The roles of community health nurses for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeastern Thailand: A qualitative study

Yodsuban, Pairin; Pengpid, Supa; Amornchai, Ruangurai; Siripoon, Prakaikeaw; Kasemsuk, Weha; Buasai, Nittaya

doi:10.1016/j.ijnss.2022.12.014

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“…Community health nurses play essential roles in taking care of children in many areas, such as physical health, mental health, nutrition, and social aspects; for instance, giving advice on health care and ensuring that the child receives complete nutrition, promoting physical activity, managing and caring chronic illness children cases, maintaining medication adherence and observing health complications as well as managing and reducing stress and anxiety among children and their families (Zehra & Gulendam, 2021). This was also consistent with previous studies reporting that nurses performed comprehensive care that determined health conditions among children and vaccinated children against COVID-19 and other vaccines according to the Child Age-Based Immunization Plan (Crawford et al, 2022;Yodsuban et al, 2023).…”

Section: Healthcare Provider For Children During the Covid-19 Pandemicsupporting

confidence: 92%

“…; and established guidelines for disease prevention and control in the community. These work and programs were consistent with previous research regarding healthcare education to prevent COVID-19 infection by developing a flexible approach to educate and evaluate the outcomes and the development of online communication channels and technology (Ridgway et al, 2022;Yodsuban et al, 2023).…”

Section: Providing Health Education and Training To Empower People In...supporting

confidence: 74%

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Perceptions of Service Recipients on the Roles of Community Health Nurses in Children's Primary Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northeastern Thailand

Siripoon,

Yodsuban,

Amornchai

et al. 2023

JPSS

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To understand the roles of community health nurses in providing services to children in primary health care units during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative research was employed. Data was obtained from documents, observations, and in-depth interviews. Eighty-five key informants were recruited in the study from seven groups: public sector officers, Local Administrative Organization (LAO), community leaders, teachers in child development centers, community organizations, civil groups, and family caregivers. Data was analyzed using the content analysis method. Findings showed the roles of community health nurses in primary care units categorized into eight themes: health care provider, health educator, manager, health collaborator, health coordinator, advocator, consultant, and data collector and reporter. The research reflects the crucial roles of community health nurses in caring for children, skills, knowledge gained, and preparation and engagement of community networks during COVID-19.

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Section: Healthcare Provider For Children During the Covid-19 Pandemicsupporting

confidence: 92%

Section: Providing Health Education and Training To Empower People In...supporting

confidence: 74%

Perceptions of Service Recipients on the Roles of Community Health Nurses in Children's Primary Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northeastern Thailand

Siripoon,

Yodsuban,

Amornchai

et al. 2023

JPSS

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“…For reducing social isolation of elderly patients, they should employ holistic approach as well as all-round interventions with a focus on gratifying physical, psychological, and social needs of the elderly. [ 37 ]. In a study, patients with COVID 19 complained from insufficient interactions and lack of empathy during their communication.…”

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Compassionate care of nurses for the elderly admitted to the COVID-19 wards in teaching hospitals of southern Iran

Faghihi,

Zarshenas,

Tehranineshat

2024

BMC Nurs

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Background Compassionate care is the main indicator of the quality regarding nursing care. The importance of this care in the recovery process for the elderly hospitalized for COVID-19 has been under-researched in studies. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the compassionate care level of nurses to the elderly hospitalized in the COVID-19 wards of teaching hospitals in the south of Iran. Methods This descriptive-analytical study was conducted on 212 nurses working in the COVID-19 wards of teaching hospitals in the south of Iran, who were selected through census in a cross-sectional study. The data were collected using the Tehranineshat et al. nurses’ compassionate care questionnaire and then the data were analyzed using descriptive and analytical statistics along with SPSS software version 22. Results The mean score of nurses’ compassionate care was 130.18 ± 9.42, which was at a high level. The highest and lowest scores were related to professional performance (43.17 ± 2.799) and empathic communication dimension (27.76 ± 2.970). No significant relationship was found between variables such as gender, marital status, education, work experience, and job position with the compassionate care score (P > 0.05). Conclusion Nurses providing care for hospitalized elderly are recommended to consider all aspects of compassionate care, especially empathic communication, in their educational planning.

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“…Our study showed that the community-based multifactorial Thai-STEADI delivered by CHWs and CMs is feasible and acceptable to prevent falls in older adults with limited access to health care. At the community level in Thailand, CHWs have played a key role in satisfy the need and demand for essential primary care services, and work closely with CM in sub-districts and district hospitals nationwide to improve primary care [49,50]. Similarly, implementation research for caring older adults with cognitive impairment in Thailand demonstrates the benefits of using trained community-health workers and care managers to reduce behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia [32].…”

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Community Health Workers and Care Managers Implement the CDC’s Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) Program for Older Adults in a Low and Middle-Income Country: A Pilot Study

Thiamwong,

Tongsiri,

Suwanno

et al. 2023

OAJGGM

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Background: Older adults in low-and middle-income countries experience a disproportionate burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Unintentional injuries are among the major NCDs, and falls are the second leading cause of these injuries and deaths worldwide, including in Thailand. We aimed to culturally adapt the CDC's Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) for Thai older adults, examine the initial efficacy of STEADI using a two-group pretest-posttest design, and explore the feasibility, appropriateness, and acceptability of STEADI delivered by community health workers (CHWs) and care managers (CMs). Methods and Results: STEADI take a coordinated care approach that consists of three steps: screening, assessing, and intervening. In Step a, CHWs screened fall risk in 20 community-dwelling older adults using three key questions and found that all of them had fall risk, then CHWs screened with a Stay Independent questionnaire (range 0-14) and found that 100% have high fall risk. In Step b, CMs assessed balance, vision, footwear, postural hypotension, medications, and CHWs assessed home hazards. They found that 50% had poor balance, 70% took 4+ medications,75% fell on the walkway, and 70% had no bathroom modifications. In Step c, individual participants received fall prevention interventions to mitigate their specific fall risk factors. CHWs and CMs indicated high acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of the Thai-STEADI intervention. The Thai-STEADI group had a significant reduction in the CDC fall risk score from pre-intervention (M=11.60, SD=1.52) to post-intervention (M=10.80, SD=1.64) (effect size Wilcoxon r=0.89; p=0.03) but not in the control group. Conclusion:Our study showed that the community-based multifactorial Thai-STEADI delivered by CHWs and CMs is feasible and acceptable to prevent falls in older adults with limited access to health care.

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The roles of community health nurses for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic in Northeastern Thailand: A qualitative study

Cited by 6 publications

References 24 publications

Perceptions of Service Recipients on the Roles of Community Health Nurses in Children's Primary Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northeastern Thailand

Perceptions of Service Recipients on the Roles of Community Health Nurses in Children's Primary Care During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Northeastern Thailand

Compassionate care of nurses for the elderly admitted to the COVID-19 wards in teaching hospitals of southern Iran

Community Health Workers and Care Managers Implement the CDC’s Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths, and Injuries (STEADI) Program for Older Adults in a Low and Middle-Income Country: A Pilot Study

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