English care home staff morale and preparedness during the COVID pandemic: A longitudinal analysis

Brainard, Julii; Bunn, Diane; Watts, Laura; O’Brien, Sarah J.; Lake, Iain R.; Mumford, Ms. Suzanne; Lane, Kathleen

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2022.10.009

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“…(2023, n = 18) a ; Brainard et al. (2022, n = 387) b ; Lohiniva et al. (2022, n = 442) c ; Haegdorens et al.…”

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“…Therefore, it is crucial that health and care workers develop various coping strategies to fulfill their responsibilities and prepare for the challenges of the epidemic (Zhao et al., 2021). And while the health and care workers workforce faced many new challenges that did not exist before the pandemic, morale, attitudes toward the work environment, and perceptions of working with colleagues were consistently positive (Brainard et al., 2022), which bolstered their confidence in providing high‐quality care. In addition, belief in their own abilities were found to have played an important role in adherence to infection prevention and control measures during the pandemic (Lohiniva et al., 2022), especially when confronted with feelings of helplessness, anxiety, or fear (Reinhardt et al., 2022).…”

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“…Most staff felt they could do their jobs well and followed all recommended procedures to prevent transmission from COVID (Brainard et al, 2022).…”

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“…In addition, education was found to have contributed greatly to reducing the risk and fear of infection among nursing assistants. A study conducted by Brainard et al (2022) pointed out that implementation of infection control measures requires training, commitment and complex decision making. It is therefore imperative that nursing homes develop educational programs that improve the ability of nursing staff to implement prevention and control measures, especially for nursing assistants (Zhao et al, 2021).…”

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Health and care workers in long‐term care facilities and their role in preventing emerging infectious diseases: A scoping review

Kung,

Fang,

Cheng

et al. 2023

J of Nursing Scholarship

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BackgroundThe COVID‐19 pandemic has had a tremendous impact on healthcare systems worldwide. In particular, long‐term care facilities have proved more susceptible to infection as they care for vulnerable populations at high risk of chronic illness. How this impacts the role and core competencies of health and care workers in these facilities remains less understood.AimDescribe how health and care workers contribute to the prevention of emerging infectious diseases in long‐term care facilities.DesignA scoping review.MethodsA systematic search of literature dating from 2002 to 2022 was conducted in the following databases: EMBASE, Medline (Ovid), Cochrane Library, CINAHL Plus with Full Text (EBSCOhost), Web of Science, and AgeLine. Studies were selected if they focused on health and care workers in long‐term care facilities, offered a perspective on the prevention of emerging infectious diseases or infection prevention and control, and were original qualitative or quantitative studies in English. Data were extracted, cross‐checked and analyzed by two researchers, and any difference in views regarding the appropriateness of literature would be resolved by consulting a third researcher. An inductive descriptive approach was applied for the analysis of results, and themes were established via consensus meetings.ResultsA total of fourteen studies from Asia, Europe, and the Americas were included. Three themes emerged from the review: “The roles of health and care workers evolve with the times”, “The core competencies of health and care workers are essential for preventing emerging infectious diseases in long‐term care facilities” and “The key to successful prevention of emerging infectious diseases in long‐term care facilities is through a systematic, comprehensive effort that mobilize health and care workers at all levels”. Health and care workers had to take on increasingly complex roles and rely on their core competencies to cope with epidemic changes, and facility resources, employee quality and management models were found to have significantly improved infection prevention and control outcomes.ConclusionsThe roles of health and care workers are evolving, and effective infection prevention within long‐term care facilities depends on their ability to perform core competencies with skill and confidence. Moreover, a systematic, comprehensive framework, for which this paper proposes three guidelines, is urgently needed to ensure consistent policy implementation within the facility as well as support and access to resources for health and care workers.Clinical RelevanceInfection prevention efforts within long‐term care facilities must take into account the evolving roles of health and care workers, with a focus on guaranteeing access to resources, training and support that will help them gain the core competencies necessary for juggling those roles. In addition, there is an urgent need for research instruments that will help assess those competencies and identify areas of improvement.

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“…(2023, n = 18) a ; Brainard et al. (2022, n = 387) b ; Lohiniva et al. (2022, n = 442) c ; Haegdorens et al.…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Most staff felt they could do their jobs well and followed all recommended procedures to prevent transmission from COVID (Brainard et al, 2022).…”

Section: Strategies For Coping With Responsibility Coping Strategies ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Health and care workers in long‐term care facilities and their role in preventing emerging infectious diseases: A scoping review

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Cheng

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J of Nursing Scholarship

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English care home staff morale and preparedness during the COVID pandemic: A longitudinal analysis

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Health and care workers in long‐term care facilities and their role in preventing emerging infectious diseases: A scoping review

Health and care workers in long‐term care facilities and their role in preventing emerging infectious diseases: A scoping review

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