scholarly journals Associated Factors with Perceived Fear of COVID-19 among Vietnamese Hospital Healthcare Workers during Fourth Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Policy Implications for Interconnected and Social- and Personal-Based Health Support

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1713
Author(s):  
Quoc-Hung Doan ◽  
Nguyen-Ngoc Tran ◽  
Manh-Hung Than ◽  
Hoang-Thanh Nguyen ◽  
Van-San Bui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Personal Connections ◽  
Great Fear ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Fourth Wave

(1) Background: The present study measures the fear of COVID-19 among hospital healthcare workers and identifies several factors associated with increasing fear of COVID-19. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional, hospital-based survey was conducted on healthcare workforce recruited from the National Hospital of Tropical Diseases from 1 October 2021 and 20 October 2021. We selected the participants who have been directly involved in diagnosing, treating, or providing nursing care to patients with COVID-19. The primary data was collected via sending the invitation directly to the participants, utilizing structured self-completed questionnaires. The seven-item fear of COVID-19 scale was used to measure the data. The responses of 208 hospital healthcare workers were included in the final analysis. (3) Results: Total score of COVID-19 fear was 19.62 (SD = 5.22). The COVID-19 fear score of 7 items ranged from 2.38 (SD = 0.83) to 3.21 (SD = 0.96). The lowest and highest scores were the item ‘My hands become clammy when I think about Corona’ and the item ‘I am most afraid of corona’ was the highest, respectively. Linear regression of the COVID-19 fear showed that the factors positively correlated with the fear of COVID-19 among hospital healthcare workers were: being influenced by the community (p = 0.001), feeling at very high risk of COVID-19 (p = 0.03), and experiencing traumatic stress with an academic event (p = 0.042). (4) Conclusions: Although these findings merit further elaboration, these preliminary findings suggest relatively great fear of the COVID-19 pandemic among Vietnamese hospital healthcare workers and that social and personal connections are necessary for maintaining the mental wellbeing.

scholarly journals PERCEPTION OF TAXPAYERS’ TOWARDS E-FILE ADOPTION

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 325-332
Author(s):  
Anees Mohammad ◽  
Mukesh Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Income Group ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Filing System ◽  
Single Cross ◽  
Tax Returns

This paper try to build up an perceptive of the factors that influence citizens’ adoption of electronic tax-filing services and to discuss taxpayer perception and satisfaction with an online system(e-filing system) for filing individual income tax returns. The data was collected through questionnaire and then was tabulized and analyzed with the help of respective tests using SPSS, MS Excel and other required methods have been used. A survey has been used to collect primary data and questionnaire approach was used in final analysis. Single cross sectional descriptive research design was used to determine taxpayers’ perception. The result through questionnaires somehow discloses that most of the individuals facing problem regarding Lack of experience and knowledge in filing the return electronically and in the same questionnaires most of the individuals satisfy with the easiness and accuracy of e-filing. But when we go for overall experience of individuals regarding e-filing the still wants some improvement in the present e-filing system. Questionnaires have been filled by different level of employees both men and women of different age group, Income group and job profiles. This study is restrained to the taxpayers located in Lucknow city of Uttar Pradesh. So, the conclusion derived from the research cannot be made applicable as it is for the other parts of the states or other states.

QOLP-14. LONG-TERM IMPACT OF ADULT GLIOMA ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_6) ◽  
pp. vi185-vi186
Author(s):  
Se Maria Frances ◽  
Martin Klein ◽  
Susan Short ◽  
Louise Murray ◽  
Galina Velikova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cognitive Changes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Who Grade ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract BACKGROUND Glioma diagnosis can be devastating, and results in a wide range of symptoms. Relatively little is known about the long-term challenges these symptoms pose on HRQOL. The aim of this review is to identify the long-term HRQOL issues reported at least two years following diagnosis of glioma. METHOD Systematic literature searches were carried out using Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web of Science Core Collection. Searches were designed to identify a range of reported HRQOL aspects defined as physical, mental or social issues, in adult WHO grade II or III patients. To capture the full extent of patients’ experience, studies of any design reporting on primary data where patients had at least two years follow-up from diagnosis were included. WHO grade I and grade IV tumours were excluded due to their different prognoses and the expected nature of their disease trajectories. Narrative synthesis was used to collate findings. RESULTS The search returned 8438 articles. 477 titles remained after title and abstract screening, with seventeen full text articles included in the final analysis. The majority of studies used quantitative methods, with only two articles reporting qualitative or mixed methodology. Articles were predominantly cross-sectional studies (n = 9), along with cohort studies (n = 3), clinical trials (n = 3) and pilot studies (n = 2). Results indicated that patients reported a variety of issues influencing their HRQOL, with emotional/psychological/cognitive changes the most frequently reported. Physical complaints included problems with fatigue, seizures and maintaining daily activity. Social challenges included strained social relationships and issues managing finances. Patient coping strategies were found to significantly influence wellbeing and subsequent HRQOL. CONCLUSION Glioma patients’ long-term HRQOL and daily functioning can be impacted by their physical, mental and social wellbeing. Findings from this review lay the groundwork for efforts to improve patient long-term HRQOL.

