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dc.contributor.authorEhrenzeller, Selina-
dc.contributor.authorDurovic, Ana-
dc.contributor.authorKuehl, Richard-
dc.contributor.authorMartinez, Aurélien Emmanuel-
dc.contributor.authorBielser, Michèle-
dc.contributor.authorBattegay, Manuel-
dc.contributor.authorvon Rotz, Matthias-
dc.contributor.authorFringer, André-
dc.contributor.authorTschudin-Sutter, Sarah-
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-02T15:09:45Z-
dc.date.available2022-03-02T15:09:45Z-
dc.date.issued2022-
dc.identifier.issn2047-2994de_CH
dc.identifier.urihttps://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/24452-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Protecting healthcare workers (HCWs) from exposure to SARS-CoV-2 during patient care is central to managing the current pandemic. Higher levels of trust in personal protective equipment (PPE) and infection prevention and control (IPC) strategies have been previously related to lower levels of emotional exhaustion, yet little is known on how to achieve such a perception of safety. We thus sought to identify institutional actions, strategies and policies related to HCWs’ safety perception during the early phase of the pandemic at a tertiary care center in Switzerland by interviewing HCWs from different clinics, professions, and positions. Methods: For this qualitative study, 36 face-to-face semi-structured interviews were performed. Interviews were based on a guide that addressed the perception of institutional strategies and policies during the first phase of the pandemic in March 2020. The participants included doctors (n = 19) and nurses (n = 17) in senior and non-senior positions from eight clinics in the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland, all involved in patient care. All interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis and organized using MAXQDA (VERBI Software GmbH, Berlin). Findings: Five recurring themes were identified to affect HCWs’ perception of their safety during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: (1) transparency and clarity of information, (2) communication on the availability of PPE (with the provision of information alone increasing the feeling of safety even if supplies of PPE were reported as low), (3) uniformity and consistency of guidelines, (4) digital resources to support face-to-face teaching (although personal information transfer is still being considered superior in terms of strengthening safety perception) and (5) support and appreciation for the work performed. Conclusions: This study identifies institutional policies and actions influencing HCWs’ safety perception during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most important of which is the factor of transparent communication. This knowledge reveals potential areas of action critical to improving preparedness and management in hospitals faced with an infectious disease threat.de_CH
dc.language.isoende_CH
dc.publisherBioMed Centralde_CH
dc.relation.ispartofAntimicrobial Resistance & Infection Controlde_CH
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/de_CH
dc.subjectCOVID-19de_CH
dc.subjectInfection prevention and controlde_CH
dc.subjectPersonal protective equipmentde_CH
dc.subjectQualitative studyde_CH
dc.subjectSARS-CoV-2de_CH
dc.subjectSafetyde_CH
dc.subjectHumande_CH
dc.subjectInfection controlde_CH
dc.subjectInfectious disease transmission, patient-to-professionalde_CH
dc.subjectPatient carede_CH
dc.subjectQualitative researchde_CH
dc.subjectSwitzerlandde_CH
dc.subjectHealth personnelde_CH
dc.subjectPandemicde_CH
dc.subjectTertiary care centerde_CH
dc.subject.ddc610: Medizin und Gesundheitde_CH
dc.titleA qualitative study on safety perception among healthcare workers of a tertiary academic care center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemicde_CH
dc.typeBeitrag in wissenschaftlicher Zeitschriftde_CH
dcterms.typeTextde_CH
zhaw.departementGesundheitde_CH
zhaw.organisationalunitInstitut für Pflege (IPF)de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0de_CH
dc.identifier.doi10.21256/zhaw-24452-
dc.identifier.pmid35135617de_CH
zhaw.funding.euNode_CH
zhaw.issue1de_CH
zhaw.originated.zhawYesde_CH
zhaw.pages.start30de_CH
zhaw.publication.statuspublishedVersionde_CH
zhaw.volume11de_CH
zhaw.publication.reviewPeer review (Publikation)de_CH
zhaw.author.additionalNode_CH
zhaw.display.portraitYesde_CH
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Ehrenzeller, S., Durovic, A., Kuehl, R., Martinez, A. E., Bielser, M., Battegay, M., von Rotz, M., Fringer, A., & Tschudin-Sutter, S. (2022). A qualitative study on safety perception among healthcare workers of a tertiary academic care center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 11(1), 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0
Ehrenzeller, S. et al. (2022) ‘A qualitative study on safety perception among healthcare workers of a tertiary academic care center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic’, Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, 11(1), p. 30. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0.
S. Ehrenzeller et al., “A qualitative study on safety perception among healthcare workers of a tertiary academic care center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic,” Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, vol. 11, no. 1, p. 30, 2022, doi: 10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0.
EHRENZELLER, Selina, Ana DUROVIC, Richard KUEHL, Aurélien Emmanuel MARTINEZ, Michèle BIELSER, Manuel BATTEGAY, Matthias VON ROTZ, André FRINGER und Sarah TSCHUDIN-SUTTER, 2022. A qualitative study on safety perception among healthcare workers of a tertiary academic care center during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control. 2022. Bd. 11, Nr. 1, S. 30. DOI 10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0
Ehrenzeller, Selina, Ana Durovic, Richard Kuehl, Aurélien Emmanuel Martinez, Michèle Bielser, Manuel Battegay, Matthias von Rotz, André Fringer, and Sarah Tschudin-Sutter. 2022. “A Qualitative Study on Safety Perception among Healthcare Workers of a Tertiary Academic Care Center during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.” Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control 11 (1): 30. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0.
Ehrenzeller, Selina, et al. “A Qualitative Study on Safety Perception among Healthcare Workers of a Tertiary Academic Care Center during the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.” Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, vol. 11, no. 1, 2022, p. 30, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13756-022-01068-0.


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