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"Depression and anxiety before and during the COVID-19 lockdown: a longitudinal cohort study with university students","Background: For young people, just as in the general population, COVID-19 caused many changes in their lives, including an increased risk for mental illness symptoms. We aimed to study the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in anxiety and depression symptoms in a cohort of university students. Methods: This study is part of broader longitudinal research on university students' mental health with data of the Portuguese version of The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and the Portuguese version of the Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) with evaluations on January, May and October 2019 and June 2020, as well as socio-demographic information. Results: 341 university students (257 females and 84 males) were included, with a mean age of 19.91 (SD=1.58). In June 2020, the mean for perceived wellbeing loss was 60.47% (SD=26.56) and 59.54% (SD=28.95) for mental health loss. The proportion of students with scores equal to or above 15 in the PHQ-9 ranged between 22.6% and 25.5% in 2019 and 37.0% in June 2020. The proportion of GAD-7 scores above cut-off ten ranged between 46.0% and 47.8% in 2019 and 64.5% in 2020. Compared with preceding trends, PHQ-9 scores were 3.11 (CI=2.40-3.83) higher than expected, and GAD-7 scores were 3.56 (CI=2.75-5.37) higher. Discussion: COVID-19 impacted negatively depressive and anxiety symptoms, confirming previous studies and young people's vulnerability in such uncertain times.","Virginia Conceicao; Ines Rothes; Ricardo Gusmao; Henrique Barros","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.02.23.21252284","20210224","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11061,""
"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health among Greek adults: a cross-sectional survey","The COVID19 virus characterised as a pandemic in 2020 at its outbreak around the world has been recorded to have severe effects on the global health and mental health. The current research is accomplished during the first period of the restrictive measures in Greece March and April 2020 and is aiming to evaluate the COVID19 effect on mental health of the population. The STAI and DASS21 questionnaires have been used in order to accomplish the aims of the study. The results (n = 527) show a moderate level on mental health status of the sample STAI-S: 45.8, STAI-T: 40.7, Depression: 4.6, Anxiety: 3.1 and Stress: 6.1. The research shows that women, younger respondents, lower income households and those living on smaller houses suffer from increased depression, anxiety and stress. Additionally, factors of the daily habits within the period of COVID19 such as mask, gloves and use of antiseptic can drastically decrease illnesses of mental health. Such findings can be used from the Greek State in order to reduce the effects of COVID19 in mental health of the population and protect the socially vulnerable groups.","Efthimios Dragotis; Korina Atsopardi; Anastasia Barbouni; Konstantinos Farsalinos; Konstantinos Poulas","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.02.20.21252129","20210223","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11062,""
"Health-related quality of life of adult COVID-19 patients following one-month illness experience since diagnosis: findings of a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh","Background: The pandemic coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) stances an incredible impact on the quality of life of the patients. The disease not only denigrates the physical health of the patients but also affects their mental health. This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of patients. Methods: The study was conducted at the National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM), Dhaka, Bangladesh during the period from June to November 2020. The study enrolled 1204 adult (>18 years) COVID-19 patients diagnosed by real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assay and completed the one-month duration of illness. The patients were interviewed with the CDC HRQOL-14 questionnaire to assess their HRQOL. Data were collected by telephone-interview and reviewing medical records using a semi-structured questionnaire and checklist respectively. Informed consent was obtained from each patient before data collection. Results: The majority of the COVID-19 patients were males (72.3%), urban residents (50.2%), and diverse service holders (49.6%). More than one-third (35.5%) of patients had comorbidity including hypertension (55.6%), diabetes mellitus (55.6%), ischaemic heart disease (16.4%), chronic lung (12.4%), kidney (2.8%), and liver (4.2%) diseases. The mean duration of physical illness was 9.83 days, and it was 7.97 days for mental illness. During the one-month disease course, the general health condition was excellent/very good/good in 70.1% of the patients while it was fair/poor in 29.8% of the patients. Older age, sex, and marital status were significantly associated with at least one dimension of HRQOL. Patients having symptoms of COVID-19 and comorbidity had significantly poorer HRQOL. Conclusion: COVID-19 pretenses a significant impact on the HRQOL of the patients including physical and mental illness during the clinical course. Our findings suggest more pragmatic preventive, promotive, and curative measures considering illness experiences of the COVID-19 patients to restore their quality of life.","Md. Ziaul Islam; Baizid Khoorshid Riaz; Syeda Sumaiya Efa; Sharmin Farjana; Fahad Mahmood","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.02.19.21252073","20210223","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11063,""
