A Teufel1, E Klager1, C Grill2, M Hribersek1, A-K Ruf1, L Zindel1, H Willschke1,3, A G Atanasov1,4, F Eibensteiner1,5, M Kletecka-Pulker1,6. 1. Ludwig Boltzmann Institute Digital Health and Patient Safety, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 2. Open Innovation in Science Center, Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, Vienna, Austria. 3. Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 4. Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jastrzebiec, Poland. 5. Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. 6. Institute for Ethics and Law in Medicine, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Abstract
SETTING: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in many areas of life due to mitigation measures, delays in medical care, or the disease itself. When it concerns issues as complex and universal as COVID-19, the public should also have a say in how to deal with managing its impact. DESIGN: In a widely distributed online questionnaire, members of the Austrian public were invited to contribute experiences, ideas and opinions on the level of risk they were willing to accept regarding COVID-19. The huge variety of responses were categorised by social scientists into groups used in a workshop to draw up recommendations for responding to future challenges to the healthcare system from an interdisciplinary point of view. RESULTS: The results of the survey indicated that while members of the public are primarily afraid of illnesses caused by COVID-19, they also fear the psychological burden and effects at the societal level. CONCLUSION: Our study has shown that there is a significant public desire to have a say in issues which directly impact citizens.
SETTING: The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us in many areas of life due to mitigation measures, delays in medical care, or the disease itself. When it concerns issues as complex and universal as COVID-19, the public should also have a say in how to deal with managing its impact. DESIGN: In a widely distributed online questionnaire, members of the Austrian public were invited to contribute experiences, ideas and opinions on the level of risk they were willing to accept regarding COVID-19. The huge variety of responses were categorised by social scientists into groups used in a workshop to draw up recommendations for responding to future challenges to the healthcare system from an interdisciplinary point of view. RESULTS: The results of the survey indicated that while members of the public are primarily afraid of illnesses caused by COVID-19, they also fear the psychological burden and effects at the societal level. CONCLUSION: Our study has shown that there is a significant public desire to have a say in issues which directly impact citizens.
Authors: V Balachandar; I Mahalaxmi; J Kaavya; G Vivekanandhan; S Ajithkumar; N Arul; G Singaravelu; N Senthil Kumar; S Mohana Dev Journal: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci Date: 2020-03 Impact factor: 3.507
Authors: Andy Wai Kan Yeung; Atanas G Atanasov; Helen Sheridan; Elisabeth Klager; Fabian Eibensteiner; Sabine Völkl-Kernsock; Maria Kletecka-Pulker; Harald Willschke; Eva Schaden Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2021-01-14 Impact factor: 5.810