Perception of the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among medical professionals in Germany: results from a nationwide online survey
Perception of the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among medical professionals in Germany: results from a nationwide online survey
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DOI：
10.1080/22221751.2020.1785951
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发表时间：
2020-01-01
影响因子：
13.2
通讯作者：
Loosen, Sven H.
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作者：
Paffenholz, Pia;Peine, Arne;Loosen, Sven H.
背景：COVID-19大流行是一项前所未有的全球挑战，并对医疗专业人员造成广泛的负担。在此，我们评估了德国医疗专业人士对COVID-19大流行的看法。方法：3月27日至4月11日，共有2827名医疗专业人员参加了在线调查。结果：虽然大多数参与者表示，德国准备充分，并认为他们的雇主所采取的措施是积极的，亚组分析显示决定性的差异。与医生相比，护士对预防措施的评价明显较差（p < 0.001），与来自最高护理医院的参与者相比，来自门诊医疗中心的参与者对预防措施的评价明显较差（p < 0.001）。重要的是，在门诊部门（p < 0.001）和东德联邦州（p = 0.004），报告的防护性医疗设备短缺更为常见。此外，大多数医疗保健专业人员（72.4%）报告日常工作受到严重限制。最后，超过60%的医疗专业人员担心自己的健康，这在女性参与者中更为明显（p = 0.024）。结论：这项调查可能表明如何支持医疗专业人员在正在进行的和未来的医疗保健挑战中开展重要活动的起点。
Background:The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented global challenge and implicates a wide range of burden on medical professionals. Here, we evaluated the perception of the COVID-19 pandemic among medical professionals in Germany. Methods:A total ofn = 2827 medical professionals participated in an online survey between 27 March and 11 April. Results:While most participants stated that Germany was well prepared and rated the measures taken by their employer as positive, subgroup analyses revealed decisive differences. The preventive measures were rated significantly worse by nurses compared to doctors (p < 0.001) and by participants from ambulatory healthcare centres compared to participants from maximum-care hospitals (p < 0.001). Importantly, shortage of protective medical equipment was reported more commonly in the ambulatory sector (p < 0.001) and in East German federal states (p = 0.004). Moreover, the majority of health care professionals (72.4%) reported significant restrictions of daily work routine. Finally, over 60% of medical professionals had concerns regarding their own health, which were more pronounced among female participants (p = 0.024). Conclusion:This survey may indicate starting points on how medical professionals could be supported in carrying out their important activities during the ongoing and future healthcare challenges.