The psychosocial and clinical concerns of physicians treating patients with COVID-19.

Autor:	Saadeh RA; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Alfaqih MA; Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Beni Yonis OA; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Okour AM; Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Obeidat KA; Department of General Surgery and Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences [J Taibah Univ Med Sci] 2020 Dec; Vol. 15 (6), pp. 544-549. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Oct 23.
DOI:	10.1016/j.jtumed.2020.09.003
Abstrakt:	Objectives: This study aims to assess the psychosocial and clinical issues affecting physicians who have been directly involved in treating patients with novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Methods: We recruited physicians from four hospitals in Jordan. A structured 20-item, self-administered survey was used to gather data. Descriptive statistics were employed to represent the numbers and percentages of the participants' responses to the survey items. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the relationship between the participants' traits and items related to the level of fear, the quality of care provided to patients, and social distancing among family members. Results: A total of 135 physicians participated; 65.9% were men. More than half reported moderate to high levels of fear (55.5%). The majority (71.1%) were moderately to highly concerned about becoming infected with COVID-19 from the patients they treated. Most physicians practiced adequate social distancing. While most of them thought that COVID-19 patients received a high quality of care, they generally perceived a shortage of specialised physicians and personal protective equipment (PPE). The ratings for the quality of care and social distancing practices were significantly associated with the presence or absence of training related to COVID-19. Conclusions: The degree of fear and concerns about COVID-19's impact on physicians and their families was high. There were also concerns about the long-term consequences of COVID-19 on medical services. (© 2020 The Authors.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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