scholarly journals Seroprevalence of SARS-COV-2 Antibodies in Medical Staff, South-West of Iran

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Amir Emami ◽  
Fatemeh Javanmardi ◽  
Neda Pirbonyeh ◽  
Sedigheh Moradi Ghermezi ◽  
Tahereh Rezaei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
High Risk ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Low Risk ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
High Risk Populations

Introduction: Serological assay has critical role in defining immunity based on seroprevalence. Identifying the extend of seropositivity would determine the truly infected cases. Method: We conducted serologic testing for SARS-COV-2 antibodies in 492 health care workers (HCWs) before vaccination program in Shiraz, Iran (30 April 2020). Results: Based on job position, cases were divided into two categories: frontline staff (169, 34.34%) and non-front-line staff (323, 65.65%). Of all cases 40.65 were female and the rest of them were male. Mean age was estimated 47.97 ± 109.20 and 38.98 ± 8.76 in high risk and low risk population respectively (P = 0.1). In total 367 (74.59%) subjects reported to suffered at least one of the COVID-19 symptoms. More than half of cases (73.57) had history of COVID-19 disease within six months before this survey. No relation was seen between blood type and immunoglobulin positivity. Seropositivity prevalence in low risk and high-risk populations were estimated 8.0 (95% CI: 1.0-16.8) and 5.2(95% CI: 1.2-9.8) respectively. The immunoglobulin test for SARS-COV-2 revealed that 64 (64/492, 13%) and 37 (37/492, 7.52%) subjects had IgG and IgM antibodies against the virus. 14 (14/169, 8.28%) individuals who had IgM were frontline health workers, this is while 23 (14/323, 7.12%) were non front lineConclusion: The findings of this study imply that seropositivity was lower in non-frontline health care staff. Furthermore, there was no association between blood type and seropositivity. Therefore, the knowledge of antibody status may help into overcome fears in clinical staff, and also more attention is need for interpreting the levels of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies to make a clinical diagnosis of COVID-19, since the time of expose and time of test is an important point which should be considered in the issue.

scholarly journals The impact of Job condition and salary on Job Motivation among Nurses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad A. Abdul Wahed
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Job Security ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Good Work ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Work Condition ◽  
Job Motivation ◽  
Level Of Motivation ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this project is to investigate and find the impact of work condition ,salary and job security on job motivation among health care staff and to determine the level of Motivation of health workers to their workplace and to provide the recommendations. Finding of this study all the three factors has a positive and significant affect to job motivation, job security with highest affect then other factors, hospital should pay more attention to job security and provide a good work condition.

scholarly journals The role of health services in encouraging disclosure of violence against women

2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 220-226
Author(s):  
Vesna Leskošek ◽  
Miha Lučovnik ◽  
Lucija Pavše ◽  
Tanja Premru Sršen ◽  
Megie Krajnc ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Care Service ◽  
Health Care Service ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Care Services

Abstract Introduction The aim of the survey was to assess the differences in disclosure by the type of violence to better plan the role of health services in identifying and disclosing violence. Methods A validated, anonymous screening questionnaire (NorAQ) for the identification of female victims of violence was offered to all postpartum women at a single maternity unit over a three-month period in 2014. Response rate was 80% (1018 respondents). Chi square test was used for statistical analysis (p<0.05 significant). Results There are differences in disclosure by type of violence. Nearly half (41.5%) of violence by health care services was not reported, compared to 33.7% physical, 23.4% psychological, and 32.5% sexual that was reported. The percentage of violence in intimate partnership reported to health care staff is low (9.3% to 20.8%), but almost half of the violence experienced by heath care services (44%) is reported. Intimate partnership violence is more often reported to the physician than to the psychologist or social worker. Violence in health care service is reported also to nurses. Conclusions Disclosure enables various institutions to start with the procedures aimed at protecting victims against violence. Health workers should continuously encourage women to speak about violence rather than asking about it only once. It is also important that such inquiries are made on different levels of health care system and by different health care professions, since there are differences to whom women are willing to disclose violence.

