Primary care physicians’ response to pandemic influenza in Hong Kong: a mixed quantitative and qualitative study

Abstract

Since hand hygiene and influenza vaccination are effective methods to prevent the spread of influenza infection, future studies should explore the reasons for non-compliance with these preventive behaviors among doctors. More education and training in dealing with influenza A H1N1 infection may be needed.

Response of General Practitioners to Infectious Disease Public Health Crises: An Integrative Systematic Review of the Literature

“…18 The other 6 focused on the experience of GPs during the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic in Australia, 25 United Kingdom, 17 Canada, 24 Hungary, 22 United States, 21 and Hong Kong. 23 Evidence of various challenges and barriers to primary care management of public health crises caused by an infectious disease was found in the reviewed literature ( Table 3).…”

“…Six quantitative surveys, 17 - 22 2 mixed-method studies, 23 , 24 and 2 qualitative studies 25 , 26 met our inclusion criteria (Table 2). Of the 6 quantitative surveys, 4 17 , 18 , 20 , 22 included open-ended questions exploring the concerns of GPs during the pandemic or epidemic response and their suggestions for improvement.…”

“…18 Still, during the management of the H1N1 pandemic, GPs indicated that they needed more professional education on how to deal with affected patients. 23 This finding was surprising because GPs routinely consult seasonal flu patients and thus are very familiar with the disease. Perhaps, the complexity of infection control during the influenza pandemic presented a particular challenge in managing patients.…”

Views on Workplace Policies and its Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life During Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic: Cross-Sectional Survey of Employees

“…24 As indicated by previous surveys of infectious diseases during epidemics, infection control training is important to increase awareness and improve the personal hygiene performance. 22,[25][26][27][28] Our study has 2 main limitations. First, our results are based on a non-probabilistic sampling strategy.…”

Workplace safety and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: survey of employees

“…12 As indicated by previous surveys of infectious diseases during epidemics, infection control training is important to increase awareness and improve the personal hygiene performance. [17][18][19][20][21] Our study has two main limitations. First, our results are based on a non-probabilistic sampling strategy.…”