Al Ghobain Mohammed, Aldrees Turki, Alenezi Abdullah, Alqaryan Saleh, Aldabeeb Dana, Alotaibi Najed, Aldhabib Abdulrahman, Alghalibi Shaker, Alharethy Sami
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
Emerg Med Int. 2017;2017:6978256. doi: 10.1155/2017/6978256. Epub 2017 Apr 10.
. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks have had a considerable negative impact on health systems in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to study the psychological impact of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak on emergency room resident physicians (ERRPs). . We assessed the MERS-related psychological impact and concerns of ERRPs using a self-report questionnaire. . The majority (91%) of the ERRPs agreed that their work put them at risk of infection, but most (65%) did not agree that they should not be looking after patients infected with MERS. Despite that, 54% of ERRPs reported being afraid of contracting the infection from infected patients and only 4.2% of them were willing to change their current job. The majority of the ERRPs (85%) felt that their job would expose their families to risk of infection. . Our study demonstrated the considerable psychological impact of MERS outbreaks on ERRPs. The ERRPs' concerns and the psychological impact of MERS outbreaks should be considered in greater detail by hospital policymakers.
中东呼吸综合征（MERS）疫情对沙特阿拉伯的卫生系统产生了相当大的负面影响。我们旨在研究中东呼吸综合征冠状病毒（MERS-CoV）疫情对急诊室住院医师（ERRPs）的心理影响。我们使用一份自我报告问卷评估了ERRPs与MERS相关的心理影响和担忧。大多数（91%）的ERRPs同意他们的工作使他们面临感染风险，但大多数（65%）不同意他们不应该照顾感染MERS的患者。尽管如此，54%的ERRPs报告害怕从感染患者那里感染，并且他们中只有4.2%愿意更换目前的工作。大多数ERRPs（85%）觉得他们的工作会使他们的家人面临感染风险。我们的研究表明MERS疫情对ERRPs有相当大的心理影响。医院政策制定者应更详细地考虑ERRPs的担忧以及MERS疫情的心理影响。
