Understanding the willingness of healthcare workers to treat viral infected patients in Saudi Arabia: evidence from post-COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: During the recent COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers played an essential role in saving millions of lives and stopping the spread of the virus worldwide. This study investigates the impact of perceived behavioral control, attitudes, subjective norms, and emotion-focused coping on willingness to treat viral-infected patients in Saudi Arabia. However, the theory of planned behavior was extended by including emotion-focused coping. Data were collected from 283 male and female healthcare workers from public, private, and semi-government hospitals. "Structural Equation Modeling" (SEM) was applied to test the hypothetical relationship using SmartPLS software. Overall, the findings indicate that healthcare workers perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and emotion-focused coping signi

SUBMITTER: Alotaibi AS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11913814 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature