Layers of exposure risk management measures for the prevention and control of infections of healthcare workers treating COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

COVID-19 has changed the way hospitals manage infections and how healthcare workers (HCWs) carry out their activities. The pandemic has taught us how safety, hygiene and work schedules should be implemented. After the pandemic, a substantial body of research has examined the managerial capacities of health systems, national prevention programmes, and crisis-response strategies.

Objective

The aim of this study is to determine the most critical risk management measures in the context of COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus both prevention and post-factum control measures.

Methodology

We conducted a study using a questionnaire previously validated by the World Health Organization, adapted to identify the key organisational measures for preventing and controlling in

SUBMITTER: Andrei NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12469337 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature