Effectiveness of Video-Based Online Training for Health Care Workers to Prevent COVID-19 Infection: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Level Institute, Uttarakhand, India

Sharma, Rakesh; Mohanty, Aroop; Singh, Vijay Prakash; Vishwas, AS; Gupta, Puneet Kumar; Jelly, Prasuna; Gupta, Pratima; Rao, Shalinee

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“…3 The challenges created by COVID-19 have affected the wellbeing of all individuals in all communities irrespective of rich-poor, literate-illiterate, rural-urban directly or indirectly. 4 Preventive measures such as physical distancing, avoiding social gatherings, enforcing masks as mandatory, hand sanitising, and many others have become a daily routine from the beginning of national-wide lockdown. However, the impact of the second wave has brought the impor-tance of vaccination to the fore.…”

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A comparative study of attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in the rural and urban population of Uttarakhand, India

Sharma

Jelly

Vishwas

et al. 2021

Journal of Global Health Economics and Policy

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BackgroundThe public is hesitant about getting vaccinated for COVID-19, and a few people are still avoiding it. The aim of this study was to evaluate the attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination among rural and urban populations of the Dehradun district in Uttarakhand, India. Materials and methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted from April to June 2021 in selected urban and rural areas of the Dehradun district, yielding 770 responses (385 from both rural and urban areas). The attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination were collected via questionnaire and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. ResultsThere were no rural-urban differences in the mean score of attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination (49.22±12.89 vs 50.01 ±11.88; P=0.379). The majority of participants had a neutral to positive attitude, and very few had a negative attitude towards COVID-19 vaccination, equally in the rural and urban population. A significant positive association was found between attitude scores with COVID-19 vaccination and mortality among participant's relatives and friends in rural areas, while participant occupation and number of family members in the urban area were associated with a more positive attitude. ConclusionThese results suggest mainly neutral attitude among the rural and urban populations towards COVID-19 vaccination. Therefore, it is important to design and implement innovative and efficient communication strategies to influence the neutral and offset the negative attitudes regarding vaccination drive to facilitate immunisation outreach and coverage.

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A comparative study of attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in the rural and urban population of Uttarakhand, India

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Jelly

Vishwas

et al. 2021

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“…Similar to this study, Sharma et al ., in their quasi-experimental study found that intervention through video-assisted teaching-learning led to a significant level of improvement of knowledge. [ 26 ] Babu et al ., reported highly significant values in mean pre- and posttest scores of doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals in a mock drill on patient registration post-SBT during the COVID-19 outbreak. [ 14 ]…”

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Evaluation of simulation skills of healthcare workers at a tertiary care center: A perspective towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) third wave preparation

Bala¹,

Yerra²,

Katkuri³

et al. 2022

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Simulation-based training for healthcare providers was established as an efficacious training tool to sharpen the performance skills of nontechnical team as necessary for the prevention of errors and adverse events in the pandemic. To tackle this third wave, our institute started preparations with a faculty development course of simulation-based learning to evaluate participants' knowledge and skills and their attitudes and feedback. MATERIALS AND METHODS: As part of the simulation workshop, a module was developed to train the staff on recognizing and responding to acute coronavirus disease 2019 affecting adults and children. Case-based scenarios were provided in the application. Pretest and posttest questionnaires were administered to all trainees. The questionnaires included questions on knowledge, skills confidence and attitude marked on a 5-point Likert scale. Data were entered and analyzed using the Microsoft Excel 2018. Qualitative variables were expressed as percentages, whereas mean and standard deviations were computed for quantitative variables. Paired t -test was used to test the difference between pre and post test scores; P < 0.05 was taken as significant value. RESULTS: A total of 296 participants were included in the study. A statistically significant increase in knowledge and skills confidence scores was found from pre-test to post-test. The most significant improvement was found in the assessment of pediatric hemodynamic status and the management of fluid and electrolytes. The most interesting benefit to the participants was the acquisition of knowledge about the proper use of technology after the faculty development course. CONCLUSIONS: Such workshops play a crucial role in training healthcare workers, especially as preparation for the pandemic. Most participants suggested that there should be such workshops at regular intervals to enhance their skills confidence in handling emergency situations in the clinical settings.

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“…The results of pre-test and posttest scores showed that intervention through videoassisted teaching-learning resulted in improvement of (p-value <0.001). 12 pre-post interventional study design conducted in India…”

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COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Hands-on Training to Healthcare Workers at Shree Birendra Hospital, Nepal

Chalise

Thapa

Paudel

et al. 2022

Med. J. Shree Birendra Hosp.

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Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic in many countries of the world, including Nepal, is requiring a level of response which is beyond the capacity of the nation. It needs collaborative action to increase the capacity to respond to outbreaks. With the aim of providing and assessing the effectiveness of hands-on training, healthcare professionals from Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences (NAIHS) and Shree Birendra Hospital (SBH) started COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Hands-on training to frontline workers from April to December 2020. Methods: The training was initiated with the formation of core group of trainers, who conducted training of trainers (TOT) for 31 healthcare workers. The trainers who received TOT further trained 2549 healthcare workers from different health institutions. The training included topics like COVID-19 introduction and case definition; hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene and physical distancing; donning and doffing; disinfection and waste management; sample collection; patient transfer; dead body management and stress coping. Pre-test and post-test was done on 821 training participants to assess the effectiveness of training by using semi-structured self-administered questionnaire. From among 821 trainees involved in pre and post-test, 266 participants were randomly selected for data analysis from the training register. Data were analyzed by using Microsoft Excel and described by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: In our study, a score of ≥80% was acquired by 25.2% participants in pre-test and 76.3% participants in post-test. There was a significant increase in participants’ scores in post-test as compared to pre-test scores (p-value <0.001). Conclusions: On-site hands-on training is effective in acquisition of knowledge on key areas of COVID-19 preparedness and response.

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Effectiveness of Video-Based Online Training for Health Care Workers to Prevent COVID-19 Infection: An Experience at a Tertiary Care Level Institute, Uttarakhand, India

Cited by 21 publications

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A comparative study of attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in the rural and urban population of Uttarakhand, India

A comparative study of attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination in the rural and urban population of Uttarakhand, India

Evaluation of simulation skills of healthcare workers at a tertiary care center: A perspective towards coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) third wave preparation

COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Hands-on Training to Healthcare Workers at Shree Birendra Hospital, Nepal

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