Palliative Care in Qatar, 2008-2016

Bharani, T; Y, Li; Helmy, Imane; Menon, Lakshmi Krishna; Sm, Arachchige; Soliman, Mostafa; Yang, Wen; Silla, K; Othman, Yasir; Sadek, George; A, Bashir; Eltahir, H; Eziada, Saad Jobran; Allam, Ayman; Hassan, Azza

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“…One of the goals of Qatar National Vision 2030 was the establishment of a palliative care unit within the National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR; Bharani et al, 2018). Within the NCCCR, nurses provide holistic end-of-life care according to the wishes of dying patients and their families.…”

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The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

Johnson

Bulushi

Idris

et al. 2023

Journal of Nursing Research

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Background:The COVID-19 pandemic has been a source of significant confusion and fear for healthcare workers as they try to maintain some sense of normalcy within their daily practices. One of the many areas affected by this pandemic has been palliative care. Palliative care nurses were thrust into a world of chaos as they faced increasing numbers of patients who were in the process of dying.Purpose: The aim of this research was to explore the caring experiences of palliative care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: A qualitative interpretive description design was used to explore the experience of nurses caring for dying patients in a palliative care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty-two nurses working in a palliative care unit participated in this study. Data were collected during 1.5-to 2-hour focus group sessions that were guided by open-ended questions.Results: The collected data were analyzed and coded into themes, including (a) transitioning to the new normal, (b) ethical dilemmas, and (c) collaboration and support for fellow colleagues.Conclusions: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet ended, this study provides relevant implications for practice. These implications include (a) holding continuing education sessions to help nurses better understand the meaning of pandemic conditions and how best to respond and (b) supporting nurses to better cope with the additional burdens faced because of increased patient loads. Overall, the nurses in this study were shown to have demonstrated reliance and resilience in the face of COVID-19.

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The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

Johnson

Bulushi

Idris

et al. 2023

Journal of Nursing Research

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Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fitzgerald,

Anderson

et al. 2023

Front. Med.

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IntroductionThe values and attitudes of healthcare professionals influence their handling of “do-not-attempt-resuscitation” (DNAR) orders, as does that of the families they interact with. The aim of this study was to describe attitudes, perceptions, and practices among community-based medical practitioners towards discussing cardiopulmonary resuscitation and DNAR orders with patients and their relatives, and to investigate if the COVID-19 pandemic affected their practice in having these discussions.MethodsThis is a researcher-developed online survey-based study which aimed to recruit a convenience sample of respondents from a total population of 106 healthcare professionals working for the Mobile Healthcare Service (MHS), Hamad Medical Corporation Ambulance Service in the State of Qatar.Results33 family physicians, 38 nurses, and 20 paramedics (n = 91) responded to the questionnaire, of who around 40, 8, and 50%, respectively, had engaged in Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussions during their work with MHS. 15% of physicians who had experience with Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussions in Qatar felt that the family or patient were not open to having such discussions. 90% of paramedics thought that Do Not Attempt Resuscitation was a taboo topic for their patients in Qatar, and this view was shared by 75% of physicians and 50% of nurses. Per the responses, the COVID-19 pandemic had not affected the likelihood of most of the physicians or nurses (and 50% of the paramedics) identifying patients with whom having a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussion would be clinically appropriate.DiscussionOverall, for all three groups, the COVID-19 pandemic did not affect the likelihood of identifying patients with whom a Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussion would be clinically appropriate. We found that the greatest barriers in having Do Not Attempt Resuscitation discussions were perceived to be the religious or cultural beliefs of the patient and/or their family, along with the factor of feeling the staff member did not know the patient or their family well enough. All three groups said they would be more likely to have a conversation about Do Not Attempt Resuscitation if barriers were addressed.

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Palliative Care in Qatar, 2008-2016

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The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

The Experience of Palliative Care Nurses in Qatar During the Time of COVID-19: A Qualitative Study

Perceptions and experiences of community-based healthcare professionals in the state of Qatar having do not attempt resuscitation discussions during the COVID-19 pandemic

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