Strengths, Weaknesses, Threats, and Opportunities a Pediatric Home Care Program in Covid 19 Virus Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Abstract

Covid 19 has made a huge difference in all aspects of life, especially in care and treatment. Hospitalization is limited because of infected family members and fear of getting Covid 19 has limited. The purpose of this study is to analyze the existing conditions based on the SWOT analysis for the home care program for children in Coronavirus crisis. This study is a qualitative study with a conventional content analysis approach. Participants were 18 nurses, physicians, and faculty members, selected based on their willingness to participate in the study and through purposeful sampling. Two specialized panels and 10 presence and in-presence interview sessions were held to collect data. Then, the data were analyzed using SWOT analysis. Four main categories were emerged of the study including: (a) need for a legal protocol, (b) mutual fear of Covid-19, (c) self-responsibility in Corona, and (d) team working approach in the program development. In addition, solutions based on the SWOT analytical were suggested. The results of the study showed that it is necessary to develop a formal protocol, along with self-responsibility, and a program based on the needs of the community and the Covid crisis incorporating the team opinion.

Family Attitude Toward Infant Home-Based Care Program Amid COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…children, it may seem that they need more help, even though their experience is worth and important in care of infant. 11,12 Other significant result of statistical test was a positive relationship between family attitude and 2 items: parents' education and place of care. The beginning of parenthood is a stressful period that is combined with deficiency of consciousness and experience about how to properly take care of the infant, which according to previous studies, is more felt in people with the lowest level of education.…”

“…children, it may seem that they need more help, even though their experience is worth and important in care of infant. 11,12…”

“…10 Some past studies investigated the facilitating and inhibiting factors in implementation of the infant care plan at home, 11 as well as the challenges of this program in the era of Covid19 by SWAT analysis. 12 The home care program for high-risk infants was also developed in 2013 and a pilot plan was implemented for infants discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). 13 Then, the conformity degree of implementing the nursing care program at home for the high-risk infants with the existing standards was studied, and the impact of COVID-19 on the implementation of the program was investigated.…”