TY - JOUR
T1 - Hospital response challenges and strategies during COVID-19 pandemic
T2 - a qualitative study
AU - Mohammadinia, Leila
AU - Saadatmand, Vahid
AU - Khaledi Sardashti, Hassan
AU - Darabi, Saeid
AU - Esfandiary Bayat, Fahimeh
AU - Rejeh, Nahid
AU - Vaismoradi, Mojtaba
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 Mohammadinia, Saadatmand, Sardashti, Darabi, Bayat, Rejeh and Vaismoradi.
PY - 2023/6/30
Y1 - 2023/6/30
N2 - Background: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare managers at hospitals did not have sufficient experiences to appropriately respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to a lack of preparedness, many challenges arose in the healthcare system, and each country developed and implemented strategies depending on national policies. This study aimed to understand challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies used in Iranian hospitals. Methods: A qualitative research was conducted in four hospitals in an urban area of Iran. In-depth semi-structured interviews were performed with 32 participants including healthcare managers, nurses, and medical doctors. Data underwent qualitative content analysis. Results: Four categories were developed: ‘capacity expansion’, ‘management affairs’, ‘diagnostic services,” and therapeutic services’. Each category consisted of 2–3 subcategories. Conclusion: Hospitals should be prepared to intelligently respond to future epidemics. It is necessary to develop a comprehensive epidemic plan for the management of disasters to reduce the impact of the epidemic and minimize the risk to public health and ensure that resources are allocated in an efficient and effective manner.
AB - Background: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare managers at hospitals did not have sufficient experiences to appropriately respond to the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to a lack of preparedness, many challenges arose in the healthcare system, and each country developed and implemented strategies depending on national policies. This study aimed to understand challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic and strategies used in Iranian hospitals. Methods: A qualitative research was conducted in four hospitals in an urban area of Iran. In-depth semi-structured interviews were performed with 32 participants including healthcare managers, nurses, and medical doctors. Data underwent qualitative content analysis. Results: Four categories were developed: ‘capacity expansion’, ‘management affairs’, ‘diagnostic services,” and therapeutic services’. Each category consisted of 2–3 subcategories. Conclusion: Hospitals should be prepared to intelligently respond to future epidemics. It is necessary to develop a comprehensive epidemic plan for the management of disasters to reduce the impact of the epidemic and minimize the risk to public health and ensure that resources are allocated in an efficient and effective manner.
KW - COVID-19 pandemic
KW - health policy
KW - healthcare
KW - hospital
KW - qualitative study
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U2 - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167411
DO - 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1167411
M3 - Article
C2 - 37457272
SN - 2296-2565
VL - 11
SP - 1
EP - 10
JO - Frontiers in Public Health
JF - Frontiers in Public Health
M1 - 1167411
ER -
