sub-categories | categories | Themes |
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limitation on admission due to improper referral of patients to COVID-19 centers | Not knowing how to deal with patient admission at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic | unpreparedness to deal with the COVID-19 results in disorganized triage |
Increased referral of patients in COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Obligatory regulation on admission of COVID-19 patients in COVID-19 or non-COVID-19 centers | ||
Improper distribution of patients in non-COVID-19 centers | ||
Patients’ stress due to improper conditions caused by crowds | Challenge of patient admission and care due to lack of a clear structure | |
Delay in investigation of COVID-19 patients due to lack of a specific structure | ||
Not knowing how to deal with patient admission at the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Waste of time following the confusion of referrals to triage ward | ||
Concern about transmitting the disease to others, especially the family members | Fear of being infected, the cause of social and family isolation | Threats to the physical and mental health of personnel during COVID-19 pandemic |
Social isolation because people thought the medical staff were the carrier of COVID-19 | ||
Concerns about contracting COVID-19 | ||
Challenges of triage personnel infected with COVID-19 | ||
heavy workload due to COVID-19 pandemic | Physical, psychological, and social consequences of COVID-19 | |
Physical exhaustion due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Mental exhaustion due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Increase in the number of COVID-19 patients due to improper patient admission | Physical and mental exhaustion of patients and staff at the peak of COVID-19 | |
High-risk pregnancy due to COVID-19 contraction of mother | ||
Clinical errors at the peak of COVID-19 | ||
Physical exhaustion of personnel at the peak of COVID-19 | ||
Long-term hospitalization of patients suspected to be infected by COVID-19 | ||
Reluctance of patients to refer to COVID-19 centers | Fear of being hospitalized in COVID-19 centers is a factor of hiding the truth | |
Fear of being hospitalized in COVID-19 centers is a factor of hiding the truth | ||
An increase in the number of infection patient due to fear of stigma of COVID-19 | Quality of care which is neglected at the time of COVID-19 | |
Neglect of inpatient care due to unnecessary registration system | ||
Increase in clinical errors due to the crowd in triage ward | ||
Neglect of inpatient care due to the crowd in triage ward during COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Degrading the quality of care due to fear of contracting COVID-19 | ||
Problems or challenges of not having a fixed resident in triage ward | Fast diagnosis due to the presence of a fixed obstetric resident in triage ward | Reduction in the quality of service due to improper triage structure in COVID-19 pandemic |
Benefits of having a fixed gynecologist resident in triage ward | ||
Negligence in following health protocols | Necessity of and personnel cooperation in systematically observing COVID-19 conditions in triage section | |
The need for regulations of following the health protocols | ||
Adequate care in proper triage ward | ||
The requirement for a purposeful structure of tasks division in the triage ward | ||
Dissatisfaction due to not following the compliance plan | Dissatisfaction with lack of proper triage infrastructure in COVID-19 conditions | |
Patient’s unreasonable expectations of triage services during COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Lack of space due to high patient referrals | ||
Challenges of triage equipment shortage | ||
The benefits of creating an outpatient room which is monitored regularly in triage ward | ||
Challenges of not having an isolation room prepared for COVID-19 patients | ||
An increase in the cost of treatment despite of being a public hospital | Deficiency in purposeful and efficient triage management in COVID-19 conditions | |
The need to combine clinical education with treatment in triage training centers | ||
Imposing a cost on the health system due to COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Low level of job satisfaction due to not receiving the payment assigned for health care staff in COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Lack of enough motivation to work due to unfair payment assigned for health care staff in COVID-19 pandemic | ||
Patient’s comfort following empathetic communication | Empathetic communication: giving care compassionately in triage ward | Communicating with patients which is neglected at the time of COVID-19 |
The obligation for effective communication between the service provider and the recipient | ||
Improper communication with family of the patient | Fear of being infected, the cause of poor communication between patients and staff | |
Improper relationship due to fear of disease transmission | ||
Commitment and effort of the staff in the difficult conditions of COVID-19 pandemic | Commitment to work in difficult COVID-19 conditions | Accountability required to improve the provision of services during the COVID-19 pandemic |
Patient’s satisfaction with the responsibility of personnel | ||
Effective care as the result of team work | Effective care requirements | |
Feeling of power as a result of experience and skill in performance |