scholarly journals Evaluation of healthcare professionals' knowledge on Code Blue: A multi-centre survey study

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (17) ◽  
pp. 274-278
Author(s):  
Aslinur Sagun ◽  
Nurcan Doruk ◽  
Handan Birbicer ◽  
Sule Akin ◽  
Gonul Keles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Survival Rates ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
University Faculty ◽  
Research Hospital ◽  
Code Blue ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
External Training ◽  
Questionnaire Form

Introduction: The Blue Code practice provides increase in survival rates and decrease in the rate of permanent sequelae after cardiac arrest. There are issues that healthcare workers should pay attention to in the Code Blue practice. Aim The primary purpose of this survey study is to determine the knowledge levels of physicians and nurses about the Code Blue and cardiopulmonary resuscitation in 6 centres. The secondary aim is to determine the solutions that can be made to eliminate these deficiencies. Methods After the approval of the Faculty Ethics Committee, Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Adana Baskent Turgut Noyan Training and Research Hospital, Dokuz Eylül Univ. Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Manisa Celal Bayar Univ. Faculty of Medicine, except for the doctors and technicians of the Department of Anaesthesiology and Reanimation and the healthcare professionals working in the intensive care units, the doctors and nurses working in other departments were asked to answer the questions in the questionnaire via the internet with the questionnaire form stated in Appendix 1. Results A total of 415 participants responded the survey. Of them, 45.8% were nurses, 24.8% residents, 23.3% faculty members, 5.4% specialist doctors and 0.7% general practitioners. Totally 86.6% of the participants knew the Code Blue number. To the question "What is the Code Blue?", 92.7% of the participants gave the correct answer to his question. "Do you hesitate to intervene when you encounter a patient requiring emergency intervention?" 25.9% of the participants answered "Yes" to the question. "Is there a form about Code Blue in your clinic?" 41% answered "No" to the question. Conclusion According to the results of the survey we conducted, we are of the opinion that healthcare workers have insufficient knowledge about the Code Blue. In order to solve these problems, it would be appropriate to direct healthcare professionals to both in-hospital and external training programs.

scholarly journals Burnout of Healthcare Workers amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Japanese Cross-Sectional Survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2434
Author(s):  
Yoshito Nishimura ◽  
Tomoko Miyoshi ◽  
Hideharu Hagiya ◽  
Yoshinori Kosaki ◽  
Fumio Otsuka
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Delivery ◽  
General Medicine ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has drastically changed how we live and work. Amid the prolonged pandemic, burnout of the frontline healthcare professionals has become a significant concern. We conducted a cross-sectional survey study to provide data about the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of burnout in healthcare professionals in Japan. Healthcare workers in a single Japanese national university hospital participated in the survey, including basic demographics, whether a participant engaged in care of COVID-19 patients in the past 2 weeks and the Maslach Burnout Inventory. Of those, 25.4% fully answered the survey; 33.3% were doctors and 63.6% were nurses, and 36.3% engaged in care of COVID-19 patients in the past 2 weeks. Compared to those belonging to General Medicine, those in Emergency Intensive Care Unit were at higher risk of burnout (odds ratio (OR), 6.7; 95% CI, 1.1–42.1; p = 0.031). Of those who engaged in care of COVID-19 patients, 50% reported burnout while 6.1% did not (OR 8.5, 95% CI; 1.3–54.1; p = 0.014). The burnout of healthcare workers is a significant concern amid the pandemic, which needs to be addressed for sustainable healthcare delivery.

scholarly journals Arduino Based Probe Bag Alert System Design

2020 ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Mustafa Berkant Selek ◽  
Vahit Arda Uzal ◽  
Yalcin Isler
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
System Design ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Alert System ◽  
Research Hospital ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Flex Sensors

Today, many patients are treated in hospital or at home. It was determined that only 74% of the patients in 2014 Şişli Etfal Training and Research Hospital used probe bags. Probe bags are frequently used, very simple to use but also a critical bag. In cases where it is not emptied in time, it can cause infection in patients, and in case of explosion, it can sink around. The infections they cause seriously affect human life. For this reason, it was aimed to develop an Arduino microprocessor based system that would measure the bag's fullness and give a warning. With the help of flex sensors in the project, measurements will be taken from certain parts of the bag and the system will decide which of these is correct. Different warnings will be given at certain occupancy levels with the algorithm aimed to be created within the system. With this study, it was aimed to prevent various infectious diseases, to increase the quality of life of the patient and to reduce the burden on healthcare professionals. According to the results, the studies are promising.

Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Measles, and Rubella Seroprevalence of Healthcare Workers at Elazığ Training and Research Hospital

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muge Ozguler ◽  
Leyla Saltik-Gungor ◽  
Turkkan Kaygusuz ◽  
Cigdem Papila
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis B ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Research Hospital ◽  
Training And Research

scholarly journals Hepatitis a seropositivity and characteristics among healthcare workers in a training and research hospital in Istanbul

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmet Melih Sahin ◽  
Ayse Tekin ◽  
Cem Basmaci ◽  
Nuray Uzun Kes ◽  
Emine Sonmez
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Hepatitis A ◽  
Research Hospital ◽  
Training And Research

scholarly journals Determining the frequency of serious adverse reactions of inactive SARS-COV-2 vaccine

Work ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Ferit Kaya ◽  
Edibe Pirincci
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Adverse Reactions ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Average Duration ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Vaccine Administration ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
Training And Research

