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Osnat Bashkin
Department of Public Health, Ashkelon Academic College, Ben Tzvi St. 12, Ashkelon 78211, Israel

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Journal article
Published: 12 August 2021 in Sustainability
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The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of healthcare workers during the first wave of the coronavirus crisis. In a mixed-methods study, data were collected through an online survey completed by 263 hospital staff members, as well as 10 semi-structured, in-depth interviews with physicians, nurses, and medical technologists working on coronavirus wards. Respondents expressed extremely high levels of concern for family members, but they were less apprehensive about their own health and safety. Nurses displayed more apprehension and burnout compared to healthcare workers in other professional roles. The in-depth interviews reinforced and supplemented the survey findings and deepened our understanding of the experience of healthcare workers directly involved in the first wave of coronavirus patient care. The findings of this study illuminate the main concerns of hospital staff during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and deepen our understanding of issues that require systemic attention in order to strengthen mental resilience among hospital staff. The steps required to continue fighting the virus include the development of a mental and emotional support network for healthcare workers to safeguard them and their health, as they care for patients, and to provide ongoing psychosocial support. As later waves of COVID-19 continued, these recommendations are even more pertinent.

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Keren Dopelt; Osnat Bashkin; Nadav Davidovitch; Noam Asna. Facing the Unknown: Healthcare Workers’ Concerns, Experiences, and Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Mixed-Methods Study in an Israeli Hospital. Sustainability 2021, 13, 9021 .

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Keren Dopelt, Osnat Bashkin, Nadav Davidovitch, Noam Asna. Facing the Unknown: Healthcare Workers’ Concerns, Experiences, and Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Mixed-Methods Study in an Israeli Hospital. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (16):9021.

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Keren Dopelt; Osnat Bashkin; Nadav Davidovitch; Noam Asna. 2021. "Facing the Unknown: Healthcare Workers’ Concerns, Experiences, and Burnout during the COVID-19 Pandemic—A Mixed-Methods Study in an Israeli Hospital." Sustainability 13, no. 16: 9021.

Journal article
Published: 02 August 2021 in Current Oncology
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Over the past decade, there has been a growing development of innovative technologies to treat cancer. Many of these technologies are expensive and not funded by health funds. The present study examined physicians’ perceptions of the ethical and clinical aspects of the recommendation and use of unfunded technologies for cancer treatment. This mixed-methods study surveyed 127 oncologists regarding their perceptions toward using unfunded innovative cancer treatment technologies, followed by in-depth interviews with 16 oncologists. Most respondents believed that patients should be offered all treatment alternatives, regardless of their financial situation. However, 59% indicated that they often face dilemmas regarding recommending new unfunded treatments to patients with financial difficulties and without private health insurance. Over a third (38%) stated that they felt uncomfortable discussing the cost of treatment with patients. A predictive model found that physicians facing patients whose medical condition worsened due to an inability to access new treatments, and who expressed the opinion that physicians can assist in locating funding for patients who cannot afford treatments, were more likely to recommend unfunded innovative therapies to patients (F = 5.22, R2 = 0.15, p< 0.001). Subsequent in-depth interviews revealed four key themes: economic considerations in choosing therapy, patient–physician communication, the public healthcare fund, and discussion of treatment costs. Physicians feel a professional commitment to offer patients the best medical care and a moral duty to discuss costs and minimize patients’ financial difficulty. There is a need for careful and balanced use of innovative life-prolonging technologies while putting patients at the center of discourse on this complex and controversial issue. It is essential to develop a psychosocial support program for physicians and patients dealing with ethical and psychosocial dilemmas and to set guidelines for oncologists to conduct a comprehensive and collaborative physician–patient discourse regarding all aspects of treatment.

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Osnat Bashkin; Keren Dopelt; Noam Asna; Nadav Davidovitch. Recommending Unfunded Innovative Cancer Therapies: Ethical vs. Clinical Perspectives among Oncologists on a Public Healthcare System—A Mixed-Methods Study. Current Oncology 2021, 28, 2902 -2913.

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Osnat Bashkin, Keren Dopelt, Noam Asna, Nadav Davidovitch. Recommending Unfunded Innovative Cancer Therapies: Ethical vs. Clinical Perspectives among Oncologists on a Public Healthcare System—A Mixed-Methods Study. Current Oncology. 2021; 28 (4):2902-2913.

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Osnat Bashkin; Keren Dopelt; Noam Asna; Nadav Davidovitch. 2021. "Recommending Unfunded Innovative Cancer Therapies: Ethical vs. Clinical Perspectives among Oncologists on a Public Healthcare System—A Mixed-Methods Study." Current Oncology 28, no. 4: 2902-2913.