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

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.

scholarly journals New variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) disease and other human prion diseases under epidemiological surveillance in Brazil

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera Lúcia Gattás ◽  
Antonio Silva Lima Neto ◽  
George Santiago Dimech ◽  
Denise Mancini ◽  
Ligia Maria Cantarino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Prion Diseases ◽  
Mandatory Reporting ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
New Variant ◽  
And Control

Abstract To increase the timeliness of detection of human cases of the new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) and to reduce the risk of transmission, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has established and standardized rules and control measures. These include the definition of criteria for suspect cases, reporting, monitoring, and control measures for illness prevention and transmission. Guidelines to be used by the team of health care staff were published and distributed to health workers. A detailed proposal for a simplified system of surveillance for prion diseases was developed and mandatory reporting introduced. Additional effort is necessary to increase vCJD case detection, thus making it necessary to establish a partnership with health care services for best identification of suspected cases and dissemination of information to all involved in the service dealing with vCJD investigation.

scholarly journals The Psychological Experience of Frontline Perioperative Health Care Staff in Responding to COVID-19: Qualitative Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toni Withiel ◽  
Elizabeth Barson ◽  
Irene Ng ◽  
Reny Segal ◽  
Daryl Lindsay Goulding Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Health Care Workers ◽  
Team Leadership ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Frontline Staff ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Psychological Impacts

BACKGROUND The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has presented immeasurable challenges to health care workers who remain at the frontline of the pandemic. A rapidly evolving body of literature has quantitatively demonstrated significant psychological impacts of the pandemic on health care workers. However, little is known about the lived experience of the pandemic for frontline medical staff. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to explore the qualitative experience of perioperative staff from a large trauma hospital in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS Inductive thematic analysis using a critical realist approach was used to analyze data from 9 semistructured interviews. RESULTS Four key themes were identified. <i>Hospital preparedness</i> related to the perceived readiness of the hospital to respond to the pandemic and encompassed key subthemes around communication of policy changes, team leadership, and resource availability. Perceptions of readiness contributed to the perceived <i>psychological impacts of the pandemic</i>, which were highly varied and ranged from anger to anxiety. A number of <i>coping strategies</i> were identified in response to psychological impacts which incorporated both internal and external coping mechanisms. Finally, <i>adaptation with time</i> reflected change and growth over time, and encompassed all other themes. CONCLUSIONS While frontline staff and hospitals have rapidly marshalled a response to managing the virus, relatively less consideration was seen regarding staff mental health in our study. Findings highlight the vulnerability of health care workers in response to the pandemic and reinforce the need for a coordinated approach to managing mental health.

scholarly journals Stethoscopes: a potential source of hospital acquired infection

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1322
Author(s):  
Kalpana Devi Venkatesan ◽  
Senthil Chander ◽  
Kalavathy Victor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Health Care Cost ◽  
Medical Professional ◽  
Care Staff ◽  
Health Care Staff ◽  
Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Ensure Patient Safety

Background: Nosocomial infection has been recognized for over a century as both a critical problem affecting the quality of health care and a leading cause of morbidity, mortality and increased health care cost. Stethoscopes because of their universal use by medical professional, can be a potential source of nosocomial infections. The study was conducted to determine the bacterial contamination of stethoscopes used by health care staff as well as the practices used for cleaning them.Methods: A structured questionnaire was administered to health workers and the surface of the diaphragm of their stethoscopes swabbed for bacteriological analysis using standard techniques.Results: Of the 65 stethoscopes sampled, 33(50.8%) showed bacterial growth. All the bacterial isolates were found to be gram positive organism. The isolates were Micrococcus spp. (35.8%), Coagulase negative staphylococcus (CONS) (30.8%), Bacillus spp. (15.4%), Staphylococcus aureus (10.3%) and Diphtheroids (7.7%).Conclusions: Further research is needed to solve the question whether stethoscope contamination actually results in infection in the patient. However strict adherence to disinfection practices by health workers can minimize cross-contamination and ensure patient safety in hospital environments.

scholarly journals 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

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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