A study on Instinctive Feelings, Perceived Stressors and Factors that helped in reducing Stress during COVID 19 pandemic among Health Care Workers

Background: Healthcare workers at the forefront of the battle against COVID 19 are not only putting their own health and lives at risk but are also fighting to keep their own worries and emotional stress at bay. Aim & Objective: To evaluate emotions, perceived stressors, and factors that helped in reducing stress of healthcare workers who worked during a COVID19 pandemic. Settings and Design: This cross sectional study was conducted among Health Care staff involved in COVID 19 duty in tertiary care hospital of Gujarat. Methods and Material: Google form link was shared though what’s up and mail. The questionnaire was completed online. Consent for voluntarily participation was also obtained through online Google form. Statistical analysis used: Data was entered and analysed through Microsoft Excel 2010. Results: Total 106 participants responded to the questionnaire. It was extremely stressful for health care workers to see their colleagues getting infection, as well as the fear that they could transmit the disease to their families or friends. Main factors that helped to reduce the stress were positive attitude from colleagues, improvement of patients conditions and availability of protective equipment. Conclusions: Personal safety, the protection of family members and unpredictability of pandemic were the main concerns. Hospitals should prioritise stress monitoring for health care workers and provide targeted psychological guidance for HCWs during the pandemic.

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude among Dental Care Workers towards Patients Affected with HIV/AIDS in a Private Dental College in India.

Aims: HIV and AIDS is a major public health challenge and India alone accounts for 2.5 million of the Asian sub continent 2009 estimated 4.89 million people were living with HIV/AIDS. The oral manifestations are often among the first symptoms of HIV/AIDS and thus can be useful in early detection of the disease. Therefore it is professional and ethical responsibility of the dentist to provide treatment to such patients. Therefore, the present study was carried out to assess the knowledge and attitude of dentist and Dental auxiliary staff in a private Dental College. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was carried out for one month among the dentists and dental auxiliary staff. Information, thus obtained from above questionnaire was entered in MS excel spreadsheet and the percentage was calculated. Results: Fifteen (30%) of the dentists had excellent knowledge regarding modes of transmission of HIV/AIDS while 18 (36%) of nurses had extremely poor knowledge. Thirty (60%) of the dentists had a positive attitude towards HIV/AIDS patients while 25 (50%) of the dental nursing staff and 9 (45%) of the Lab Technicians had negative attitudes towards them. Recommendation: Regular continuous medical examination of dental health workers is advised for the up gradation of their knowledge and building of strong positive attitudes towards HIV/AID patients.

Nurse's Knowledge and Attitudes on Organ Donation in Brain Death / 대한이식학회지

PURPOSE: This study attempted as investigations of nurse's knowledge and attitudes on organ donation in brain death, to find the method solving of the problems. METHODS: A survey questionnaire was used and received responses from nurses (n=180) of university hospital and general hospital in B city. The data were analyzed using SPSS/PC program on real numbers, percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation and t-test. RESULTS: Organs invaded by cancer cell or infected by microorganism are not able to donate' obtained to highest score (94.9%) in knowledge measurement on organ donation in brain death. According to nurse's knowledge and positive attitudes, there were statistical differences in ''Knowing the Korean government permit the organ transplantation from brain death donors' (P=0.014), and ''Best organs to donate are aged 20 years of young people in brain dead state from head injury' (P=0.005). There was statistical difference between knowledge and negative attitude in 'Unknowing the Korean government permit the organ transplantation from brain death donors' (P=0.050). CONCLUSIONS: This study might help the nurses who are concerning organ sharing and make effective interventions and educations to facilitate the decision making process for organ donation in brain dead donors or families.