Predicting Role of Resilience and Meaning in Life in Perceived Stress of Frontline Health Care Workers during COVID-19 Outbreak

This paper investigates the predicting role of resilience and meaning in life on perceived stress of frontline health care workers treating patients with COVID-19. To measure the variables, a set of online questionnaires including Perceived Stress Questionnaire (PSS), Meaning of Life Questionnaire (MLQ), and Resilience Questionnaire (CD_RISC) was prepared. Presence of meaning, search for meaning, notion of personal competence, tolerance and trust in intuition, acceptance and secure relationships, control, and spiritual influences were examined as predictors of perceived stress. Several frontline health care workers were included in the final study. To analyze the data, regression analysis method was used with SPSS-20 software. The results showed that: 1) the regression model of resilience and the presence of meaning in the life of health care workers on their perceived stress was significant (F (6,229)=45.14, p<0.0001); 2) the predictive variables, in total, could explain 53% of the variance of perceived stress; 3) perceived stress correlated negatively with presence of meaning (β = −0.380, p<0.05), with acceptance and secure relationships (β = −0.620, p< 0.05), with control (β = −0.609, p<0.05), and positively correlated with spiritual influences (β = 0.465, p<0.05). Finding and maintaining meaning in life and improving acceptance, secure relationships, and sense of control would reduce perceived stress of frontline health care workers.

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Understanding the Mediating Role of Anxiety and Depression on the Relationship Between Perceived Stress and Sleep Quality Among Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Response

Nature and Science of Sleep ◽

10.2147/nss.s313258 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol Volume 13 ◽

pp. 1747-1758

Author(s):

Yi Luo ◽

Suding Fei ◽

Boxiong Gong ◽

Tongda Sun ◽

Runtang Meng

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Sleep Quality ◽

Perceived Stress ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Care Workers ◽

The Relationship

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The fundamental role of educational intervention on improving health care workers’ knowledge, attitude and practice towards infection control precautions

International Journal of Infection Control ◽

10.3396/ijic.v12i3.020.16 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 12 (3) ◽

Author(s):

Rasha H. Bassyouni ◽

Ahmed-Ashraf Wegdan ◽

Naglaa A El-Sherbiny

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Infection Control ◽

Educational Intervention ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Standard Precautions ◽

Attitude And Practice ◽

Care Workers ◽

Atp Bioluminescence ◽

Knowledge Attitude And Practice

To evaluate the role of educational intervention on health care workers' (HCWs) compliance to standard precautions and cleaning of frequently touched surfaces at critical care units, forty-nine HCWs at 2 intensive care units (ICUs) and one neonatology unit at Fayoum University hospital were evaluated for knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) towards standard precautions as well as obstacles affecting their compliance to standard precautions before and after a 32-hour purposed-designed infection control education program. A structured self-administrated questionnaire as well as observational checklists were used. Assessment of Environmental cleaning was investigated by observational checklist, ATP bioluminescence and aerobic bacteriological culture for 118 frequently touched surfaces. Pre-intervention assessment revealed that 78.6% of HCWs were with good knowledge, 82.8% with good attitude and 80.8% had good practice. Obstacles identified by HCWs were as follow: making patient-care very technical (65.3%), deficiency of hand washing facilities (59.2%), skin irritation resulting from hand hygiene products (51%), and unavailability of PPE (38.8%). High significant improvements of knowledge, attitude and practice were detected after one month of educational intervention (P= 0.000). During the pre-interventional period only 30.5% of surfaces were considered clean versus 97.45% post intervention (P< 0.05). The highest Median ATP bioluminescence values were obtained from telephone handset, light switches and Blood pressure cuffs. S. aureus was the most common isolated organism followed by Enterococcus spp and E.coli (52, 38 and 19 surfaces respectively). In conclusion, contentious training of HCWs on standard precautions should be considered a mandatory element in infection control programs

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ANALYSIS OF THE ROLE OF THE ECONOMIST IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Vestnik ◽

10.53065/kaznmu.2021.94.69.065 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 313-316

Author(s):

И.Г. Турсумбай ◽

Л.К. Кошербаева

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Care ◽

Comparative Analysis ◽

Health Economics ◽

Continuous Improvement ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Economic Situation ◽

Care Workers

Одним из последствий осуществления медицинской деятельности в разнообразных хозяйственных формах является изменение экономического положения работников здравоохранения. От количества и качества их труда зависит экономический результат деятельности лечебно-профилактических учреждений (ЛПУ) в целом. В статье приводится сравнительный анализ занимающихся подготовкой экономистов в области здравоохранения по различным критериям. Подчеркивается необходимость непрерывного совершенствования подготовки управленческих кадров в области экономики здравоохранения в современных условиях развития общества. One of the consequences of the implementation of medical activities in various economic forms is a change in the economic situation of health care workers. The number and quality of their work depends on the economic result of the activities of medical and preventive institutions (LPU) as a whole. The article presents a comparative analysis of the health economists who are engaged in training according to various criteria. The necessity of continuous improvement of training of managerial personnel in the field of health economics in the modern conditions of society development is emphasized.

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FACTS, MYTHS AND INFODEMICS IN COVID-19 IN HEALTH CARE WORKERS AND GENERAL POPULATION: AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY.

