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Perception of the 2020 SARS-CoV-2 pandemic among medical professionals in Germany: results from a nationwide online survey.
Paffenholz, Pia; Peine, Arne; Hellmich, Martin; Paffenholz, Stella V; Martin, Lukas; Luedde, Mark; Haverkamp, Miriam; Roderburg, Christoph; Marx, Gernot; Heidenreich, Axel; Trautwein, Christian; Luedde, Tom; Loosen, Sven H.
  • Paffenholz P; Department of Urology, Uro-Oncology, Robot Assisted and Reconstructive Urologic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • Peine A; Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
  • Hellmich M; Faculty of Medicine, Institute for Medical Statistics and Computational Biology (IMSB), University Hospital Cologne, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • Paffenholz SV; Department of Cancer Biology and Genetics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Martin L; Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
  • Luedde M; Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
  • Haverkamp M; KGP Bremerhaven, Bremerhaven, Germany.
  • Roderburg C; Department of Infection Control and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
  • Marx G; Department of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
  • Heidenreich A; Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Intermediate Care, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
  • Trautwein C; Department of Urology, Uro-Oncology, Robot Assisted and Reconstructive Urologic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
  • Luedde T; Department of Medicine III, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
  • Loosen SH; Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Hepatobiliary Oncology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Emerg Microbes Infect ; 9(1): 1590-1599, 2020 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-611842
ABSTRACT

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 of n = 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.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Health Personnel / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Emerg Microbes Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 22221751.2020.1785951

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumonia, Viral / Health Personnel / Coronavirus Infections Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged / Young adult Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: English Journal: Emerg Microbes Infect Year: 2020 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: 22221751.2020.1785951