Table 2.
Influences of the Wound Care Teleassistance System on Nursing Practice
| DIMENSION AND THEMES | PARTICIPANTS | N |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of care | ||
| Interdisciplinary work (+) | P1, P2, P3, P5, P6*, P7*, P9*, P11, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 12 |
| Accessibility (+) | P2, P3, P5, P6*, P9*, P10, P11, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 11 |
| Development of nursing expertise in wound care (+) | P3, P4, P5, P6,* P7*, P9*, P10, P11, P13, P14*, P15* | 11 |
| Overall improvement of quality of care (+) | P3, P6*, P9*, P10, P12*, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 9 |
| Standardization (+) | P1, P2, P4, P5, P7*, P9, P11, P12*, P13 | 9 |
| Patient monitoring (+) | P6*, P9*, P10, P11, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 8 |
| Quality of communication with patients (+) | P3, P6*, P9*, P13 | 4 |
| Patient involvement in healing process (+) | P3, P6*, P7* | 3 |
| Professional development | ||
| Promotion of knowledge transfer (+) | P2, P3, P5, P6*, P7*, P8, P9*, P11, P12*, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 13 |
| Promotion of knowledge sharing (+) | P5, P6*, P7*, P9*, P12*, P14* | 6 |
| Professional isolation | ||
| Mutual aid (+) | P2, P3, P5, P7*, P8, P9*, P10, P12*, P13, P14*, P15*, P16* | 12 |
| Job satisfaction | ||
| Appreciation by nurses of their role (+) | P5, P6*, P7, P10, P11 | 5 |
| External recognition of wound care expertise (+) | P5, P7, P8 | 3 |
| Overall satisfaction with the service (+) | P14*, P16* | 2 |
| Stress level | ||
| The service secures nurses' work (+) | P6*, P9*, P15* | 3 |
| Stress is temporary and confined to specific situations (+) | P7*, P8, P9* | 3 |
| No stress (+) | P9* | 1 |
| Workload | ||
| Substantial time spent by resource nurses on the global data collection of patients (–) | P3, P6*, P7*, P8, P14*, P15*, P16* | 7 |
| Reducing calls and travels (+) | P1, P3, P5, P9* | 4 |
| Substantial time spent by expert nurses on digitized and written reports on virtual clinic sessions (–) | P9*, P15* | 2 |
The plus and minus signs indicate positive and negative influences of the wound care teleassistance system, respectively. An asterisk indicates a first-hand participation in wound care teleassistance to the patient.