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Zhao Z, Li Q, Yang C, Zhang Z, Chen Z, Yin W. Job burnout and its influencing factors among village doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study. Front Public Health 2024; 12:1388831. [PMID: 38699414 PMCID: PMC11063315 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1388831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024] Open
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Objective The aim of this study is to understand the job burnout of village doctors during the COVID-19 epidemic and its influencing factors, and to provide a reference for effectively alleviating the job burnout of village doctors. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among village doctors in S province in December 2021. The survey included a general information questionnaire and the CMBI Burnout Scale. Epidata was used for dual input, and descriptive analysis, t-test, chi-square test, and binary Logistic regression for statistical analysis were used. Results A total of 993 village doctors participated in the survey. Most of them were male village doctors (62.84%), with an average age of 46.57 (SD = 7.50). Village doctors believed that the impact of the epidemic on work was serious, with a score of 3.87 ± 0.91. The economic support was small, with a score of 2.31 ± 0.99. The development space was low, with a score of 2.62 ± 0.98. The overall incidence of burnout was 53.47%. In the burnout group, 54.05% were mild, 33.14% were moderate, and 12.81% were severe. The high degree of difficulty in using WeChat (OR = 1.436, 95%CI: 1.229-1.679), high work pressure (OR = 1.857, 95%CI: 1.409-2.449), high risk of practice (OR = 1.138, 95%CI: 1.004-1.289), less economic support (OR = 0.825, 95%CI: 0.684-0.995), less technical support (OR = 0.696, 95%CI: 0.565-0.858), and poor emotional support (OR = 0.632, 95%CI: 0.513-0.780) were more likely to have job burnout. Conclusion Burnout is a common phenomenon among village doctors during the COVID-19 pandemic, which needs to be prevented and alleviated by various measures.
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- Zixuan Zhao
- School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Public Health, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- Hepatic Biliary Pancreatic Surgery, Yidu Central Hospital of Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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- School of Management, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, China
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Venkateshan M, Mishra P, Mohanty S, Shetty AP, B G, Das PK, Pandey A, Behera A, Das DD. Risk Perception and Preventive Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the General Population. Cureus 2023; 15:e36095. [PMID: 37065324 PMCID: PMC10097411 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/11/2023] [Indexed: 03/16/2023] Open
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Background People's perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated risk are very essential to prevent the spread of the infection. The awareness among individuals may contribute to preventing COVID-19 infections. Coronavirus disease is a serious public health issue. However, preventive practices toward COVID-19 are relatively unknown. The present study aims to survey the risk perception and preventive practice during the COVID-19 pandemic among the general population in Odisha. Method A cross-sectional online survey among 395 participants was conducted by adopting the convenience sampling technique. The tools used for the survey consist of three divisions: collection of sociodemographic data, assessment of risk perception toward COVID-19, and assessment of preventive practices during COVID-19 through an online survey method. Results The majority (83.29%) of the participants strongly agreed that social distancing is necessary to control the transmission of COVID-19, 65.82% strongly agreed that lockdown is relevant to control COVID-19 spread, 49.62% strongly agreed that wearing a mask protects from the infection, and 40.25% strongly agreed that they will be able to connect with healthcare professionals if they are infected with COVID-19 infection. The finding revealed that the highest number of participants are always practicing all the preventive measures such as maintaining hand hygiene (77.21%), wearing a mask (68.10%), avoiding shaking hands (87.59%), willingness to seek medical help (90.37%), avoiding going to the market or meeting friends (80.75%), discussing preventive measures related to COVID-19 with their family members (76.45%), and eating only homemade food (87.34%). Conclusion This study found that an average number of study participants who had the highest level of practice on preventive measures are those who had higher perceived risk among the general population. Expanding the knowledge regarding the infection and its ill effect on health through the proper channel can bring a drastic change in the attitude of the general public. As many people depend on television and social media for acquiring information about COVID-19, any information that reaches the public should be accurate and based on evidence. To avoid miscommunication and the further spread of COVID-19, health education and awareness have to be implemented to increase self-efficacy and risk identification among the general public, which eventually increases the practice of preventive measures.
