Risk perception of COVID-19 among Portuguese healthcare professionals and the general population

Peres, D; Monteiro, Jorge; Almeida, Miguel; Ladeira, Raquel

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2020.05.038

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“…Interestingly, Sabat et al reported that 84% of respondents in Portugal stated that they worried “quite a bit or a lot” about the national health system becoming overloaded ([ 27 ] Sabat et al (2020)), which is in line with our results, and follows the results by Peres et al, in which 50.1% of the Portuguese general population sample and 63.5% of the health professionals’ sample stated that health services were poorly prepared or unprepared to deal with SARS-CoV-2 ([ 29 ] Peres et al (2020)). Rearranging patient flows and adapting structures to deal with COVID-19 patients crowded out the provision of health services to the non-COVID patients, even though the maximum capacity made available for COVID-19 was not exhausted.…”

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“…The monitoring of individuals’ awareness, risk perceptions, preventive behaviours, and trust is recommended by WHO to inform the pandemic outbreak response ([ 17 ] WHO (2020)). As in Portugal, several countries have been implementing surveys with the above-mentioned objective, with results quickly becoming available from across the world ([ 18 ] Atchison (2020), [ 19 ] Fetzer (2020), [ 20 ] Geldsetzer (2020), [ 21 ] McFadden (2020), [ 22 ] Azlan (2020), [ 23 ] Meier (2020), [ 24 ] Smith (2020), [ 25 ] Trueblood (2020), [ 26 ] Seale (2020), [ 27 ] Sabat (2020), [ 28 ] Nazar (2020), [ 29 ] Peres (2020), [ 30 ] Bezerra (2020), [ 31 ] Wolf (2020) and [ 32 ] Nelson (2020)).…”

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“…(2020), [21] McFadden (2020), [22] Azlan (2020), [23] Meier (2020), [24] Smith (2020), [25] Trueblood (2020), [26] Seale (2020), [27] Sabat (2020), [28] Nazar (2020), [29] Peres (2020), [30] Bezerra (2020), [31] Wolf (2020) and [32] Nelson (2020)).…”

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Concerns and adjustments: How the Portuguese population met COVID-19

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to disruptive changes worldwide, with different implications across countries. The evolution of citizens' concerns and behaviours over time is a central piece to support public policies. Objective To unveil perceptions and behaviours of the Portuguese population regarding social and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for more informed public policies. Methods Online panel survey distributed in three waves between March 13 th and May 6 th 2020. Data collected from a non-representative sample of 7,448 respondents includes socio-demographic characteristics and self-reported measures on levels of concern and behaviours related to COVID-19. We performed descriptive analysis and probit regressions to understand relationships between the different variables. Results Most participants (85%) report being at least very concerned with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and social isolation reached a high level of adherence during the state of emergency. Around 36% of the sample anticipated consumption decisions, stockpiling ahead of the state of emergency declaration. Medical appointments suffered severe consequences, being re-rescheduled or cancelled. We find important variation in concerns with the economic impact across activity sectors.

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“…Related to COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal, healthcare professionals had the perception of being at higher risk than the general population to be infected by SARS-COV-2, because of the close contact with potential infected cases and also because of they consider the health system was poorly prepared to contain the pandemic (Peres et al 2020). Besides the risk, the QOL among healthcare professions was quite stable among professions.…”

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Quality of life of Health care professionals in pandemic times

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Costa²,

Serpa³

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The COVID-19 pandemics were an event where there was a rupture of the life pattern and people felt helpless and suffering, creating a need for basic things such as medical care and shelter against the environmental conditions. The healthcare professionals faced an unknown potential threat to life that made them work in an intense and fearful routine facing fatigue and the fear to carry the disease to their families. In order to evaluate their Quality of life, we undertook a survey in the first months of the pandemics with logistical support of the Health ministry in Brazil reaching more than 200,000 varied health professionals, with quality of life data available to 97,379 . We segregated the professionals by their reported area in Medical doctor, psychologists, social worker, nurses, pharmaceutic/biochemistry, nutritionists, physiotherapist, and speech therapists. Here we describe the findings of the reported quality of life and the features more related to the worsening of the quality of life. The different professions report a diverse quality of life, suggesting a more heterogeneous pattern of impairment. The social relations domain of quality of life was the most affected in or sample Knowing the target population and the features related to worsening of quality of life might help to prepare the professionals for what they must face and to improve mental health in this population.

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“…Many studies discuss the fact that healthcare workers' heavy exposure to SARS-CoV−2 means they have an increased perception of the risk of infection [47][48][49], with nurses as a group showing a higher perception than doctors [50].…”

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Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

Domínguez

Jiménez

Eraso

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On 11 March 2020 the SARS-CoV−2 virus was officially declared a pandemic and measures were set up in various countries to avoid its spread among the population. This paper aims to analyse the perception of risk of COVID−19 infection in the Spanish population. A cross-sectional, descriptive observational study was conducted with a total of 16,372 Spanish participants. An online survey was used to gather data for 5 consecutive days over the compulsory lockdown period which was established after the state of emergency was declared. There is an association between socio-demographic variables and risk perception, and a very strong relationship between this perception and contact and direct experience with the virus in a family, social or professional setting. We also found that compared to working from home, working outside the home increased the perception of risk of infection and the perception of worsening health. Understanding the public perception of the risk of COVID−19 infection is fundamental for establishing effective prevention measures.

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Risk perception of COVID-19 among Portuguese healthcare professionals and the general population

Cited by 57 publications

References 7 publications

Concerns and adjustments: How the Portuguese population met COVID-19

Concerns and adjustments: How the Portuguese population met COVID-19

Quality of life of Health care professionals in pandemic times

Risk Perception of COVID−19 Community Transmission among the Spanish Population

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