Knowledge, attitudes, concern, behaviors, and barriers associated with the readiness to receive seasonal influenza vaccine among healthcare workers in oncology setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This study examines the knowledge, attitudes, concerns, behaviors, and barriers related to seasonal influenza vaccination among healthcare workers (HCWs) in the oncology setting during the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective is to assess the readiness of HCWs to receive the influenza vaccine. A cross-sectional study was conducted at the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC) in Amman, Jordan. HCWs were surveyed using a self-administered web-based questionnaire between October 2021 and November 2021. Among 223 participants, the coverage rates for seasonal influenza vaccination ranged from 65% to 81% during the autumns of 2019 and 2020, respectively. These vaccination rates showed a significant increase despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, 89.1% of the participants expressed their intention to receive the vaccine in the autumn of 2021. The analysis revealed a significant association between receiving the influenza vaccine in 2020 and the participants' work experience (P < .001, respectively). Additionally, receiving the influenza vaccination was significantly associated with higher knowledge levels (P = .036, 0.015). Although knowledge about the influenza vaccine was generally high, concerns and barriers were identified. This study demonstrates a high rate of influenza vaccination among HCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants also expressed a strong willingness to receive the vaccine in the post-pandemic season and exhibited good knowledge about it. However, concerns and barriers related to vaccination remain. These findings emphasize the importance of addressing these concerns and barriers to further enhance influenza vaccination rates among HCWs.

Adopting Lean Management in Quality of Services, Cost Containment, and Time Management.

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to identify the role of adopting lean management in the quality of service, cost containment, and time management and to identify factors affecting lean management adoption, quality of service, cost containment, and time management in oncology settings. METHODS: A cross-sectional design was adopted in this study at the King Hussein Cancer Center (KHCC), a private institution in Amman, Jordan. A convenience sampling technique was used to select 360 participants. A self-administered questionnaire (58 items) was used to collect the data.  Results: The mean value for the quality of services was 3.84±0.56. These values for adoption of lean, time management, and cost containment were 3.82±0.74, 3.73±0.75, and 3.40±0.76 respectively. The results showed that the impacts of lean management adoption on the quality of service, cost containment, and time management were significant (p-value<0.001). The results showed substantial effects of all factors (organizational, departmental, and individual factors) on lean adoption, quality of service, cost containment, and time management (p value<.001). CONCLUSION: Lean management adoption had a significant impact on quality of service, cost containment, and time management in oncology settings.

The role of e-health in improving control and management of COVID 19 outbreak: current perspectives.

E-health could play an important role in the global response to Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This paper aims to outline the roles of using e-health in the control and management of COVID-19 based on current perspectives. Many databases and health organizations were searched. The results indicated that there are significant roles of e-health in strengthening the efforts to control and manage this COVID-19 pandemic through improving safe coordination and communication, affording an alternative for education and training, analyzing the data, and providing safe care. Further studies are recommended to evaluate the role of e-health in the control and management of COVID-19.