Article ; Online: Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare providers: save the frontline fighters.
The International journal of pharmacy practice
2021 Volume 29, Issue 4, Page(s) 369–375
Abstract: Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic ... Conclusions: Working during COVID-19 pandemic has several negative impacts on HCPs including mental and ... More than 80% perceived high risk of infection and stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally ...
| Abstract | Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare providers (HCPs) at personal and professional levels. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study. It was conducted using an electronic format survey through Qualtrics Survey Software in English. The target participants were HCPs working in any healthcare setting across Iraq. The survey was distributed via two professional Facebook groups between 7 April and 7 May 2020. The survey items were adopted with modifications from three previous studies of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Avian Influenza Outbreak. Kruskal-Wallis test was conducted to determine the difference in the pandemic impact according to the dealing with COVID-19 cases. Key findings: The authors received 430 surveys from HCPs representing 14 provinces. Approximately 60% of the participants were dealing with diagnosis or treatment of COVID-19 cases. More than 80% perceived high risk of infection and stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Additionally, 85.9% of the HCPs had concerns of putting family and close friends at risk due to their job during the COVID-19 crisis. HCPs working in a setting dealing with diagnosis/treatment of COVID-19 cases experienced significantly higher concerns about personal and family safety compared with other HCPs. Conclusions: Working during COVID-19 pandemic has several negative impacts on HCPs including mental and physical health and an overwhelming work environment. Thus, social and emotional support is needed to help HCPs to cope with such stressful conditions. Finally, providing adequate PPE can help to minimise concerns of getting infected in the workplace. |
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| MeSH term(s) | COVID-19 ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Health Personnel/psychology ; Health Status ; Humans ; Male ; Mental Health ; Pandemics ; SARS-CoV-2 |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-05-06 |
| Publishing country | England |
| Document type | Journal Article |
| ZDB-ID | 1087040-4 |
| ISSN | 2042-7174 ; 0961-7671 |
| ISSN (online) | 2042-7174 |
| ISSN | 0961-7671 |
| DOI | 10.1093/ijpp/riab018 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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