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Paudel M, Leghari A, Ahmad AM, Gibbs S, Wheeler J, Goldberg S, Snyder T, Bhattarai M. Understanding changes made to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services in Pakistan during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study. Sex Reprod Health Matters 2022; 30:2080167. [PMID: 35867009 PMCID: PMC9310789 DOI: 10.1080/26410397.2022.2080167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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COVID-19 mitigation measures have disrupted the provision of essential health services. The goal of this study was to understand changes in reproductive, maternal, neonatal, and child health (RMNCH) services during the pandemic in Pakistan. We conducted a qualitative study in November and December 2020 consisting of telephone in-depth interviews with women, healthcare providers, and community stakeholders. Interviews were analysed using a thematic, iterative approach. All health facilities had changed their routine procedures, including adjustments in service delivery time and staff hours to reduce crowding, and maintain standard operating procedures (SOPs) such as social distancing. Women highlighted stockouts and lack of supplies as key barriers to care-seeking. Stockouts and crowding led to shifts in care-seeking away from public to private facilities. RMNCH service utilisation declined first due to restrictions during the lockdown, then due to fear of contracting COVID-19 at healthcare facilities. This study provides important insights into RMNCH services during the COVID-19 pandemic from care-seekers' and care-providers’ perspectives. The findings of this study were used to develop interventions to address access to RMNCH care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Mahesh Paudel
- Research Advisor (Asia), Population Services International, Kathmandu, Nepal. Correspondence:
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- Country Director, Population Services International Pakistan, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Senior Technical Advisor, Institute for Global Public Health, Pakistan - University of Manitoba, Canada and Health Planning Systems Strengthening and Information Analysis Unit (HPSIU), Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Technical Writer, Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Head, Strategic Research and Learning, Population Services International, Washington, DC, USA
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- Maternal & Infant Health Consulting, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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Shoorab NJ, Mirzakhani K, Aradmehr M, Irani M. Trying to Control the Situation: A Theory of Iranian Midwives' Experiences of the Coping Process with their Professional Roles Following COVID-19. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY RESEARCH 2022; 27:294-300. [PMID: 36275346 PMCID: PMC9580573 DOI: 10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_245_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 11/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Background Midwives are at the frontlines of the fight against the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Working under these circumstances threatens their lives and that of their family members; midwives' adjustment to work increases their efficiency in providing care services to pregnant mothers, but midwives' coping process is ambiguous and complex. Thus, the aim of this study was to explore the coping process of midwives with their professional roles following COVID-19. Materials and Methods This study was conducted using grounded theory during 2020 to 2021. For this purpose, 30 midwives were purposively and theoretically selected from two educational hospitals and health centers in Mashhad and Torbat Heydarieh cities, Iran. The data were collected using in-depth semi-structured interviews. The collected data were analyzed using the Strauss and Corbin method (2008) in MAXQDA software. Results The main concern of the participants was "perception of the threats to their health" and the core category revealed from the data was "trying to control the situation." Midwives coped with the COVID-19 pandemic in four steps, namely early initial confrontation, reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic, management of challenges, and reconstructing. Support from family and the health system and religious belief were the interventional conditions in this theory. Conclusions Results of this study can be used to provide health managers with a better understanding of the conditions affecting the coping strategies of midwives with their professional roles during COVID-19. Therefore, this study provides the required data for developing an effective intervention to help nurse midwives to cope with this issue.
