ArticlePublic health2017
Ebola outbreak preparedness planning: a qualitative study of clinicians' experiences.
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- Experiences of frontline healthcare workers and their views about support during COVID-19 and previous pandemics: a systematic review and qualitative meta-synthesis.BMC health services research · 2021Pooled it
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- Understanding the needs of health care workers in Singapore during the COVID-19 outbreak: A qualitative analysis.American journal of infection control · 2022Article
- Making It Work: The Experiences of Delivering a Community Mental Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- What is needed to sustain improvements in hospital practices post-COVID-19? a qualitative study of interprofessional dissonance in hospital infection prevention and control.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Strategies deemed important by frontline healthcare providers for their mental wellbeing during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic.Discover psychology · 2022Article
- Words matter: political and gender analysis of speeches made by heads of government during the COVID-19 pandemic.BMJ global health · 2021Article
- Aerosol-generating procedures and infective risk to healthcare workers from SARS-CoV-2: the limits of the evidence.The Journal of hospital infection · 2020Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe 2014-15 Ebola outbreak in West Africa highlighted the challenges many hospitals face when preparing for the potential emergence of highly contagious diseases. This study examined the experiences of frontline health care professionals in an Australian hospital during the outbreak, with a focus on participant views on information, training and preparedness, to inform future outbreak preparedness planning. STUDY
designSemi-structured interviews were conducted with 21 healthcare professionals involved in Ebola preparedness planning, at a hospital in Australia.
methodsThe data were systematically coded to discover key themes in participants' accounts of Ebola preparedness.
resultsThree key themes identified were: 1) the impact of high volumes of-often inconsistent-information, which shaped participants' trust in authority; 2) barriers to engagement in training, including the perceived relative risk Ebola presented; and finally, 3) practical and environmental impediments to preparedness.
conclusionsThese clinicians' accounts of Ebola preparedness reveal a range of important factors which may influence the relative success of outbreak preparedness and provide guidance for future responses. In particular, they illustrate the critical importance of clear communication and guidelines for staff engagement with, and implementation of training. An important outcome of this study was how individual assessments of risk and trust are produced via, and overlap with, the dynamics of communication, training and environmental logistics. Consideration of the dynamic ways in which these issues intersect is crucial for fostering an environment that is suitable for managing an infectious threat such as Ebola.
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