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Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study
INTRODUCTION: Hospitalists in Japan have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, contributions of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitalists’ awareness of crisis management education remain unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire survey t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10455781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37635697 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S422412 |
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author | Tago, Masaki Hirata, Risa Katsuki, Naoko E Otsuka, Yuki Shimizu, Taro Sasaki, Yosuke Shikino, Kiyoshi Watari, Takashi Takahashi, Hiromizu Une, Kazunobu Naito, Toshio Otsuka, Fumio Thompson, Rachel Tazuma, Susumu |
author_facet | Tago, Masaki Hirata, Risa Katsuki, Naoko E Otsuka, Yuki Shimizu, Taro Sasaki, Yosuke Shikino, Kiyoshi Watari, Takashi Takahashi, Hiromizu Une, Kazunobu Naito, Toshio Otsuka, Fumio Thompson, Rachel Tazuma, Susumu |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Hospitalists in Japan have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, contributions of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitalists’ awareness of crisis management education remain unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire survey to investigate the role of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was conducted using email and Google Forms targeting the chairpersons of facilities certified by the Japanese Society of Hospital General Medicine (JSHGM). Members of the academic committee of the JSHGM and several hospitals conducted a narrative review and determined the questions for the survey in a discussion. RESULTS: We conducted descriptive statistics based on the responses of 97 hospitals that agreed to participate in this survey. In total, 91.8% of general medicine departments in the included hospitals were involved in the medical care of COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, in 73.2% of hospitals, hospitalists were involved in infection control for COVID-19 inside or outside the hospital. Our survey revealed that Japanese hospitalists were responsible for COVID-19 treatment in over 60% of hospitals and contributed to hospital management, infection control, and vaccination. In total, 79.4% of hospitals answered that “training of personnel who can provide practical care for emerging infectious diseases is necessary”, 78.4% indicated that “the establishment of an infection control system in advance to prepare emerging infectious diseases in the hospital is necessary”, and 74.2% stated that “the establishment of an educational system for responding to emerging infectious diseases is necessary.”. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, during the pandemic, in addition to inpatient care, Japanese hospitalists provided outpatient care for COVID-19, which is the role of primary care physicians in other countries. Furthermore, Japanese hospitalists who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic expressed the need for personnel development and education to prepare for future emerging infectious disease pandemics. |
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spelling | pubmed-104557812023-08-26 Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study Tago, Masaki Hirata, Risa Katsuki, Naoko E Otsuka, Yuki Shimizu, Taro Sasaki, Yosuke Shikino, Kiyoshi Watari, Takashi Takahashi, Hiromizu Une, Kazunobu Naito, Toshio Otsuka, Fumio Thompson, Rachel Tazuma, Susumu Risk Manag Healthc Policy Original Research INTRODUCTION: Hospitalists in Japan have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, contributions of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitalists’ awareness of crisis management education remain unclear. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire survey to investigate the role of Japanese hospitalists during the COVID-19 pandemic. The questionnaire was conducted using email and Google Forms targeting the chairpersons of facilities certified by the Japanese Society of Hospital General Medicine (JSHGM). Members of the academic committee of the JSHGM and several hospitals conducted a narrative review and determined the questions for the survey in a discussion. RESULTS: We conducted descriptive statistics based on the responses of 97 hospitals that agreed to participate in this survey. In total, 91.8% of general medicine departments in the included hospitals were involved in the medical care of COVID-19 patients. Furthermore, in 73.2% of hospitals, hospitalists were involved in infection control for COVID-19 inside or outside the hospital. Our survey revealed that Japanese hospitalists were responsible for COVID-19 treatment in over 60% of hospitals and contributed to hospital management, infection control, and vaccination. In total, 79.4% of hospitals answered that “training of personnel who can provide practical care for emerging infectious diseases is necessary”, 78.4% indicated that “the establishment of an infection control system in advance to prepare emerging infectious diseases in the hospital is necessary”, and 74.2% stated that “the establishment of an educational system for responding to emerging infectious diseases is necessary.”. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, during the pandemic, in addition to inpatient care, Japanese hospitalists provided outpatient care for COVID-19, which is the role of primary care physicians in other countries. Furthermore, Japanese hospitalists who experienced the COVID-19 pandemic expressed the need for personnel development and education to prepare for future emerging infectious disease pandemics. Dove 2023-08-21 /pmc/articles/PMC10455781/ /pubmed/37635697 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S422412 Text en © 2023 Tago et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/This work is published and licensed by Dove Medical Press Limited. The full terms of this license are available at https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php and incorporate the Creative Commons Attribution – Non Commercial (unported, v3.0) License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) ). By accessing the work you hereby accept the Terms. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Limited, provided the work is properly attributed. For permission for commercial use of this work, please see paragraphs 4.2 and 5 of our Terms (https://www.dovepress.com/terms.php). |
spellingShingle | Original Research Tago, Masaki Hirata, Risa Katsuki, Naoko E Otsuka, Yuki Shimizu, Taro Sasaki, Yosuke Shikino, Kiyoshi Watari, Takashi Takahashi, Hiromizu Une, Kazunobu Naito, Toshio Otsuka, Fumio Thompson, Rachel Tazuma, Susumu Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title | Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full | Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title_fullStr | Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title_short | Contributions of Japanese Hospitalists During the COVID-19 Pandemic and the Need for Infectious Disease Crisis Management Education for Hospitalists: An Online Cross-Sectional Study |
title_sort | contributions of japanese hospitalists during the covid-19 pandemic and the need for infectious disease crisis management education for hospitalists: an online cross-sectional study |
topic | Original Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10455781/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37635697 http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S422412 |
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