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- Nahid Jahani Shoorab
- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran,Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran
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- Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran,Health Sciences Research Center, Torbat Heydariyeh University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran,Address for correspondence: Morvarid Irani, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Torbat Heydariyeh Universityof Medical Sciences, Torbat Heydariyeh, Iran. E-mail:
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Irfan M, Salem S, Ahmad M, Acevedo-Duque Á, Abbasi KR, Ahmad F, Razzaq A, Işik C. Interventions for the Current COVID-19 Pandemic: Frontline Workers' Intention to Use Personal Protective Equipment. Front Public Health 2022; 9:793642. [PMID: 35186871 PMCID: PMC8855926 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.793642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Frontline workers (FLWs) are at a higher risk of COVID-19 infection during care interactions than the general population. Personal protective equipment (PPE) is regarded as an effective intervention for limiting the transmission of airborne viruses. However, research examining FLWs' intention to use PPE is limited. OBJECTIVES This study addresses this research gap and also contributes by expanding the conceptual mechanism of planned behavior theory by incorporating three novel dimensions (perceived benefits of PPE, risk perceptions of the epidemic, and unavailability of PPE) in order to gain a better understanding of the factors that influence FLWs' intentions to use PPE. METHOD Analysis is based on a sample of 763 FLWs in Pakistan using a questionnaire survey, and the structural equation modeling approach is employed to evaluate the suppositions. RESULTS Study results indicate that attitude, perceived benefits of PPE, and risk perceptions of the epidemic have positive influence on FLWs' intention to use PPE. In comparison, the unavailability of PPE and the cost of PPE have opposite effects. Meanwhile, environmental concern has a neutral effect. CONCLUSIONS The study results specify the importance of publicizing COVID-19's lethal impacts on the environment and society, ensuring cheap PPE, and simultaneously enhancing workplace safety standards.
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- Muhammad Irfan
- School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing, China
- Department of Business Administration, Ilma University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Economics (DoE), Birmingham Business School (BBS), University House, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- College of Social Sciences (CoSS), University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Economics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Public Policy Observatory Faculty of Business and Administration, Universidad Autónoma de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, China
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- Faculty of Tourism, Anadolu University, Eskişehir, Turkey
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Abuzerr S, Zinszer K, Shaheen A, El Bilbeisi AH, Salem A, Aldirawi A, Emad OJ, Al Haj Daoud A, Naser R, Eldeirawi K. Attitudes and Satisfaction toward the Taken Procedures to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic in Palestine. Ethiop J Health Sci 2022; 32:27-36. [PMID: 35250214 PMCID: PMC8864393 DOI: 10.4314/ejhs.v32i1.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been differences in the mitigation strategies implemented by governments worldwide. In addition, people's acceptance and adherence to these strategies, such as avoiding large gatherings and shelter in place, varied. The current study aims to assess the attitude and satisfaction with the procedures to tackle COVID-19 in Palestine. Methods This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Palestinian territories, including, Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem, between April 29, 2020, and June 5, 2020, using a validated online questionnaire. The questionnaire included three sections: socio-demographic characteristics, attitude towards the measures and behaviors to avoid COVID-19 infection and its consequences, and level of people satisfaction with the response of the community and local authorities to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. A convenience sampling method was used to select participants. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Results A total of 570 adults aged ≥18 years (56.3% males and 43.7% females) were included in the study. The mean positive attitude score (average % agree or strongly agree) was 94.22%; 95.24%, 95.18%, and 92.18% in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem, respectively. While, the mean satisfaction score was 44.26%, distributed as 47.16%, 46.1%, and 39.22% in the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and East Jerusalem, respectively. Additionally, there were statistically significant variations by most attitude and satisfaction variables across the governorates included in the study (p < 0.05). The current study demonstrated high levels of positive attitude but suboptimal level of satisfaction toward the taken procedures to tackle COVID-19 in Palestine. Conclusions Varied implementation strategies to improve the levels of satisfaction toward the approaches to combat the COVID-19 pandemic are recommended.
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- Samer Abuzerr
- Visiting Scholar, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Montréal, Canada, Quality Improvement and Infection Control Unit, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine
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- School of Public Health, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal, Canada
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- Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Palestine
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- Department of Nutrition, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Palestine, Gaza Strip, Palestine
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- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Al-Shifa Hospital, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine
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- Mental Health General Directorate, Ministry of Health, Gaza, Palestine
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- Palestine Academy for Science and Technology (PALAST), West Bank, Palestine
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- Department of Population Health Nursing Science, UIC College of Nursing (M/C 802), Chicago, USA
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