scholarly journals Knowledge, Perception, and Performance of Hand Hygiene and Their Correlation among Nursing Students in Republic of Korea

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 913
Author(s):  
Hyang Soon Oh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Clinical Practice ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Hand Hygiene ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
World Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Health Organization

Recently, various outbreaks of newly emerging or reemerging diseases are expected more frequently and regularly. The importance of hand hygiene (HH) competency of nursing students (NS) is further required as a crucial learning objective of nursing education in universities. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate knowledge, perception, and performance of HH among NS and analyze their correlation. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire (modified from a World Health Organization questionnaire) was conducted from 23 November to 22 December 2019; 233 responses were used for the final analysis. Results: The average scores (mean ± standard deviation (range)) for knowledge, perception, and performance of HH were 17.82 ± 2.15 (0–25), 77.24 ± 10.78 (15–96), and 67.42 ± 23.10 (0–100), respectively. No significant variables were discovered to the knowledge of HH. Grade, university-affiliated hospitals, and the most recent healthcare institute of clinical practice nursing course significantly affected perceptions of HH (p < 0.039, p = 044, p < 0.001). Knowledge of HH was positively correlated with performance of HH (p = 0.002). The perception and the performance of HH of NS were positively correlated with HH performance of healthcare workers (HCWs); p < 0.001, p = 0.002. Conclusion: HH education for NS is crucial for improving the performance and the knowledge of HH. Good HH performance of healthcare workers (HCWs) can contribute to increased perception and performance of HH among NS. The cooperation of nursing education in a university and clinical practice with competent HCWs in healthcare institutions may create an effective education program for good HH performance of NS, who will be nurses during unpredictable pandemics.

scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated With Burnout of Frontline Healthcare Workers in Fighting Against the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence From China

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Jiahui Wang ◽  
Yanhua Hao ◽  
Ke Wu ◽  
Mingli Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infection Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Infection Control Measures

ObjectivesThe sudden outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) plunged healthcare workers (HCWs) into warfare. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of burnout and the factors associated with it among frontline HCWs fighting COVID-19.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among frontline HCWs fighting against the COVID-19 in Wuhan, Harbin, and Shenzhen during the period from February 18 to March 4. Finally, HCWs were recruited using cluster sampling, 1,163 HCWs were included in the final analysis. Burnout was measured using a 22-item Maslach Burnout Inventory scale (MBI scale).ResultsOf the participants, 48.6% suffered from burnout, and 21.8% showed a high degree of burnout. Doctors (b = 3.954, P = 0.011) and nurses (b = 3.067, P = 0.042) showed higher emotional exhaustion (EE) than administrators. Participants who worked continuously for more than 8 h a day (b = 3.392, P = 0.000), those who were unable to eat three regular daily meals (b = 2.225, P = 0.008), whose daily water intake was no more than 800 ml (b = 3.007, P = 0.000), who slept for no more than 6 h (b = 1.609, P = 0.036), and who were infected or had colleagues who were infected with COVID-19 (b = 4.182, P = 0.000) experienced much higher levels of EE, while those who could adhere to infection control procedures (b = −5.992, P = 0.000), who were satisfied with their hospital’s infection control measures(b = −3.709, P = 0.001), and who could receive sufficient psychological crisis intervention (b = −1.588, P = 0.039) reported lower levels of EE.ConclusionThe study reveals that burnout is prevalent among frontline HCWs and that the known factors associated with burnout, such as workload, and the factors directly associated with COVID-19, such as having insufficient protection, can affect burnout symptoms in frontline HCWs. Synergized and comprehensive interventions should be targeted at reducing its occurrence among frontline HCWs fighting COVID-19.

