Impact of multi-professional simulation-based training on perceptions of safety and preparedness among health workers caring for coronavirus disease 2019 patients in Pakistan
subject: coronavirus, covid-19, Pakistan, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Simulation training
description: This study aimed to evaluate perceptions of safety and preparedness among health workers caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients before and after a multi-professional simulation-based course in Pakistan. Health workers’ perceptions of preparedness, safety, and their willingness to care for COVID-19 patients were measured before and after they attended a simulation-based training course to prepare them to care for COVID-19 patients at Combined Military Hospital Landi Kotal Cantt, from March 1 to April 30, 2020. The participants’ perceived level of safety and preparedness to care for COVID-19 patients before the simulation-based course was low, but increased after completing it (P
creator: Jamal Azfar Khan, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani
source: Epidemiology and Health
publisher: Korean Society of Epidemiology
date: 2020
coverage: Medicine, Special aspects of education