Journal article
Published: 22 May 2021 in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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The COVID-19 crisis poses challenges to healthcare systems and requires micro- and macro-organizational adaptations. This study examined the organizational atmosphere in Israeli hospitals by evaluating workers’ perceptions and concerns about the COVID-19 crisis and its management. At the end of the pandemic’s first wave in Israel, 547 healthcare workers responded to an online survey, which inquired about COVID-19 concerns at the individual and family level, perceptions at the national and organizational level, perceptions of the way the crisis was managed, self-assessment of coping with the crisis and burnout, and demographics. Findings showed that healthcare workers expressed deep concerns for family members and apprehension at a national level. Respondents noted that they were coping well with the crisis while expressing negative perceptions of how the crisis was managed. A regression model showed that the low self-assessment of medical staff of coping with the crisis, deep concerns at the organizational level, negative perceptions of crisis management, and providing care for COVID-19 patients were predictors of burnout. The findings emphasize the importance of developing a supportive organizational culture for hospital workers. Awareness of their concerns and perceptions is essential to improve organizational culture and healthcare systems’ ability to continue fighting the virus and confront future health crises.

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Osnat Bashkin; Nadav Davidovitch; Noam Asna; Doron Schwartz; Keren Dopelt. The Organizational Atmosphere in Israeli Hospital during COVID-19: Concerns, Perceptions, and Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2021, 18, 5544 .

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Osnat Bashkin, Nadav Davidovitch, Noam Asna, Doron Schwartz, Keren Dopelt. The Organizational Atmosphere in Israeli Hospital during COVID-19: Concerns, Perceptions, and Burnout. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18 (11):5544.

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Osnat Bashkin; Nadav Davidovitch; Noam Asna; Doron Schwartz; Keren Dopelt. 2021. "The Organizational Atmosphere in Israeli Hospital during COVID-19: Concerns, Perceptions, and Burnout." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 11: 5544.

Review
Published: 23 May 2018 in COJ Nursing & Healthcare
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The issue of patient safety and medical human error has been arousing growing concern around the world. Attempts to reduce the rate of human error present a great challenge, and there is an increased understanding that the issue of patient safety in healthcare systems is a complex one that requires in-depth analysis and understanding. Despite the many programs and interventions designed to reduce the rate of human medical errors, various publications that expose the extent of this phenomenon point to a high percentage of human errors that causes injury, and to the difficulties in improving patient safety. The understanding that the focus must be on prevention and the growing need for practical solutions have led to the involvement of disciplines such as human-factors engineering in an attempt to understand the root causes of safety problems and find ways to prevent them. Human-factors engineering is a proactive approach that may contribute to the planning of safe medical systems by taking into account the diverse needs, capabilities, and limitations of the human beings involved in these systems. This article reviews the benefits and challenges in applying the principles of human-factors engineering to promote patient safety, as well as the implications for policy in the field

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Bashkin Osnat. Patient Safety and the Significance of Human Factors Engineering Modality: A Review. COJ Nursing & Healthcare 2018, 3, 1 -4.

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Bashkin Osnat. Patient Safety and the Significance of Human Factors Engineering Modality: A Review. COJ Nursing & Healthcare. 2018; 3 (1):1-4.

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Bashkin Osnat. 2018. "Patient Safety and the Significance of Human Factors Engineering Modality: A Review." COJ Nursing & Healthcare 3, no. 1: 1-4.

Journal article
Published: 01 November 2017 in Diabetes Spectrum
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The association between diabetes and depression, a common health comorbidity in people with diabetes, has been recognized but not well understood. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between diabetes and depression in a large international sample of adults, adjusting for demographics, socioeconomic status, behavioral risks, and current health status. The association between diabetes and depression was assessed in a sample of 57,004 Europeans ≥50 years of age from 15 European countries using data from the fifth wave of SHARE (the Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe). Multiple logistic regression models of the association between diabetes and depression were conducted, adjusting for potential confounders. Analyses showed that, despite diabetes being associated with depression in crude and partially adjusted models, further adjustment for self-perceived health made the association between diabetes and depression no longer statistically significant (odds ratio 1.0, 95% CI 0.9–1.0). Adjustment for a variety of demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral risk, and health status variables reduced the estimated association between diabetes and depression until it was no longer significant. Further research should explore the specific symptoms of distress characterized in people with diabetes.

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Osnat Bashkin; Ron Horne; Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux. Influence of Health Status on the Association Between Diabetes and Depression Among Adults in Europe: Findings From the SHARE International Survey. Diabetes Spectrum 2017, 31, 75 -82.

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Osnat Bashkin, Ron Horne, Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux. Influence of Health Status on the Association Between Diabetes and Depression Among Adults in Europe: Findings From the SHARE International Survey. Diabetes Spectrum. 2017; 31 (1):75-82.

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Osnat Bashkin; Ron Horne; Isabelle Peytremann Bridevaux. 2017. "Influence of Health Status on the Association Between Diabetes and Depression Among Adults in Europe: Findings From the SHARE International Survey." Diabetes Spectrum 31, no. 1: 75-82.

