Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of advanced-practice nurses on a reference unit for inflammatory bowel disease
| Autor: | Irene Joana Batuecas Duelt, sara López Branchadell, Jorge García Alcaide, Natalia Borruel, V. Robles, Ester Navarro-Correal, Zahira Pérez Martínez, Arantxa Ibarz Casas, Luis Fernando Mayorga Ayala, Sandra Agustino Rodríguez, Esperanza Zuriguel-Pérez, Francesc Casellas, Claudia Herrera-de Guise |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Telesalud Telemedicine medicine.medical_specialty Occupational prestige UACC Crohn-Colitis Care Unit Telehealth Disease Inflammatory bowel disease Unit (housing) Advanced-practice nurses Crohn Disease Colitis ulcerosa Pandemic Humans Medicine TA Telematic Assistance Enfermedad de Crohn Pandemics Retrospective Studies Analysis of Variance Chi-Square Distribution Electronic Mail Hepatology business.industry Gastroenterology COVID-19 Retrospective cohort study Telemedicina Middle Aged Enfermeras de práctica avanzada Symptom Flare Up medicine.disease Telephone Crohn's disease Ulcerative colitis Enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal Spain Emergency medicine Original Article Colitis Ulcerative Female business AIN Advanced IBD Nurse |
| Zdroj: | Gastroenterologia Y Hepatologia Gastroenterología y Hepatología |
| ISSN: | 0210-5705 |
| Popis: | Objective To report the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the activity of nurses working on an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) unit and to identify reasons for telehealth care and its relationship to certain characteristics. Background The COVID-19 pandemic had led to an increase in demand for remote care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease who require monitoring and frequent access to health services. Design – methods A retrospective study of all activity (in person and by phone call or email) done on the unit during the acute phase of the pandemic at a reference hospital in Spain. Numbers of activities done by nurses, reasons for telehealth care and sociodemographic and clinical data were collected. Statistical analysis was performed using frequency, chi-squared and analysis of variance tests. Results A total of 1095 activities for 561 patients who received care were reported. Among them, 1042 (95.2%) were telemedicine activities, amounting to a 47.3% increase over the prior year. COVID-19-related activities numbered 588 (59.5%). Consultations due to disease flare-up numbered 134 (13.7%), representing a 145% increase compared to 2019. Significant differences were found between reasons for using telemedicine and diagnosis, occupational status, contact week and treatment. Conclusion The acute phase of the pandemic has changed the activity managed by the nursing staff on the unit. Identifying and analysing these changes has yielded valuable information to achieve more efficient management and better care quality for patients in special situations. |
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