What are the barriers and facilitators of volunteering among healthcare students during the COVID-19 pandemic? A Saudi-based cross-sectional study
| Autor: | Omar Y Almukhadhib, Saad A Algarni, Magdy A Darwish, Seereen AlMuhaidib, Reem S AlOmar, Naheel A AlAmer, Nouf A AlShamlan, Askar K Alshaibani, Malak Al Shammari, Fajar Aldulijan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Volunteers medicine.medical_specialty Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Epidemiology Cross-sectional study health services administration & management Health Personnel education Saudi Arabia Risk Assessment Seasonal influenza Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Health care Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Motivation Medical education business.industry Public health public health COVID-19 General Medicine Risk perception Cross-Sectional Studies Female business Risk assessment 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-042910 |
| Popis: | ObjectivesThe objectives of this study were to assess the volunteering of undergraduate health students and interns in the Ministry of Health (MOH) services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) during the COVID-19 pandemic, its motivational factors and barriers, as well as their risk perception of COVID-19.DesignA cross-sectional study.ParticipantsFrom 12 to 21 May 2020, an online survey was sent to all undergraduate health students and interns in the KSA. This included questions on demographics, volunteering status, risk perception of COVID-19, as well as motivations and barriers towards volunteering.ResultsIn a convenience sample of 6016 students and interns across KSA, 1824 (30.31%) have volunteered with the MOH services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteering was more likely among older participants, from the College of Medicine, those with self-perceived at risk of COVID-19 infection and those with self-perceived healthy participants. Females, those who did not think that students had moral duties to volunteer, those who were at risk of seasonal influenza and those with self-perceived at risk of hospitalisation from COVID-19 were less likely to volunteer. Patriotism, gaining experience, assisting when able and religious rewards all were reported as major motivators to volunteer. Non-volunteering participants reported that lack of interest, protocol and knowledge, as well as issues related to their personal health and transportation were the main barriers to volunteering.ConclusionsAbout one-third of undergraduate health students and interns volunteered during the first 2 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in KSA. Moral values were the most important motivations among volunteers. Efforts to encourage heath students and interns to volunteer and providing those with appropriate educational programmes are recommended. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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