Knowledge, Perceptions, and Preferred Information Sources Related to COVID-19 Among Healthcare Workers: Results of a Cross Sectional Survey
Autor: | John C. Garman, Lauren Jodi Van Scoy, Erin L. Miller, Surav M Sakya, Robert P. Lennon, Emily Wasserman, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Bethany Snyder, Shyama Sathianathan |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak Health (social science) Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Cross-sectional study Health Personnel media_common.quotation_subject Information Seeking Behavior 030501 epidemiology medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences Health personnel 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Environmental health Information seeking behavior Perception Health care medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Coronavirus media_common SARS-CoV-2 business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Middle Aged Cross-Sectional Studies Female 0305 other medical science business Psychology |
Zdroj: | American Journal of Health Promotion. 35:633-636 |
ISSN: | 2168-6602 0890-1171 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0890117120982416 |
Popis: | Purpose: To compare COVID-19 related knowledge, perceptions, and preferred information sources between healthcare workers and non-healthcare workers. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Setting: Web-based. Subjects: Convenience sample of Pennsylvanian adults. Measures: Primary outcomes were binary responses to 15 COVID-19 knowledge questions weighted by a Likert scale assessing response confidence. Analysis: Generalized linear mixed-effects models to assess comparisons between clinical decision makers (CDM), non-clinical decision makers working in healthcare (non-CDM) and non-healthcare workers (non-HCW). Results: CDMs (n = 91) had higher overall knowledge than non-CDMs (n = 854; OR 1.81 [1.51, 2.17], p < .05). Overall knowledge scores were not significantly different between non-CDMs (n = 854) and non-HCW (n = 4,966; OR 1.03 [0.97, 1.09], p > .05). Conclusion: The findings suggest a need for improved education about COVID-19 for healthcare workers who are not clinical decision makers, as they play key roles in patient perceptions and compliance with preventive medicine during primary care visits. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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