Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave
Health care workers (HCWs) face a higher risk of infection, since they work at the front line of COVID-19 patients’ management. Misinterpretations of current scientific evidence among HCWs may impact the delivery of appropriate care to COVID-19 patients and increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmissi...
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doaj-31d336ec0eb042f398835696fa5f33442021-09-26T01:34:16ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662021-07-01613613610.3390/tropicalmed6030136Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic WavePetros Ioannou0Stamatis Karakonstantis1Anna Mathioudaki2Angelos Sourris3Vasiliki Papakosta4Periklis Panagopoulos5Vasilis Petrakis6Dimitrios Papazoglou7Kostoula Arvaniti8Christina Maria Trakatelli9Evgenia Christodoulou10Garyfallia Poulakou11Konstantinos N. Syrigos12Vasiliki Rapti13Konstantinos Leontis14Dimitrios Karapiperis15Diamantis P. Kofteridis16Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, 68100 Alexandroupoli, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, 68100 Alexandroupoli, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Second Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Alexandroupoli, 68100 Alexandroupoli, GreeceInfection Control Unit, COVID-19 Coordinating Team, General Hospital Papageorgiou, 56403 Thessaloniki, GreeceInfection Control Unit, COVID-19 Coordinating Team, General Hospital Papageorgiou, 56403 Thessaloniki, GreeceInfection Control Unit, COVID-19 Coordinating Team, General Hospital Papageorgiou, 56403 Thessaloniki, GreeceThird Department of Medicine, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, 11527 Athens, GreeceThird Department of Medicine, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, 11527 Athens, GreeceThird Department of Medicine, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, 11527 Athens, GreeceThird Department of Medicine, Thoracic Diseases General Hospital Sotiria, 11527 Athens, GreeceDepartment of Infectious Diseases, 424 General Military Teaching Hospital, 56429 Thessaloniki, GreeceDepartment of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Heraklion, GreeceHealth care workers (HCWs) face a higher risk of infection, since they work at the front line of COVID-19 patients’ management. Misinterpretations of current scientific evidence among HCWs may impact the delivery of appropriate care to COVID-19 patients and increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the hospital setting. Moreover, knowledge may affect HCWs perceptions depending on their broad beliefs and past experiences. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of HCWs regarding COVID-19 issues during the second wave of the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey, involving a printed questionnaire, was conducted from 21 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 in four tertiary care hospitals located at four distant geographical regions in Greece. In total, 294 HCWs participated in this study. The majority of HCWs provided precise responses regarding general knowledge, perceptions, and practices concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. However, responses on hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in HCWs with COVID-19 were mistaken. This study reveals a certain degree of misconceptions and knowledge gaps in HCWs everyday practice, especially regarding hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in COVID-19 patients.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/6/3/136COVID-19SARS-CoV-2healthcare workersattitudesperceptionsknowledge |
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Petros Ioannou Stamatis Karakonstantis Anna Mathioudaki Angelos Sourris Vasiliki Papakosta Periklis Panagopoulos Vasilis Petrakis Dimitrios Papazoglou Kostoula Arvaniti Christina Maria Trakatelli Evgenia Christodoulou Garyfallia Poulakou Konstantinos N. Syrigos Vasiliki Rapti Konstantinos Leontis Dimitrios Karapiperis Diamantis P. Kofteridis |
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Petros Ioannou Stamatis Karakonstantis Anna Mathioudaki Angelos Sourris Vasiliki Papakosta Periklis Panagopoulos Vasilis Petrakis Dimitrios Papazoglou Kostoula Arvaniti Christina Maria Trakatelli Evgenia Christodoulou Garyfallia Poulakou Konstantinos N. Syrigos Vasiliki Rapti Konstantinos Leontis Dimitrios Karapiperis Diamantis P. Kofteridis Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 healthcare workers attitudes perceptions knowledge |
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Petros Ioannou Stamatis Karakonstantis Anna Mathioudaki Angelos Sourris Vasiliki Papakosta Periklis Panagopoulos Vasilis Petrakis Dimitrios Papazoglou Kostoula Arvaniti Christina Maria Trakatelli Evgenia Christodoulou Garyfallia Poulakou Konstantinos N. Syrigos Vasiliki Rapti Konstantinos Leontis Dimitrios Karapiperis Diamantis P. Kofteridis |
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Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave |
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Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave |
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Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave |
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Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave |
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Knowledge and Perceptions about COVID-19 among Health Care Workers: Evidence from COVID-19 Hospitals during the Second Pandemic Wave |
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knowledge and perceptions about covid-19 among health care workers: evidence from covid-19 hospitals during the second pandemic wave |
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Health care workers (HCWs) face a higher risk of infection, since they work at the front line of COVID-19 patients’ management. Misinterpretations of current scientific evidence among HCWs may impact the delivery of appropriate care to COVID-19 patients and increase the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission in the hospital setting. Moreover, knowledge may affect HCWs perceptions depending on their broad beliefs and past experiences. The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and perceptions of HCWs regarding COVID-19 issues during the second wave of the pandemic. A cross-sectional survey, involving a printed questionnaire, was conducted from 21 October 2020 to 31 January 2021 in four tertiary care hospitals located at four distant geographical regions in Greece. In total, 294 HCWs participated in this study. The majority of HCWs provided precise responses regarding general knowledge, perceptions, and practices concerning the COVID-19 pandemic. However, responses on hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in HCWs with COVID-19 were mistaken. This study reveals a certain degree of misconceptions and knowledge gaps in HCWs everyday practice, especially regarding hand hygiene and antimicrobial use in COVID-19 patients. |
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COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 healthcare workers attitudes perceptions knowledge |
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