Popular support for the social security system in urban China: evidence from a cross-sectional survey in a Chinese city

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qin Li ◽  
Alex Jingwei He
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Security Reforms ◽  
Welfare Attitudes ◽  
People’S Attitudes

AbstractBecause the legitimacy of the welfare system ultimately depends on citizens’ support, it is vital to understand public welfare attitudes. By analysing primary data collected in Zhuhai City, this study examines Chinese people's attitudes toward contributory social security programmes. The study's bi-dimensional conception of welfare attitudes synthesises the dual roles that people play in social security and examines their respective attitudes. Self-interest and ideology models were both tested in the Chinese context. As ordinary citizens, people's expectation for governmental responsibility in social security appears to be high. As contributors to the system, their willingness to pay premiums is also on the high side. Based on multivariate analysis, this study provides contextual explanations for the attitudinal patterns observed in Zhuhai and interprets the results in reference to the international literature. The article concludes with policy implications for China's social security reforms.

750 Sleep disturbances mediates the association between emotional labor and depressive symptoms among healthcare workers

SLEEP ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. A292-A293
Author(s):  
Yuan Zhang ◽  
Mazen ElGhaziri ◽  
Sundus Siddique ◽  
Rebecca Gore ◽  
Alicia Kurowski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Emotional Labor ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Sleep Disturbances ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Short Sleep Duration ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Short Sleep

Abstract Introduction Depression is the second leading cause of disability worldwide. Healthcare workers report a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms than the general population. Emotional labor has contributed to poor health and work outcomes. However, the mechanism for the potential association between emotional labor and depressive symptoms has not been well studied. Methods In 2018, healthcare workers (n=1,060) from five public sector facilities in the northeast U.S. participated in this cross-sectional survey. The survey included questions on participants’ surface-acting emotional labor (masking one’s feelings at work), depressive symptoms, sleep duration and disturbances, and socio-demographics. Results Nearly a quarter (21.7%) of the participants reported depressive symptoms, over a half (53.6%) reported short sleep duration (≤6 hours per day), and nearly one third (32.2%) reported sleep disturbances. There was a significant association between emotional labor and depressive symptoms (β=0.82, p&lt;0.001) among these workers. Sleep disturbances, not short sleep duration, partially mediated this association by 17%. Both sleep disturbances and short sleep duration did not modify this association. Conclusion Depressive symptoms were prevalent among healthcare workers and were associated with emotional masking. Sleep disturbances play an important intermediate role in translating emotional labor to depressive symptoms in these workers. Effective workplace programs are needed to reduce healthcare workers’ emotional labor in order to improve their mental health. Sleep promotion should be emphasized to mitigate the negative effect of emotional labor and promote healthcare workers’ mental wellbeing. Support (if any) The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace is supported by Grant Number 1 U19 OH008857 from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC). This work is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of NIOSH. We are grateful to the CPH-NEW Research Team working together to collect the questionnaire data.

Moderating influence of religiosity on the causality between taxpaying attitudes and tax compliance behaviour of entrepreneurial firms in Nigeria

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lateef Ayodele Agbetunde ◽  
Lukman Raimi ◽  
Olalekan Oladipo Akinrinola
Keyword(s):  
Tax Evasion ◽  
Tax Compliance ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Entrepreneurial Firms ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Compliance Behaviour

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderating influence of religiosity on the effect of taxpaying attitudes on the tax compliance behaviour of entrepreneurial firms in Nigeria. Design/methodology/approach Using a cross-sectional survey design, we collected primary data from 368 owner managers of entrepreneurial firms in Southwest Nigeria using structured questionnaires. Respondents were purposefully selected based on the purposive sampling technique. The data collected with the structured questionnaires were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Two linear regression models were compared. Findings Estimations in Models 1 and 2 suggest that taxpayers’ attitudes and religiosity (intra- and interreligiosity) have significant effects on the tax compliance behaviour of firms, but the influence of intrareligiosity is insignificant. Estimations in Model 3 suggest that taxpaying attitudes without the moderating influence of religiosity exerted a significant effect on tax compliance behaviour by 13%, while taxpaying attitudes with the moderating influence of religiosity exerted 17%. Estimations in Model 4 suggest that taxpaying attitudes with the moderating influence of the interreligiosity dimension had a more significant contribution to the changes in tax compliance behaviour than the intrareligious dimension. Research limitations/implications From the findings, the following policy implications can be deduced: (i) if taxpayers’ attitudes improved and religiosity was leveraged by the tax authorities, tax compliance behaviour of entrepreneurial firms would be induced in Nigeria; (ii) the consistent positive influence is a strong indication that religious values are critical elements of tax compliance interventions that should be considered by policymakers when designing public policies on tax evasion and avoidance in developing countries. Originality/value We bridge the gaps in the literature because our study affirmed that taxes are religiously driven. In addition, the study validates the applicability of theory of planned behaviour in investigating the moderating influence of religiosity on the causality between taxpaying attitude and tax compliance in the developing context.

