Commentary
Preparation for a public health emergency
Author(s): Vinay Pathak*
Objectives: The early COVID-19 epidemic undoubtedly impacted the critical response readiness of healthcare staff due to their increased infection risk and exhaustion. We wanted to know how institutional and individual characteristics affected how prepared people were to act during the initial stages of a public health emergency.
Methods: In the second and third months of the COVID-19 outbreak in Portugal, we conducted a survey of healthcare professionals from a Local Health Unit in Portugal, which includes primary healthcare facilities and hospital services, including intensive care units and public health units. Descriptive statistics and multiple logistic regressions were used to examine the 460 responses, which were submitted by 252 individuals. We calculated the preparedness and willingness to respond adjusted odds ratios.
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DOI:
DOI: 10.37532/ Puljnrp .22.6(12).186-187.
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