评估美国小型动物兽医诊所的适应及其对劳动力COVID-19准备和应对的影响
David R Marquez1,2, Jacqueline Agnew3, Daniel J Barnett4
1David R. Marquez, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, is a Postdoctoral Fellow, in the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD.
Health security
|November 16, 2023
概括
小动物兽医工作者在COVID-19期间面临着挑战. 减少工作时间,减少个人防护设备 (PPE) 的使用,以及护理需求降低了他们应对大流行病的准备和能力.
科学领域:
- 兽医公共卫生 兽医公共卫生
- 动物传染病监测动物传染病监测
- 一个健康框架.
背景情况:
- 兽医人员对于预防动物传播疾病和人类健康至关重要.
- 早期的COVID-19大流行凸显了小型动物兽医人员 (SAVWs) 在提供护理方面面临的挑战.
- 像医疗保健工作者一样,SAVW在疫情期间面临着组织障碍.
研究的目的:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间评估兽医诊所的适应情况.
- 检查临床适应和SAVW的自我准备,意愿和响应能力之间的关联.
- 为公众健康提供紧急准备和应对计划的信息.
主要方法:
- 在美国对1,204家SAVW进行了横截面调查.
- 对临床适应的分析及其与SAVW准备度的相关性.
- 对影响应对准备,意愿和能力的因素进行统计分析.
主要成果:
- 减少工作时间和较少使用个人防护设备 (PPE) 与较低的SAVW准备,意愿和能力有关.
- 远程工作降低了SAVW准备,但并没有降低意愿或能力.
- 有家属的SAVW报告说,他们的准备和响应能力较低.
结论:
- 工作时间表管理,个人防护设备的使用和护理人员的支持对于提高SAVW准备能力至关重要.
- 将SAVW整合到公共卫生紧急计划中,对于一个健康的方法至关重要.
- 需要采取积极的战略,以支持兽医工作人员应对未来的动物传染病威胁.
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