Identifying barriers and facilitators to seeking care for symptoms of bacterial sepsis: A qualitative study

This study sought to explore and describe the facilitators and barriers to seeking care for suspected bacteraemia and sepsis symptoms.DesignA qualitative descriptive study.MethodsTen men and women were recruited using convenience sampling. The study used audio-recorded semi-structured interviews and the collection of socio-demographic data as the data collection techniques. Thematic analysis was used, including inductive and deductive approaches, to analyse the data.ResultsDuring data analysis, the codes related to barriers and facilitators were collapsed into three themes —symptom recognition, psychosocial support and healthcare planning and coordination.Patient ContributionThe patients' participation in the study has contributed to our understanding of patients' perspectives and experiences in the pre-hospital phase and provides important insights into what barriers and facilitators are encountered. Study findings highlight the need to develop interventions to improve patient decision time, patient –provider interactions and knowledge of bacteraemia and sepsis through patient and provider education.
Source: Nursing Open - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research