RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards coronavirus disease (COVID-19) among internal medicine residents in Southern Luzon, Philippines
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP PA540
DO 10.1183/13993003.congress-2021.PA540
VO 58
IS suppl 65
A1 Danica Ann Leycano
A1 Justine Vera Dennys Caringal
A1 Rachel Ann Napa
A1 Cristito Alea
A1 Dioscoro Bayani
A1 Cristina Comia
YR 2021
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/58/suppl_65/PA540.abstract
AB Background: Internal medicine residents belong to the majority of the physician workforce during the COVID-19 pandemic.Aim: To assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of the internal medicine residents of Southern Luzon towards COVID-19.Methods: We developed a 39-item validated questionnaire evaluating KAP on COVID-19 and conducted a multicenter cross-sectional study among internal medicine residents in seven training institutions in Region IV-A. Complete enumeration was done, in which an electronic link was sent to each resident through private chat applications from December 2-9, 2020.Results: The survey was completed by 106 residents, who were predominantly female (n=59), with a median age of 30, and were in their third year of residency (n=51). Seventeen residents (16.04%) tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Their overall mean score in the Knowledge part is 6.83±1.28, wherein most of them had varied answers about diagnosis and prevention. The majority of the respondents always had worrying thoughts about their families and friends getting infected as a result of their exposure. They were also generally satisfied with the modifications done during the pandemic. Most of them have reported favorable practices and observed them as well among their co-residents.Conclusion: The internal medicine residents of Southern Luzon had differences in their knowledge of COVID-19. They were anxious about the risk that they pose among their families and friends, but they have developed good coping mechanisms. Most of them were satisfied with the modifications done in response to the pandemic, which may have influenced their favorable practices.FootnotesCite this article as: European Respiratory Journal 2021; 58: Suppl. 65, PA540.This abstract was presented at the 2021 ERS International Congress, in session “Prediction of exacerbations in patients with COPD”.This is an ERS International Congress abstract. No full-text version is available. Further material to accompany this abstract may be available at www.ers-education.org (ERS member access only).