The analysis of emergency medicine professionals' occupational anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

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“…Another alarming situation observed in our study was the fact that 17 (8.76%) healthcare workers including physicians and paramedics were found to be infected (42,43). They were also affected by stress and anxiety during the pandemic (44,45). During the recent coronavirus outbreak in China, a substantial number of healthcare workers acquired the infection (43,46).…”

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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19: A Retrospective Multi-Center Study in Pakistan

Ahmad

Beg

Majeed

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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The emergence of a pathogen responsible for a mysterious respiratory disease was identified in China and later called a novel coronavirus. This disease was named COVID-19. The present study seeks to determine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of COVID-19 in Pakistan. This report will exhibit a linkage between epidemiology and clinical aspects which in turn can be helpful to prevent the transmission of the virus in Pakistan. A retrospective, multiple center study was performed by collecting the data from patients' with their demographics, epidemiological status, history of co-morbid conditions, and clinical manifestations of the disease. The data was collected from 31 public-sector and 2 private hospitals across Pakistan by on-field healthcare workers. A Chi-square test was applied to assess the relationship between categorical data entries. A total of 194 medical records were examined. The median age of these patients was found to be 34 years. A total of 53.6% active cases were present including 41.2% males and 12.4% females till the end of the study. Adults accounted for most of the cases (94.3%) of COVID-19. Fever (86.60%), cough (85.05%), fatigue (36.60%), dyspnea (24.74%), and gastrointestinal discomfort (10.31%) were among the most frequently reported signs and symptoms by the patients. However, 4.12% of the total patient population remained asymptomatic. The median duration of hospital stay was found to be 14 (0–19) days. The earliest source of the spread of the virus may be linked to the foreigners traveling to Pakistan. Spread among men was more as compared to women. A few cases were found to be positive, due to the direct contact with pets or livestock. Hypertension (7.73%), diabetes (4.64%), cardiovascular conditions (2.58%) were the most common co-morbidities. The percentage mortality was 2.50% with the highest mortality among elders.

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Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19: A Retrospective Multi-Center Study in Pakistan

Ahmad

Beg

Majeed

et al. 2021

Front. Public Health

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“…The mental issues and psychological resilience of healthcare professionals who have the closest contact with the patients [13]. The anxiety levels of the emergency medicine professionals who are on the front line in the hospitals should be treated, and they should be provided psychological and behavioral support [14]. Health managers and policymakers need to make a move immediately to find solutions for the physical and psychological needs of health employees [15,16].…”

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The Psychological Effects of Digital Companies’ Employees during the Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic Extracted from Online Employee Reviews

Ren

Wen

2022

Sustainability

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The ways people use words online can furnish psychological processes about their beliefs, fears, thinking patterns, and so on. Extracting from online employees’ reviews on the workplace community websites, we can quantify the psychological effects of employees during the phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collect the anonymous employees’ reviews of Top 100 digital companies from the Glassdoor website which allows people to evaluate and review the companies they have worked for or are working for. Here, based on the data of numerical evaluations and textual reviews, we firstly use Z-score to investigate the psychological effects of employees in digital companies during the phase of COVID-19 pandemic. Next, we use a text analysis application called Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count (LIWC), which provides an efficient and effective method for studying the various emotional, cognitive, and structural components existing in individuals’ verbal and written speech samples, to mine these reviews to obtain changes in personal pronouns and 10 dimensions of psychological processes. Finally, we use Z-score to count on all aspects of drives and personal concerns in psychological processes.

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“…5,6 Emergency room personnel are the first healthcare providers to come into contact with COVID-19 patients. 7 Different from ICU and emergency services, the inability to test for COVID-19 in emergency surgeries and the aerosol released from positive patients to the OR can infect OR workers. 5,8 Negative pressure is necessary to reduce the spread of the virus outside the OR.…”

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The Experiences of the Operating Room Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

Sürme¹,

Akbuğa²,

ESENKAYA³

2022

Turkiye Klinikleri J Nurs Sci

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This study was conducted to examine the experiences of operating room nurses care for COVID-19 positive and suspected patients during the surgical process. Material and Methods: This study was conducted qualitatively with operating room nurses between 01-31 May 2021. 22 operating room nurses were interviewed face-to-face-in-depth in the break room of the operating room. Data were analyzed by Colaizzi's seven-step method. The Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research checklist was used in reporting this research. Results: Three themes were determined: Difficulties experienced in the operating room during the COVID-19 epidemic, effect of the COVID-19 epidemic on the operating room organization and the effect of the risk of contamination on the surgical team communication. 7 sub-themes were identified as fear of catching and transmitting the infection, equipment problems, difficulties in the management of emergency cases, operation and working times, changes in the patient transfer line and operating room, social isolation and reduced communication, and fear of medical error. Conclusion:This study reveals difficulties experienced by nurses due to COVID-19, effect of the pandemic on the operating room organization and nurses, and effect of the risk of transmission on the surgical team communication. Nurses have fear of catching and transmitting infection in the operating room, lack of equipment, and experience anxiety in managing emergency cases. The pandemic caused changes in the organization of the operating room. Besides, nurses experienced social isolation and team communication decreased, the use of equipment disrupted communication with the surgical team, and this situation led to fear of medical error.

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The analysis of emergency medicine professionals' occupational anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19: A Retrospective Multi-Center Study in Pakistan

Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19: A Retrospective Multi-Center Study in Pakistan

The Psychological Effects of Digital Companies’ Employees during the Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic Extracted from Online Employee Reviews

The Experiences of the Operating Room Nurses in the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study

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