Version 1
: Received: 29 May 2022 / Approved: 31 May 2022 / Online: 31 May 2022 (03:26:46 CEST)
Version 2
: Received: 12 September 2022 / Approved: 13 September 2022 / Online: 13 September 2022 (05:13:14 CEST)
How to cite:
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v1.
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints 2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v1.
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Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v1.
Soemarko, D.S.; Kekalih, A.; Syam, A.F.; Yunihastuti, E.; Herikurniawan, H.; Yosia, M. Physician’s Hesitancy in Treating COVID-19 Patients and Its Associated Occupational Risk Factors in Indonesia: An Online Cross-Sectional Survey. Preprints 2022, 2022050408. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202205.0408.v1.
Abstract
This study is a cross-sectional survey involving physicians around Indonesia aimed to explore physician hesitancy to treat COVID-19 patients after experiencing COVID-19 infection coupled with associated occupational risk factors. The questionnaire was distributed via contact information from the Indonesian Physician Association database. Out of 383 participants, 25.6% suffered from moderate symptoms of COVID-19 and 2.9% were admitted for critical care. Hesitancy to treat suspected, probable, or confirmed COVID-19 patients was found in 20.3% of physicians. A higher hesitancy rate was found in older physicians and those with less experience in treating COVID-19 patients. Specialist trainees and those who work in public hospitals were physicians with the lowest hesitancy in treating COVID-19 patients. There is a significant hesitancy in treating COVID-19 patients among physicians who have suffered from COVID-19 which calls for further action by management and policy makers.
Keywords
hesitancy; covid-19; post-covid; medical doctors; indonesia
Subject
MEDICINE & PHARMACOLOGY, General Medical Research
Copyright:
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