Assessment of the risk of infection among Romanian physicians at the outbreak of the SARS CoV-2 pandemic.
Eur J Gen Pract
; 27(1): 235-240, 2021 Dec.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1371664
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In March 2020, the WHO declared the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. This had an immediate and dramatic impact on Romanian physicians.OBJECTIVES:
To analyse SARS-CoV-2 risk perception among Romanian physicians following the official WHO pandemic announcement.METHODS:
A questionnaire was sent to Romanian physicians (n = 319) between 13 and 27 of March 2020 to determine the perceived threat of exposure to SARS CoV-2 infection, the assessment COVID-19 sources of documentation, physicians' access to personal protective equipment and the attitude towards a prospective vaccine against SARS CoV-2.RESULTS:
Confronted with a new and unknown disease, the lack of appropriate information regarding disease management, media pressure and the lack of protective equipment, physicians experiencing a highly stressful a period. We found a significant relationship between the perceived level of fear and the risk of infection with SARS CoV-2 among respondents. A relationship was also found between the perceived level of fear related to COVID-19 and the acceptance of future vaccines against SARS CoV-2. Our data show that doctors working in urban areas considered the medical research on COVID-19 as clearer than those working in rural locations did.CONCLUSION:
Pandemic preparedness should focus on measures that make medical practice safe (supplies, working protocols, experience sharing with experts/colleagues from other countries).Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Physicians
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Attitude of Health Personnel
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Personal Protective Equipment
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Eur J Gen Pract
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
13814788.2021.1963434
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