scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR TOWARDS HEALTHCARE WORKERS BEFORE AND DURING THE SARS-COV-2 EPIDEMIC IN POLAND. PART 2

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 203-212
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Joanna Kuć ◽  
Daria Małgorzata Kubik ◽  
Klaudia Ewa Kościelecka ◽  
Wojciech Piotr Szymanek ◽  
Tomasz Męcik-Kronenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Similar Rate ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
False Sense ◽  
Legal Consequences

Aim: To analyze aggressive behavior towards healthcare workers before and during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Poland and confront the obtained results with reports on this phenomenon from the scientific world. Material and methods: The study included 999 respondents constituting healthcare workers from all over Poland. The proprietary questionnaire consisting of three parts was the research tool. Results: Only 1% of healthcare workers indicated that they informed the Healthcare Aggression Monitoring Registry. A similar rate was observed during the pandemic. The predominant reason was “long waiting time”. Conclusions: Aggression being a relatively constant and unchanging problem in the healthcare system, according to the authors, requires the development of new, more effective solutions to improve the situation of victims. Encouraging staff to report aggressive behaviors and actively supporting them in these actions could lead to more frequent legal consequences for aggressors, increasing the chance for more respectful treatment of medical staff and disrupting the false sense of impunity in perpetrators of these acts.

scholarly journals Analysis of Aggressive Behavior Towards Healthcare Workers Before and During the Sars-Cov-2 Epidemic in Poland. Part 1

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 130-143
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Joanna Kuć ◽  
Daria Małgorzata Kubik ◽  
Klaudia Ewa Kościelecka ◽  
Wojciech Piotr Szymanek ◽  
Tomasz Męcik-Kronenberg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
False Sense ◽  
Violence In The Workplace ◽  
Frequent Offenders ◽  
Legal Consequences

Aim: To analyze aggressive behavior towards healthcare workers before and during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic in Poland and confront the obtained results with reports on this phenomenon from the scientific world. Material and methods: The study included 999 respondents constituting healthcare workers from all over Poland. The proprietary questionnaire consisting of three parts was the research tool. Results: 86% of healthcare personnel encountered violence in the workplace before announcing the epidemic state, and 81% – during the epidemic state. Respondents indicated that the frequency of this phenomenon increased significantly after that date. Patients were the most frequent offenders. Conclusions: Aggression being a relatively constant and unchanging problem in healthcare, according to the authors, requires the development of new, more effective solutions to improve the situation of victims. Encouraging staff to report aggressive behaviors and actively supporting them in these actions could lead to more frequent legal consequences for aggressors, increasing the chance for more respectful treatment of medical staff and disrupting the false sense of impunity in perpetrators.

Healthcare-workers’ Aggressive Behavior Scale-Users--Mental Health Version

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Ruiz-Hernández ◽  
María Sánchez-Muñoz ◽  
José Antonio Jiménez- Barbero ◽  
David Pina López ◽  
Inmaculada Galían-Muñoz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Behavior Scale

scholarly journals COVID-19 Vaccine Intention among Healthcare Workers in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 835
Author(s):  
Mohammed Noushad ◽  
Mohammad Zakaria Nassani ◽  
Anas B. Alsalhani ◽  
Pradeep Koppolu ◽  
Fayez Hussain Niazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Vaccine Coverage ◽  
Vaccination Campaign ◽  
Herd Immunity ◽  
Positive Sign ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public Health Strategies

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused largescale morbidity and mortality and a tremendous burden on the healthcare system. Healthcare workers (HCWs) require adequate protection to avoid onward transmission and minimize burden on the healthcare system. Moreover, HCWs can also influence the general public into accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. Therefore, determining COVID-19 vaccine intention among HCWs is of paramount importance to plan tailor-made public health strategies to maximize vaccine coverage. A structured questionnaire was administered in February and March 2021 among HCWs in Saudi Arabia using convenience sampling, proceeding the launch of the vaccination campaign. HCWs from all administrative regions of Saudi Arabia were included in the study. In total, 674 out of 1124 HCWs responded and completed the survey (response rate 59.9%). About 65 percent of the HCWs intended to get vaccinated. The intention to vaccinate was significantly higher among HCWs 50 years of age or older, Saudi nationals and those who followed the updates about COVID-19 vaccines (p < 0.05). The high percentage (26 percent) of those who were undecided in getting vaccinated is a positive sign. As the vaccination campaign gathers pace, the attitude is expected to change over time. Emphasis should be on planning healthcare strategies to convince the undecided HCWs into accepting the vaccine in order to achieve the coverage required to achieve herd immunity.

