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dc.contributor.authorDale, Jonas Nordvik
dc.contributor.authorMorken, Tone
dc.contributor.authorEliassen, Knut Eirik Ringheim
dc.contributor.authorBlinkenberg, Jesper
dc.contributor.authorRørtveit, Guri
dc.contributor.authorHunskår, Steinar
dc.contributor.authorRebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen
dc.contributor.authorBaste, Valborg
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-24T11:24:16Z
dc.date.available2022-10-24T11:24:16Z
dc.date.created2022-09-13T08:54:44Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/3027895
dc.description.abstractBackground The emergency primary care (EPC) services in Norway have been at the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic. Knowledge about the EPC services’ management of the COVID-19 outbreak can be used to prepare for future outbreaks and improve patient management. The objectives of this study were to identify pandemic preparedness and management strategies in EPC centres in Norway during the COVID-19 outbreak. Methods Questions regarding patient management of the COVID-19 outbreak were included in data collection for the National Out-Of-Hours Services Registry. The data collection was web-based, and an invitation was sent by email to the managers of all EPC services in Norway in June 2020. The EPC services were asked questions about pre-pandemic preparedness, access to personal protective equipment (PPE), organizational measures taken, and how staffing was organized during the onset of the pandemic. Results There were 169 municipal and inter-municipal EPC services in Norway in 2020, and all responded to the questionnaire. Among the EPC services, 66.7% (n = 112) had a pandemic plan, but only 4.2% had performed training for pandemic preparedness. Further, fewer than half of the EPC centres (47.5%) had access to supplies of PPE, and 92.8% answered that they needed extra supplies of PPE. 75.3% of the EPC services established one or more respiratory clinics. Staffing with other personnel than usual was done in 44.6% (n = 74) of the EPC services. All EPC services except one implemented new strategies for assessing patients, while about half of the wards implemented new strategies for responding to emergency calls. None of the largest EPC services experienced that their pandemic plan was adequate, while 13.3% of the medium-sized EPC services and 48.9% of the small EPC services reported having an adequate pandemic plan. Conclusions Even though the EPC services lacked well-tested plans and had insufficient supplies of PPE at the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, most services adapted to the pandemic by altering the ways they worked and by hiring health care professionals from other disciplines. These observations may help decision makers plan for future pandemics.en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherBMCen_US
dc.rightsNavngivelse 4.0 Internasjonal*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.no*
dc.titlePreparedness and management during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak - a survey among emergency primary care services in Norwayen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US
dc.description.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2022 The Author(s)en_US
dc.source.articlenumber896en_US
cristin.ispublishedtrue
cristin.fulltextoriginal
cristin.qualitycode2
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s12913-022-08284-9
dc.identifier.cristin2051039
dc.source.journalBMC Health Services Researchen_US
dc.identifier.citationBMC Health Services Research. 2022, 22, 896.en_US
dc.source.volume22en_US
dc.source.issue1en_US


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