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The radiology workforce's response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Middle East, North Africa and India by W. Elshami; T.N. Akudjedu; M. Abuzaid; L.R. David; H.O. Tekin; B. Cavli; B. Issa is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Introduction: This study aimed to investigate the response of the radiology workforce to the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (covid-19) pandemic on professional practice in india and eight other middle eastern and north african countries. it further investigated the levels of fear and anxiety among this workforce during the pandemic. ## Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted using an online survey from 22 may-2 june 2020 among radiology workers employed during the covid-19 pandemic. the survey collected information related to the following themes: (1) demographic characteristics, (2) the impact of covid-19 on radiology practice, and (3) fear and (4) anxiety emanating from the global pandemic. ## Results: We received 903 responses. fifty-eight percent had completed training on infection control required for handling covid-19 patients. a large proportion (79.5%) of the respondents strongly agreed or agreed that personal protective equipment (ppe) was adequately available at work during the pandemic. the respondents reported experiences of work-related stress (42.9%), high covid-19 fear score (83.3%) and anxiety (10%) during the study period. ## Conclusi

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Author

W. Elshami; T.N. Akudjedu; M. Abuzaid; L.R. David; H.O. Tekin; B. Cavli; B. Issa

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; W. B. Saunders Co., Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 1078-8174)

Published

2020

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)