Study Design and Participants
The Sarawak Heart Centre cardiology COVID taskforce team led this
cross-sectional surveillance using convenient sampling method. It was
conducted over a 3-week period from early April 2020 to mid-April 2020.
Healthcare and supporting staff who works in the cardiac clinic,
invasive catheterization lab, non-invasive catheterization lab,
radiology unit, coronary care unit and cardiac rehabilitation wards, and
emergency department were recruited after approval by the respective
head of unit. Staff from the cardiothoracic team, rehabilitation clinic,
pharmacy, general administration unit, and other non-cardiology wards
such as geriatric were not included.