Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment
Abstract Objective This study aims to examine changes in patients’ perspectives and outlooks regarding the disease and their health after hospitalization for COVID-19 and investigate their discrimination and harassment experiences. This prospective observational study surveyed discharged patients wh...
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| author | Ken Goda Tsuneaki Kenzaka Shinsuke Yahata Ayako Kumabe Masahiro Katsurada Hogara Nishisaki |
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| description | Abstract Objective This study aims to examine changes in patients’ perspectives and outlooks regarding the disease and their health after hospitalization for COVID-19 and investigate their discrimination and harassment experiences. This prospective observational study surveyed discharged patients who had been admitted to Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center in Japan for COVID-19. Patient characteristics, changes in outlook and behaviors after discharge, and incidents of discrimination and harassment were examined. The study was conducted in two waves: March–June 2020 and July–September 2020. Results Responses were obtained from 27 patients aged 50 ± 17 years, including 16 men (59.3%). We found most patients feared infection before hospitalization (88.5%) and had taken some preventive measures (96.3%), however after discharge, all (100%) practiced social distancing and infection prevention. Twenty patients (80%) considered changing their lifestyles, and 19 (79.2%) decided to use sick leave when they felt ill; these trends were more prominent during the second wave. Six patients (23.1%) reported experiencing discrimination or harassment after discharge. While most patients with COVID-19 had a strong fear of infection before hospitalization, their views about health and health behaviors changed after hospitalization. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-446fb7d0a7a349379c2e005e2b9911452022-12-21T19:59:22ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002021-09-011411610.1186/s13104-021-05780-9Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassmentKen Goda0Tsuneaki Kenzaka1Shinsuke Yahata2Ayako Kumabe3Masahiro Katsurada4Hogara Nishisaki5Division of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDivision of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDivision of Community Medicine and Medical Education, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDivision of Community Medicine and Career Development, Kobe University Graduate School of MedicineDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical CenterDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical CenterAbstract Objective This study aims to examine changes in patients’ perspectives and outlooks regarding the disease and their health after hospitalization for COVID-19 and investigate their discrimination and harassment experiences. This prospective observational study surveyed discharged patients who had been admitted to Hyogo Prefectural Tamba Medical Center in Japan for COVID-19. Patient characteristics, changes in outlook and behaviors after discharge, and incidents of discrimination and harassment were examined. The study was conducted in two waves: March–June 2020 and July–September 2020. Results Responses were obtained from 27 patients aged 50 ± 17 years, including 16 men (59.3%). We found most patients feared infection before hospitalization (88.5%) and had taken some preventive measures (96.3%), however after discharge, all (100%) practiced social distancing and infection prevention. Twenty patients (80%) considered changing their lifestyles, and 19 (79.2%) decided to use sick leave when they felt ill; these trends were more prominent during the second wave. Six patients (23.1%) reported experiencing discrimination or harassment after discharge. While most patients with COVID-19 had a strong fear of infection before hospitalization, their views about health and health behaviors changed after hospitalization.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05780-9COVID-19StigmaPandemicsPresenteeismSocial support |
| spellingShingle | Ken Goda Tsuneaki Kenzaka Shinsuke Yahata Ayako Kumabe Masahiro Katsurada Hogara Nishisaki Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment BMC Research Notes COVID-19 Stigma Pandemics Presenteeism Social support |
| title | Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| title_full | Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| title_fullStr | Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| title_full_unstemmed | Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| title_short | Changes in patients’ outlook, behaviors, and attitudes toward COVID-19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| title_sort | changes in patients outlook behaviors and attitudes toward covid 19 after hospitalization and their experiences of discrimination and harassment |
| topic | COVID-19 Stigma Pandemics Presenteeism Social support |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05780-9 |
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