作者
David A Foley, Rusheng Chew, Edward Raby, Steven YC Tong, Joshua S Davis, Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Clinical Research Network
发表日期
2020/8
期刊
Internal medicine journal
卷号
50
期号
8
页码范围
924-930
出版商
John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd
简介
Background
Infectious diseases (ID) physicians perform a pivotal role in directing the response to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2).
Aim
To assess the impact of SARS‐CoV‐2 on workload and the perceptions of ID physicians regarding the national response in Australia and New Zealand in the pre‐pandemic.
Methods
A survey of ID physicians in Australia and New Zealand was undertaken from 3 to 10 March 2020. Respondents were asked to estimate time spent on SARS‐CoV‐2‐related activities in February and report their agreement with statements on a 5‐point Likert scale ranging from ‘strongly agree’ to ‘strongly disagree’. We also asked about the intended use of investigational agents.
Results
There were 214 respondents (36% of 600 eligible participants). The median workload due to SARS‐CoV‐2‐related activities was 34% of one full‐time equivalent (interquartile …
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