This study aimed to evaluate perceptions of safety and preparedness among health workers caring for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients before and after a multi-professional simulation-based course in Pakistan. Health workers’ perceptions of preparedness, safety, and their willingness to care for COVID-19 patients were measured before and after they attended a simulation-based training course to prepare them to care for COVID-19 patients at Combined Military Hospital Landi Kotal Cantt, from March 1 to April 30, 2020. The participants’ perceived level of safety and preparedness to care for COVID-19 patients before the simulation-based course was low, but increased after completing it (P<0.05). They felt confident and were significantly more willing to care for patients with COVID-19 or other infections requiring strict isolation. Simulation-based training is an effective tool to improve perceptions of risk and readiness to deal with COVID-19 among medical and non-medical health workers in Pakistan.
【저자키워드】 COVID-19, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, coronavirus, Pakistan, simulation training, 【초록키워드】 coronavirus disease, Infection, risk, Patient, Isolation, Care, health worker, COVID-19 patient, effective, Combined, IMPROVE, Course, evaluate, significantly more, were measured, patients with COVID-19, with COVID-19, 【제목키워드】 coronavirus disease, Impact, Patient, health worker,