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Amplifying patient voices amid pandemic: Perspectives on tracheostomy care, communication, and connection by Vinciya Pandian; Brandon S. Hopkins; Christina J. Yang; Erin Ward; Ethan D. Sperry; Ovais Khalil; Prue Gregson; Lucy Bonakdar; Jenny Messer; Sally Messer; Gabby Chessels; Barbara Bosworth; Diane M. Randall; Amy Freeman-Sanderson; Brendan A. McGrath; Michael J. Brenner is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Objective: To investigate perspectives of patients, family members, caregivers (pfc), and healthcare professionals (hcp) on tracheostomy care during the covid-19 pandemic. ## Methods: The cross-sectional survey investigating barriers and facilitators to tracheostomy care was collaboratively developed by patients, family members, nurses, speech-language pathologists, respiratory care practitioners, physicians, and surgeons. the survey was distributed to the global tracheostomy collaborative's learning community, and responses were analyzed. ## Results: Survey respondents (n = 191) from 17 countries included individuals with a tracheostomy (85 [45 %]), families/caregivers (43 [22 %]), and diverse hcp (63 [33.0 %]). overall, 94 % of respondents reported concern that patients with tracheostomy were at increased risk of critical illness from sars-cov-2 infection and covid-19; 93 % reported fear or anxiety. with respect to prioritization of care, 38 % of pfc versus 16 % of hcp reported concern that patients with tracheostomies might not be valued or prioritized (p = 0.002). respondents also differed in fear of contracting covid-19 (69 % pfc vs. 49 % hcp group, p = 0.009); concern for
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- Author
- Vinciya Pandian; Brandon S. Hopkins; Christina J. Yang; Erin Ward; Ethan D. Sperry; Ovais Khalil; Prue Gregson; Lucy Bonakdar; Jenny Messer; Sally Messer; Gabby Chessels; Barbara Bosworth; Diane M. Randall; Amy Freeman-Sanderson; Brendan A. McGrath; Michael J. Brenner
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)