Walter, Nike and Wimalan, Bravena and Baertl, Susanne and Lang, Siegmund and Hinterberger, Thilo and Alt, Volker and Rupp, Markus (2022) Managing periprosthetic joint infection-a qualitative analysis of nursing staffs' experiences. BMC NURSING, 21 (1): 190. ISSN 1472-6955,
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Background Periprosthetic joint infection represents a major complication in orthopaedics and trauma surgery. For an ideal management approach, it is important to understand the distinct challenges for all persons involved in the treatment. Therefore, it was aimed at investigating (1) the impact of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) on the well-being of nursing staff to (2) identify challenges, which could be improved facilitating the management of PJI. Methods This is a qualitative interview study. In total, 20 nurses of a German university orthopedic trauma center specialized on infectious complications were recruited using a purposive sampling strategy. Content analysis was performed on transcripts of individual in-person interviews conducted between March 2021 and June 2021. Results Three major themes could be extracted including (i) feelings associated with the management of PJI and the need for emotional support, illustrating the negative emotional impact on nurses, whereby receiving collegial support was perceived as an important coping strategy, (ii) patients' psychological burden, highlighting the nurses' lack of time to address mental issues adequately and, (iii) realization of the severity of PJI and compliance problems. Conclusion Identified facilitating factors for PJI management include strengthening of mental care in the treatment of PJI, providing opportunities for exchange among multidisciplinary team members and implementing compliance-enhancing strategies. The findings of this study can be beneficial for improving professionals' satisfaction, optimising the work environment, creating organizational structures which enhance opportunities for exchange and preventing mental health issues among the nursing team.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | PATIENT EXPECTATIONS; BURNOUT; NURSES; STRESS; IMPACT; HIP; Perirosthetic joint infection; Qualitative approach; Nursing |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Unfallchirurgie Medicine > Abteilung für Psychosomatische Medizin |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Gernot Deinzer |
| Date Deposited: | 12 Dec 2023 16:12 |
| Last Modified: | 12 Dec 2023 16:12 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/57046 |
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