Maternal and neonatal health care worker well-being and patient safety climate amid the COVID-19 pandemic

OBJECTIVE: To assess maternal and neonatal healthcare workers (HCWs) perspectives on well-being and patient safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: Anonymous survey of HCW well-being, burnout, and patient safety over the prior conducted in June 2020. Results were analyzed by job position an...

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Autores principales: Haidari, Eman, Main, Elliott K., Cui, Xin, Cape, Valerie, Tawfik, Daniel S., Adair, Kathryn C., Sexton, Bryan J., Profit, Jochen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7962434/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33727700
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41372-021-01014-9
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To assess maternal and neonatal healthcare workers (HCWs) perspectives on well-being and patient safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: Anonymous survey of HCW well-being, burnout, and patient safety over the prior conducted in June 2020. Results were analyzed by job position and burnout status. RESULT: We analyzed 288 fully completed surveys. In total, 66% of respondents reported symptoms of burnout and 73% felt burnout among their co-workers had significantly increased. Workplace strategies to address HCW well-being were judged by 34% as sufficient. HCWs who were “burned out” reported significantly worse well-being and patient safety attributes. Compared to physicians, nurses reported higher rates of unprofessional behavior (37% vs. 14%, p = 0.027) and difficulty focusing on work (59% vs. 36%, p = 0.013). CONCLUSION: Three months into the COVID-19 pandemic, HCW well-being was substantially compromised, with negative ramifications for patient safety.

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