Abstract
Objective: To explore the effects of home care in the elderly patients under the epidemic of COVID-19. Methods: According to the hospital deployment and guidance documents, a series of actions were worked out, including the home care service process and contingency plan, training of the knowledge of novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP), providing psychological intervention for nurses, providing home care for elderly patients at home and education about home prevention of COVID-19 for the elderly family. Results: From January 19 to March 31, 2020, the home visiting nurses provided home care service for 93 elderly patients at home, representing a 20% increase over the same period last year. The home care service included retention / replacement of gastric tube, retention / replacement of urinary tube, pressure ulcer care, sputum suction care, maintenance of peripherally inserted central catheters and venous blood collection for 127 times. The home visiting nurses were in good physical condition without any bad mood. Conclusion: Under the epidemic of COVID-19, more home-based elderly patients had home care service needs. Home care could not only take advantage under the epidemic situation, but also meet the medical needs of elderly patients at home, and effectively alleviate the burden of epidemic prevention and reduce the risk of cross infection. Home care could play a great role in prevention and control of the COVID-19 epidemic.
Highlights
Since December 2019, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China [1]
From January 19 to March 31, 2020, the home visiting nurses provided home care service for 93 elderly patients at home during the epidemic period, representing a 20% increase
Chinese national government suggested that the public did not go out and visit hospitals as little as possible under the novel coronavirus pneumonia (NCP) epidemic
Summary
Since December 2019, novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was identified in Wuhan, China [1]. It has become an important issue to meet the medical care needs of elderly patients at home under the epidemic of NCP that should not be Jieling Chen et al.: Home Care for the Elderly under the Epidemic of Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia ignored. Home care refers to that nurses go to the home of patients to provide personalized and professional nursing service for patients with care needs, so as to achieve the goals of disease prevention, health promotion and health maintenance [9]. It can be used as a continuation and supplement of the inpatient treatment model. The home visiting nurses still provided home care service for the elderly at home during the NCP epidemic and got good returns
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