"Analyzing Socioeconomic Factors and Health Disparity of COVID-19 Spatiotemporal Spread Patterns at Neighborhood Levels in San Diego County","This study analyzed spatiotemporal spread patterns of COVID-19 confirmed cases at the zip code level in the County of San Diego and compared them to neighborhood social and economic factors. We used correlation analysis, regression models, and geographic weighted regression to identify important factors and spatial patterns. We broke down the temporal confirmed case patterns into four stages from 1 April 2020 to 31 December 2020. The COVID-19 outbreak hotspots in San Diego County are South Bay, El Cajon, Escondido, and rural areas. The spatial patterns among different stages may represent fundamental health disparity issues in neighborhoods. We also identified important variables with strong positive or negative correlations in these categories: ethnic groups, languages, economics, and education. The highest association variables were Pop5andOlderSpanish (Spanish-speaking) in Stage 4 (0.79) and Pop25OlderLess9grade (Less than 9th grade education) in Stage 4 (0.79). We also observed a clear pattern that regions with more well-educated people have negative associations with COVID-19. Additionally, our OLS regression models suggested that more affluent populations have a negative relationship with COVID-19 cases. Therefore, the COVID-19 outbreak is not only a medical disease but a social inequality and health disparity problem.","Ming-Hsiang Tsou; Jian Xu; Chii-Dean Lin; Morgan Daniels; Eunjeong Ko; Joseph Gibbons","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.02.22.21251757","20210223","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11064,""
"NAATP calls on Biden to get COVID-19 vaccination to patients","In a Jan 26 open letter to President Biden, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP) called for COVID-19 vaccines to be prioritized for people with substance use disorders and their treatment providers, to ensure that treatment providers are identified as front-line health workers with access to personal protective equipment;require data collection of all COVID-19 testing, cases and deaths by race, ethnicity, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation and age;and revise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' definition of telehealth in the Medicare program to authorize and allow reimbursement of audio-only service delivery Also in the letter: recommendations that the Medicaid Institutions for Mental Disease exclusion be eliminated, that there be a focus on equity, and that a better Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provider list be developed to include credentials and determine appropriate treatment referrals Finally, the letter includes a call to enforce the SUPPORT Act for covering all Food and Drug Administration?approved medications and to reduce utilization management barriers to medications for opioid use disorders such as prior authorization For the letter, go to https://www naatp org/resources/news/naatp-delivers-provider-priorities-president-biden/jan-27-2021","Anonymous","https://doi.org/10.1002/adaw.32966","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly;33(6):8-8, 2021.; Publication details: Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly;33(6):8-8, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11065,""
"Are biased interpretations of ambiguous social and non-social situations a precursor, consequence or maintenance factor of youth loneliness?","Loneliness is common in youth, with suggestions that these negative emotions confer vulnerability for anxiety and depression Here, we investigated for the first time whether, consistent with psychological models of loneliness, biased interpretations of social situations could prospectively predict loneliness in youth 104 young people completed measures of loneliness and interpretations of ambiguous social and non-social (bodily or health-related) situations at three time-points with intervals of three months between each As government-imposed social distancing measures (to control the COVID-19 outbreak) occurred between Times 2 and 3 (but not between Times 1 and 2), this enabled us to assess whether restricted social activity could provoke greater predictive power of biased interpretational styles on loneliness Using cross-lagged panel models, we showed that after estimating paths representing within-time across-variable (“concurrentâ€) paths and across-time within-variable (“stabilityâ€) paths, there were no significant cross-lag ‘causal’ paths between earlier interpretational style and later loneliness Between Time 2 and 3, we demonstrated a significant cross-lag ‘consequential’ path between earlier loneliness and later threatening interpretations of social situations, but this became non-significant after controlling for concurrent anxiety and depression Biased interpretational style may reflect a concurrent maintenance factor of youth loneliness","Lau, Jennifer Y. F.; Shariff, Rimsha, Meehan, Alan J.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2021.103829","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Behaviour Research and Therapy;: 103829, 2021.; Publication details: Behaviour Research and Therapy;: 103829, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11066,""