BACKGROUND: Vaccines are a new combat strategy against COVID-19. The success of a large number of vaccines and the continued development of vaccines will change the course of the current pandemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of serious adverse reactions caused by the administration of inactive vaccine administration on healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The prospective study was conducted among healthcare professionals working in city a Training and Research Hospital and applied to have the second dose of CoronaVac vaccine. The number of personnel included in the study were 329. The data were recorded in the SPSS 23 program and the chi-square test was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS: The average age of the participants in the study was 35.77±9.07. Of the participants, 28.1%were physicians. The frequency ratio of those who stated that they had serious adverse reactions after vaccination was 33.2%. Three most common systemic serious adverse reactions were headache, state of sleep/fatigue, and nausea and vomiting respectively. Serious adverse reactions occurred within 1.14±04 days after vaccine administration. The average duration of serious adverse reactions was determined as 1.68±0.77 days. 62.2%of the participants with serious side effects were women (p <  0.001). Of the participants who had serious adverse reactions, 77.5%were health care professionals (p <  0.01). CONCLUSION: No life-threatening serious adverse reaction was determined regarding the CoronaVac vaccine administered in this study. However, local serious adverse reactions, nausea/vomiting, fever and sleepiness/fatigue occurred frequently. Further studies are required on the newly introduced vaccine.

scholarly journals To burn-out or not to burn-out: a cross-sectional study in healthcare professionals in Spain during COVID-19 pandemic

BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. e044945
Author(s):  
Maria Torrente ◽  
Pedro AC Sousa ◽  
Ana Sánchez-Ramos ◽  
Joao Pimentao ◽  
Ana Royuela ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Maslach Burnout Inventory ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Burn Out

ObjectiveTo assess the prevalence of burn-out syndrome in healthcare workers working on the front line (FL) in Spain during COVID-19.DesignCross-sectional, online survey-based study.SettingsSampling was performed between 21st April and 3rd May 2020. The survey collected demographic data and questions regarding participants’ working position since pandemic outbreak.ParticipantsSpanish healthcare workers working on the FL or usual ward were eligible. A total of 674 healthcare professionals answered the survey.Main outcomes and measuresBurn-out syndrome was assessed by the Maslach Burnout Inventory-Medical Personnel.ResultsOf the 643 eligible responding participants, 408 (63.5%) were physicians, 172 (26.8%) were nurses and 63 (9.8%) other technical occupations. 377 (58.6%) worked on the FL. Most participants were women (472 (73.4%)), aged 31–40 years (163 (25.3%)) and worked in tertiary hospitals (>600 beds) (260 (40.4%)). Prevalence of burn-out syndrome was 43.4% (95% CI 39.5% to 47.2%), higher in COVID-19 FL workers (49.6%, p<0.001) than in non- COVID-19 FL workers (34.6%, p<0.001). Women felt more burn-out (60.8%, p=0.016), were more afraid of self-infection (61.9%, p=0.021) and of their performance and quality of care provided to the patients (75.8%, p=0.015) than men. More burn-out were those between 20 and 30 years old (65.2%, p=0.026) and those with more than 15 years of experience (53.7%, p=0.035).Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that, working on COVID-19 FL (OR 1.93; 95% CI 1.37 to 2.71, p<0.001), being a woman (OR 1.56; 95% CI 1.06 to 2.29, p=0.022), being under 30 years old (OR 1.75; 95% CI 1.06 to 2.89, p=0.028) and being a physician (OR 1.64; 95% CI 1.11 to 2.41, p=0.011) were associated with high risk of burn-out syndrome.ConclusionsThis survey study of healthcare professionals reported high rates of burn-out syndrome. Interventions to promote mental well-being in healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 need to be immediately implemented.

scholarly journals Evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rate among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu Somalia: A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele ◽  
Ahmed Muhammad Bashir ◽  
Liban Hassan Jimale ◽  
Abdulkamil Abdullahi Adani
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Tertiary Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Vaccination Rate ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
P Value ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Hospital ◽  
Training And Research ◽  
Radiology Technicians

Abstract Background The percentage of healthcare workers that are vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 in Somalia remains unknown. The main purpose of our study is to determine the SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rate among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia. Methods The design of the study is cross-sectional which was undertaken to assess the vaccination rate of healthcare workers in Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital from September 1 to September 20, 2021. A total number of 210 healthcare workers have participated in this study. The data were collected using a questionnaire. Results Out of 210 healthcare workers that have enrolled in the study 56.2% (n=118) were males. The mean age of the participants was 28.23 with SD ± 2.9. The most abundant age group in our study was 18-27 years with 53.8% (n=113). According to the participant’s profession, the doctors were the commonest participant with 48.6% (n=102). The SARS-CoV-2 vaccination level of the healthcare workers in Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital was found to be 20% (n=42). 26.2% of the males that participated in this study were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 while only 12% of females were vaccinated. The study found that there is a significant correlation between SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and gender with p value<.05. The study also revealed that there is a negative correlation between age and being vaccination against Covid-19 disease with p value <.01. 30% (n=31) of the doctors, 5.6% (n=4) of nurses, 14.2% (n=14) of radiology technicians, 30.7% (n=4) of anesthesia technicians, and 10% (n=1) of laboratory stuffs were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2. The reasons for SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy were fear towards the vaccine complications 58% (n=97), followed by believed that vaccine will not be beneficial, lack of opportunity, no reason, and avoiding for religious or social reasons in 23% (n=39), 8.3% (n=14), 9% (n=15), 1.7% (n=3), respectively. Conclusion We found that only 20% of the healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in Somalia were vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 infection. This is an emergency public health situation as it will put the healthcare workers and the patients at risk for developing Covid 19 disease.

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