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- Title
Practice- and System-Based Interventions to Reduce COVID-19 Transmission in Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study.
- Authors
MATHEWS, MARIA; LIU, TIFFANY; RYAN, DANA; HEDDEN, LINDSAY; LUKEWICH, JULIA; GARD MARSHALL, EMILY; BUOTE, RICHARD; MEREDITH, LESLIE; MORITZ, LAUREN R.; SPENCER, SARAH; ASGHARI, SHABNAM; BROWN, JUDITH B.; FREEMAN, THOMAS R.; GILL, PAUL S.; SIBBALD, SHANNON
- Abstract
Using qualitative interviews with 68 family physicians (FPs) in Canada, we describe practice and system-based approaches that were used to mitigate COVID-19 exposure in primary care settings across Canada to ensure the continuation of primary care delivery. Participants described how they applied infection prevention and control procedures (risk assessment, hand hygiene, control of environment, administrative control, personal protective equipment) and relied on centralized services that directed patients with COVID-19 to settings outside of primary care, such as testing centres. The multi-layered approach mitigated the risk of COVID-19 exposure while also conserving resources, preserving capacity and supporting supply chains.
- Subjects
CANADA; INFECTION prevention; COVID-19; HEALTH facilities; COMMUNICABLE diseases; ACADEMIC medical centers; RESEARCH methodology; HEALTH risk assessment; INTERVIEWING; MEDICAL supplies; PUBLIC health; COMMUNITY health services; MEDICAL screening; PRIMARY health care; TREATMENT effectiveness; HELPLINES; QUALITATIVE research; RISK assessment; MEDICAL care use; SUPPLY chains; EMERGENCY management; MEDICAL protocols; INFECTION control; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; SOUND recordings; INFLUENZA; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; INTEGRATED health care delivery; HAND washing; PERSONAL protective equipment; THEMATIC analysis; TELEMEDICINE; DIAGNOSTIC services; N95 respirators
- Publication
Healthcare Policy, 2023, Vol 19, Issue 2, p63
- ISSN
1715-6572
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12927/hcpol.2023.27232