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The support of healthcare workers suffering from COVID 19

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2022

I. Kacem ,
M. Maoua ,
A. Chouchane ,
M. Kahloul ,
Y. Slama ,
M. Ajmi ,
W. Naija  and
N. Mrizak
I. Kacem
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Maoua
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
A. Chouchane
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Kahloul*
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, Tunisia
Y. Slama
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, Tunisia
M. Ajmi
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, Tunisia
W. Naija
Affiliation:
Sahloul Academic Hospital, University of medicine, “Ibn Al Jazzar”, Sousse, Tunisia, Department Of Anesthesia And Intensive Care, Sousse, Tunisia
N. Mrizak
Affiliation:
Farhat Hached Academic Hospital, Occupational Medicine, Sousse, Tunisia
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic has focused attention on the challenges and risks faced by frontline healthcare workers (HCW).

Objectives

To describe the quality of management of HCW affected by the COVID-19.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study enrolling all HCW of Farhat Hached Academic hospital who had been affected by COVID-19 during the period from september to December 2020.

Results

During the study period, 267 HCW were affected with a mean age of 42.3 ±10 years and a ratio-sex of 0.25. The most represented category was nurses (33.3%) followed by technicians (26.1%). Gynecology department had the highest number of affected HCW (14.4%).The majority of participants (97.4%) reported a medical care. Twelve HCW (4.5%) were hospitalized with an average length of hospital stay of 7.55 ± 6.12 days. The average length of sick leave was 18.68 ± 10.99 days. During the lockdown, 38.6% of HCW took care of their children without any external help. All of the HCW were supported by phone calls from colleagues in 88.4% of cases, the hierarchy in 67.4% of cases, occupational medicine in 60.3% of cases.

Conclusions

The impact of COVID 19 is greater in HCW than in the general population. The affected staff should have a multidimensional management to avoid post covid sequelae in both physical and mental levels.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

supporthealthcare workerscovid 19
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European Psychiatry , Volume 65 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 30th European Congress of Psychiatry , June 2022 , pp. S513
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