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. 2021 Jul 15;8(8):ofab375. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab375

Table 2.

Health Care Workers’ Perspectives and Opinions on COVID-19

Health Care Providers’ Perspectives and Opinions No. (%)
Think that the health care system in your hospital is well equipped to deal with COVID-19 infection 87 (26.3)
How often have you worried about contracting COVID-19 from a patient?
 Never/once in a while 73 (21.6)
 Quite often/all the time 265 (78.4)
Has concern of acquiring COVID-19 infection as a result of patient care added to your stress level?
 Not at all/very little 63 (18.9)
 Quite a bit/a lot 271 (81.1)
If you had provided care to a patient with COVID-19 infection and you were currently asymptomatic, how concerned would you be that you would put your family/friends/coworkers at risk of COVID-19 infection?
 Not at all concerned 9 (2.7)
 Somewhat concerned/very concerned 326 (97.3)
How willing would you be to provide care for a patient with COVID-19 if the care required by the patient is in your field of expertise?
 Always/somewhat willing to treat 268 (79.3)
 Neutral 40 (11.8)
 Somewhat/very unwilling to treat 30 (8.9)
Think it is ethical to refuse to provide care for COVID-19-infected patients 37 (11.1)
Think it is ethical to refuse to provide care for patients with HIV/AIDS 27 (8.0)
Think it is ethical to refuse to provide care for patients with influenza 27 (8.0)
Agree with a mandated quarantine of asymptomatic health care workers returning from Level 3 Travel Advisory countries 262 (79.2)
Agree with mandated quarantine of asymptomatic health care workers caring for COVID-19-infected patients in the United States 214 (64.5)
Will help a young boy lying on the street, unconscious and blue, by performing rescue breaths during CPR without protective equipment 117 (35.8)

Abbreviation: COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019.