Protecting health-care professionals and workers (other than COVID-19 management facilities) from contamination during COVID-19 pandemic (March 26, 2020 – India)

Parikh, Purvish M.; Mehta, Prashant G.; Bansal, Shweta; Aggarwal, Sandeep; Patel, Amol; Batra, Atul; Sahoo, Ranjit Kumar

doi:10.25259/ijms_28_2020

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“…Such increased rates of reported problems even in general public in turn indicates how the frontliners are at even greater risk to experience mental health problems during this crucial time. [15,16] Outbreak of COVID-19 has led to a sudden shift in the workforce behavior around the globe posing immense burden on the health-care system. In our study, around 30% and 44% male doctors reported mild and moderate level of stress, respectively, whereas 70% and 56% female doctors reported mild and moderate level of stress, respectively, again indicating an increase in the stress levels being experienced by the health-care staff during this time.…”

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-care professionals in India – A multicentric cross-sectional study

Selvaraj

Muthukanagaraj

Saluja

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Objectives: The world is grappling with an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that has shaken the mankind to the core and disrupted the lives of everyone. The aim of the study was to assess the presence of psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, and insomnia experienced by the Indian healthcare workers. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in India among 777 doctors to evaluate the mental health of doctors working in Corona wards from April 2020 to May 2020 using a pre-designed, pre-tested validated, semi-structured DASS-21 questionnaire, and the Insomnia Severity Index. Continuous variables between the groups were measured using the Mann–Whitney U-test and the Kruskal–Wallis H test. Results: Among the doctors working for the pandemic, around 55% of medical officers in the study reported having moderate levels of depression. With respect to anxiety, it was found that among men as many as 52% reported experiencing severe anxiety and 24% had moderate levels of anxiety whereas females reported as high as 68% and 48% of moderate and severe anxiety, respectively. In our study, around 30% and 44% of male doctors reported mild and moderate levels of stress, respectively, whereas 70% and 56% of female doctors reported mild and moderate levels of stress, respectively. It was also observed that among female doctors the rates of moderate insomnia were especially high (65%), whereas a high level of male participants reported sub-threshold insomnia (52%). Conclusion: Early screening targeting the medical workforce and the implementation of psychological interventions is essential for protecting and maintaining the functionality of the health-care system.

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-care professionals in India – A multicentric cross-sectional study

Selvaraj

Muthukanagaraj

Saluja

et al. 2020

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“…There have also been several guidelines published for protecting Indian health care workers from contamination during COVID-19 pandemic. [34] The Ministry of AYUSH in India has also issued self-care guidelines and preventive health measures to boost immunity with special references to respiratory health, based off Ayurvedic research and literature. [35] Recently, the Indian government also recommended the use of hydroxychloroquine as a preventive measure to protect frontline workers from the SARS-CoV2 infection.…”

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“…There have also been several guidelines published for protecting Indian health care workers from contamination during COVID-19 pandemic. [ 34 ]…”

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COVID-19: An insight into the developments in diagnostics and therapeutics in India

Rao

Kannan

Kumar

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The unexpected pandemic set off by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV2) has spread to more than 210 countries across the globe, including India. In the current pandemic situation, various steps have been taken by the Indian government to prevent and control the spread of the SARS-CoV2 infection. To date, there are no proven vaccines or effective therapeutic interventions against the virus. Current clinical management includes infection prevention and control, symptom-specific relief and supportive care. Physicians and scientists across the country have been tirelessly working on developing effective diagnostic and therapeutic strategies and to combat and control this infection. As the demand for diagnostics and therapeutics continues to rise in India and around the globe, it is essential to rapidly develop various algorithms to successfully identify and contain the virus. This review discusses the updates on the recent developments in COVID-19 diagnostics and therapeutics in India.

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“…Singapore and South Korea deployed HWs from other disciplines and recent medical graduates, as well as China moved HWs to Wuhan from other provinces. Similar practices could be adapted in Indian context 33 . Mobilizing existing CHWs and health volunteers is also important strategy utilized by China and could be key information source to dispel myths in the Indian community, but also perform symptom screening and contact tracing 34 .…”

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Promoting Health Worker Safety; A Priority for Patient Safety during COVID -19 Pandemic and Beyond

2020

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Background: As per World Health Organization, health workers accounted for over 1.4 million COVID-19 infections globally. This paper attempts to identify key risk factors for health worker infections in India, describe its impact on their wellbeing and the health systems, and derive lessons from other country experiences, that could be adapted to Indian context for strengthening health workers safety and preparing health systems for future waves.Methods: A systematic review of existing published articles, government and media reports was undertaken. Online databases -MEDLINE, EMBASE, PUBMED and Google Scholar were searched using key terms related to COVID-19 infections in health workers. Thirty-four papers were included dependent on their relevance to research objectives. Conclusions:The key risk factors for health workers infection were; unsafe exposure to patients infected with COVID-19, lack of adequate personal protective equipment, and suboptimal infection prevention and control measures and compliance. Health workers infection has impacted their health and psychosocial wellbeing and diminished healthcare system capacity to provide safe and effective healthcare. Safeguarding the health workers is critical, and requires multifaceted approach for strengthening infection prevention and control measures and supplies, strategic workforce planning, dedicated policies and capacity building interventions.

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Protecting health-care professionals and workers (other than COVID-19 management facilities) from contamination during COVID-19 pandemic (March 26, 2020 – India)

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Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-care professionals in India – A multicentric cross-sectional study

Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health-care professionals in India – A multicentric cross-sectional study

COVID-19: An insight into the developments in diagnostics and therapeutics in India

Promoting Health Worker Safety; A Priority for Patient Safety during COVID -19 Pandemic and Beyond

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