Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Preparedness toward COVID-19 Pandemic among Healthcare Workers in Designated COVID Hospitals of a North-Eastern State of India

Mahanta, Putul; Deka, Himamoni; Sarma, B.Viswanatha; Konwar, Ranjumoni; Thakuria, Kahua Das; Kalita, Deepjyoti; Singh, Senjam Gojendra; Eshori, Longjam

doi:10.1080/00185868.2021.1969872

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“…Strengthening training, preparedness programs awareness of recent guidelines are effective methods to alleviate stress among nurses (Grace & VanHeuvelen [ 35 ]). Also, Mahanta et al [ 36 ] reported that the practice, knowledge, and attitude, (KAP) of HCWs toward the COVID-19 pandemic influence their preparedness.…”

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“…A 3-point Likert scale was used ranged from (1 = not agree to 3 = agree). Scores ranged from 19 to 57 with high scores indicating a satisfactory level of preparedness and categorized as follow: satisfactory level of preparedness 39-57, and unsatisfactory level of preparedness [19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38] The Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7 (GAD-7). The GAD-7 was developed by Spitzer et al [24].…”

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Are pediatric nurses prepared to respond to monkeypox outbreak?

Sadek,

Hendy,

Alhowaymel

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Background Emphasizing the crucial significance of maintaining a national nursing workforce well-prepared with the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond effectively is the growing frequency of natural and environmental disasters, coupled with public health emergencies such as the COVID-19 pandemic. So, the study aimed to explore pediatric nurses’ preparedness to monkeypox outbreak, and their stress during this outbreak in Egypt. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on a 416 nurses direct care for children at selected governmental hospitals in Egypt. Demographic form, Questionnaire for Infectious Disease Outbreak Readiness & Preparedness, factors affecting nurses’ preparedness, and the generalized anxiety disorders scale-7 were the tools of the study. Results (81.5%) of studied nurses had unsatisfactory level of preparedness to monkeypox outbreak. (96.4%) and (95.4%) of them were affected their preparedness by high workload and inconsistent income with the of risk of infection factors. Also, (57.2%) of them had high stress level. Conclusions The study revealed the importance of ensuring adequate supplies of PPE are available and provided, and protocols must be implemented to ensure availability in case of an outbreak. Moreover, nurse staffing levels and workload distribution should be regularly reviewed to create reasonable nurse-patient ratios.

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Are pediatric nurses prepared to respond to monkeypox outbreak?

Sadek,

Hendy,

Alhowaymel

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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“…Previous KAP surveys of COVID-19 infection control among Japanese pharmacists reported lower KAP scores [ 23 ]. It has also been reported that the KAP scores of pharmacists were lower than those of doctors and nurses abroad [ 32 , 33 ]. However, our study showed good scores for all items of KAP.…”

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Survey of Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) concerning COVID-19 Infection Control after Being Involved in Vaccine Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Wakui

Kikuchi

Ebizuka

et al. 2022

IJERPH

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Vaccination is crucial for preventing the spread of COVID-19. Vaccination for COVID-19 was implemented in Japan in community units, and community pharmacists were engaged in vaccine preparation. Capturing the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of pharmacists regarding COVID-19 infection control is important for developing future community health action strategies and plans. We conducted a cross-sectional study among 141 pharmacists who were members of a pharmacist association in the Shinagawa Ward of Tokyo (1–31 July 2021) using a Google online questionnaire. The questionnaire included demographic information and KAP questions regarding COVID-19. A correlation test was used for analyzing KAP scores. Significant correlations were found among all KAP scores. Stepwise logistic regression analysis showed “age” as a significant knowledge factor and “marriage”, “pharmacist careers”, “information source: official government website”, and “information source: word of mouth from family and friends” as significant attitude factors. Good KAP scores were recorded in this study, indicating increased comprehension of infection control measures and increased knowledge scores, as pharmacy pharmacists were practically involved in COVID-19 infection control measures through vaccine preparation. Policymakers should understand the value of pharmacists as healthcare professionals and should enhance public health through the effective use of pharmacists.

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“…The results indicate a lack of adequate knowledge about COVID-19 in many cases (6-42%) [24,25,27,32]. Healthcare professionals having a higher education were found to have better knowledge about COVID-19 [28,33,35]. Strong significant correlations were found between knowledge, attitude, and behavior [26,34].…”

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“…While there is a growing body of research on aspects of COVID-19 related health literacy of the general population [4,15,16,22] or specific populations, e.g., migrants, children, students, or patients [8][9][10][11]13,[19][20][21]23], little is known about the COVID-19 related health literacy of healthcare professionals, such as physicians, nurses, or psychologists. Since 2020, many studies have investigated the knowledge, attitude, and behavior of healthcare professionals worldwide [24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34]. The results indicate a lack of adequate knowledge about COVID-19 in many cases (6-42%) [24,25,27,32].…”

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Measuring COVID-19 Related Health Literacy in Healthcare Professionals—Psychometric Evaluation of the HL-COV-HP Instrument

Hiltrop

Hiebel

Geiser

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Background: Thus far, there is no instrument available measuring COVID-19 related health literacy of healthcare professionals. Therefore, the aim of this study was to develop an instrument assessing COVID-19 related health literacy in healthcare professionals (HL-COV-HP) and evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: An exploratory factor analysis, a confirmatory factor analysis, and descriptive analyses were conducted using data from n = 965 healthcare professionals. Health literacy related to COVID-19 was measured with 12 items, which were adapted from the validated HLS-EU-Q16 instrument measuring general health literacy. Results: Exploratory factor analysis demonstrated that 12 items loaded on one component. After removing one item due to its high standardized residual covariance, the confirmatory factor analysis of a one-factor model with 11 items showed satisfactory model fit (χ2 = 199.340, df = 41, χ2/df = 4.862, p < 0.001, RMSEA = 0.063, CFI = 0.963 and TLI = 0.951). The HL-COV-HP instrument showed good internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha 0.87) and acceptable construct reliability. Conclusions: The HL-COV-HP is a reliable, valid, and feasible instrument to assess the COVID-19 related health literacy in healthcare professionals. It can be used in hospitals or other healt hcare settings to assess the motivation and ability of healthcare professionals to find, understand, evaluate, and use COVID-19 information.

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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Preparedness toward COVID-19 Pandemic among Healthcare Workers in Designated COVID Hospitals of a North-Eastern State of India

Cited by 4 publications

References 20 publications

Are pediatric nurses prepared to respond to monkeypox outbreak?

Are pediatric nurses prepared to respond to monkeypox outbreak?

Survey of Pharmacists’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) concerning COVID-19 Infection Control after Being Involved in Vaccine Preparation: A Cross-Sectional Study

Measuring COVID-19 Related Health Literacy in Healthcare Professionals—Psychometric Evaluation of the HL-COV-HP Instrument

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