scholarly journals Adherence of Healthcare Workers to Saudi Management Guidelines of Heat-Related Illnesses during Hajj Pilgrimage

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 1156
Author(s):  
Yasir Almuzaini ◽  
Nour Abdulmalek ◽  
Sujoud Ghallab ◽  
Abdulaziz Mushi ◽  
Yara Yassin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Staff ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
National Guidelines ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Management Guidelines ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Case Assessment ◽  
Hajj Season

Heat-related illnesses (HRIs), such as heatstroke (HS) and heat exhaustion (HE), are common complications during Hajj pilgrims. The Saudi Ministry of Health (MoH) developed guidelines on the management of HRIs to ensure the safety of all pilgrims. This study aimed to assess healthcare workers’ (HCWs) adherence to the updated national guidelines regarding pre-hospital and in-hospital management of HRIs. This was a cross-sectional study using a questionnaire based on the updated HRI management interim guidelines for the Hajj season. Overall, compliance with HE guidelines scored 5.5 out of 10 for basic management and 4.7 out of 10 for advanced management. Medical staff showed an average to above average adherence to pre-hospital HS management, including pre-hospital considerations (7.2), recognition of HS (8.1), case assessment (7.7), stabilizing airway, breathing, and circulation (8.7), and cooling (5). The overall compliance to in-hospital guidelines for HS management were all above average, except for special conditions (4.3). In conclusion, this survey may facilitate the evaluation of the adherence to Saudi HRIs guidelines by comparing annual levels of compliance. These survey results may serve as a tool for the Saudi MoH to develop further recommendations and actions.

Coronaviruses: A Scientist’s Race Against Time

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saloni Chaurasia ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Vaccine Development ◽  
Drug Repurposing ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial Cells ◽  
Contact Tracing ◽  
Medical Innovation ◽  
Alveolar Epithelial ◽  
Treatment And Prevention ◽  
Scientific World ◽  
Respiratory Droplets

As the clock ticks, more and more people are falling victim to COVID-19, and scientists are racing against time to find treatment and prevention strategies. But what’s stopping them? The answer comes from two primary problems. Firstly, coronaviruses (CoVs) are transmitted from person-to-person via respiratory droplets from an infected person’s coughs or sneezes, which makes them highly contagious (CDC, How COVID-19 Spreads, 2020). This can happen in minutes, and up to 25% of patients remain asymptomatic (Du, et al., 2020). This makes it difficult for healthcare workers and researchers to contain patients and establish contact tracing to isolate the infected population. Secondly, it is hard to target CoVs without damaging our cells. CoVs infect via spike protein, which binds to the ACE2 receptor located on the lung alveolar epithelial cells (Hoffmann, et al., 2020). Once they invade the cell, CoVs hijack the host cell’s mechanisms to replicate. Thus, it is hard to combat the virus without damaging the host cell. On the other hand, recent understanding of CoVs structure and mechanism of action enables the scientific world to create a cure or vaccine. The bad news is that these efforts will likely face the perennial hurdles of medical innovation and discovery, long timelines of clinical trials for drug repurposing, and vaccine development, sometimes fickle funding, and changing governmental priorities.

scholarly journals Nano Silver Coated Surgical Apparels and Phaco Needles for Safety of Ophthalmic Surgeons in View of COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-12
Author(s):  
Santosh Dnyanmote ◽  
Jorge Alio ◽  
Anuradha Dnyanmote
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare System ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Respiratory Virus ◽  
Hospital Staff ◽  
Infected Person ◽  
Source Of Infection ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Co Morbidity ◽  
Recent Outbreak

