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Nurses' Preparedness Against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study in Iran



Abdollahi M1 ; Ghahramanian A2 ; Asgharijafarabadi M3, 4 ; Rezaei F5 ; Nabighadim A6 ; Shahbazi S7 ; Naghili B8
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  1. 1. Sajedi Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Hadishahr, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
  3. 3. Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
  4. 4. Center for the development of interdisciplinary research in Islamic sciences, and health sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  5. 5. Center for Control of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. Department of Urology, Uro-Oncology Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  7. 7. Department of Medical-Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery & Clinical Research Development Unit, Sina Educational, Research and Treatment Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  8. 8. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran

Source: International Medical Journal Published:2021

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the preparedness of Iranian nurses against the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) outbreak and influencing factors. Design: A cross-sectional study. Materials and methods: One hundred and fifty five nurses in emergency and Intensive Care Units of two hospitals in the northwest of Iran were selected via stratified random sampling. Data was collected through a questionnaire with three dimensions of management and prevention, training for coronavirus and awareness of the center's policies for information transmission and infection control. Results: The percentage of nurses' preparedness in total was 51.27%. The preparedness score of training for coronavirus was the least of the three (31.77%), but dimensions of management and prevention (55.13%) and awareness of the center's policies for information transmission and infection control (58.42%) needs planing to improvement too. The nurses preparedness signifi-cantly related with presence in a training program, educational level, age, nursing work experience, work experience in current department and the number of hours of training for coronavirus. Conclusions: Iranian nurses showed moderate preparedness against MERS-CoV. They needed to be prepared for the outbreak of coronavirus, especially in terms of in-service training for dealing against diseases caused by coronavirus. © 2021 Japan University of Health Sciences & Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation.
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