scholarly journals A Pilot Study of Barriers to Psychiatric Treatment among Japanese Healthcare Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 76
Author(s):  
Toshiatsu Taniguchi ◽  
Hitoshi Tanimukai ◽  
Kei Hirai ◽  
Kayo Tajime
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Psychiatric Treatment ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coping Methods ◽  
Compensation Claims ◽  
Main Component ◽  
The Relationship

<p><em>Background:</em><em> The medical service industry has the highest number of industry-classified workers’ compensation claims related to mental disorders. They are a group of people who particularly need mental health care.</em><em></em></p><p><em>Aims: T</em><em>o</em><em> investigate the barriers to seeking psychiatric treatment among healthcare workers. </em></p><p><em>Methods: </em><em>This cross-sectional survey was conducted for healthcare workers.</em><em> We assessed the relationship between barriers to psychiatric treatment, stress perception, coping methods, and demographic variables.</em></p><p><em>Results: T</em><em>here were 91 respondents in the final analysis (participants’ mean age was 34.73</em><em>±</em><em>11.41). Factor analysis identified three factors that affect resistance to seeking treatment (?=0.83): 1) </em><em>anxiety toward psychiatric medicine</em><em>,</em><em> 2) </em><em>resistance to psychiatric visits</em><em>, and 3) </em><em>lack of belief in the effectiveness of psychiatric treatment</em><em>. C</em><em>orrelation analysis indicated that resistance to psychiatric treatment increased with age (r=0.21, p&lt;0.05). In addition, women scored significantly higher than men concerning resistance toward psychiatric visits, and doctors scored lower than those in other occupations on this measure. </em></p><p><em>Conclusion: These results indicated that </em><em>a main component of resistance was related to resistance toward the word “psychiatric”</em><em>.</em><em> </em><em>It may be useful to avoid using the word </em><em>“</em><em>psychiatric</em><em>”</em><em> with individuals belonging to groups with high resistance to psychiatric treatment when suggesting that they consult a psychiatrist.</em></p>

scholarly journals Prevalence and Factors Associated with Psychological Problems of Healthcare Workforce in Vietnam: Findings from COVID-19 Hotspots in the National Second Wave

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 718
Author(s):  
Nguyen Quang Tuan ◽  
Nguyen Doan Phuong ◽  
Dao Xuan Co ◽  
Do Ngoc Son ◽  
Luong Quoc Chinh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Severe Depression ◽  
Final Analysis ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
University Education ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Workforce

Adopting a cross-sectional study design, we aimed to examine the prevalence of psychological problems in different healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in the hospitals in these COVID-19 hotspots (Da Nang city and Quang Nam province) and to explore the socioeconomic and COVID-19 control-related factors that are associated with various psychological problems. A total of 611 healthcare workers were included in the final analysis from 1 August 2020 to 31 August 2020. The prevalence of anxiety, depression, insomnia, and overall psychological problems was 26.84%, 34.70%, 34.53%, and 46.48%, respectively. The prevalence rates of anxiety were approximately equal amongst the groups of healthcare workers, and moderate-to-severe anxiety was the most common in physicians (11.11%). The prevalence of depression was the highest in nurses (38.65%) and moderate-to-severe depression was mainly found in physicians (11.81%). The prevalence rates of insomnia were 34.03% in physicians, 36.20% in nurses, and 31.21% in technicians; in particular, the rate of moderate-to-severe insomnia was higher in physicians and nurses compared to technicians. The prevalence of overall moderate-to-severe psychological problems was the highest among physicians (14.58%), followed by nurses (12.58%) and technicians (9.22%). Statistically significant associated factors of current psychological problems were the occupations of physicians or nurses, less than 1 year of experience, university education, living with 4–5 people, reporting 1000–5000 m distance between home and workplace, participating in the COVID-19 control for less than 1 week, being under social isolation at home, being affected a lot by the community, reporting inadequate equipment in current workplace conditions, frequently working in the department directly in contact with the COVID-19 patients, and feeling anxious, stressed, or sad about current works. Present findings can provide valuable evidence for the policymakers and managers to adopt supportive, encouraging, motivational, protective, training, and educational interventions into healthcare workforce in other parts of Vietnam.

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