"Brief Transdiagnostic Intervention for Parents With Emotional Disorder Symptoms During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Case Example","Concerns regarding parent mental health and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic are justifiably on the rise Although anxiety, depression, and traumatic stress levels have risen precipitously across all demographics during the pandemic, parents residing with their children are under particular and unique strain Caregivers with children in the home are responsible not only for their own health, financial security, and safety during this time, but often full-time caregiving, household management and, in many cases, their children’s schooling In this case paper, we describe the development of the Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders for Caregivers (UP-Caregiver) and provide a case example of its implementation This 4-session indicated prevention for caregivers is a modification of existing versions of the Unified Protocols for adults and children, modified to maximize its responsiveness to issues faced by parents and caregivers living with youth (ages 6–13) during the current pandemic UP-Caregiver was offered as part of a randomized, controlled trial via telehealth in a small group format to any parent with a child in the specified age range with mild or greater anxiety, depression or traumatic stress symptoms during an initial screening The case example provided is of a White, Hispanic mother with a range of self-reported emotional disorder concerns at an initial assessment Declines in anxiety, depression and traumatic stress symptoms were all noted, as well as improvements in parenting self-efficacy and distress tolerance 6-weeks after initiating UP-Caregiver An ongoing randomized, controlled trial of UP-Caregiver will further evaluate the utility and feasibility of this approach to alleviate parental distress during COVID-19","Ehrenreich-May, Jill, Halliday, Elizabeth R.; Karlovich, Ashley R.; Gruen, Rinatte L.; Pino, Adriana C.; Tonarely, Niza A.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2021.01.002","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice;2021.; Publication details: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11067,""
"The wider implications of the COVID-19 pandemic: Assessing the impact of accident and emergency use for frequent attenders","Introduction Emergency departments have seen altered patterns of attendance since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, with reductions in the number of attendances for non-COVID-19 – patients We assessed the use of the emergency department by frequent attenders during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and explored any changes in emergency department attendance by this group Methods As part of ongoing improvement work, we utilised a cohort design to evaluate the difference in patterns of attendance for the frequent attender group in a single centre We created a 2019 ‘top attender’ cohort and a similar cohort for 2020 We compared admission patterns between the two time periods in order to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on this group Results Both groups were predominately male Mental health and substance misuse use problems were common across both cohorts The majority of patients lived in a socio-economically deprived areas The median number emergency department visits in 2019, for the top attender cohort was 6 (IQR: 4-9) vs 4 (IQR: 2-7) for the top attender cohort of 2020 (p< 0013) Conclusion This single centre evaluation has shown a significant reduction in emergency department attendances for a frequent attender cohort in a single centre Future work should investigate the longer-term impact which the COVID-19 pandemic has had on this patient group","Kyle, David, Shaw, Martin, Maguire, Donogh, McMillan, Donald, Quasim, Tara, Leyland, Alastair H.; McPeake, Joanne","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ienj.2021.100984","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Emergency Nursing;: 100984, 2021.; Publication details: International Emergency Nursing;: 100984, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11068,""
"Covid-19, mental health and physical activity","","Waddington, Gordon S.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2021.02.009","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport;24(4):319, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport;24(4):319, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11069,""
"Fever range whole body hyperthermia for re-irradiation of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas: Final results of a prospective study","Objectives Fever-range whole body hyperthermia (FRWBH) has been shown to improve tumor oxygenation in vivo A prospective pilot study addressed the question if addition of FRWBH to re-irradiation is feasible in recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) with unfavorable prognostic features Materials and methods The study completed accrual with the recruitment of ten patients between April 2018 and March 2020 Re-irradiation was administered using volumetric arc hyperfractionated radiotherapy with bi-daily 1 2 Gray (Gy) single fractions and a total dose of 66 Gy to all macroscopic tumor lesions Concomitant chemotherapy consisted mostly of cisplatin (7 patients) FRWBH was scheduled weekly during re-irradiation The study was registered in the clinicaltrials gov database (NCT03547388) Results Only five patients received all cycles of FRWBH Poor patient compliance, active infections during treatment and study restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic were the main reasons for omitting FRWBH No increase of acute toxicity was observed by FRWBH Exploratory evaluation of outcome data suggests that FRWBH treatment according to protocol does not seem to have a detrimental effect on tumor control or survival and might even increase treatment efficacy Conclusion FRWBH is difficult to apply concomitant to re-irradiation in HNSCC No excess toxicity was observed in patients receiving FRWBH and exploratory analyses suggest potential anti-tumor activity and decreased patient-reported depression scores after FRWBH","Zschaeck, Sebastian, Weingärtner, Julian, Ghadjar, Pirus, Wust, Peter, Mehrhof, Felix, Kalinauskaite, Goda, Ehrhardt, Vincent H.; Hartmann, Vivian, Tinhofer, Ingeborg, Heiland, Max, Coordes, Annekatrin, Kofla, Grzegorz, Budach, Volker, Stromberger, Carmen, Beck, Marcus","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105240","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Oral Oncology;116:105240, 2021.; Publication details: Oral Oncology;116:105240, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11070,""
