scholarly journals Risk perception and precautionary health behavior toward COVID-19 among health professionals working in selected public university hospitals in Ethiopia

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (10) ◽  
pp. e0241101
Author(s):  
Shimelis Girma ◽  
Liyew Agenagnew ◽  
Girma Beressa ◽  
Yonas Tesfaye ◽  
Arefayne Alenko
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Hospitals

How Do Public Service Professionals Behave in Risky Situations? The Importance of Organizational Culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 027507402110103
Author(s):  
Emily Rose Tangsgaard
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Public Service ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Subsequent Behavior ◽  
Hospital Wards

Many situations in public service delivery are characterized by uncertainty about the potential negative consequences following decisions. These risky situations make the behavior of frontline professionals particularly important. But what shapes the risk perception and subsequent behavior of frontline professionals in risky situations? This article explores the idea that organizational culture provides part of the answer. To examine this, a comprehensive qualitative study with participant observations and interviews at five public hospital wards was conducted. The findings demonstrate the importance of organizational culture on risk perception and behavior in risky situations. Basic cultural assumptions related to professional discussion, administering medicine, grading of adverse events, and prioritizing follow-up activities matter to behavior in risky situations. In organizational cultures with high levels of trust and dialogue about decision-making, the health professionals rely on each other and ask for second opinions, when making decisions in risky situations. Conversely, in organizational cultures with little trust and professional discussion, the health professionals are less likely to ask for second opinions and follow up on risky situations, which increases the possibility of unintended, negative consequences. In this way, organizational culture can be a driver of risk-reducing and risk-seeking behavior among frontline professionals.

scholarly journals Satisfacción laboral de los profesionales sanitarios de un Hospital Universitario: análisis general y categorías laborales

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 645 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Carrillo-García ◽  
María E. Martínez-Roche ◽  
Carmen I. Gómez-García ◽  
Mariano Meseguer-DePedro
Keyword(s):  
Health Professionals ◽  
Public University ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
General Satisfaction ◽  
Demographic Questionnaire ◽  
Health Institutions ◽  
Management Groups ◽  
Auxiliary Nurses ◽  
General Scale

Job satisfaction in health services is measured by the quality of care provided, hence the importance of surveying the workers of health institutions. The objective was to explore and analyze the phenomenon of the satisfaction of working in a sample made up of 546 health professionals belonging to a public University Hospital. Both a socio-demographic questionnaire and General Scale of Satisfaction (<em>Overall</em> <em>Job</em> <em>Satisfacción</em>) that were both validated in Spanish were given to the participants. The results of general satisfaction showed a mean of 71.37 (<em>SD</em> = 14.03). The subscales with better results were: colleagues and immediate superior. There were important differences in satisfaction scores between the different professional categories. The higher levels of general satisfaction were found in hospital management groups and resident doctors, while the lower levels of general satisfaction were found in medical area specialists, nurses and auxiliary nurses.

Ideology and discourse in the public sphere: A critical discourse analysis of public debates at a Brazilian public university

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 278-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erik Persson ◽  
Luís Moretto Neto
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Critical Discourse Analysis ◽  
Public University ◽  
Critical Discourse ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Staff Shortage ◽  
Public Company ◽  
The Public Sphere ◽  
Set Up

Since 2013, several social actors of the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC) community have formed a public sphere in order to deliberate and decide on the University Hospital’s (UH/UFSC) affiliation to the Brazilian Hospital Services Company (EBSERH), a public company set up in accordance with a private law which has been created by the Brazilian federal government in order to set up a management body for public university hospitals. Underpinned by critical discourse analysis, our purpose is to analyze the embedded ideologies in discursive practices within the UFSC/EBSERH public sphere, especially those perpetrated by the federal government’s bureaucratic means as to mystify reality, and also promote and legitimize dominant interests and actions with regard to the UH/UFSC’s affiliation to the EBSERH. We organized this analysis in five main categories: (1) staff shortage and the ideological use of the double standard policy, (2) the ideology of neo-liberalism and managerialism, (3) blame avoidance behavior and the ideological dispute between ideology and pragmatism, (4) the policy of terror and the fallacy of choice and (5) ideology of participationism.

scholarly journals Association Between Face Masks Use and Occupation in Cameroon: Perceived Susceptibility to COVID-19 and Physician’s Roles

