An innovative communication approach to mitigate suffering among COVID-19 patients and their families : an experience from Oman.

An innovative communication approach to mitigate suffering among COVID-19 patients and their families : an experience from Oman.

Identifier

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.664007

Source

Frontiers in Public Health. v. 9, 664007

Author

Al-Harthy, Harith.

Contributors

Al-Fannah, Jehan., Author

Al-Harithiyah, Hasina., Author

Langrial, Sitwat Usman., Author

Al-Awaidy, Salah T. , Author

Country

United Kingdom.

Publisher

Frontiers Media S.A.

Gregorian

2021-07-19

Language

English

Subject

COVID-19 Pandemic--Oman

English abstract

The Royal Hospital is a public tertiary hospital in Oman with 1,056 beds. During the COVID-19 pandemic, its Intensive Care Unit's (ICU) capacity was forced to increase from 16 adult beds to more than 50 beds. The ICU's bed occupancy rate was over 100%, with several multiple COVID-19 ambulatory care wards expansions to manage an exponentially growing COVID-19 cases. Patients with moderate symptoms were admitted to ambulatory institutions while those with serious symptoms were admitted to the ICUs.

ISSN

2296-2565

Resource URL

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021…