"Factores relacionados con efectos adversos psiquiátricos en personal de salud durante la pandemia de COVID-19 en Ecuador","Resumen Introducción: Desde la aparición de la enfermedad por el nuevo coronavirus de 2019 (COVID-19), el mundo se enfrentó a una pandemia con consecuencias a todo nivel En muchos paÃses los sistemas de salud se han visto colapsados y el personal de salud ha tenido que enfrentarse a esta crisis en primera lÃnea Los efectos adversos sobre la salud mental del personal sanitario han sido ampliamente reportados La presente investigación se enfoca en identificar los principales factores asociados con efectos adversos psicológicos Métodos: Estudio descriptivo, transversal, basado en encuestas, aplicando los test PHQ-9, GAD-7, ISI y EIE-R a personal de salud de Ecuador durante la pandemia de COVID-19 Resultados: Participaron 1 028 personas, distribuidas en: 557 médicos (54,18%), 349 enfermeras (33,94%), 29 laboratoristas (2,82%), 27 paramédicos (2,62%), 52 psicólogos (5,05%) y 14 terapeutas respiratorios (1,36%), de 16 de las 24 provincias de Ecuador El 27,3% tenÃa sÃntomas de depresión;el 39,2%, sÃntomas de ansiedad;el 16,3%, insomnio y el 43,8%, sÃntomas de TEPT;los 4 tipos de sÃntomas iban de moderados a graves Los factores asociados más relevantes fueron: trabajar en Guayas (la provincia más afectada) (OR = 2,18 para sÃntomas depresivos y OR = 2,59 para sÃntomas de TEPT);ser médico posgradista (OR = 1,52 para sÃntomas depresivos y OR = 1,57 para insomnio), percepción de no contar con el equipo de protección adecuado (OR = 1,71 para sÃntomas de depresión y OR = 1,57 para sÃntomas de ansiedad) y ser mujer (OR = 1,39 para ansiedad) Conclusiones: El personal de salud puede tener una afección mental importante que puede requerir intervención médica psiquiátrica y psicológica Los principales factores asociados se relacionan sobre todo con vivir y trabajar en ciudades con mayor número de casos y las caracterÃsticas del trabajo, como ser médico posgradista, asà como la percepción propia de seguridad Se requiere realizar más estudios según evolucione la pandemia Introduction: Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the world has faced a pandemic with consequences at all levels In many countries, the health systems collapsed and healthcare professionals had to be on the front line of this crisis The adverse effects on the mental health of healthcare professionals have been widely reported This research focuses on identifying the main factors associated with adverse psychological outcomes Methods: Descriptive, cross-sectional study based on surveys, applying the PHQ-9, GAD-7, ISI and EIE-R tests to healthcare professionals from Ecuador during the COVID-19 pandemic Results: 1,028 participants, distributed in: 557 physicians (54 18%), 349 nurses (33 94%), 29 laboratory workers (2 82%), 27 paramedics (2 62%), 52 psychologists (5 05%) and 14 respiratory therapists (1 36%), from 16 of the 24 provinces of Ecuador Of these, 27 3% presented symptoms of depression, 39 2% anxiety symptoms, 16 3% insomnia and 43 8% symptoms of PTSD, with the 4 types of symptoms ranging from moderate to severe The most relevant associated factors were: working in Guayas (the most affected province) (OR = 2 18 for depressive symptoms and OR = 2 59 for PTSD symptoms);being a postgraduate doctor (OR = 1 52 for depressive symptoms and OR = 1 57 for insomnia), perception of not having the proper protective equipment (OR = 1 71 for symptoms of depression and OR = 1 57 for symptoms of anxiety) and being a woman (OR = 1 39 for anxiety) Conclusions: Healthcare professionals can suffer a significant mental condition that may require psychiatric and psychological intervention The main associated factors are primarily related to living and working in cities with a higher number of cases and the characteristics of the job, such as being a postgraduate doctor, as well as the perception of security The main risk factors are primarily related to geographical distribution and job characteristics, such as being a resident physician and self-perception of safety Further studies are required as the pandemic evolves","Erazo, Edgar EfraÃn Pazmiño, Velásquez, MarÃa José Alvear, Chávez, Ivonne Gisselle Saltos, Pullas, David Emanuel Pazmiño","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcp.2020.12.007","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Revista Colombiana de PsiquiatrÃa;2021.; Publication details: Revista Colombiana de PsiquiatrÃa;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11071,""
"nnOpen Schools! Weighing the Effects of Viruses and Lockdowns on Children","This review weighs the risk of infection with SARS-CoV-2 against the side effects of school closures on physical and mental health, education, and well-being of those affected by the school closures Whereas short term effects – decreased learning and food security, and increased anxiety, violence against children, child labor and teen pregnancies – are frequently discussed, the long-term effects of school closures will be much more detrimental across the lifespan of the “Generation Coronaâ€: Existing pandemics of inactivity and myopia, already affecting billions of people, are worsening due to less physical exercise and less time spent outdoors, poor diet, weight gain, and increased screen time during lockdowns, causing future increases of stroke, heart attack, cancer, and blindness Socio-emotional complications of isolation, learned helplessness, economic and existential insecurity will include increased depression and suicide, decreased empathy and increased loneliness Together with decreased educational attainment and economic productivity, the amount of ensuing increased future global morbidity and mortality justifies immediate action of school reopening","Spitzer, Manfred","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tine.2021.100151","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Trends in Neuroscience and Education;: 100151, 2021.; Publication details: Trends in Neuroscience and Education;: 100151, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11072,""
