Covid-19 Impacts on Florida's Healthcare Professionals

Authors

Kristen K. Hicks-Roof, University of North Florida
Jing Xu, University of North Florida
Robert J. Zeglin, University of North FloridaFollow
Chloe E. Bailey, Department of Health Administration, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA.Follow
Hanadi Y. Hamadi, University of North FloridaFollow
Raine Osborne, University of North FloridaFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-24-2021

Abstract

This study described how COVID-19 impacted employment, telehealth usage, and interprofessional collaboration. A cross-sectional survey was deployed in June 2020 to healthcare professionals in Florida. Job status was uniquely separated by profession, with more nurses and medical doctors reported having no effect, and more mental health counselors transitioned to telehealth. Over a third of rehabilitation providers reported being furloughed. Over forty percent of providers had no training in telehealth, yet 33.1% reported an increase in usage. Interprofessional interactions are lower across professions during the pandemic, compared with before. This study shows the need for additional training on telehealth and interprofessional collaboration.

Publication Title

Hospital topics

First Page

1

Last Page

12

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.1080/00185868.2021.1927277

PubMed ID

34028344

E-ISSN

1939-9278

Language

eng

Citation Information

Hicks-Roof K, Xu J, Zeglin RJ, Bailey CE, Hamadi HY, Osborne R. COVID-19 impacts on Florida’s healthcare professionals. Hospital Topics. (Published online 24 May 2021)