The Attitude of Women Planning Pregnancy and/or Having Children Towards Vaccinations: A Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Abstract BackgroundInfectious agents can cause serious fetopathy. Some of them can be avoided by implementing appropriate prevention methods while planning pregnancy.MethodsA cross-sectional survey study was performed. The questionnaire investigated attitudes towards the prevention methods of vertical infections. Opinions about anti-vaccine movements and “chicken-pox party” were also checked.ResultsThe study group consisted of 2402 women, age range was 16-54 years (median: 31 years). Most women were from cities > 100,000 inhabitants (49.7%, 1194/2402) and with higher education (71.9%, 1726/2402). Positive attitude towards vaccinations was more common among younger, nulliparous women from big cities (p=0.02, p=0.04 and p=0.01, respectively). 2068/2402 (86.1%) of them have not been vaccinated before pregnancy and 1931/2402 (80.4%) of women have not been vaccinated during pregnancy. 1545/2402 (64.3%) of women considered vaccination safe, and effective (1904/2402, 79.3%) against infectious diseases. Regarding the so-called chickenpox party as many n=296/2402 (12.3%) have no opinion on this matter.ConclusionsMost women in Poland have a positive attitude towards vaccination, they consider vaccines safe and effective against infectious diseases. A significant proportion of women have not been vaccinated, the role of physician leading the patient to be vaccinated is crucial. About 12% of women are the undecided fraction, and the educational role of physicians is essential to convince them of the importance of vaccination.

Download Full-text

Attitude and Information from Health Professionals Were Associated with Decision to Donate Organs among Arabic-Speaking Refugees: Exploring Opportunities for Intervention

Journal of Refugee Studies ◽

10.1093/jrs/feaa063 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Della Maneze ◽

Lucie Ramjan ◽

Naysan Rowhani-Farid ◽

Vilas Kovai ◽

Amin Gadalla ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

English Language ◽

Educational Interventions ◽

Survey Study ◽

Tissue Donation ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Language Acculturation ◽

Willingness To Donate ◽

Arabic Speaking

Abstract This cross-sectional survey study conducted between May and August 2017 on Arabic-speaking refugees resettled in Australia examined factors associated with willingness to donate organs. Of the 239 respondents, those who expressed greater willingness to donate organs and tissues were more likely to: (a) be Christians; (b) have obtained information from healthcare professionals (HCPs); (c) have higher organ and tissue donation (OTD) knowledge; (d) have a positive attitude towards OTD; and (e) have high English language acculturation levels. Nevertheless, after controlling for English language usage and religion, having a positive attitude towards OTD and receiving information from HCPs emerged as independent predictors of willingness to donate, underscoring the importance of educational interventions by HCPs

Download Full-text

Exploring the therapeutic alliance in Belgian family medicine and its association with doctor–patient characteristics: a cross-sectional survey study

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033710 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. e033710 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pauline Boeckxstaens ◽

Annelou Meskens ◽

Aline Van der Poorten ◽

Anne-Catherine Verpoort ◽

Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss

Keyword(s):

Therapeutic Alliance ◽

Quality Of Healthcare ◽

Survey Study ◽

Secondary Outcome ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Family Doctors ◽

Patient Centred Care ◽

Clinical Method ◽

Age Range

ObjectivesPatient-centred care is related to better health outcomes, greater patient satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs. One of the core components of patient-centred care, defined in the patient-centred clinical method, is enhancing the patient–doctor relationship. In this study, we aim to measure the therapeutic alliance in consultations between patients and family doctors in Belgium, and explore which patient, provider and practice characteristics are associated with the strength of the therapeutic alliance.DesignCross-sectional cohort study using the Working Alliance Inventory for General Practice (WAI-GP). The patients and family doctors completed a survey after the consultation. The survey consisted of the WAI-GP, demographics, consultation characteristics and variables related to the patient–doctor relationship.SettingBelgian primary care.ParticipantsEvery third patient (both practice and house call visits) was invited to participate. 170 patient–doctor dyads from four practices were included. Total of 10 doctors (30% men, age range 24–63 years) and 170 patients (35.9% men, age range 18–92 years).Primary and secondary outcome measuresPrimary outcome was the WAI-GP score and its correlations with characteristics of the doctor (gender, age) and patients (gender, age, chronic disease, number of annual consultations).ResultsThe median WAI-GP score reported after these consultations was 4.5±0.62. Higher WAI-GP scores were reported for consultations with male doctors and by older patients. In the subsample of patients with a chronic illness, higher WAI-GP scores were reported by patients who had more than 10 follow-up consultations per year.ConclusionsConsultation quality is an important aspect of healthcare, but attention is needed to understand how the WAI-GP performs in relation to variables that are beyond control, such as gender of the physician, age of the patient and variables related to building continuity of care. This has implications for the measurement of quality of healthcare.

Download Full-text

2201Coronary angioplasty patients' preferences for information about treatment risks: a survey study

European Heart Journal ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0105 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽

Author(s):

F Astin ◽

J Stephenson ◽

J Probyn ◽

J Holt ◽

K Marshall ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Information ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Invasive Procedure ◽

Communication Process ◽

Consent Process ◽

Survey Study ◽

Alternative Treatments ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Treatment Risks

Abstract Background Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) is the commonest invasive procedure in cardiology. Before treatment consent must be given. As part of this communication process patients receive information about the risks and benefits of PCI and alternative treatments. Published studies tell us that the amount and quality of the information received by patients undergoing PCI is variable; benefits are often overestimated, risks forgotten and alternative treatments not always considered. Very little is known about patients' preferences for PCI risk information. Aim: To describe patients' preferences for formation about PCI treatment risk as part of the informed consent process Methods: A cross-sectional survey was distributed to 350 participants treated with PCI across 10 PCI centres in England. Results Three hundred and twenty six participants completed the survey. Thirty percent of the sample reported needing help to understand written medical information. Fifty-one percent were treated with elective PCI, 75% were male, average age of 66.5 years. Recall and comprehension of PCI information given during the consent process was generally limited; 47% and 61% agreed that patients do not usually understand, or remember, the information given to them respectively. Eighty-eight percent of urgent PCI patients wanted to know about all possible risks compared to 90% of elective cases. Most participants (88% urgent and 94% elective) believed that PCI would reduce their risk of a future heart attack. Conclusion A significant proportion of PCI patients find it difficult to recall or understand information about treatment risks. It is recommended that patients are given health-related information designed to accommodate different health literacy levels in advance of their treatment. Acknowledgement/Funding National Institute for Health Research Research for Patient Benefit Programme Grant Reference Number PB-PG-0712-28089

Download Full-text

Current issues in protocol registration for systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18841/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gehad Mohamed Tawfik ◽

Hoang Thi Nam Giang ◽

Sherief Ghozy ◽

Ahmed M. Altibi ◽

Hend Kandil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Protocol Registration ◽

Acceptance Interval ◽

Lack Of Knowledge

Abstract Background Although protocol registration of systematic reviews/meta-analysis (SR/MA) is still not mandatory, authors are strongly suggested to publish their SR/MA protocols prior to submitting their manuscripts for publication as recommended by the Cochrane guidelines for conducting SR/MAs. We aimed to assess awareness, obstacles, and opinions of SR/MA authors about the protocol registration process.Methods A cross-sectional survey study included all authors who published SR/MAs during the period from 2010 to 2016 were contacted for participation in our survey study. They were identified through the literature search of SR/MAs in Scopus database. Upon receiving their approval to join our study, an online questionnaire was sent via e-mail to each participant.Results A total of 270 authors' responses were complete and were included in the final analysis. Our results showed that PROSPERO was the most commonly used database for protocol registration (71.3%). The registration-to-acceptance interval in PROSPERO was less than one month (99.1%). Almost half of the authors (44.2%) did not register their protocols prior to publishing their SR/MAs and their lack of knowledge of its importance was the most commonly reported reason (44.9%). A significant proportion of respondents (37.4%) believed that people would steal their ideas from protocol databases, while only 5.3% reported that their SR/MA had been stolen. However, the majority (72.9%) of participants agreed that protocol registries have a role in preventing unnecessary duplication of reviews. Finally, 37.4% of participants agreed that SR/MA protocol registration should be mandatory.Conclusion Lack of knowledge about SR/MA protocol registration process seems to be the primary reason for not registering such protocols. Therefore, interventions for increasing awareness about the benefits of protocol registration among researchers would be welcome.

Download Full-text

Protocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18841/v6 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gehad Mohamed Tawfik ◽

Hoang Thi Nam Giang ◽

Sherief Ghozy ◽

Ahmed M. Altibi ◽

Hend Kandil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowing That ◽

Protocol Registration ◽

Acceptance Interval

Abstract Background: Although protocol registration of systematic reviews/meta-analysis (SR/MA) is still not mandatory, authors are strongly suggested to publish their SR/MA protocols prior to submitting their manuscripts for publication as recommended by the Cochrane guidelines for conducting SR/MAs. We aimed to assess awareness, obstacles, and opinions of SR/MA authors about the protocol registration process. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study included all authors who published SR/MAs during the period from 2010 to 2016 were contacted for participation in our survey study. They were identified through the literature search of SR/MAs in Scopus database. Upon receiving their approval to join our study, an online questionnaire was sent via e-mail to each participant. We received 275 responses from 6650 successfully sent emails. Results: A total of 270 authors' responses were complete and were included in the final analysis. Our results showed that PROSPERO was the most commonly used database for protocol registration (71.3%). The registration-to-acceptance interval in PROSPERO was less than one month (99.1%). Almost half of the authors (44.2%) did not register their protocols prior to publishing their SR/MAs and their opinion that lack of knowledge of its importance and mandance to be registered was the most commonly reported reason (44.9%). A significant proportion of respondents (37.4%) believed that people would steal their ideas from protocol databases, while only 5.3% reported that their SR/MA had been stolen. However, the majority (72.9%) of participants agreed that protocol registries have a role in preventing unnecessary duplication of reviews. Finally, 37.4% of participants agreed that SR/MA protocol registration should be mandatory. Conclusion: About half of the participants seemed that the primary reason for not registering such protocols, that was not knowing that protocols must or should be mandatory. Therefore, tools should be available to mandate protocol registration of any SRs beforehand and increasing awareness about the benefits of protocol registration among researchers.

Download Full-text

Protocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18841/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gehad Mohamed Tawfik ◽

Hoang Thi Nam Giang ◽

Sherief Ghozy ◽

Ahmed M. Altibi ◽

Hend Kandil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowing That ◽

Protocol Registration ◽

Acceptance Interval

Abstract Background: Although protocol registration of systematic reviews/meta-analysis (SR/MA) is still not mandatory, authors are strongly suggested to publish their SR/MA protocols prior to submitting their manuscripts for publication as recommended by the Cochrane guidelines for conducting SR/MAs. We aimed to assess awareness, obstacles, and opinions of SR/MA authors about the protocol registration process. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study included all authors who published SR/MAs during the period from 2010 to 2016 were contacted for participation in our survey study. They were identified through the literature search of SR/MAs in Scopus database. Upon receiving their approval to join our study, an online questionnaire was sent via e-mail to each participant. We received 275 responses from 6650 successfully sent emails.Results: A total of 270 authors' responses were complete and were included in the final analysis. Our results showed that PROSPERO was the most commonly used database for protocol registration (71.3%). The registration-to-acceptance interval in PROSPERO was less than one month (99.1%). Almost half of the authors (44.2%) did not register their protocols prior to publishing their SR/MAs and their opinion that lack of knowledge of its importance and mandance to be registered was the most commonly reported reason (44.9%). A significant proportion of respondents (37.4%) believed that people would steal their ideas from protocol databases, while only 5.3% reported that their SR/MA had been stolen. However, the majority (72.9%) of participants agreed that protocol registries have a role in preventing unnecessary duplication of reviews. Finally, 37.4% of participants agreed that SR/MA protocol registration should be mandatory. Conclusion: About half of the participants seemed that the primary reason for not registering such protocols, that was not knowing that protocols must or should be mandatory. Therefore, tools should be available to mandate protocol registration of any SRs beforehand and increasing awareness about the benefits of protocol registration among researchers.

Download Full-text

Protocol registration issues of systematic review and meta-analysis studies: a survey of global researchers

10.21203/rs.3.rs-18841/v4 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gehad Mohamed Tawfik ◽

Hoang Thi Nam Giang ◽

Sherief Ghozy ◽

Ahmed M. Altibi ◽

Hend Kandil ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Meta Analysis ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Survey Study ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowing That ◽

Protocol Registration ◽

Acceptance Interval

Abstract Background: Although protocol registration of systematic reviews/meta-analysis (SR/MA) is still not mandatory, authors are strongly suggested to publish their SR/MA protocols prior to submitting their manuscripts for publication as recommended by the Cochrane guidelines for conducting SR/MAs. We aimed to assess awareness, obstacles, and opinions of SR/MA authors about the protocol registration process. Methods: A cross-sectional survey study included all authors who published SR/MAs during the period from 2010 to 2016 were contacted for participation in our survey study. They were identified through the literature search of SR/MAs in Scopus database. Upon receiving their approval to join our study, an online questionnaire was sent via e-mail to each participant. We received 275 responses from 6650 successfully sent emails. Results: A total of 270 authors' responses were complete and were included in the final analysis. Our results showed that PROSPERO was the most commonly used database for protocol registration (71.3%). The registration-to-acceptance interval in PROSPERO was less than one month (99.1%). Almost half of the authors (44.2%) did not register their protocols prior to publishing their SR/MAs and their opinion that lack of knowledge of its importance and mandance to be registered was the most commonly reported reason (44.9%). A significant proportion of respondents (37.4%) believed that people would steal their ideas from protocol databases, while only 5.3% reported that their SR/MA had been stolen. However, the majority (72.9%) of participants agreed that protocol registries have a role in preventing unnecessary duplication of reviews. Finally, 37.4% of participants agreed that SR/MA protocol registration should be mandatory. Conclusion: About half of the participants seemed that the primary reason for not registering such protocols, that was not knowing that protocols must or should be mandatory. Therefore, tools should be available to mandate protocol registration of any SRs beforehand and increasing awareness about the benefits of protocol registration among researchers.

