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- Title
Safeguarding the Frontier Covidians During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scuffles and Proposed Strategies.
- Authors
Vijay VR; Krishnan, Nadiya; Issac, Alwin; Jacob, Jaison; Stephen, Shine; Rakesh VR; Kang, Harmeet Kaur; Dhandapani, Manju
- Abstract
Respected Editor, On November 10, 2020, India's COVID-19 cases crossed 8.6 million, of which approximately 127,500 people succumbed.1 The burden of multiple stressors, such as scarcity of personal protective equipment (PPE), undue work demands, pessimistic public attitudes, and physical attacks, instigate lasting moral injury on healthcare professionals (HCPs).2,3 Governmental and institutional strategies to address psychosocial well-being and mitigate these negative gestures from society are suboptimal in our country with diverse socio-cultural and regional disparities. We propose a model to depict threats to HCPs during COVID-19 pandemic and the strategies to deal with it. Physical stressors, such as excessive physical exertion due to long working hours in PPE, staff constraints, physical attacks, and inadequate rest and sleep, cause bodily damage to the worker.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; MEDICAL personnel; HARM (Ethics); WORKING hours
- Publication
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2021, Vol 43, Issue 1, p89
- ISSN
0253-7176
- Publication type
Letter
- DOI
10.1177/0253717620978586