Knowledge and attitudes of medical staff in Chinese psychiatric hospitals regarding COVID-19
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2020Autor
Shi, Yudong
Wang, Juan
Yang, Yating
Wang, Zhiqiang
Wang, Guoqing
Hashimoto, Kenji
Zhang, Kai
Liu, Huanzhong
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Resumen
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus COVID-19 a
pandemic. There are patients in psychiatric hospitals in China who have been infected with COVID-19, however,
the knowledge and attitudes of psychiatric hospital staff towards infectious diseases and their willingness to work
during the COVID-19 outbreak has not yet been investigated. This study was performed to assess the knowledge
and attitudes of medical staff in two Chinese mental health centers during the COVID-19 outbreak. We included
141 psychiatrists and 170 psychiatric nurses in the study. We found that during the COVID-19 epidemic, 89.51%
of the medical staff of the psychiatric hospitals studied had extensive knowledge of COVID-19, and 64.63% of
them received the relevant training in hospitals. Furthermore, about 77.17% of participants expressed a willingness to care for psychiatric patients suffering from COVID-19 virus infection. Independent predictors of
willingness to care for patients included advanced training and experience of caring for patients with COVID-19.
In conclusion, this study suggests that increased attention should be paid to the knowledge and attitudes of
medical staff at psychiatric hospitals during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Palabras clave
COVID-19; Knowledge; Attitudes; Psychiatrists; NursesEnlace al recurso
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100064Colecciones
- Año 2020 [153]
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