Case report
Published: 03 April 2017 in Public Health Reviews
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In this paper, we describe the development process of the first undergraduate public health baccalaureate program, in the Ashkelon Academic College in Israel. Expansion of degree-granting colleges in Israel is part of the democratization of higher education providing access to and increasing educational opportunities for groups underrepresented in universities. The main objectives of the program at Ashkelon Academic College have been to open accessible and affordable career opportunities for current workers in the health system and for new entries to health careers for academic advancement in a peripheral and relatively poor region of the country. The program focuses on well-established and literature-based learning goals of public health education but also includes basic medical sciences, incorporation of arts and sciences into public health, development of critical thinking and quantitative skills, experiential field learning, and integrative learning for facing global health challenges. The curricula of the program is composed of seven modules including introductory courses, methodology courses, health organization courses, epidemiology courses, courses related to core content of public health, elective courses and practicum. The first class will graduate in 2017; this will allow for final approval of the Council of Higher Education of Israel and possible revision of curriculum. A second BA program is now seeking approval in Israel and cooperation with post-graduate schools of public health is developing. Our program is in keeping with trends in Europe and the USA to broaden public health education, to reduce inequality of career opportunity, to expand the workforce, and to promote public health.

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Osnat Bashkin; Theodore Herzl Tulchinsky. Establishing undergraduate public health education: process, challenges, and achievements in a case study in Israel. Public Health Reviews 2017, 38, 1 -11.

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Osnat Bashkin, Theodore Herzl Tulchinsky. Establishing undergraduate public health education: process, challenges, and achievements in a case study in Israel. Public Health Reviews. 2017; 38 (1):1-11.

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Osnat Bashkin; Theodore Herzl Tulchinsky. 2017. "Establishing undergraduate public health education: process, challenges, and achievements in a case study in Israel." Public Health Reviews 38, no. 1: 1-11.

Journal article
Published: 15 October 2015 in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Length of stay (LOS) is considered a key measure of emergency department throughput, and from the perspective of the patient, it is perceived as a measure of healthcare service quality. Prolonged LOS can be caused by various internal and external factors. This study examined LOS in the emergency department and explored the main factors that influence LOS and cause delay in patient care. Observations of 105 patients were performed over a 3-month period at the emergency room of a community urban hospital. Observers monitored patients from the moment of entrance to the department until discharge or admission to another hospital ward. Analysis revealed a general average total emergency department LOS of 438 min. Significant differences in average LOS were found between admitted patients (Mean = 544 min, SD = 323 min) and discharged patients (Mean = 291 min, SD = 286 min). In addition, nurse and physician change of shifts and admissions to hospital wards were found to be significant factors associated with LOS. Using an Ishikawa causal diagram, we explored various latent organizational factors that may prolong this time. The study identified several factors that are associated with high average emergency department LOS. High LOS may lead to increases in expenditures and may have implications for patient safety, whereas certain organizational changes, communication improvement, and time management may have a positive effect on it. Interdisciplinary methods can be used to explore factors causing prolonged emergency department LOS and contribute to a better understanding of them.

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Osnat Bashkin; Sigalit Caspi; Rachel Haligoa; Sari Mizrahi; Ruth Stalnikowicz. Organizational factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: initial observational study. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2015, 4, 1 -7.

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Osnat Bashkin, Sigalit Caspi, Rachel Haligoa, Sari Mizrahi, Ruth Stalnikowicz. Organizational factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: initial observational study. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2015; 4 (1):1-7.

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Osnat Bashkin; Sigalit Caspi; Rachel Haligoa; Sari Mizrahi; Ruth Stalnikowicz. 2015. "Organizational factors affecting length of stay in the emergency department: initial observational study." Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 4, no. 1: 1-7.

Journal article
Published: 23 October 2013 in Israel Journal of Health Policy Research
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Action research is a participatory research method based on active cooperation between researchers and subjects. In clinical practice, action research enables active involvement of workers in developing and implementing actions promoting patient safety. This article describes a participatory action research project that was conducted in the radiology department of a tertiary care university hospital. The main objectives were: identifying potential adverse events in the department of radiology, and offering a proactive approach to improving patient safety.

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Osnat Tourgeman-Bashkin; David Shinar; Yoel Donchin; Ehud Zmora; Nitsa Velleman; Eugeine Libson. Radiology department, human factors and organizational perspectives: using action research to improve patient safety. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2013, 2, 40 -40.

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Osnat Tourgeman-Bashkin, David Shinar, Yoel Donchin, Ehud Zmora, Nitsa Velleman, Eugeine Libson. Radiology department, human factors and organizational perspectives: using action research to improve patient safety. Israel Journal of Health Policy Research. 2013; 2 (1):40-40.

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Osnat Tourgeman-Bashkin; David Shinar; Yoel Donchin; Ehud Zmora; Nitsa Velleman; Eugeine Libson. 2013. "Radiology department, human factors and organizational perspectives: using action research to improve patient safety." Israel Journal of Health Policy Research 2, no. 1: 40-40.