Study Protocol for a Global Survey: Awareness and Preparedness of Hospital Staff Against Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak.

Autor:	Qarawi ATA; Lower Westchester Medical Associates, P.C., Mount Vernon, New York, NY, United States.; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan., Ng SJ; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; School of Medical Sciences, University Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia., Gad A; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Luu MN; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Al-Ahdal TMA; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan., Sharma A; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; University College of Medical Sciences & Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, India., Huan VT; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Vuong NL; Faculty of Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam., Tawfik GM; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Hashan MR; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Government of Bangladesh, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Dumre SP; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal., Ghozy S; Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt., Shaikhkhalil HW; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, Islamic University of Gaza, Gaza, Palestine., Mahmoud MH; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt., Alhady STM; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Faculty of Medicine, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan., Nam NH; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Division of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery and Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan., Islam SMS; Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia., Smith C; Institute of Tropical Medicine and School of Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan., Lee P; P.N. Lee Statistics and Computing Ltd, Surrey, United Kingdom., Chico RM; Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Cox S; Institute of Tropical Medicine and School of Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.; Department of Disease Control, Faculty of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Hirayama K; Institute of Tropical Medicine and School of Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan., Huy NT; Online Research Club (http://www.onlineresearchclub.org), Nagasaki, Japan.; Institute of Tropical Medicine and School of Tropical Diseases and Global Health, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Frontiers in public health [Front Public Health] 2021 Jul 01; Vol. 9, pp. 580427. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jul 01 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI:	10.3389/fpubh.2021.580427
Abstrakt:	Background: The outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by a novel coronavirus (named SARS-CoV-2) has gained attention globally and has been recognized as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the rapidly increasing number of deaths and confirmed cases. Health care workers (HCWs) are vulnerable to this crisis as they are the first frontline to receive and manage COVID-19 patients. In this multicenter multinational survey, we aim to assess the level of awareness and preparedness of hospital staff regarding COVID-19 all over the world. Methods: From February to March 2020, the web-based or paper-based survey to gather information about the hospital staff's awareness and preparedness in the participants' countries will be carried out using a structured questionnaire based on the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) checklist and delivered to participants by the local collaborators for each hospital. As of March 2020, we recruited 374 hospitals from 58 countries that could adhere to this protocol as approved by their Institutional Review Boards (IRB) or Ethics Committees (EC). Discussion: The awareness and preparedness of HCWs against COVID-19 are of utmost importance not only to protect themselves from infection, but also to control the virus transmission in healthcare facilities and to manage the disease, especially in the context of manpower lacking and hospital overload during the pandemic. The results of this survey can be used to inform hospitals about the awareness and preparedness of their health staff regarding COVID-19, so appropriate policies and practice guidelines can be implemented to improve their capabilities of facing this crisis and other future pandemic-prone diseases. Competing Interests: The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2021 Qarawi, Ng, Gad, Luu, AL-Ahdal, Sharma, Huan, Vuong, Tawfik, Hashan, Dumre, Ghozy, Shaikhkhalil, Mahmoud, Alhady, Nam, Islam, Smith, Lee, Chico, Cox, Hirayama and Huy.)
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