Download Full-text

1308. Predictors of Career Interest in Infectious Diseases Among US Pharmacy Students

Open Forum Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1141 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (suppl_1) ◽

pp. S400-S400

Author(s):

Meghan Jeffres ◽

Lauren Biehle ◽

Conan Macdougall

Keyword(s):

Infectious Diseases ◽

Antibiotic Stewardship ◽

School Curriculum ◽

Pharmacy Students ◽

Survey Study ◽

Student Interest ◽

Community Practice ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Faculty Mentor

Abstract Background Pharmacists have a central role in infectious diseases (ID) and antibiotic stewardship efforts across multiple healthcare settings. The demand for pharmacist to fill ID and stewardship-related careers will likely increase as institutions create antibiotic stewardship programs in response to the 2016 Joint Commission standard. The objective of this study was to compare students’ perceptions of their school’s ID curriculum between students interested in an ID career and those who are not. Methods A cross-sectional survey study of students graduating from US pharmacy schools was conducted in September 2017. Students received the survey link from the ID faculty at participating schools. Results Five hundred thirty-seven students from 28 pharmacy schools completed surveys. Quality of ID didactic education was rated as Very Good by 220 (41%), Good by 219 (40%), Acceptable by 76 (14%), and Poor by 22 (4%) respondents. The most common career interests were ambulatory care (44%), community practice (38%), and infectious diseases (29%). The most common preferred practice settings for students with an interest in ID (n = 157) were inpatient/hospital (86%), inpatient stewardship (70%), and inpatient ID consult service (66%). Differences in responses about didactic ID education between students interested in an ID career and those not interested included: perception of education as Very Good (52% vs. 37%, P = 0.005), faculty providing handouts and/or worksheets (89% vs. 82%, P = 0.009), and the desire for more time allocated to antibiotic stewardship (47% vs. 31%, P < 0.001). Multivariate logistic regression found variables to be predictive of pharmacy student interest in an ID career including: pharmacy school curriculum (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.5–4.0), perception of a Very Good didactic ID education (OR 1.5, 95% CI 1.0–2.3), and faculty mentor(s) (OR 1.8, 95% CI 1.2–2.7). Conclusion Pharmacy students expressing interest in ID as a career had positive views of their didactic ID education, were more likely to report faculty mentorship, and desired more time for antibiotic stewardship in the curriculum. These results can inform efforts to encourage pharmacy students to pursue careers in ID. Disclosures All authors: No reported disclosures.

Download Full-text

Mental Stress in Anesthesia and Intensive Care Physicians During COVID-19 Outbreak

Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine ◽

10.5812/aapm.106623 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

Author(s):

Hassan Ali ◽

Ahmed Abdelaziz Ismail ◽

Ahmed Abdalwahab

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Mental Stress ◽

Mental Health Problems ◽

Significant Proportion ◽

World Health ◽

Survey Study ◽

University Hospitals ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Icu Physicians

Background: Since the announcement of the World Health Organization of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, the probability of experiencing psychological disturbances and mental health problems among the frontline doctors who deal early with the suspected or confirmed patients is expected to increase, especially among anesthesia and ICU physicians. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of mental stress among anesthesia and ICU physicians in Cairo university hospitals, Egypt, treating patients exposed to COVID-19. Methods: This cross-sectional, survey-based study collected the demographic and mental health data from anesthesia and ICU physicians working in Cairo university hospitals from March 15 to April 15, 2020, in Egypt. The level of stress was assessed by the perceived stress scale (PSS-10). Results: A total of 193 out of 315 contacted physicians completed the survey. A significant proportion of participants (65%) experienced high levels of psychological distress during this acute situation, with the PSS-10 median score of 21 in the registrar group and 18 in the consultant group; the difference was statistically significant (P = 0.03). The most common causes of stress among the participants were the fears that they might transmit the disease to their loved people and the lack of a clear protocol on how to deal with COVID-19 cases, either suspected or confirmed. Conclusions: In this survey study, anesthesia and ICU physicians responding to the spread of COVID-19 reported high rates of symptoms of mental stress.

Download Full-text