Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak
Introduction. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks have had a considerable negative impact on health systems in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to study the psychological impact of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak on emergency room resident physicians (ERRPs). M...
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| author | Mohammed Al Ghobain Turki Aldrees Abdullah Alenezi Saleh Alqaryan Dana Aldabeeb Najed Alotaibi Abdulrahman Aldhabib Shaker Alghalibi Sami Alharethy |
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| description | Introduction. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks have had a considerable negative impact on health systems in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to study the psychological impact of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak on emergency room resident physicians (ERRPs). Methods. We assessed the MERS-related psychological impact and concerns of ERRPs using a self-report questionnaire. Results. The majority (91%) of the ERRPs agreed that their work put them at risk of infection, but most (65%) did not agree that they should not be looking after patients infected with MERS. Despite that, 54% of ERRPs reported being afraid of contracting the infection from infected patients and only 4.2% of them were willing to change their current job. The majority of the ERRPs (85%) felt that their job would expose their families to risk of infection. Conclusions. Our study demonstrated the considerable psychological impact of MERS outbreaks on ERRPs. The ERRPs’ concerns and the psychological impact of MERS outbreaks should be considered in greater detail by hospital policymakers. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b98db24d4ef44ad0acbdedf06a4c325c2025-02-03T01:26:46ZengWileyEmergency Medicine International2090-28402090-28592017-01-01201710.1155/2017/69782566978256Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome OutbreakMohammed Al Ghobain0Turki Aldrees1Abdullah Alenezi2Saleh Alqaryan3Dana Aldabeeb4Najed Alotaibi5Abdulrahman Aldhabib6Shaker Alghalibi7Sami Alharethy8Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Alkharj, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaKing Abdulaziz University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCollege of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Emergency, King Khalid Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Emergency, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaIntroduction. Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreaks have had a considerable negative impact on health systems in Saudi Arabia. We aimed to study the psychological impact of a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak on emergency room resident physicians (ERRPs). Methods. We assessed the MERS-related psychological impact and concerns of ERRPs using a self-report questionnaire. Results. The majority (91%) of the ERRPs agreed that their work put them at risk of infection, but most (65%) did not agree that they should not be looking after patients infected with MERS. Despite that, 54% of ERRPs reported being afraid of contracting the infection from infected patients and only 4.2% of them were willing to change their current job. The majority of the ERRPs (85%) felt that their job would expose their families to risk of infection. Conclusions. Our study demonstrated the considerable psychological impact of MERS outbreaks on ERRPs. The ERRPs’ concerns and the psychological impact of MERS outbreaks should be considered in greater detail by hospital policymakers.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6978256 |
| spellingShingle | Mohammed Al Ghobain Turki Aldrees Abdullah Alenezi Saleh Alqaryan Dana Aldabeeb Najed Alotaibi Abdulrahman Aldhabib Shaker Alghalibi Sami Alharethy Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak Emergency Medicine International |
| title | Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak |
| title_full | Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak |
| title_fullStr | Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak |
| title_short | Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak |
| title_sort | perception and attitude of emergency room resident physicians toward middle east respiratory syndrome outbreak |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6978256 |
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