Attitudes and Response Capacities for Public Health Emergencies of Healthcare Workers in Primary Healthcare Institutions

A Cross-Sectional Investigation Conducted in Wuhan, China, in 2020

Bibliographic Data

ID15466890
AuthorsChangmin Tang (0000-0003-1694-1254, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine), Xin Chen (0000-0001-7221-0056, Hubei University of Chinese Medicine), Cuiling Guan (Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, corresponding author), Pengqian Fang (0000-0002-8928-1763, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, corresponding author)
Year2022
Volume19
Issue19
Pages12204-12204
Publication date2022-09-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph191912204
PMID36231505
OpenAlexW4297540015
LanguageEN
References cited26

The healthcare workers with longer working years had better response capacities, and nurses had better practical abilities when compared to doctors. More emergency management education and chances to be involved in PHE drill activities were encouraged amongst healthcare workers in PHC institutions for better prevention and control of PHEs. Moreover, inter-institution cooperation, a flexible response system, and dynamic adjustment of healthcare workers were suggested during PHEs

China · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health care · Occupational safety and health · Public health · Test (biology · Disaster Management and Resilience · Disaster Response and Management · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Medicine · Nursing