Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.31306/s.64.1.4
Attitudes of healthcare workers about education in primary health care during the covid-19 pandemic
Goranka Škeva
orcid.org/0000-0002-9664-6652
; Dom zdravlja Zagrebačke županije, Samobor, Hrvatska
Bojana Knežević
orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-3775
; Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ines Balint
; Ordinacija opće medicine Ines Balint, Strmec Samoborski, Hrvatska
Željko Otmačić
orcid.org/0000-0003-0059-5481
; Energo inspekt d.o.o., Samobor, Hrvatska
Sažetak
The danger of the COVID-19 infectious disease epidemic was declared by the Ministry of Health in March 2020 for the entire territory of Croatia. Working in healthcare during the pandemic has put healthcare workers at increased stress and risk of infection. Healthcare workers must use additional personal protective equipment (PPE) during a pandemic to protect themselves from infection. The aim of the research was to find out the attitudes of health care workers in primary health care about the need for additional education on the proper use of personal protective equipment. The survey was conducted from October 2020 to January 2021. Responses were collected through an online questionnaire. Notice of the study was sent to healthcare professionals by e-mail through healthcare professional societies. The questionnaire was completed by 184 health professionals. The largest group of subjects were physicians (N = 146; 79.3%). Additional jobs due to COVID-19 disease were performed by 110 (59.8%) respondents. Additional tasks included work on triage, on-call duty at COVID dispensaries, swabbing, examination of patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 test, telephone on-call and patient information, and taking an epidemiological history as well as imposing self-isolation measures. Only 71 respondents (38.6%) had education on personal protective equipment during training for their current occupation, of which 27 answered that this acquired knowledge was enough for them to work safely during the epidemic. The majority of respondents (90%) believe that they need additional education on personal protective equipment. Based on the results, it can be concluded that education is needed both during regular education and through continuous medical education through professional societies.
Ključne riječi
personal protective equipment, health professionals, COVID-19, education
Hrčak ID:
274926
URI
Datum izdavanja:
5.4.2022.
Posjeta: 919 *