scholarly journals COVID-19 health facility preparedness for protecting healthcare workers: Designing a tool for rapid self- assessment

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 ◽  
pp. 83-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurav Basu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Patient Care ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Rapid Assessment ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Care Facilities

Healthcare workers (HCWs) comprise an irreplaceable resource in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. However, thousands of HCWs have been infected with the coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) globally, and hundreds have died in the line of duty. Increased stress and fear about personal and familial safety also erode the confidence of HCWs in adhering to the best-practices for COVID-19 patient care. A tool and checklist for rapid assessment of health-care facilities for their preparedness in prioritizing the protection of healthcare workers were developed based on a survey of multiple sources. A total of ten domains were identified that are pivotal toward enabling the protection of HCWs involved in the management of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practice of preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control among healthcare workers in secondary health care facilities in Osogbo, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 67-77
Author(s):  
WO Adebimpe ◽  
K Adabanija ◽  
DO Ibirongbe
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Disease Prevention ◽  
Prevention And Control ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Secondary Health Care ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
And Control

Background: Health care workers have critical roles to play in breaking the chain of infections in health care settings. The outbreak of Lassa Fever and Ebola Virus Disease in the West African sub-region in recent times is a rationale for a dire need for a strong epidemic preparedness system. The objective of the study is to assess the knowledge and practice of preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control among healthcare workers in secondary health care facilities in Osogbo, Nigeria.Methods: It was a Descriptive cross sectional study and 340 healthcare workers were selected using a multistage sampling technique. Research instrument used were semi structured pre-tested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software version 17 .0.Results: The mean age of the respondents was 42 + 8.9 years. Out of the 340 healthcare workers studied 88.7% had good knowledge, while 72% and 67% had favorable attitude and good practice towards preparedness for infectious disease prevention and control respectively. Three hundred and eight (90.6%) said they washed their hands regularly before and after procedures. Only 37.4% said they still recap used needles and 31.8% said they have Infectious Disease Prevention and Control committee in their health facility. One hundred and ninety eight (58.2%) said they normally practice quarantine for eligible suspected cases and 77.4% perceived themselves to be at occupational risk of contracting infectious diseases. Having more than ten years of working experience was the major predictor of likelihood to have good knowledge, attitude and practice of preparedness on binary logistic regression analysis.Conclusion: The gap between knowledge and practice of preparedness for Infectious Disease and prevention Control calls for improved awareness and training among health workers, and their consistent monitoring towards behavioural change.

Social Work with Ambulatory Clients: The Wayfinding Domain

1997 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
Brennen Taylor ◽  
Ann Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Ambulatory Services

Wayfinding services help ambulatory clients develop skills to travel independently to health care facilities. The authors review social work's contribution to ambulatory clients through wayfinding training. They assert that wayfinding services promote client compliance with ambulatory services and discuss wayfinding guidelines for travel between health facility and home.

How best practices are copied, transferred, or translated between health care facilities

2015 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gustavo Guzman ◽  
Janna Anneke Fitzgerald ◽  
Liz Fulop ◽  
Kathryn Hayes ◽  
Arthur Poropat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Facilities

scholarly journals A Novel Method for Defining Health Facility Catchment Areas in a Low Income Country

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Zinszer ◽  
Ruth Kigozi ◽  
Katia Charland ◽  
Dr. Grant Dorsey ◽  
Dr. Moses Kamya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Facility ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Statistical Measure ◽  
Low Income Country ◽  
Catchment Areas ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Novel Method ◽  
Administrative Units

The catchment areas of six health-care facilities in Uganda were determined using the cumulative case ratio: the ratio of the observed to expected utilization of a facility for a particular condition by patients from small administrative areas. Our approach is simple, reproducible, and is based on a statistical measure to decide which administrative units should be included in catchment areas. 

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