Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Department of Primary Care and Clinical Simulation, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand.
N Z Med J. 2024 Oct 18;137(1604):42-52. doi: 10.26635/6965.6550.
The TMGH-Global COVID-19 Collaborative was a multinational, multicentre, cross-sectional survey assessing the awareness and preparedness of healthcare workers (HCWs) during the first wave of the pandemic across 57 countries. Here, we report the results from Aotearoa New Zealand.
This cross-sectional survey was conducted at Christchurch Hospital between February and May 2020. Data were collected from a convenience sample of HCWs and analysed using descriptive and multivariate regression to determine awareness (out of 40) and preparedness (out of 15) scores and influencing factors.
Of the 158 participants (response rate 20.8%), most were women (73%) and doctors (58%) with a median age of 38 years (interquartile range [IQR] 29-49). The median awareness and preparedness scores were 33.6 (IQR 31.1-35.1) and 8 (IQR 6-8), respectively. Mainstream media was the primary source of information on COVID-19 among HCWs. The awareness score was significantly affected by gender and profession, whereas the preparedness score was influenced by age, profession, clinical experience duration and COVID-19 training.
Although frontline HCWs had high awareness levels, preparedness was low. Variables influenced awareness and preparedness differently. These findings identified gaps in pandemic readiness and factors that can be leveraged to enhance future pandemic preparedness and response in New Zealand.
TMGH-全球 COVID-19 合作组织是一项多国家、多中心、横断面调查，评估了 57 个国家在大流行第一波期间医疗保健工作者（HCWs）的意识和准备情况。在这里，我们报告来自新西兰的结果。
这项横断面调查于 2020 年 2 月至 5 月在克赖斯特彻奇医院进行。数据来自 HCWs 的便利样本收集，并使用描述性和多变量回归进行分析，以确定意识（40 分）和准备（15 分）得分以及影响因素。
在 158 名参与者中（响应率为 20.8%），大多数是女性（73%）和医生（58%），中位年龄为 38 岁（四分位距 [IQR] 29-49）。中位意识和准备得分分别为 33.6（IQR 31.1-35.1）和 8（IQR 6-8）。主流媒体是 HCWs 了解 COVID-19 的主要信息来源。意识得分受性别和职业显著影响，而准备得分受年龄、职业、临床经验持续时间和 COVID-19 培训的影响。
尽管一线 HCWs 的意识水平较高，但准备程度较低。变量对意识和准备的影响不同。这些发现确定了大流行准备方面的差距，以及可以利用哪些因素来增强新西兰未来的大流行准备和应对能力。
