Open AccessHealth Professionals’ Perspectives of the Role of Palliative Care During COVID-19: Content Analysis of Articles and Blogs Posted on Twitter
Author(s) -
Gursharan K. Singh,
Joanna Rego,
Shirley Chambers,
Jennifer Fox
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the american journal of hospice and palliative care/the american journal of hospice and palliative care (online)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.803
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1938-2715
pISSN - 1049-9091
DOI - 10.1177/10499091211024202
Subject(s) - palliative care , pandemic , viewpoints , health care , content analysis , nursing , medicine , advance care planning , qualitative research , health professionals , value (mathematics) , covid-19 , sociology , political science , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , art , social science , pathology , machine learning , computer science , law , visual arts
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in health professionals facing unprecedented challenges and changes in practice. Responding to humanitarian crises involves saving lives and reducing suffering and as such, palliative care is an essential component of the response to COVID-19. This study aimed to explore health professionals' perspectives of the role of palliative care during the COVID-19 pandemic by analyzing their views and experiences expressed in articles and blogs located via Twitter.