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Technologies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Teleconsultation in Care Management for Patients Undergoing Liver
Neide da Silva Knihs1, Ariadne Matzembacher da Silva1, Maria Augusta Dietrich1
1Nursing Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil.
Background:
The aim of this study was to identify home care management strategies for patients undergoing liver transplant, through teleconsultation, during the COVID-19 pandemic for maintenance and improvements in treatment adherence.
Methods:
This was a qualitative, exploratory, and descriptive research study. Participants included patients who underwent liver transplant between 2020 and 2021. Through a semistructured script, data were analyzed according to the recommendations of content analysis and then simple statistics were applied.
Results:
Twenty-two people participated in the study. Two analysis categories were developed, which resulted in 7 strategies and 22 care actions. The care strategy with the highest adherence involved actions related to the prevention of COVID-19.
Conclusions:
Teleconsultation is an excellent tool to manage and supervise post-liver transplant care of patients. Considering that teleconsultation has presented strategies and care actions, which were developed by the patients, the patients have a direct effect on treatment adherence despite pandemic impositions.
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