The Impact of Work-related Risk on Nurses During the SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

Chan, Sophia; Leung, Gabriel M.; Tiwari, Agnes; Salili, Farideh; Leung, Stephen C. H.; Wong, David C. N.; Wong, Alan; Lai, Anita; Lam, Tai Hing

doi:10.1097/00003727-200507000-00008

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“…Perhaps, staffing levels were lower than usual due to the reassignment of staff to other areas of the hospitals and/or the staff members minimized contact with their patients out of fear and self‐protection. These possibilities have not been addressed in the literature previously; however, the stress and personal risk experienced by hospital health‐care providers has been well described (Chan et al. , 2005; Chiang et al.…”

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“…In Hong Kong, the traditional Chinese cultural practices surrounding pregnancy and birth are followed to varying degrees (Holroyd et al. , 1997; Chan et al. , 2005).…”

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“…Several researchers described the considerable stress and fears of health‐care providers working during the outbreak (Lau et al. , 2004; Chan et al. , 2005; Mok et al.…”

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New mothers' experiences of social disruption and isolation during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Hong Kong

Dodgson

Tarrant

Chee

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Nursing & Health Sciences

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In Hong Kong during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak of 2003, sustained uncertainty caused daily stress for residents for > 3 months. Expectant women experienced unexpected social disruption and isolation within their day-to-day life that have not been described in their own voice. The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of women who became mothers during the outbreak and the ways in which these experiences impacted their early post-partum mothering. A phenomenological research design was chosen. The participants' responses then led the interview process. As the women's experiences had many similarities, saturation was reached after eight interviews. Four themes emerged: living with uncertainty, intense vigilance, isolation, and disrupted expectations. The participants spoke of disrupted daily routines as they tried to eliminate their risk of contracting this disease, including relationship difficulties with their spouse. None of the women had the birth experience they had hoped for because of changes in hospital practices.

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“…In Hong Kong, the traditional Chinese cultural practices surrounding pregnancy and birth are followed to varying degrees (Holroyd et al. , 1997; Chan et al. , 2005).…”

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“…Sistrom et al 2006;Hawryluck et al 2005;Tai 2007) and, iv) ethical problems and emotional issues (cf. Arras 2005, Gardner 2006Sweet 2006;Chan et al 2005;Maunder et al 2006;Clarke et al 2007). Maintenance of general social order is essential for the pandemic response, even though methods for achieving this goal have largely been ignored in national preparedness plans (Uscher-Pines et al 2006).…”

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“…In addition to posing scientific, technical, and logistical problems, the threat of an influenza pandemic poses equally important ethical problems and emotional challenges (Arras 2005, Gardner 2006Sweet 2006;Chan et al 2005;Maunder et al 2006). The analyses of ethical issues in the context of a pandemic threat have often concerned the distribution of available pharmaceuticals or vaccines (UscherPines et al 2006), but this issue cannot be expected to be the most prominent problem for HCWs.…”

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Elicitation of Pandemic Coping Strategies among Health Care Workers: Contextual Adaptation of a Mental Models Method

Ekberg¹,

Timpka²,

Gursky³

2009

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

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The aim of this study is to develop and formatively evaluate a method of eliciting health care workers' understanding of pandemics and their forecasted behaviors during an outbreak. Qualitative methods were used for the evaluation. The results demonstrate that it was possible to identify specific points during the subject interviews when the health care worker seemed to turn from provision of frank data on self-efficacy to that of speculation. Considering this observation, the re-designed method allowed collection and analysis of data critical for pandemic planning. The results imply that more reliable predictions of health care workers' behavior during a pandemic are possible, albeit sensitive to elicit. Use of realistic mental exercises can provide important insights into the level of pandemic preparedness, but these methods will require additional research to reliably differentiate between prediction and speculation.

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Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms Among the General Population in China During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

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IMPORTANCE People exposed to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a series of imperative containment measures could be psychologically stressed, yet the burden of and factors associated with mental health symptoms remain unclear. OBJECTIVE To investigate the prevalence of and risk factors associated with mental health symptoms in the general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This large-sample, cross-sectional, population-based, online survey study was conducted from February 28, 2020, to March 11, 2020. It involved all 34 province-level regions in China and included participants aged 18 years and older. Data analysis was performed from March to May 2020. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The prevalence of symptoms of depression, anxiety, insomnia, and acute stress among the general population in China during the COVID-19 pandemic was evaluated using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7, Insomnia Severity Index, and Acute Stress Disorder Scale. Logistic regression analyses were used to explore demographic and COVID-19-related risk factors. RESULTS Of 71 227 individuals who clicked on the survey link, 56 932 submitted the questionnaires, for a participation rate of 79.9%. After excluding the invalid questionnaires, 56 679 participants (mean [SD] age, 35.97 [8.22] years; 27 149 men [47.9%]) were included in the study; 39 468 respondents (69.6%) were aged 18 to 39 years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the rates of mental Author affiliations and article information are listed at the end of this article.

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The Impact of Work-related Risk on Nurses During the SARS Outbreak in Hong Kong

Cited by 70 publications

References 13 publications

New mothers' experiences of social disruption and isolation during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Hong Kong

New mothers' experiences of social disruption and isolation during the severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak in Hong Kong

Elicitation of Pandemic Coping Strategies among Health Care Workers: Contextual Adaptation of a Mental Models Method

Prevalence of and Risk Factors Associated With Mental Health Symptoms Among the General Population in China During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

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