- Title
- Skills for communicating severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 result to patients and/or relatives
- Creator
- Adeniyi, Oladele Vincent
- Creator
- Kayembe, Dominique K
- Subject
- COVID-19 Structured model Medical consultation Article
- Date Issued
- 2021
- Date
- 2021
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/11260/7236
- Identifier
- vital:53095
- Identifier
- xlink:href="https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v63i1.5221"
- Description
- Clinicians notify positive results of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 polymerase chain reaction to patients and/or relatives, whilst short message service (SMS) has been adopted as a means of disseminating negative results. Therefore, clinicians should be adequately equipped to provide telephonic consultation whilst delivering a positive test result to patients. The news of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) test result often invokes fear of impending death in patients, especially the elderlies and those with comorbidities. In addition, several survivors have reported persistent symptoms and COVID-19-related stigma, which precludes them from immediate re-integration into their workplaces. Consequently, COVID-19 results are perceived as bad news by the members of the public. This article justifies why COVID-19 test results are bad news and also discusses the notification steps to follow when delivering COVID-19 results, whilst also addressing patients’ immediate concerns. The article concludes by highlighting an important safety net for COVID-19 patients and the attending clinician.
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (5 leaves)
- Format
- Publisher
- AOSIS
- Language
- English
- Relation
- South African Family Practice
- Relation
- Adeniyi OV, Kayembe DK. Skills for communicating severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus-2 result to patients and/or relatives. S Afr Fam Pract. 2021;63(1), a5221 https://doi.org/10.4102/safp.v63i1.5221
- Relation
- South African Family Practice volume 63 number 1 p.1: Part 2 May 2021 2078-6204
- Rights
- © 2021. The Authors
- Rights
- This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License
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