visit programme, had more frequent contact with child health centres. But more than a third of all the mothers reported that they had received inadequate information from public authorities about the child health centre’s services.
Pasienten fikk god pleie og symptomlindring. Men manglende kommunikasjon, strenge besøksrestriksjoner og smittevernutstyr var en belastning både for pasienter og pårørende.
The infection control measures may have impacted negatively on the breastfeeding assistance provided for first-time mothers in postnatal facilities. There was also a greater reliance on breast-milk substitutes than normal.
It will be more difficult to observe patients and perform clinical assessments. Nor do all patients have sufficiently good digital skills or adequate health literacy.
Et fåtall elever hadde fått informasjon om at de kunne ta kontakt med helsesykepleieren da skolene var stengt. Heller ikke mange benyttet seg av chat eller hjelpetelefon.