10.36106/ijsr/2121567 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 49-52

Author(s):

Shrivastava P ◽

Verma S ◽

Khushboo Khushboo ◽

Bhattacharya P K

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

General Population ◽

Mass Media ◽

Observational Study ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

The Public ◽

Care Workers ◽

Health Related

Despite the ubiquity of health-related communications via social media, no consensus has emerged what information should be conveyed and how it should be conveyed to avoid creating panic among general population. With lockdowns social media, mass media became as a habit by people for news, information regarding COVID-19 and it is practiced even after lockdown. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mass media, social media and local news has become as the source of a toxic “infodemic” source for public. It contained both solicited and unsolicited advice. No conceptual model exists for examining the roles of media. It is important to rst assess the important mis-information, role of infodemics and prevalent casualness among the public regarding the COVID-19. Till mass vaccination is not commenced it is prudent to emphasize guidelines and practices as per COVID guidelines like social distancing, wearing mask, hand hygiene

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The role of health care workers in collaborating with traditional healers in primary health care. Part 1

Health SA Gesondheid ◽

10.4102/hsag.v2i1.324 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 29-35 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Rosemare Troskie

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Primary Health Care ◽

Health Services ◽

Health Plan ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Full Text ◽

Traditional Healers ◽

Primary Health ◽

Care Workers

The Reconstruction and Development Plan as well as the National Health Plan of the ANC supports the reorganisation of health services. OpsommingDie Heropbou en Ontwikkelingsprogram sowel as die Nasionale Gesondheidsplan van die ANC staan die herorganisasie van gesondheidsdienste voor. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

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Telemedicine and Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Donald School Journal of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology ◽

10.5005/jp-journals-10009-1029 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 3 (4) ◽

pp. 11-15

Author(s):

Quentin Eichbaum

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Medical Information ◽

Costs And Benefits ◽

Remote Locations ◽

Care Workers ◽

Transmission Of Information ◽

Utilization Patterns ◽

Provide Health Care

Abstract Telemedicine refers to the use of telecommunication technologies for the purpose of transmitting medical information between physically separated clinical sites, in order to provide health care to patients at such remote locations. Additionally, telemedicine can be used to educate health care workers and students at distant locations. Telemedicine technologies can be categorized as either ‘store-andforward’ or ‘interactive’ (or ‘synchronous/asynchronous’) depending on the timing of the transmission of information. This review focuses on applications of telemedicine to the field of obstetric and gynecologic (Obs/Gyne) ultrasound. It also examines the utilization patterns of telemedicine, as well as its costs and benefits. Finally, this article examines the role of telemedicine in medical education, specifically also with reference to Obs/Gyne ultrasound.

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Emotionele arbeid en positieve werkuitkomsten: De rol van specifieke hulpbronnen in het werk

Gedrag & Organisatie ◽

10.5117/2006.019.004.003 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

Author(s):

Jan de Jonge ◽

Maria C.W. Peeters ◽

Pascale M. Le Blanc

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Job Demands ◽

Emotion Work ◽

Job Resources ◽

Work Outcomes ◽

Care Workers ◽

Emotional Demands ◽

Positive Work

Emotion work and positive work outcomes: The role of specific job resources Emotion work and positive work outcomes: The role of specific job resources J. de Jonge, M.C.W. Peeters & P.M. Le Blanc, Gedrag & Organisatie, Volume 19, November 2006, nr. 4, pp. 345-367 This cross-sectional study among 826 health care workers examined the association between emotion work (defined as emotional demands) and positive work outcomes (i.e., creativity, active learning, and job challenge), and the moderating role of job resources on this relation. The hypotheses were tested with multivariate multiple regression analyses (LISREL 8.30), using cross-validation techniques. The results showed indeed that, compared with a non-match, a match between emotional demands and (emotional) resources increased the chance of positive work outcomes. So, to achieve positive work outcomes it seems to be important for job demands in general and for emotional demands in particular, that a correspondence exists between the kind of job resource and the kind of job demands. From a practical point of view, work-related interventions on emotion work should therefore focus on specific, emotional, job resources to stimulate positive work outcomes for health care workers.

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Healthcare Workers’ Mobile Phones as a Possible Vehicle of Nosocomial Pathogens and the Role of Different Disinfectants in their Decontamination

10.51429/ejmm30304 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 29-36

Author(s):

Rana E. Elgabeery ◽

Radwa A. Eissa ◽

Sohair M. Soliman ◽

Naglaa F. Ghoname

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Colony Count ◽

Drug Resistant ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Care Workers ◽

Before And After

Background: As Mobile Phones (MPs) aren’t cleaned routinely and have been touched during patient’s examination, they may become contaminated with hospital pathogens. Objectives: Screen MPs of Health care workers (HCWs) for pathogens and verify the effect of disinfectants in their decontamination. Methods: A questionnaire was submitted by 160 HCWs in Tanta University Hospitals. Samples were taken from their MPs and subjected to pour plate counting before and after disinfection. Standard identification and antibiotic susceptibility of isolates were done. Results: Colony count was greater in MPs used while caring for patients or inside restroom, and was less in regularly cleaned MPs. All tested disinfectants reduced the colony count significantly. Pathogens were isolated from 84.38% of samples and 36.25% of them were Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (MDROs). Conclusion: Using MPs at critical care areas and restroom may contribute to their contamination with pathogens. Regular disinfection of MPs can reduce this contamination.

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