Atif Qurrat Al Ain, Khan Ishfaq, Malik Ahmed M, Hamid Adel
Surgery, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford, GBR.
Department of Surgery, Barnsley Hospital, Barnsley, GBR.
Cureus. 2022 Jun 20;14(6):e26101. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26101. eCollection 2022 Jun.
Introduction Healthcare workers (HCWs) are the foundation of the response to a pandemic. Also termed as frontline workers, not only are they at a health risk but also suffer from emotional and psychological stress. Objective The objective of the study was to determine the emotional impact of novel coronavirus on healthcare workers. Methodology An online survey was completed by 239 HCWs from five different countries during the peak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak amidst the lockdown. Their feelings and concerns as well as the safety measures they adopted were identified. Results The response rate was 100%. Most of the respondents were 20-40 years old (85.36%) and working as doctors (73.22%); 44.77% were working at middle grade. The majority felt confused (19.67%), whereas others felt stressed/overworked (17.15%), unhappy (16.74%), scared (13.81%), nervous (13.39%), motivated (8.79%), and privileged (5.86%). A few felt pressurized to perform their duty (4.6%), and 69.87% felt that it was their moral obligation to continue their duty, whereas 13.39% felt administrative pressure for the same. Of the respondents, 53.97% feared transferring the disease to their family and friends, while others feared the lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) (13.39%). According to the majority of the respondents (25.94%), support from family and friends had them going through the crisis. The most common safety measure adopted by the HCWs was strict hand hygiene (43.51%). The HCWs (28.87%) felt that adequate and easy access to PPE would have helped them better during the pandemic. Conclusion Healthcare institutions are responsible for protecting HCWs or frontline workers during pandemics so they can continue with their duty. From our study, we have concluded that simple protective measures as uninterrupted and easy access to PPE would have helped HCWs deal with their stress and concerns.
引言
医护人员是应对大流行的基础。他们也被称为一线工作者，不仅面临健康风险，还遭受情感和心理压力。
目的
本研究的目的是确定新型冠状病毒对医护人员的情感影响。
方法
在2019年冠状病毒病（COVID-19）疫情高峰期封锁期间，来自五个不同国家的239名医护人员完成了一项在线调查。了解了他们的感受和担忧以及他们采取的安全措施。
结果
回复率为100%。大多数受访者年龄在20至40岁之间（85.36%），职业为医生（73.22%）；44.77%为中级职称。大多数人感到困惑（19.67%），而其他人感到压力大/工作过度（17.15%）、不开心（16.74%）、害怕（13.81%）、紧张（13.39%）、有动力（8.79%）和有特权感（5.86%）。少数人感到履行职责有压力（4.6%），69.87%的人认为继续履行职责是他们的道德义务，而13.39%的人感到有行政压力。在受访者中，53.97%担心将疾病传染给家人和朋友，而其他人担心缺乏个人防护装备（PPE）（13.39%）。根据大多数受访者（25.94%）的说法，家人和朋友的支持让他们度过了危机。医护人员最常采取的安全措施是严格的手部卫生（43.51%）。医护人员（28.87%）认为在疫情期间充足且容易获得个人防护装备会对他们有更大帮助。
结论
医疗机构有责任在大流行期间保护医护人员或一线工作者，以便他们能够继续履行职责。从我们的研究中，我们得出结论，像不间断且容易获得个人防护装备这样简单的保护措施会帮助医护人员应对他们的压力和担忧。
