Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova
The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for health systems worldwide, but also for the entire population, leading to about 545 millions of infections and over 6.3 million of deaths so far. Faced with an unprecedented critical situation, front-line health workers, directly involved...
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| description | The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for health systems worldwide, but also for the entire population, leading to about 545 millions of infections and over 6.3 million of deaths so far. Faced with an unprecedented critical situation, front-line health workers, directly involved in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with SARS-CoV-2, have been exposed to the risk not only of becoming infected but also of developing psychological distress and mental health symptoms. Since the spring of 2020, they have gone through a series of experiences, which have influenced their attitudes towards health and professional activity: the growing number of confirmed and suspected cases, the overwhelming workload, the lack of personal protective equipment, the constant pressure by mass media, the lack of necessary medicines and others, which frequently created the feeling of lack of adequate social and governmental support. The studies conducted during this period have reported adverse psychological reactions among health care workers: reluctance to work or think positively, resignation due to inability to cope with the demands of the profession, symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression, which could have long-term psychological implications. The research presented in this article aimed to identify the cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of the attitudes of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova towards SARSCoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, related to the experiences of the pandemic. The data were collected in a survey conducted in January-February 2022 on a sample of about 130 medical workers, employed in departments with COVID-19 profile and other medical institutions. The results show the attitudes, correlated with the professional and personal experiences within the COVID-19 pandemic. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b32d1e312b984f1aa95b5aa54c2e7eb82025-01-13T12:46:03ZengFree International University of MoldovaEcoSoEn: Ştiinţe Economice, Sociale şi Inginereşti = Economics, Social and Engineering Sciences2587-344X2022-05-011-25108133https://doi.org/10.54481/ecosoen.2022.1-2.14Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica MoldovaRUSNAC Svetlana0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-0201Free International University of Moldova, Chisinau The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented huge challenges for health systems worldwide, but also for the entire population, leading to about 545 millions of infections and over 6.3 million of deaths so far. Faced with an unprecedented critical situation, front-line health workers, directly involved in the diagnosis, treatment and care of patients with SARS-CoV-2, have been exposed to the risk not only of becoming infected but also of developing psychological distress and mental health symptoms. Since the spring of 2020, they have gone through a series of experiences, which have influenced their attitudes towards health and professional activity: the growing number of confirmed and suspected cases, the overwhelming workload, the lack of personal protective equipment, the constant pressure by mass media, the lack of necessary medicines and others, which frequently created the feeling of lack of adequate social and governmental support. The studies conducted during this period have reported adverse psychological reactions among health care workers: reluctance to work or think positively, resignation due to inability to cope with the demands of the profession, symptoms of stress, anxiety and depression, which could have long-term psychological implications. The research presented in this article aimed to identify the cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects of the attitudes of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova towards SARSCoV-2 infection and COVID-19 vaccination, related to the experiences of the pandemic. The data were collected in a survey conducted in January-February 2022 on a sample of about 130 medical workers, employed in departments with COVID-19 profile and other medical institutions. The results show the attitudes, correlated with the professional and personal experiences within the COVID-19 pandemic. https://ibn.idsi.md/ro/vizualizare_articol/160092covid-19 pandemicsars-cov-2 infectioncovid-19 vaccinemedical workerpandemic experiences |
| spellingShingle | RUSNAC Svetlana Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova EcoSoEn: Ştiinţe Economice, Sociale şi Inginereşti = Economics, Social and Engineering Sciences covid-19 pandemic sars-cov-2 infection covid-19 vaccine medical worker pandemic experiences |
| title | Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova |
| title_full | Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova |
| title_fullStr | Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova |
| title_full_unstemmed | Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova |
| title_short | Personal and professional experiences related to Sars-Cov-2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against COVID-19: the case of medical workers in the Republic of Moldova Experiențe personale și profesionale în raport cu infecția Sars-Cov-2 și atitudini față de vaccinarea anti-COVID-19: cazul lucrătorilor medicali din Republica Moldova |
| title_sort | personal and professional experiences related to sars cov 2 infection and attitudes to vaccination against covid 19 the case of medical workers in the republic of moldova experiente personale si profesionale in raport cu infectia sars cov 2 si atitudini fata de vaccinarea anti covid 19 cazul lucratorilor medicali din republica moldova |
| topic | covid-19 pandemic sars-cov-2 infection covid-19 vaccine medical worker pandemic experiences |
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