The handshaking habits of hospital doctors before and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening Pub Date : 2024-08-12 Print Date: 2024-08-20 DOI:10.4045/tidsskr.24.0069

Suki Liyanarachi, Kristin Vardheim Liyanarachi, Don Ransi Liyanarachi, Lars Gunnar Johnsen

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Abstract

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities recommended less interpersonal physical contact. Our hypothesis was that hospital doctors greet new patients with a handshake less frequently after the pandemic than before.

Material and method: In January 2024, we undertook a pragmatic cross-sectional survey of a sample of doctors from three different clinics at a large Norwegian hospital. The doctors were asked to report their handshaking habits before and after the pandemic.

Results: A total of 152 hospital doctors took part in the study. Before the pandemic, 143 of these doctors (94 %) greeted outpatients with a handshake, while 115 (76 %) greeted hospitalised patients with a handshake. After the pandemic, these figures had fallen to 35 (23 %) and 33 (22 %) respectively. A total of 139 doctors (86 %) reported that they had changed their greeting habits. Of these, 95 (73 %) had changed their greeting habits for reasons of infection control.

Interpretation: After the pandemic, hospital doctors are less inclined to greet patients with a handshake than before the pandemic.

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COVID-19 大流行前后医院医生的握手习惯。

背景：在 COVID-19 大流行期间，卫生部门建议减少人与人之间的身体接触。我们的假设是，大流行后，医院医生与新病人握手问好的频率会低于大流行前：2024 年 1 月，我们对挪威一家大型医院三个不同诊所的医生进行了一次务实的横断面抽样调查。结果：共有152名医院医生参加了调查：共有152名医院医生参加了调查。大流行前，其中143名医生（94%）与门诊病人握手问好，115名医生（76%）与住院病人握手问好。大流行过后，这两个数字分别降至 35 人（23%）和 33 人（22%）。共有 139 名医生（86%）表示他们已经改变了问候习惯。其中 95 人（73%）改变问候习惯是出于感染控制的考虑：疫情发生后，医院医生与疫情发生前相比更不愿意与病人握手问好。

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Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL-

CiteScore

0.60

自引率

18.20%

发文量

593

审稿时长

28 weeks