Willingness of Nepalese medical and nursing students to volunteer during COVID-19 pandemic: A single-centered cross-sectional study

Karki, Parag; Budhathoki, Lee; Khadka, Manoj; Maharjan, Swojay; Dhakal, Sushil; Pokharel, Subashchandra; Poudel, Anita; Rokaya, Pooja; Raut, Udit; Rayamajhi, Sushma

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2021.103056

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“…The articles researching willingness and preparedness of health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic correspond to a wide array of geographical contexts, given the worldwide reach of this threat: Palestine [ 32 ], Australia [ 33 , 105 ], Saudi Arabia [ 95 ], China [ 58 , 73 , 74 , 97 , 106 ], Ethiopia [ 37 , 107 ], Bangladesh [ 38 ], Spain [ 32 ], South Korea [ 43 , 47 ], Germany [ 46 , 108 ], Nepal [ 84 , 99 ], Qatar [ 82 ], Canada [ 42 ], Jordan [ 35 , 36 ], and Singapore [ 100 ].…”

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Willingness to Work during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Literature Review

2022

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The identification of the factors underlying the willingness or lack thereof to respond to public health emergencies is paramount to informing more capable health services. The interest in this topic appears renewed with each surge of threat, either referring to natural disasters, man-made violence, or epidemic and pandemics. However, there is no systematic approach to the research patterns and related main findings concerning individual and contextual determinants. The present article contributes to this theme through a systematic literature review of a sample of 150 articles published in the last 30 years on the subject of willingness and preparedness of health professionals to deal with public health threats. Our findings show that the research is mainly phenomena and contextual driven, responding to whichever emergency threat is more salient in a given period. Geographically, research on this topic is led by USA and China, mostly solely, while European countries invest in collaborations that are more international. Universities, including health institutes and schools, and researchers at hospitals conduct most of the research on the topic. The main research areas are medicine, psychology, and psychiatry. Pandemics, including COVID-19, influenza, and natural disasters, are the phenomena gauging more attention as opposed to terrorism events and biological accidents. The specific role of health professionals within the institution, their belief in ethical duties, preparation training, and concerns regarding infection of self and family are the main variables influencing the willingness and ability to report to work in public health emergencies.

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“…The main instruments used to collect data were questionnaires, interviews, and, to a lesser extent, focus groups. The questionnaire is employed more often (e.g., [ 34 , 46 , 47 , 70 , 72 , 76 , 95 , 96 , 99 , 114 ]) followed by interviews (e.g., [ 34 , 116 ]) and focus groups [ 21 , 71 , 100 ].…”

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Willingness to Work during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Literature Review

2022

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“…Another way to ensure volunteer work is beneficial to society at large is by means of ensuring rigorous training is available to equip volunteers with sufficient knowledge and know-how they required effectively navigate through their tasks amid the pandemic. Although several studies have examined volunteer training in the context of COVID-19, these investigations are largely focused on educational programs developed for medical students, [17][18][19] evaluated in hypothetical settings as opposed to real-world scenarios. To ensure pandemic volunteers not only have the goodwill to help, but also the capability to deliver the intended help optimally, and ideally with little to no unintended consequences, society should ensure pandemic volunteers receive sufficient training before their deployment, and when possible, evaluation systems along the way to ensure that quality volunteer work is consistently delivered.…”

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Pandemic Volunteers: The Imperative for Regulations and Training

Su,

McDonnell,

Bentley

et al. 2024

Disaster med. public health prep.

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“…Nine studies exclusively recruited medical students [50][51][52][53][54]61,62,67,69], 3 focused on nursing students [55,60,65], and others included a mix of students from different departments. Thirteen studies were categorized as "high quality" based on the Q-SSP [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62], while others had scores below 70% [63][64][65][66][67], and some even scored 50% or below [68][69][70]. Detailed assessment results based on the Q-SSP tool are presented in Table S4 in Multimedia Appendix 2 .…”

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Global Rate of Willingness to Volunteer Among Medical and Health Students During Pandemic: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mahsusi,

Hudaa,

Nuryani

et al. 2024

JMIR Med Educ

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Background During health crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic, shortages of health care workers often occur. Recruiting students as volunteers could be an option, but it is uncertain whether the idea is well-accepted. Objective This study aims to estimate the global rate of willingness to volunteer among medical and health students in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods A systematic search was conducted on PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Google Scholar for studies reporting the number of health students willing to volunteer during COVID-19 from 2019 to November 17, 2023. The meta-analysis was performed using a restricted maximum-likelihood model with logit transformation. Results A total of 21 studies involving 26,056 health students were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled estimate of the willingness-to-volunteer rate among health students across multiple countries was 66.13%, with an I2 of 98.99% and P value of heterogeneity (P-Het)<.001. Removing a study with the highest influence led to the rate being 64.34%. Our stratified analyses indicated that those with older age, being first-year students, and being female were more willing to volunteer (P<.001). From highest to lowest, the rates were 77.38%, 77.03%, 65.48%, 64.11%, 62.71%, and 55.23% in Africa, Western Europe, East and Southeast Asia, Middle East, and Eastern Europe, respectively. Because of the high heterogeneity, the evidence from this study has moderate strength. Conclusions The majority of students are willing to volunteer during COVID-19, suggesting that volunteer recruitment is well-accepted.

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Willingness of Nepalese medical and nursing students to volunteer during COVID-19 pandemic: A single-centered cross-sectional study

Cited by 9 publications

References 20 publications

Willingness to Work during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Literature Review

Willingness to Work during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Literature Review

Pandemic Volunteers: The Imperative for Regulations and Training

Global Rate of Willingness to Volunteer Among Medical and Health Students During Pandemic: Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis

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