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0000-0003-2428-3124
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Jordan University of Science and Technology
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Date: 11-05-2020
DOI: 10.1017/DMP.2020.131
Abstract: This study aims to assess the perception and attitude of emergency medical services (EMS) providers toward working during disease outbreaks, and the factors that may influence their decisions to ultimately work or not. This is a cross-sectional study assessing the attitude of EMS providers to work during disease outbreaks. Descriptive statistics and regression analyses were performed to assess attitudes toward reporting for duty and factors that influence providers’ decisions. Of the 500 surveys distributed, 466 (93.2%) were complete and included for analysis. The majority of participants (70.2%) are male with a mean age of 27 (SD 4.3) years. The study found that the majority (71.1%) of participants are willing to come to work during disease outbreaks. The study found 7 predictors of reporting for duty. Confidence that employer will provide adequate protective gear was the most significant predictor (odds ratio [OR], 3.95 95% confidence interval [CI] = 2.31-5.42). Concern for family safety was the most important barrier against coming to work (OR, 0.40 95% CI = 0.21-0.73). Providing adequate supplies of protective gear along with knowledge and training for disease outbreak are the main factors that enhance providers to fulfill their work expectations.
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Date: 09-2022
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 08-2023
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2023-073080
Abstract: This study aimed to assess the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) knowledge and willingness of schoolteachers in Jordan. This was a cross-sectional study conducted using an online questionnaire. For inclusion in this study, schoolteachers must be currently teaching at any level in schools across the country. Responses were collected from 1 April 2021 to 30 April 2021. All schoolteachers actively working in public or private schools were included in our study. Continuous variables were summarised as means and SD, whereas categorical variables were reported as frequencies and percentages (%). A χ 2 test for independence, independent s le t-tests and analysis of variance were used appropriately. A p-value less than 0.05 was used to determine statistical significance. A total of 385 questionnaires were eligible for analyses. Only 14.5% of the participants received CPR training and overall correct knowledge answers were 18.8% of the total score. Those participants with previous CPR training had higher mean knowledge scores (2.34 vs 1.15, p .001). Trained participants were also more likely to provide hands-only CPR to various patient groups than untrained participants (p .05). Participants were more willing to provide standard CPR to family members than hands-only CPR (p .001), but more willing to provide hands-only CPR to friends (p .001), students (75.1% vs 58.2%, p .001), neighbour (p .001), stranger (p=0.001) and patient from the opposite gender (p .001). Schoolteachers in Jordan possess limited knowledge of CPR. However, the study participants showed a positive attitude towards performing CPR. The study revealed that they were more inclined to provide hands-only CPR than standard CPR. Policymakers and public health officials can take advantage of these findings to incorporate CPR training programmes for schoolteachers, either as a part of their undergraduate studies or as continuing education programmes with an emphasis on hands-only CPR.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 08-2022
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2021-057739
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the lived experience of Jordanian front-line healthcare workers (FHCWs), including their experienced challenges and adaptations amid the COVID-19 pandemic. A phenomenological qualitative design was used to highlight the experiences of a s le Jordanian FHCWs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Qualitative interviews were conducted using a semistructured guide with open-ended questions, audiotaped and then transcribed verbatim. Thematic analysis of the transcribed narratives was conducted using an open coding line by line to develop themes and related subthemes. Mobile COVID-19 testing and contact tracing units during an active surge of cases in Jordan between May and September 2020. Participants were recruited using purposive s ling method and consisted of 15 FHCWs (2 physicians, 10 nurses, 2 paramedics and 1 laboratory technician) who have worked in testing and contact tracing teams in the community and have dealt with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection. Participant narratives were classified into two main overarching themes challenges and adaptation themes. The challenges theme was exhibited as follows: (1) an excruciating encounter with an invisible enemy, (2) distorted knowledge about COVID-19 and (3) organisational and administrative challenges. The adaptation theme was exhibited as follows: (1) seeking relevant knowledge about the disease and (2) seeking more connectedness. The COVID-19 pandemic exerted many challenges for FHCWs at multiple levels intrapersonal and interpersonal, organisational and societal levels. Nevertheless, a number of adaptation strategies within these levels have been reported. This study helps to provide the base on which healthcare officials and public health personnel can formulate preparedness plans that tackle challenges faced by front-line workers, which ultimately enhance the resilience of healthcare systems to withstand future pandemics.
Publisher: BMJ
Date: 2022
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2021-050078
Abstract: This study aimed to explore the prevalence and factors associated with depression, anxiety and insomnia among frontline healthcare workers (HCWs) in Jordan. A cross-sectional design was conducted among 122 frontline HCWs who have dealt with suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19. The study survey included standardised questionnaires of the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) Scale, 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI). Data were collected online during the active surge period of cases from 11 May 2020 to 13 June 2020. The statistical analysis included descriptive statistics, analysis of variance, bivariate correlation and multivariate linear regression analyses. A total of 122 HCWs participated in the study (response rate=64.2%). Among the participants, 44.3% were physicians, 32.8% were nurses and 17.2% were paramedics. The mean age of participants was 32.1 (±5.8) years, and the majority were males (80.3%). The mean scores for GAD-7, PHQ-9 and ISI were 8.5 (±5.2), 9.5 (±5.7) and 11.2 (±6.4), respectively. Results showed that the participants reported severe symptoms of anxiety (29.5%), depression (34.5%) and insomnia (31.9%), with no observed differences based on gender, job title, marital status or educational level. Moreover, in the multivariate linear regression, none of the independent factors were associated with GAD-7, PHQ-9 or ISI scores, and the only exception was increased severity of insomnia among paramedics. The COVID-19 pandemic has exerted strenuous emotional, psychological and physical pressures on the health of frontline HCWs.
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Date: 03-2021
DOI: 10.2147/OAEM.S291904
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