"Refocusing US Grand Strategy on Pandemic and Environmental Mass Destruction","Jentleson discusses the need to refocus the US' grand strategy on pandemic and environmental mass destruction Amidst all the criticisms of the Trump foreign policy, one aspect that has received substantial praise has been the emphasis on great power competition While President Trump's own statements and policies in which he has been most directly involved have not exactly tracked with such doctrinal declarations, it has been the president, not the overall strategy, that has been most criticized COVID-19 has killed more Americans than the Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq wars combined Its economic devastation rivals the Great Depression Its disruption of daily life is like no other Even those fortunate enough not to have died or lost their jobs and businesses have had their most fundamental sense of security shaken","Jentleson, Bruce W.","https://doi.org/10.1080/0163660X.2020.1813977","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: The Washington Quarterly;43(3):7, 2020.; Publication details: The Washington Quarterly;43(3):7, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11073,""
"Enhancing agency in career development via cognitive information processing theory","ABSTRACT The interconnected aspects of career and mental health posit career as a central feature of human functioning A perceived lack of control within career and work exacerbates existing challenges associated with COVID-19 Focusing on enhancing agency within the realm of career and work is imperative within counselling Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) accounts for the complexity of career concerns by enhancing agency in career decision making, with problem solving serving as a conduit between uncertainty and empowerment The current state of employment, threats to agency within career development, and specific CIP-based interventions to enhance agency are discussed (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)","Hayden, Seth C.; Osborn, Debra S.; Peace, Carley, Lange, Robert","https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2020.1867703","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling;: No Pagination Specified, 2021.; Publication details: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling;: No Pagination Specified, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11074,""
"COVID-19, mental health problems, and their detrimental effects on hotel employees’ propensity to be late for work, absenteeism, and life satisfaction","","Karatepe, Osman M.; Saydam, Mehmet Bahri, Okumus, Fevzi","https://doi.org/10.1080/13683500.2021.1884665","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Current Issues in Tourism;: 1-18, 2021.; Publication details: Current Issues in Tourism;: 1-18, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11075,""
"The Impact of COVID-19 Curfew Restrictions on the University Students’ Academic Learning and Mental Health: A Study from Jordan","","Almomani, Ensaf Y.; Almomany, Abbas M.","https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2021.1886801","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Loss and Trauma;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Loss and Trauma;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11076,""
"COVID-19 Fear Association with Israeli Medical Student Mental Health and Substance Use","","Isralowitz, Richard, Reznik, Alexander","https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2021.1886802","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Loss and Trauma;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Loss and Trauma;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11077,""
"Impact of coronavirus and online exam anxiety on self-efficacy: the moderating role of coping strategy","Purpose: The novel coronavirus pandemic is projected to cause an elevation in anxiety levels across the globe With everything shifting to online mode, the teaching-learning has also gone virtual This study aims to analyze the impact of novel coronavirus and online education on student’s anxiety and self-efficacy, investigate the role of coping strategies as a moderator between anxiety and self-efficacy Also, develop and validate an online exam anxiety scale Design/methodology/approach: The data is collected by undertaking a cross-sectional survey of 434 higher education students from various universities For conceptualization of the construct of online exam anxiety, the principal component analysis is carried out Thereafter, the conceptual model is validated and tested using confirmatory factor analysis and hierarchical regression analysis Findings: The hypothesized model demonstrated good reliability and validity The results showed that students’ anxiety has an adverse impact on their self-efficacy Findings indicate that the sample in this study reported more anxiety owing to online examinations in comparison to coronavirus induced anxiety Also, it was found that the relationship between anxiety and self-efficacy was stronger at low levels of coping strategy whereas it got considerably weakened at high levels of coping strategy Research limitations/implications: The study is limited to students who belong at other levels of education Further studies can attempt to capture the impact of COVID on student anxiety This study was restricted to students in the age group of 18–25 The impact of COVID can be studied in a different age group in the future Practical implications: This study offers important implications for educators, practitioners and policymakers working in the education sector It