The support of healthcare workers suffering from COVID 19
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the challenges and risks faced by frontline healthcare workers (HCW). Objectives To describe the quality of management of HCW affected by the COVID-19. Methods This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all HCW of Farhat Hached Academic h...
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| author | I. Kacem M. Maoua A. Chouchane M. Kahloul Y. Slama M. Ajmi W. Naija N. Mrizak |
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Introduction
The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the challenges and risks faced by frontline healthcare workers (HCW).
Objectives
To describe the quality of management of HCW affected by the COVID-19.
Methods
This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all HCW of Farhat Hached Academic hospital who had been affected by COVID-19 during the period from september to December 2020.
Results
During the study period, 267 HCW were affected with a mean age of 42.3 ±10 years and a ratio-sex of 0.25. The most represented category was nurses (33.3%) followed by technicians (26.1%). Gynecology department had the highest number of affected HCW (14.4%).The majority of participants (97.4%) reported a medical care. Twelve HCW (4.5%) were hospitalized with an average length of hospital stay of 7.55 ± 6.12 days. The average length of sick leave was 18.68 ± 10.99 days. During the lockdown, 38.6% of HCW took care of their children without any external help. All of the HCW were supported by phone calls from colleagues in 88.4% of cases, the hierarchy in 67.4% of cases, occupational medicine in 60.3% of cases.
Conclusions
The impact of COVID 19 is greater in HCW than in the general population. The affected staff should have a multidimensional management to avoid post covid sequelae in both physical and mental levels.
Disclosure
No significant relationships.
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| spelling | doaj.art-246ed61af11744fca224d4a920af7db32023-11-17T05:08:45ZengCambridge University PressEuropean Psychiatry0924-93381778-35852022-06-0165S513S51310.1192/j.eurpsy.2022.1306The support of healthcare workers suffering from COVID 19I. Kacem0M. Maoua1A. Chouchane2M. Kahloul3Y. Slama4M. Ajmi5W. Naija6N. Mrizak7Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, TunisiaFarhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, TunisiaFarhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, TunisiaSahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, TunisiaSahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, TunisiaSahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, TunisiaSahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, TunisiaFarhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the challenges and risks faced by frontline healthcare workers (HCW). Objectives To describe the quality of management of HCW affected by the COVID-19. Methods This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all HCW of Farhat Hached Academic hospital who had been affected by COVID-19 during the period from september to December 2020. Results During the study period, 267 HCW were affected with a mean age of 42.3 ±10 years and a ratio-sex of 0.25. The most represented category was nurses (33.3%) followed by technicians (26.1%). Gynecology department had the highest number of affected HCW (14.4%).The majority of participants (97.4%) reported a medical care. Twelve HCW (4.5%) were hospitalized with an average length of hospital stay of 7.55 ± 6.12 days. The average length of sick leave was 18.68 ± 10.99 days. During the lockdown, 38.6% of HCW took care of their children without any external help. All of the HCW were supported by phone calls from colleagues in 88.4% of cases, the hierarchy in 67.4% of cases, occupational medicine in 60.3% of cases. Conclusions The impact of COVID 19 is greater in HCW than in the general population. The affected staff should have a multidimensional management to avoid post covid sequelae in both physical and mental levels. Disclosure No significant relationships. https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S0924933822013062/type/journal_articlesupporthealthcare workerscovid 19 |
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| title | The support of healthcare workers suffering from COVID 19 |
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| title_short | The support of healthcare workers suffering from COVID 19 |
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