Professional Status of Infectious Disease Specialists in Korea: A Nationwide Survey.

Autor:	Kim B; Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea., Eun BW; Department of Pediatrics, Nowon Eulji University Hospital, Seoul, Korea., Lee E; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea., Kim TH; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea., Park S; Department of Biostatistics, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.; Department of Applied Statistics, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, Korea., Park SY; Department of Hospital Medicine, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Yongin, Korea.; Centers for Digital Health, Yongin Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Yongin, Korea.; Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. syparkmd@yuhs.ac.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Journal of Korean medical science [J Korean Med Sci] 2022 Dec 05; Vol. 37 (47), pp. e320. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 05.
DOI:	10.3346/jkms.2022.37.e320
Abstrakt:	Background: Infectious disease (ID) specialists are skilled facilitators of medical consultation who promote better outcomes in patient survival, antibiotic stewardship as well as healthcare safety in pandemic response. This study aimed to assess the working status of ID specialists and identify problems faced by ID professionals in Korea. Methods: This was a nationwide cross-sectional study in Korea. An online-based survey was conducted over 11 days (from December 17-27, 2020), targeting all active adult (n = 281) and pediatric (n = 71) ID specialists in Korea (N = 352). Questions regarding the practice areas of the specialists were divided into five categories: 1) clinical practices of outpatient care, inpatient care, and consultations; 2) infection control; 3) antibiotic stewardship; 4) research; and 5) education and training. We investigated the weekly time-use patterns for these areas of practice. Results: Of the 352 ID specialists, 195 (55.4%; 51.2% [144/281] adult and 71.8% [51/71] pediatric ID specialists) responded in the survey. Moreover, 144 (73.8%) of the total respondents were involved in all practice categories investigated. The most common practice area was outpatient service (93.8%), followed by consultation (91.3%) and inpatient service (87.7%). Specialists worked a median of 61 (interquartile range: 54-71) hours weekly: patient care, 29 (14-37) hours; research 11 (5-19) hours; infection control 4 (2-10) hours; antibiotic stewardship, 3 (1-5) hours; and education/training, 2 (2-6) hours. Conclusion: ID specialists in Korea simultaneously undertake multiple tasks and work long hours, highlighting the need for training and employing more ID specialists. Competing Interests: The authors have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose. (© 2022 The Korean Academy of Medical Sciences.)
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