Preparedness of Frontline Doctors in Jordan Healthcare Facilities to COVID-19 Outbreak
| Autor: | Aiman Suleiman, Murad Alsatari, Abdelkarim S. Aloweidi, Ahmad Jaber, Nisreen Nadi, Isam Bsisu, Ahmad Abuhejleh, Abeer Santarisi, Hasan Guzu, Mahmoud M. Al-Mustafa, Ala' M. Abbad, Taima’a Harb |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Pneumonia Viral MEDLINE lcsh:Medicine Article Disease Outbreaks 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physicians Surveys and Questionnaires Pandemic Health care Humans Medicine awareness 030212 general & internal medicine Pandemics Personal Protective Equipment Personal protective equipment frontline doctors Response rate (survey) Jordan business.industry 030503 health policy & services lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Outbreak Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine Preparedness pandemic preparedness Female Health Facilities Coronavirus Infections 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 17, Iss 3181, p 3181 (2020) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 17 Issue 9 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/ijerph17093181 |
| Popis: | The number of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease of 2019) cases in Jordan is rising rapidly. A serious threat to the healthcare system appears on the horizon. Our study aims to evaluate preparedness of Jordanian frontline doctors to the worsening scenario. It has a questionnaire-based cross-sectional structure. The questionnaire was designed to evaluate preparedness according to knowledge about virus transmission and protective measures, adherence to protection guidelines, and psychological impacts affecting doctors. Institutional factors affecting doctors&rsquo readiness like adopting approach protocols and making protection equipment available were investigated 308 doctors from different healthcare facilities participated (response rate: 53.9%). Approximately 25% of doctors (n = 77) previously took care of COVID-19 patients, and 173 (56.2%) have institutional COVID-19 approach protocols. Only 57 doctors (18.5%) reported all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) available. The self-reported score of preparedness to deal with COVID-19 patients was 4.9 ± 2.4. Doctors having institutional protocols for dealing with COVID-19 cases and those with sustained availability of PPE reported higher scores of preparedness (5.5 ± 2.3 and 6.2 ± 2.1 with p < 0.001, respectively). Correlations with knowledge score, adherence to PPE score, and psychological impacts were investigated. The study revealed multiple challenges and insufficiencies that can affect frontline doctors&rsquo preparedness. Policy makers are urged to take these findings into consideration and to act promptly. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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