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-284
Author(s):  
Armel Fosso Setubi ◽  
◽  
Mersha Wubie ◽  
Alain Pitti Djida ◽  
Xavier Emmanuel Fosoumo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Perceived Susceptibility

Introduction: Face masks use among Cameroonians is a new behavior. Many citizens have adopted face masks as a step to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Individuals might use face masks because of their profession, risk perception, and social status. This study aims at evaluating the relation between occupation and face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon. Our study hypothesizes that face masks use is not associated with occupation in Cameroon. Methods: A survey was conducted from May 13 to June 3, 2020, among Cameroonians ranging from ages 15 to 66+. Participants answered questions regarding face mask use, occupation, perceived susceptibility to COVID-19, and physicians' guidance. A binary logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association between face masks use and occupation. Results: A total of 1,525 persons responded to the survey among 837 males and 688 females. After adjustment, face masks use was not associated with the occupation. Guidance provided by physicians were positively associated with face masks use (OR=2.06, 95%CI:1.48-2.85). Face masks use was also associated with reported answers on whether: face masks protect against COVID-19 (OR=10.48, 95%CI: 7.20-15.25), ability to easily access physician’s guidance about COVID-19 on social media (OR=2.70, 95%CI: 1.94-3.75), and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 (OR=1.73, 95% CI: 1.13-2.65). Conclusions: Our study provides evidence that face masks use in COVID-19 setting in Cameroon is not associated with occupation. However, physicians’ role has an impact on people’s behavior. The association between face masks use and the belief that Africans are naturally resistant to COVID-19 points to low perceived susceptibility that needs to be addressed by health professionals and competent civil authorities.

scholarly journals Academic league of urgency and emergency in the student formation process: experience report

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e4839108690
Author(s):  
Marla Ariana Silva ◽  
Allan de Morais Bessa ◽  
Thays Cristina Pereira Barbosa ◽  
Rafaela Cristina Moreira ◽  
Karina Polyana Costa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Formation Process ◽  
Public University ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Educational Activities ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Nursing Course

To report the experience about the formation process of founding students of the Academic League of Urgency and Emergency. This is an account of the experience of students in the nursing course. The educational activities of the Academic League of Urgency and Emergency of a Public University of the State of Minas Gerais, were conducted by fifteen students and three teachers and took place between the months of October to December 2019. The theoretical and practical contents were conducted by teachers and health professionals with expertise in the subject. The active and interactive pedagogy used in the events favored the formation of critical and socially responsible students to clinical situations that involve the population. The University's Academic Urgency and Emergency League was founded through a meeting held with five undergraduate nursing students, who shared a common ideal: studying and researching urgency and emergency. The initiative to create the Academic League provided a training of qualified professionals to directly meet the demands of society.

scholarly journals Perception of Ophthalmologists to COVID-19 Using Health Belief Model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enmar Almazyad ◽  
Abeer Ahmad ◽  
Deema Jomar ◽  
Rajiv Khandekar ◽  
Samar Al-Swailem
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Purpose:To assess ophthalmologists preparedness in such a critical period in the history of pandemics, a logical socio-psychological framework assessment using the health belief model (HBM) is essential to evaluate their risk perception, their willingness to actively participate in engaging in protective health behavior and acknowledge its benefits and their capability to perform adequate successful methods in limiting the spread of COVID-19 and overcome the barriers they might encounter while implementing such precautions.Methods:A cross-sectional study conducted in King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital using a questionnaire-based (HBM) was distributed to 135 ophthalmologists in the institute to evaluate their risk perception on COVID-19, and determine which components of the HBM contribute to preventive health behavior related to the COVID-19 infection.Results:The questionnaire had a reasonable response rate ( 79.3%, 107 ophthalmologists including; 48 consultants, 51 fellows, and 36 residents). The study demonstrated that this model is useful and mapped how several components were significantly correlated to actions. Most significantly, perceived susceptibility was the most important predictor of action. The second most important determinant of action was the perceived benefit.Conclusion:Pandemics such as COVID-19 are more likely to happen again in the future. Explicit attention to factors influencing motivation, such as threat perception to adopt appropriate health-related behavior to limit the spread of communicable diseases, is necessary. This study has successfully represented preparedness and risk behavior perception of ophthalmologists to the novel COVID-19 pandemic in one of the largest tertiary eye hospitals in the middle east using the health belief model.

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