HEALTH SAFETY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. REVIEW
Introduction. The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is an ongoing and devastating threat to the lives of people around the world. Healthcare professionals are at the forefront of the fight against the pandemic, making them the most vulnerable occupational group in terms of the risk of developing COVID-19. According to the World Health Organization, many healthcare professionals have been infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and more than 3,600 healthcare professionals have died, most of whom died before age 60 during the pandemic. Additionally, more than 182 healthcare professionals have died in the Republic of Kazakhstan since the beginning of the pandemic. In this regard, as the escalation in the number of infected among healthcare professionals continues to increase, further study is needed on the challenges faced by healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 period.
Objective: To analyze the literature data on ensuring health safety among healthcare professionals in the provision of specialized health care during the period of COVID-19.
Search strategy: The search for sources was carried out in the following bases: Scopus, Web of Science Core Collection, MedLine, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar in the electronic scientific library e-Library.ru, CyberLeninka. Inclusion criteria: the depth of the literature search was 3 years (2019-2021), original articles, literature reviews, meta-analyzes, regulatory documents in English and Russian. Exclusion criteria: publications of low methodological quality, which did not reflect the main importance, with unclear and ambiguous conclusions, repeated publications, conference proceedings and clinical cases. As a result of the search, we identified only 210 foreign and domestic publications, of which 78 publications were included in this review.
Results and conclusions: Following data analysis the research study found that lack of pandemic preparedness, shortage of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and challenges evolving PPE guidance, anxiety and fear amongst professionals, challenges in fulfilling social -economic shielding responsibility and shortage of staff were challenges faced by frontline healthcare professionals during COVID-19 pandemic. The results of the current study point to a need for adequate pandemic preparedness within the healthcare sector to protect frontline professionals.
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Tsigengagel O.P., Glushkova N.Ye., Khismetova Z.A., Zhakupbayeva E., Sarsenbayeva G.Zh., Samarova U.S., Atabayeva A.K., Zhanabayeva M.N., Urazalina Zh.M., Kussainova D.K. Health safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Review // Nauka i Zdravookhranenie [Science & Healthcare]. 2021. 2 (Vol.23), pp. 13-23. doi 10.34689/SH.2021.23.2.002Related publications:
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