Assessment of the knowledge and applications of infection control in Ayurvedic health care staff working in COVID-19 intermediate centres, Sri Lanka

Background: First case of pandemic COVID-19 was diagnosed in December 2019 in China from where it spread throughout the world. In Pakistan, first case was diagnosed in February 2020 which resulted in a complete and several smart national lockdowns. National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and Ministry of Health published guidelines for patient’s treatments during pandemic which includes: 1) providing only emergency Treatments 2) Patient’s pre-admittance Questioning, 3) Increasing intervals between appointment, 4) prevent crowding in waiting rooms, 5) Wearing masks at all times. 6) Wearing PPE. Methods: Data from all clinical departments of Frontier Medical and Dental College and Hospital Abbottabad was collected between March and December 2020 which included Number of; 1) Patients treated 2) Medical Staff 3) patients with positive COVID-19 reports 4) healthcare workers suffering from COVID-19. And 6) Post treatment Virus Infected patients. Results: 291 health care staff including 135 medical and dental doctors, 4 dental hygienists, 82 paramedics and 70 Administrative staff worked during the study period and 3280 procedures were performed. Out of these, thirty-eight (38) staff members treated 190 verified COVID-19 patients. During the study period 6 dentists (2.06%) and 9 (3.09%) medical doctors, 2 (0.7%) assistants and 3 (1.03%) admin staff were tested positive for the virus. Conclusion: Present study highlights the importance of education and stickiness to the infection control guidelines thus minimizing the risk of transmission of corona virus among the Healthcare professionals in hospitals. Keywords: COVID-19; Infection control, PPE, NCOC

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Identifying Health Care Environment Contradictions in Terms of Infection Control during a Pandemic with a Focus on Health Workers’ Experience

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13179964 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (17) ◽

pp. 9964

Author(s):

Maryam Lesan ◽

Fatemeh Khozaei ◽

Mi-Jeong Kim ◽

Marziyeh Shahidi Nejad

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Infection Control ◽

Organizational Support ◽

Health Workers ◽

Health Care Facilities ◽

Care Staff ◽

World Health ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Health Care Staff ◽

Health Care Environment

During the past year, health care environments have struggled to cope with the various impacts of COVID-19 around the world. Health care facilities need to help strengthen resistance to pathogen threats and provide care for patients and health workers in the safest possible way. Architectural design strategies can play a significant role in infection prevention and control. The current study aims to examine the experiences of health workers with hospital spaces during the COVID-19 pandemic. Identifying the difficulties they face, the present study attempts to shed light on the role of the health care layout configuration in combating pandemics. The authors conducted observations at four hospitals and a series of online semi-structured interviews with 162 health care staff from March to May 2020. The study indicated that space configuration and the hospitalization of patients, layout and circulation of the environment, operation services such as indoor environment conditions, maintenance of health care system, and organizational support for health care staff were the most critical factors affecting infection control in health care environments. The initial zoning and separation of patients were the most effective methods of controlling infection. Hospitals with clustered plan layouts were found to be the most effective buildings for the zoning of COVID-19 patients during the pandemic and for infection control.

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Factors Contributing to Increased Patient Waiting Time at Out Patient Department of Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Sri Lanka and Strategies to Minimize the Waiting Time

International Journal Of Scientific Advances ◽

10.51542/ijscia.v2i4.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Krishanth MDA ◽

Fernando KES ◽

Liyanage DH

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Sri Lanka ◽

Waiting Time ◽

Nominal Group Technique ◽

Care Staff ◽

Nominal Group ◽

Health Care Staff ◽

Patient Waiting Time ◽

Patient Department

Long waiting time is considered a major issue that affects the performance of healthcare centers. Out Patient Department (OPD) of Lady Ridgeway Hospital (LRH) has lengthy queues at the OPD during the daytime leading to increased waiting time. The objective of this case study was to find the factors leading to increased waiting time and find agreed-upon strategies to minimize it. The increased daily surge of patients, lack of automation, inadequate consultation rooms and doctors, and insufficient laboratory investigation facilities were a few of the major attributing factors for increased waiting time. The factors were prioritized using the nominal group technique and agreed upon strategies were developed to reduce the waiting time with the participation of the health care staff of the LRH.

