Changes in infection control organization of participating hospitals (N=113)
Variables | Categories | N (%) | M±SD |
---|---|---|---|
Percentage of COVID-19 workloads in the infection control department at the time of survey | <20% | 2 (1.8) | |
20%-39% | 2 (1.8) | ||
40%-59% | 26 (23.0) | ||
60%-79% | 41 (36.2) | ||
≥80% | 42 (37.2) | ||
Any change in the work arrangement of infection control nurses | Yes | 104 (92.0) | |
No | 9 (8.0) | ||
Changes to the work arrangement (multiple responses) | Shift work | 10 (9.6) | |
Duty work | 42 (40.4) | ||
On-call | 67 (64.4) | ||
Overtime | 90 (86.4) | ||
Increase staff and/or temporarily assigned staff | Yes | 39 (34.5) | |
No | 74 (65.5) | ||
Position types of increased staff (n=39, multiple responses) | Nursing | 23 (59.0) | 1.13±0.34 |
Administrative | 5 (12.8) | 1.00±0.00 | |
Other | 6 (15.4) | 1.00±0.00 | |
None | 5 (12.8) | ||
Position types of temporarily assigned staff (n=39, multiple responses) | Nursing | 16 (41.0) | 1.25±0.77 |
Administrative | 5 (12.8) | 1.00±0.00 | |
Other | 9 (23.1) | 1.22±0.66 | |
None | 9 (23.1) | ||
New IT system development | Yes | 51 (45.1) | |
No | 62 (54.9) | ||
Types of programs developed (n=51, multiple responses) | COVID-19 outbreak investigation program | 11 (21.6) | |
COVID-19 case information | 17 (33.3) | ||
COVID-19 automatic reporting system | 25 (49.0) | ||
Other | 28 (54.9) | ||
Any change in facilities and equipment | Yes | 105 (92.9) | |
No | 8 (7.1) | ||
Changes made to facilities and equipment (n=105, multiple responses) | Increase in the number of negative pressure rooms | 50 (47.6) | |
Securing testing space | 84 (80.0) | ||
Securing negative pressure treatment areas | 66 (62.9) | ||
Securing CCTV for efficient epidemiological investigations | 50 (47.6) | ||
Securing negative pressure transport devices | 57 (54.3) | ||
Any change in the response system compared to MERS | Yes | 112 (99.1) | |
No | 1 (0.9) | ||
Changes made (n=112, multiple responses) | Strengthened infectious disease reporting and surveillance system | 76 (67.9) | |
Enhanced epidemiological investigation for exposed individuals | 83 (74.1) | ||
Strengthened access control screening, such as visitor restrictions | 107 (95.5) | ||
Strengthened disinfection and quarantine measures | 82 (73.2) | ||
Established rapid response systems | 75 (67.0) | ||
Securing (negative pressure) treatment beds | 51 (45.5) |