Community nursing care for people with long COVID/post-COVID -Patient characteristics, case reports, and nursing interventions, 2022, Richter & Frei

[Sly Saint]

Abstract
Purpose: To demonstrate the serious health problems, the nursing interventions and the challenges arising from the nursing care of long COVID/post-COVID patients.

Design: Descriptive analysis and case reports.

Methods:Aggregated anonymized nursing documentation data and two case studies.

Findings: Data from 17 patients were extracted. Patients were predominantly women; the average age was 37.9 years. All patients experienced fatigue, exhaustion and post-exertional malaise. Nursing interventions comprised education on symptoms, training, sleep hygiene, energy management and psychosocial support.

Conclusions: Long COVID patients in this sample were severely physically and mentally disabled. Clinical evidence: Community nurses can play an important role in addressing Long COVID-related health issues.

https://www.researchgate.net/public...istics_case_reports_and_nursing_interventions

 

[CRG]

This a Swiss study, based on a Private Nursing service. see 2nd author: Linda Frei, RN, BSc, Private Community Nursing Service ‘Herzenssache’, Zurich, Switzerland.

I wonder how applicable this is to the real world in Countries where there are far less resources available for health care.

 

[Peter T]

Have not yet read the full article, but from the abstract this approach sounds a lot closer to the model of ME care we, S4ME, advocated in our response the the NICE guidelines consultation process.