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SU, Jing Jing, Jonathan BAYUO, Rose S Y LIN, Arkers Kwan Ching WONG, Hammoda ABU-ODAH, Qijun HE and Ladislav BAŤALÍK. Compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic. BMC NURSING. LONDON: BMC, 2024, vol. 23, No 1, p. 1-10. ISSN 1472-6955. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01827-x.

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TY  - JOUR
ID  - 2409499
AU  - Su, Jing Jing - Bayuo, Jonathan - Lin, Rose S Y - Wong, Arkers Kwan Ching - Abu-Odah, Hammoda - He, Qijun - Baťalík, Ladislav
PY  - 2024
TI  - Compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic
JF  - BMC NURSING
VL  - 23
IS  - 1
SP  - 1-10
EP  - 1-10
PB  - BMC
SN  - 14726955
KW  - Compassion
KW  - Compassionate care
KW  - Healthcare professionals
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - Pandemic
KW  - Qualitative
UR  - https://bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12912-024-01827-x
N2  - BackgroundThere was a substantial documented call for healthcare professionals to provide compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic and significant criticism voiced when it was lacking. This study aimed to explore perspectives on compassionate care among healthcare professionals providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on healthcare professionals who participated in a wide range of COVID-19 measures, including testing, quarantine, diagnosis, and care provision (patients with COVID-19 or patients with other illnesses and comorbid with COVID-19).MethodsA qualitative design with an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used. Twenty frontline healthcare professionals (15 nurses and five physicians) who had worked in COVID-19 facilities in China were interviewed individually.ResultsParticipants stated that a commitment to 'offering oneself' and 'balancing the advantages/disadvantages' in providing care during the pandemic were key to alleviate population-level suffering. On a personal level, they described a desire for obtaining 'mutual support' and improving 'professional competencies' to safeguard their physical and mental well-being. Two professional competencies were notable: coping with grief and implementing infection control across the organization. Additionally, they emphasized the importance of receiving support from the health care organization, the public, and leaders in creating an 'environment conducive to fostering compassionate care.'ConclusionHealthcare professionals recognized the centrality of compassionate care during the pandemic which entailed a commitment to offering themselves, the balancing of advantages and disadvantages in order to find the best solution, as well as the need to safeguard themselves using professional competencies. Such findings can enrich the contemporary understanding of compassion, including when it is lacking. Support from the healthcare organization, the public, and leadership were crucial in fostering compassionate care in healthcare professionals during the pandemic and in moving the field forward in the future.
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Original name	Compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic
Authors	SU, Jing Jing, Jonathan BAYUO, Rose S Y LIN, Arkers Kwan Ching WONG, Hammoda ABU-ODAH, Qijun HE and Ladislav BAŤALÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
Edition	BMC NURSING, LONDON, BMC, 2024, 1472-6955.

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Original language	English
Type of outcome	Article in a journal
Field of Study	30307 Nursing
Country of publisher	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree	is not subject to a state or trade secret
WWW	URL
Impact factor	Impact factor: 3.200 in 2022
Organization unit	Faculty of Medicine
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12912-024-01827-x
UT WoS	001185202500001
Keywords in English	Compassion; Compassionate care; Healthcare professionals; COVID-19; Pandemic; Qualitative
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Tags	International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
BackgroundThere was a substantial documented call for healthcare professionals to provide compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic and significant criticism voiced when it was lacking. This study aimed to explore perspectives on compassionate care among healthcare professionals providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on healthcare professionals who participated in a wide range of COVID-19 measures, including testing, quarantine, diagnosis, and care provision (patients with COVID-19 or patients with other illnesses and comorbid with COVID-19).MethodsA qualitative design with an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used. Twenty frontline healthcare professionals (15 nurses and five physicians) who had worked in COVID-19 facilities in China were interviewed individually.ResultsParticipants stated that a commitment to 'offering oneself' and 'balancing the advantages/disadvantages' in providing care during the pandemic were key to alleviate population-level suffering. On a personal level, they described a desire for obtaining 'mutual support' and improving 'professional competencies' to safeguard their physical and mental well-being. Two professional competencies were notable: coping with grief and implementing infection control across the organization. Additionally, they emphasized the importance of receiving support from the health care organization, the public, and leaders in creating an 'environment conducive to fostering compassionate care.'ConclusionHealthcare professionals recognized the centrality of compassionate care during the pandemic which entailed a commitment to offering themselves, the balancing of advantages and disadvantages in order to find the best solution, as well as the need to safeguard themselves using professional competencies. Such findings can enrich the contemporary understanding of compassion, including when it is lacking. Support from the healthcare organization, the public, and leadership were crucial in fostering compassionate care in healthcare professionals during the pandemic and in moving the field forward in the future.

Abstract

BackgroundThere was a substantial documented call for healthcare professionals to provide compassionate care during the COVID-19 pandemic and significant criticism voiced when it was lacking. This study aimed to explore perspectives on compassionate care among healthcare professionals providing care during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study focuses on healthcare professionals who participated in a wide range of COVID-19 measures, including testing, quarantine, diagnosis, and care provision (patients with COVID-19 or patients with other illnesses and comorbid with COVID-19).MethodsA qualitative design with an interpretative phenomenological analysis approach was used. Twenty frontline healthcare professionals (15 nurses and five physicians) who had worked in COVID-19 facilities in China were interviewed individually.ResultsParticipants stated that a commitment to 'offering oneself' and 'balancing the advantages/disadvantages' in providing care during the pandemic were key to alleviate population-level suffering. On a personal level, they described a desire for obtaining 'mutual support' and improving 'professional competencies' to safeguard their physical and mental well-being. Two professional competencies were notable: coping with grief and implementing infection control across the organization. Additionally, they emphasized the importance of receiving support from the health care organization, the public, and leaders in creating an 'environment conducive to fostering compassionate care.'ConclusionHealthcare professionals recognized the centrality of compassionate care during the pandemic which entailed a commitment to offering themselves, the balancing of advantages and disadvantages in order to find the best solution, as well as the need to safeguard themselves using professional competencies. Such findings can enrich the contemporary understanding of compassion, including when it is lacking. Support from the healthcare organization, the public, and leadership were crucial in fostering compassionate care in healthcare professionals during the pandemic and in moving the field forward in the future.