Experience of Noninfectious Disease Doctors Redeployed to COVID-19 Duties in a Tertiary Center

[LANGUAGE= "English"] Objective: The global healthcare system was severely impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Healthcare professionals, especially doctors, faced a tremendous amount of responsibility irrespective of the specialty and levels of experience. The majority of...

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Published in:Journal of Clinical Practice & Research 2023-01, Vol.45 (1), p.84
Main Authors: Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy, Jeyanthi Kulasegarah, Narayanan Prepageran, Tengku Ahmad Shahrizal Tengku Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Chi-square test
Coronaviruses
COVID-19
Global health
Medical personnel
Pandemics
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Summary:[LANGUAGE= "English"] Objective: The global healthcare system was severely impacted by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Healthcare professionals, especially doctors, faced a tremendous amount of responsibility irrespective of the specialty and levels of experience. The majority of nations saw physicians from all medical specialties relocate to COVID-19 wards. Working outside of one’s comfort zone would have a significant psychosocial impact, especially in a crisis like the pandemic. To describe the experience of noninfectious disease physicians redeployed to COVID-19 duties.Materials and Methods: All noninfectious disease physicians who were redeployed to COVID-19 duties received a Google form with 25 questions. Using the Pearson chi-squared test and the Fisher exact test, the relationship between survey responses and working experience and department was investigated. Statistical threshold was set at p
ISSN:2980-2156
DOI:10.14744/etd.2022.90008