The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey

The lockdown period in Romania lasted for 60 days and had the purpose of limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak and manage its consequences through emergency measures on many important areas of activity. This study aimed to gather, assess, analyze and disseminate relevant social, economic,...

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Autores principales: Alexandra Nicoleta Mureşan, Sorin Morariu, Radu Andrei Baisan, Ruxandra Costea, Cosmin Mureşan
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:851eacbf4b5348e2ba132e2ee166155b2021-11-10T06:19:57ZThe Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey2297-176910.3389/fvets.2021.737914https://doaj.org/article/851eacbf4b5348e2ba132e2ee166155b2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fvets.2021.737914/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2297-1769The lockdown period in Romania lasted for 60 days and had the purpose of limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak and manage its consequences through emergency measures on many important areas of activity. This study aimed to gather, assess, analyze and disseminate relevant social, economic, and medical aspects on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic during lockdown on the veterinary profession in Romania. A survey was created using an online questionnaire platform, and disseminated. The survey was completed by a total of 409 individuals. A high number of respondents (71.64%; n = 293) felt exposed to medium or high risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 at their workplace and many (56.97%; n = 233) felt that their professional environment was more stressful than usual during lockdown. Almost all respondents (89.73%; n = 367) declared the implementation of several control measures recommended by FECAVA and FVE (e.g., social distancing, wearing protective equipment, hand washing), but few mentioned the opportunity of remote work or visiting restrictions. Overall, the results show that the impact of lockdown lies directly on four main categories of importance on veterinarian professional's life—human resource, activity management, relationship between veterinarian and authorities, and continuing education.Alexandra Nicoleta MureşanSorin MorariuRadu Andrei BaisanRuxandra CosteaCosmin MureşanFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19SARS-CoV-2lockdownveterinary medicineRomaniaVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENFrontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
lockdown
veterinary medicine
Romania
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
spellingShingle COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
lockdown
veterinary medicine
Romania
Veterinary medicine
SF600-1100
Alexandra Nicoleta Mureşan
Sorin Morariu
Radu Andrei Baisan
Ruxandra Costea
Cosmin Mureşan
The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
description The lockdown period in Romania lasted for 60 days and had the purpose of limiting the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus outbreak and manage its consequences through emergency measures on many important areas of activity. This study aimed to gather, assess, analyze and disseminate relevant social, economic, and medical aspects on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic during lockdown on the veterinary profession in Romania. A survey was created using an online questionnaire platform, and disseminated. The survey was completed by a total of 409 individuals. A high number of respondents (71.64%; n = 293) felt exposed to medium or high risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 at their workplace and many (56.97%; n = 233) felt that their professional environment was more stressful than usual during lockdown. Almost all respondents (89.73%; n = 367) declared the implementation of several control measures recommended by FECAVA and FVE (e.g., social distancing, wearing protective equipment, hand washing), but few mentioned the opportunity of remote work or visiting restrictions. Overall, the results show that the impact of lockdown lies directly on four main categories of importance on veterinarian professional's life—human resource, activity management, relationship between veterinarian and authorities, and continuing education.
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author Alexandra Nicoleta Mureşan
Sorin Morariu
Radu Andrei Baisan
Ruxandra Costea
Cosmin Mureşan
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Sorin Morariu
Radu Andrei Baisan
Ruxandra Costea
Cosmin Mureşan
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title The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
title_short The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
title_full The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
title_fullStr The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic During Lockdown on the Veterinary Profession in Romania: A Questionnaire-Based Survey
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