Chronic disease patients’ experience with telehealth interventions and self-care strategies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
dc.contributor.author | Poitras, Marie-Eve | |
dc.contributor.author | Couturier, Yves | |
dc.contributor.author | Bouchard, Noémie | |
dc.contributor.author | Pépin, Megan | |
dc.contributor.author | Bernier, Jessica | |
dc.contributor.author | McGraw, Monica | |
dc.contributor.author | Ahmed, Mohamed Ag Ali | |
dc.contributor.author | Vaillancourt, Vanessa T. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cormier, Caroline | |
dc.contributor.author | Gauthier, Gilles | |
dc.contributor.author | Poirier, Marie-Dominique | |
dc.contributor.author | Doucet, Emmanuelle | |
dc.contributor.author | Lavoie, Mélissa | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-05-20T13:32:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-05-20T13:32:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-05-20 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/167663 | en |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose. During COVID-19 pandemic, Québec (Canada) Public Health Agency asked Family Medicine Group (FMG) to change their practice such as recommending the use of telehealth interventions. However, it is unknown if telehealth meets patients' needs in terms of self-care, especially those suffered from physical and mental chronic condition (PCDs). This study aimed to explore, from a PCD's perspective, the response of FMG about their self-care needs during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods. We conducted an exploratory qualitative descriptive study using semi-structured interviews to reach 40 PCDs from three regions of Québec. We explored FMGs' responses, PCDs needs, coping strategies regarding the COVID-19 and the changes in primary care services. We used the transactional theory of stress and coping to inform the data collection and analysis and the COREQ appraisal grid to report this study. Results. PCDs appreciated telehealth and perceived that the accessibility was increased. Moreover, family physicians from FMG conducted the majority of the follow-ups although interdisciplinary teams were available. The coping strategies raised by the PCDs were primarily aimed at maintaining their health status, while some of them aimed to reduce stress levels. Conclusions. PCDs seem to appreciate telehealth but believe it requires improvements, and it is not adequate for all types of follow-ups. PCDs adopt coping strategies to face the pandemic that were not always optimal for their health. We call for a better understanding of PCDs' needs in times of a pandemic in order to offer them the appropriate services an interdisciplinary team can provide. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Annals of Family Medicine, COVID-19 Collection | en_US |
dc.subject | Family medicine groups, telehealth, patient perception, chronic disease, coping strategies, COVID-19 | en_US |
dc.title | Chronic disease patients’ experience with telehealth interventions and self-care strategies during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic | en_US |
dc.type | Preprint | en_US |
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel | Epidemiology | |
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel | Health Sciences | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Université de Sherbrooke | en_US |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Université du Québec à Chicoutimi | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Moncton University | |
dc.contributor.affiliationother | Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Saguenay Lac Saint Jean | |
dc.contributor.affiliationumcampus | Ann Arbor | en_US |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/167663/1/Article patients-covid copingVF_PP.pdf | |
dc.description.bitstreamurl | http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/167663/3/Article patients-covid coping VF_V2.pdf | en |
dc.identifier.doi | https://dx.doi.org/10.7302/1204 | |
dc.description.filedescription | Description of Article patients-covid copingVF_PP.pdf : Main Article | |
dc.description.depositor | SELF | en_US |
dc.working.doi | 10.7302/1204 | en_US |
dc.owningcollname | COVID-19: Annals of Family Medicine |
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