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- Title
Willingness to Work during Public Health Emergencies: A Systematic Literature Review.
- Authors
Santinha, Gonçalo; Forte, Teresa; Gomes, Ariana
- Abstract
The identification of the factors underlying the willingness or lack thereof to respond to public health emergencies is paramount to informing more capable health services. The interest in this topic appears renewed with each surge of threat, either referring to natural disasters, man-made violence, or epidemic and pandemics. However, there is no systematic approach to the research patterns and related main findings concerning individual and contextual determinants. The present article contributes to this theme through a systematic literature review of a sample of 150 articles published in the last 30 years on the subject of willingness and preparedness of health professionals to deal with public health threats. Our findings show that the research is mainly phenomena and contextual driven, responding to whichever emergency threat is more salient in a given period. Geographically, research on this topic is led by USA and China, mostly solely, while European countries invest in collaborations that are more international. Universities, including health institutes and schools, and researchers at hospitals conduct most of the research on the topic. The main research areas are medicine, psychology, and psychiatry. Pandemics, including COVID-19, influenza, and natural disasters, are the phenomena gauging more attention as opposed to terrorism events and biological accidents. The specific role of health professionals within the institution, their belief in ethical duties, preparation training, and concerns regarding infection of self and family are the main variables influencing the willingness and ability to report to work in public health emergencies.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CHINA; ONLINE information services; MEDICINE; PSYCHIATRY; ATTITUDES of medical personnel; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PUBLIC health; PSYCHOLOGY; MEDICAL emergencies; INFLUENZA; NATURAL disasters; INTENTION; MEDLINE; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
Healthcare (2227-9032), 2022, Vol 10, Issue 8, p1500
- ISSN
2227-9032
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/healthcare10081500