COVID-19 driven care changes in high risk patients from an outpatient to a community setting
Daly, M.L.; Zimmer, A.; Stickling, J.; Daikeler, T.; Grossmann, F.F. · Pflege · 2020 · Heft 8 · S. 219 bis 227
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Abstract. Background: COVID-19 has led to a change in care for patients with chronic conditions, involving a transfer of drug administration from an outpatient to a community setting. Aim: To investigate patient preferences for treatment settings in the light of the current pandemic. Methods: Patients, who prior to the pandemic had attended two different outpatient clinics in a university hospital for their infusions or injections, were interviewed by telephone. The semi-structured interviews were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. Results: Out of 49 patients with either anti-inflammatory or im…