Background: In view of the recent outbreak of the pandemic caused by novel corona virus 19 (n-covid) which has thrown the overall healthcare system that has created fear, apprehension and anxiety amongst all surgeons. Ophthalmic surgeons are no exceptions. The new corona virus is a respiratory virus of the Coronoviridae family containing a single strand of RNA which spreads primarily through droplets generated when an infected person coughs or sneezes or through droplets of saliva or discharge from the nose. A person can get infected by the virus if the person is within 1 meter of a person with COVID 19 or by touching contaminated surface and then touching eyes, nose or mouth. Methods: Standard recommendations to prevent the spread of COVID-19 include frequent cleaning of hands using alcohol based hand rubs or soap and water. Covering the nose and mouth with a proper mask, covering skin, eyes, hair, hands and legs with proper apparel is important. Just like elderly members of the society, the healthcare workers who have some co-morbidity are susceptible to COVID-19 invasion. Asymptomatic carriers who may present with senile or pre-senile cataract can be a potential source of infection to other patients, hospital staff, surgeons and others. Conclusion: It is important that all the microsurgical instruments which will be used for phacoemulsification be properly sterilized. The surfaces of these instruments should remain free of contaminants as these instruments will be used multiple times in other patients as well.

Problems and Resources of Comprehensive Prevention of Aggressive Behavior in an Educational Organization

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 107-125
Author(s):  
R.A. Andrianova ◽  
A.A. Shemshurin ◽  
V.A. Chernov ◽  
E.I. Selivanova
Keyword(s):  
Aggressive Behavior ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Target Audience ◽  
Research Tool ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
Educational Organization ◽  
Cyber Aggression ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
State Schools

The results of monitoring activities to prevent aggressive behavior of students in state schools of various regions of the Russian Federation are presented. The purpose of the monitoring was to gather information on topical issues related to aggressive behavior and the system of preventive measures. The study was attended by heads of 81 schools from 40 Russian regions. The research tool was a questionnaire developed by the authors, consisting of 137 questions. The survey was conducted in 2021. The results of the study showed that the problem of aggression among students, manifested in various forms – verbal, physical, social, cyber aggression, including conflicts and bullying, as well as autoaggressive behavior, is of high relevance. In addition, the data show that there is a lack of systematics in the preventive activities implemented in schools, both in the field of the forms of work used, and in the choice of the target audience, the number of specialists involved. Based on the results, a research and application approach is proposed to support and develop systemic prevention work in schools.

scholarly journals Healthcare workers’ legal liability and immunity during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Nasser Hammad Al-Azri
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Legal Liability ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
The Public ◽  
Healthcare Workforce ◽  
Healthcare Practice

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic is the most unprecedented crisis facing modern healthcare governance in a century. Many healthcare activities are attracting scrutiny from ethical and legal perspectives. Therefore, healthcare professionals are concerned about legal ambiguity regarding legal liability and immunity in their areas of practice. Law is a key response activity that promotes a sense of safety and security among healthcare workers. This article describes why it is important formally to address issues of altered operations in healthcare practice during emergencies. Furthermore, this article provides suggestions regarding solutions to the issue of legal liability during disasters. Implementing ethical and legal clarity during disaster response is a necessity for a strong healthcare system at every level from international to local in order to achieve a stable healthcare workforce operating for the public good within a safe and secure working environment.

scholarly journals 938Identification of High Risk Healthcare Workers with Latent Tuberculosis Infection (LTBI) in an Inner City Healthcare System

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (suppl_1) ◽  
pp. S273-S273
Author(s):  
Sorabh Dhar ◽  
Anupama Neelakanta ◽  
Jisha John ◽  
Russell Grimshaw ◽  
Jim Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Risk ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Healthcare System ◽  
Healthcare Workers ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis Infection ◽  
Latent Tuberculosis ◽  
Tuberculosis Infection
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