Preparedness, Perceived Impact and Concerns of health Care Workers in a Teaching Hospital during Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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Abstract
Objective
Coronavirus Disease 2019 is a new threat to human lives worldwide. Preparedness of institutions during epidemic outbreak has a pivotal role in saving lives and preventing further spread. At the same time, these pandemics impact badly on professional and personal life of Health care workers. The objective of this study is to find the opinion of Health care workers regarding their level of preparedness, concerns and perceived impact related to this pandemic outbreak.
Materials and Methods
in this study, random samples of doctors and nurses was provided with a self-administered questionnaire regarding their preparedness, work and non-work related concerns and impact on their lives during Covid-19 outbreak.
Results
Most of the Health Care Workers believed that their institute preparation to fight Covid-19 pandemic is better than prior to onset of this crisis (p⍰0.001). Work related stress was seen more commonly in nurses whereas higher frequency of non-work related stress was observed among doctors. Nurses (75.55%) faith in their employer was more than doctors faith (46.66%) regarding their medical needs. There was more acceptance of hydroxychloroquine as a prophylactic drug for Covid-19 in doctors compared to nurses (p ⍰0.01).
Conclusions
Though this institute was more prepared at the time of pandemic spread, substantial opportunity of improvement remains. The consistency of work and non work related anxiety and stress in health care workers is very high in present study group. Concerns and risks of Health Care Workers should be addressed ethically and adequately by strengthening safety measures and building trust in the system they work.
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SciScore for 10.1101/2020.07.15.20140095: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IACUC: Study was approved by institutional ethics committee.
Consent: Written informed consent was taken from every participant after explaining them objective of the study.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Res…SciScore for 10.1101/2020.07.15.20140095: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
Institutional Review Board Statement IACUC: Study was approved by institutional ethics committee.
Consent: Written informed consent was taken from every participant after explaining them objective of the study.Randomization not detected. Blinding not detected. Power Analysis not detected. Sex as a biological variable not detected. Table 2: Resources
Software and Algorithms Sentences Resources Data entry and statistical analysis were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 26.0. SPSSsuggested: (SPSS, RRID:SCR_002865)Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Moreover, problems associated with nationwide lockdown, migration of workers from big cities to their native place, psychological impact of quarantine, supply of daily needs like food and water, and financial support are other relevant points to be addressed for pandemic preparedness.[21] Before reaching any conclusion based on this study, it is necessary to consider that this study had several potential limitations. Here, self-administered questionnaire was a method to investigate. Response rate is typically low in these types of questionnaire, also characteristics and view of other HCW is not known. Because of limited geographical limitations, study findings may not be generalised. But this study represents only a very few and early studies from India about the preparedness and concerns of HCW in response to COVID-19 pandemic. In conclusion, this study provides an important insight into the concerns, perceived impact and preparedness of health care workers of an institute. Substantial revision of pandemic preparedness plans is required to improve the present scenario on the basis of current experience. To ensure effective functioning of an institute during public health emergencies government should considerably invest in infrastructure, capacity building and strengthening of health care services. The consistency of work and non work related anxiety and stress in health care workers is very high in present study group. So, professional ethical guidelines allowing for balanc...
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