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Infection Control Important Points During Anesthesia and Surgery in the COVID-19 Era: A Concise Summary

Archives of Pediatric Infectious Diseases ◽

10.5812/pedinfect.104408 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Anahita Sanaei Dashti ◽

Roham Borazjani ◽

Farid Zand ◽

Zahra Zand ◽

Rosmina Bahrololom ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Infection Control ◽

Health Centers ◽

Care Staff ◽

Health Care Staff ◽

Protective Measures ◽

Control Module ◽

Route Of Transmission ◽

Major Route ◽

Respiratory Droplets

: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised a huge sense of anxiety in people and health care staff. Yet, there are concerns regarding the exact routes of transmission and the best protective measures in health centers. It seems that a major route of transmission is via respiratory droplets, but it could be spread in an airborne mode in some airborne-producing procedures. This study provides a protocol as a quick, concise infection control module for those who work in operating rooms at the time of the outbreak of COVID-19 or similar infectious diseases.

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Infection Control Education Program for Health Care Staff ∼Workshop Held in Hospitals∼

Japanese Journal of Infection Prevention and Control ◽

10.4058/jsei.23.299 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 23 (4) ◽

pp. 299-301 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Chie KONO ◽

Fumiko KAWANISHI ◽

Asami MATSUMOTO ◽

Masumi NAKAMURA ◽

Yuki SAKAKIBARA ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Infection Control ◽

Education Program ◽

Care Staff ◽

Health Care Staff ◽

Control Education

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Pertussis Cases Show Threat To Infants, Health Care Staff

Internal Medicine News ◽

10.1016/s1097-8690(05)70316-4 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 38 (7) ◽

pp. 64

Author(s):

MIRIAM E. TUCKER

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Care Staff ◽

Health Care Staff

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ReCOV: recovery and rehabilitation during and after COVID-19 – a study protocol of a longitudinal observational study on patients, next of kin and health care staff

BMC Sports Science Medicine and Rehabilitation ◽

10.1186/s13102-021-00299-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Author(s):

E. Rydwik ◽

L. Anmyr ◽

M. Regardt ◽

A. McAllister ◽

R. Zarenoe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Psychosocial Support ◽

Care Staff ◽

Psychological Wellbeing ◽

Health Care Staff ◽

Post Traumatic Stress ◽

Next Of Kin ◽

Related Quality ◽

Long Term Consequences

Abstract Background The knowledge of the long-term consequences of covid-19 is limited. In patients, symptoms such as fatigue, decreased physical, psychological, and cognitive function, and nutritional problems have been reported. How the disease has affected next of kin, as well as staff involved in the care of patients with covid-19, is also largely unknown. The overall aim of this study is therefore three-fold: (1) to describe and evaluate predictors of patient recovery, the type of rehabilitation received and patients’ experiences of specialized rehabilitation following COVID-19 infection; (2) to study how next of kin experienced the hospital care of their relative and their experiences of the psychosocial support they received as well as their psychological wellbeing; (3) to describe experiences of caring for patients with COVID-19 and evaluate psychological wellbeing, coping mechanisms and predictors for development of psychological distress over time in health care staff. Methods This observational longitudinal study consists of three cohorts; patients, next of kin, and health care staff. The assessments for the patients consist of physical tests (lung function, muscle strength, physical capacity) and questionnaires (communication and swallowing, nutritional status, hearing, activities of daily living, physical activity, fatigue, cognition) longitudinally at 3, 6 and 12 months. Patient records auditing (care, rehabilitation) will be done retrospectively at 12 months. Patients (3, 6 and 12 months), next of kin (6 months) and health care staff (baseline, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months) will receive questionnaires regarding, health-related quality of life, depression, anxiety, sleeping disorders, and post-traumatic stress. Staff will also answer questionnaires about burnout and coping strategies. Interviews will be conducted in all three cohorts. Discussion This study will be able to answer different research questions from a quantitative and qualitative perspective, by describing and evaluating long-term consequences and their associations with recovery, as well as exploring patients’, next of kins’ and staffs’ views and experiences of the disease and its consequences. This will form a base for a deeper and better understanding of the consequences of the disease from different perspectives as well as helping the society to better prepare for a future pandemic.

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