Perception and Attitude of Emergency Room Resident Physicians toward Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak
Table 3
Percentages of responses to perceived impact on personal life, workload, and preparedness for a Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus outbreak by emergency room resident physicians.
Perceived impact
Disagree (%)
Neutral (%)
Agree (%)
I would be afraid of telling my family about the risk I am exposed to ()
24
28
48
People would avoid me because of my job ()
56
20
24
There would be inadequate staff in my workplace to handle the increased demand ()
25
33
42
I would feel more stressed at work ()
38
20
42
I would have an increase in workload ()
32
27
41
I have attended infection control training sessions ()
34
9
57
In our hospital, we have enough infection control staff ()
15
30
55
Our hospital has a clear plan to handle a MERS outbreak ()
11
25
64
Received adequate personal protective equipment training ()