presents an interesting insight into how the sudden change in pedagogical delivery to online mode is preventing a smooth transition for students and becoming a cause of anxiety It recommends higher education institutions to develop an innovative and robust approach to promote and address mental health issues among students It also stresses the need for ensuring that the process of conducting online examinations are streamlined and adequate guidance is given to students Social implications: The study proposes the need for training students and teachers on the application of an blended learning approach and efficient adoption of information and communication technology resources in teaching-learning Originality/value: The current study contributes to the existing body of knowledge by stressing that adaptive-behavioral and emotion-focused coping strategies are significantly helpful in tackling coronavirus related anxiety It also recommends the need for Higher education institutions to play an active role in strengthening their preparedness strategies for effective management of outbreaks and pandemics © 2021, Emerald Publishing Limited","Arora, S.; Chaudhary, P.; Singh, R. K.","https://doi.org/10.1108/ITSE-08-2020-0158","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Interactive Technology and Smart Education;2021.; Publication details: Interactive Technology and Smart Education;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11078,""
"Pandemic and mental health of the front-line healthcare workers: A review and implications in the Indian context amidst COVID-19","Pandemic, being unprecedented, leads to several mental health problems, especially among the front-line healthcare workers (HCW) Front-line HCWs often suffer from anxiety, depression, burnout, insomnia and stress-related disorders This is mediated to a large extent by the biopsychological vulnerabilities of the individuals;socioenvironmental factors such as the risk of exposure to infection, effective risk communication to HCWs, availability of personal protective equipment, job-related stress, perceived stigma and psychological impact of the isolation/quarantine and interpersonal distancing also play the major roles Despite the huge magnitude of mental health problems among the front-line HCWs, their psychological health is often overlooked Some of the potential measures to reduce the mental health problems of the front-line HCWs are effective communication, tangible support from the administration/seniors, mental health problem screening-and interventional-facilities, making quarantine/isolation less restrictive and ensuring interpersonal communication through the various digital platforms, proactively curtailing the misinformation/rumour spread by the media and strict legal measures against violence/ill treatment with the HCWs, and so on India, along with other countries who lately got affected by the COVID-19, must learn from the experiences of the other countries and also from the previous pandemics as to how to address the mental health needs of their front-line HCWs and ensure HCWs' mental well-being, thereby improving their productivity Current review attempts to highlight the mental health aspects of the pandemic on the front-line HCWs, discusses some of the contentious issues and provides future directions particularly concerning COVID-19 in the Indian context and other low-resource countries (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)","Gupta, Snehil, Sahoo, Swapnajeet","https://doi.org/10.1136/gpsych-2020-100284","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: General Psychiatry;33(5):1-10, 2020.; Publication details: General Psychiatry;33(5):1-10, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11079,""
"Psychosocial Impacts of the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic in Zimbabwe: Citizens' Perspective: PGDT","The outbreak of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic altered the social, economic, and public health landscape across the world, and unleashed a plethora of negative psychosocial impacts on society This qualitative study used an online based case study design to explore the psychosocial impacts of COVID-19 among a few selected citizens of Zimbabwe The study was conceptualized around an orienting question stated as: What are the psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe? Participants for the study were purposively selected, and data was collected through in-depth interviews, which were hosted online The study returned findings that the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe was concomitant with a range of psychosocial impacts including inter alia, exposure of people to mental health problems such as severe distress, phobias, anxiety, development of psychosomatic symptoms, as well as increase in social ills such as poverty, and domestic and sexual violence perpetrated against women and children","Mbulayi, Shingirai P.; Makuyana, Abigail, Kang'ethe, Simon M.","https://doi.org/10.1163/15691497-12341571","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Perspectives on Global Development and Technology;19(5/6):565, 2021.; Publication details: Perspectives on Global Development and Technology;19(5/6):565, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11080,""
"Digital technologies as a panacea for social isolation and loneliness among older adults: An intervention model for flourishing and wellbeing visual technologies as a panacea for social isolation","This article explores whether digital communication technologies have applicability in reducing social isolation and loneliness among older adults Issues of social isolation and loneliness among older adults are important as they are identified risk factors for mortality, disability, cognitive ability, depression and poor wellbeing This problem is more urgent due to the Covid-19 pandemic which has required older adults to physically and socially distance from family, friends, neighbours, communities and health services In the context of the present Covid-19 pandemic, this article is of interest to educators, social workers, community service providers, health service practitioners, gerontological scholars involved in preparing older adult communities for present and future traumatic events resulting in socially isolating experiences The literature identified that use of technology to promote social connection and enhance wellbeing for older adults can be an effective intervention, but more information is needed as to what aspects of such interventions make them effective This research advocates for improvement in wellbeing and social connectedness of older adults through consideration of interventions through a model for flourishing and wellbeing The research contributes to our growing understanding of how to change the way we think, feel and act towards older adults, ageing and flourishing © DIANA AMUNDSEN, 2021","Amundsen, D.","https://doi.org/10.1163/23644583-00501008","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy;5(1):1-14, 2021.; Publication details: Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy;5(1):1-14, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11081,""
"COVID-19 Pandemic and Environmental Health: Effects and the Immediate Need for a Concise Risk Analysis","COVID-19 pandemic, as another disease emerging in the interface between animals and humans, has revealed the importance of interdisciplinary collaborations such as the One Health initiative Environmental Health, whose role in the One Health concept is well established, has been associated with COVID-19 pandemic via various direct and indirect pathways Modern lifestyle, climate change, environmental degradation, exposure to chemicals such as endocrine disruptors, and exposure to psychological stress factors impact human health negatively As a result, many people are in the disadvantageous position to face the pandemic with an already impaired immune system due to their exposure to environmental health hazards Moreover, the ongoing pandemic has been associated with outdoor and indoor air pollution, water and noise pollution, food security, and plastic pollution issues Also, the inadequate infrastructure, the lack of proper waste and wastewater management, and the unequal social vulnerability reveal more linkages between Environmental Health and COVID-19 pandemic The significant emerging ecological risk and its subsequent health implications require immediate risk analysis and risk communication strategies","Maipas, Sotirios, Panayiotides, Ioannis G.; Tsiodras, Sotirios, Kavantzas, Nikolaos","https://doi.org/10.1177/1178630221996352","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Environmental Health Insights;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication details: Environmental Health Insights;: 1-3, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11082,""
"Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among Medical Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study","Purpose: The Covid-19 pandemic is a public health emergency with both physical and mental health risks Medical students have baseline elevated rates of anxiety, depression and burnout As such, they may be especially susceptible to the psychological stresses of Covid-19 The current study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of anxiety and depression among United States medical students during the Covid-19 pandemic Methods: A cross-sectional, survey-based study collected demographic data as well as the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) and the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to assess anxiety and depression symptoms, respectively The survey was administered from April 13, 2020 to April 28, 2020 amidst the height of the Covid-19 pandemic Results: A total of 1,428 students from 40 US medical schools completed the survey From those surveyed, 30 6% and 24 3% of respondents screened positive for anxiety and depression, respectively Median GAD-7 scores were higher among females (7 0 vs 5 0, P < 00001), pre-clinical students (7 0 vs 6 0, P < 00004), and those with a friend or relative diagnosed with Covid-19 (7 0 vs 6 0, P = 001) Median PHQ-9 scores were higher among females (6 0 vs 4 0, P < 00001) and pre-clinical students (6 0 vs 4 0, P < 00001) Conclusion: When compared to previous medical student studies, these results are 61% higher for anxiety and 70% higher for depression during the Covid-19 era The current study suggests that there should be a heightened awareness of and sensitivity to student's mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic with certain cohorts at greater potential risk [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Medical Education & Curricular Development is the property of Sage Publications Inc and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Halperin, Scott J.; Henderson, Matthew N.; Prenner, Sofia, Grauer, Jonathan N.","https://doi.org/10.1177/2382120521991150","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Medical Education & Curricular Development;: 1-7, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Medical Education & Curricular Development;: 1-7, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11083,""
"SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT EARLY IN THE US COVID-19 CRISIS: EXPLORING SOCIAL SUPPORT AND PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR BETWEEN THOSE WITH AND WITHOUT DEPRESSION OR ANXIETY IN AN ONLINE SAMPLE","Introduction: Social distancing and sheltering-in-place mitigate the physical health risks of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19);however, there are concerns about the impact on mental health and social engagement Methods: We used data from a U S -based online survey (March 2020) to examine patterns of social support and prosocial behavior, explore differences between people with and without depression or anxiety, and explore correlates of social engagement in both groups, including symptom severity in the clinical group Results: The clinical group reported greater social engagement In both groups, social engagement was positively associated with COVID-19-related worry and trait moral elevation;mindfulness was positively associated with all outcomes for the clinical group only Social interaction frequency had little influence on outcomes Depressive symptom severity was positively associated with all outcomes, whereas anxiety was negatively associated with prosocial behavior Discussion: These findings highlight how social engagement was experienced early in the U S COVID-19 crisis","McGuire, A. P.; Hayden, C.; Frankfurt, S. B.; Kurz, A. S.; Anderson, A. R.; Howard, B. A. N.; Szabo, Y. Z.","https://doi.org/10.1521/jscp.2020.39.10.923","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology;39(10):923-953, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology;39(10):923-953, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11084,""
"Without body and time Adventures of the individual and social psyche in the age of new technologies","The revolution fuelled by new technologies does not look like one of the many turning points in human history It is as if the invention of the wheel, trains, electricity and of the computer had unified as an impact force and multiplied a countless number of times We are thus not referring to one single invention, but to a continuous stream of inventions The speed at which these innovations are introduced hamper social, personal, emotional, and cognitive adaptations More specifically, the two fundamental features of human experience-space and time-seem to be excluded This revolution strikes social imaginary-bolstered nowadays by an excess of experiences, assets, and rights-that expands massively through technological performativy However, this topical reality-present in the unconscious mind and source of new mental disorders such as depression (currently, one of the main mental disease in the Western world)-is discontinued by the advent of the coronavirus The subsequent world-wide halt raises universal awareness of the prevailing cultural background in which we are immersed and permits the labelling of problems The individual's psychic resistance can then be considered a political issue affecting everyone A disenchanted slant on this situation could present the virtual world not only as a vehicle for manipulation or misleading bilocation-made possible through augmented reality or Second Life-but also as a moment of growth of man's inner psychic dimension At the climax of an anti-human drift, a space opens up to transit across to the new coming world the specificity and complexity of the human species (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved) Abstract (Italian) La rivoluzione delle nuove tecnologie non ha l'aria di essere una delle tante svolte nella storia dell'umanita E come se l'invenzione della ruota, del treno, dell'elettricita e del computer si fossero unificate come forza d'impatto e moltiplicate per un numero infinito di volte Non stiamo parlando di una singola invenzione, ma di una catena di invenzioni a getto continuo La velocita con cui vengono introdotte queste innovazioni impedisce un adattamento emotivo e cognitivo sul piano sia individuale che sociale In particolare, le due variabili essenziali dell'esperienza umana (spazio e tempo) sembrano venire espulse Questa rivoluzione impatta un immaginario collettivo dominato dalla bulimia di esperienze, beni e diritti che viene espanso all'ennesima potenza dalla performativita tecnologica E tuttavia questa scena (vissuta in modo inconsapevole, a prezzo di nuovi disturbi psichici come la depressione che e diventata la malattia piu diffusa nell'Occidente) e stata sospesa dal Covid, uno stop globale che ha consentito a tutti di vedere il brodo culturale in cui eravamo immersi e di nominare i problemi che ci attraversano In particolare, la tenuta psichica dell'individuo puo essere posta come un nodo politico che riguarda tutti Una considerazione disincantata della scena puo consentire di vedere il virtuale come veicolo non solo di manipolazione e bilocazione fuorviante in realta aumentate e second life, ma anche come sviluppo della dimensione interiore Proprio al culmine di una deriva antiumana si apre dunque uno spazio per far transitare nel nuovo mondo in arrivo la specificita e la complessita della nostra specie (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)","Mazzoli, Gino","https://doi.org/10.3280/RSF2020-002002","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Rivista Sperimentale di Freniatria: La Rivista della Salute Mentale;144(2):7-31, 2020.; Publication details: Rivista Sperimentale di Freniatria: La Rivista della Salute Mentale;144(2):7-31, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11085,""
"Microglia Fighting for Neurological and Mental Health: On the Central Nervous System Frontline of COVID-19 Pandemic","Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is marked by cardio-respiratory alterations, with increasing reports also indicating neurological and psychiatric symptoms in infected individuals During COVID-19 pathology, the central nervous system (CNS) is possibly affected by direct severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) invasion, exaggerated systemic inflammatory responses, or hypoxia Psychosocial stress imposed by the pandemic further affects the CNS of COVID-19 patients, but also the non-infected population, potentially contributing to the emergence or exacerbation of various neurological or mental health disorders Microglia are central players of the CNS homeostasis maintenance and inflammatory response that exert their crucial functions in coordination with other CNS cells During homeostatic challenges to the brain parenchyma, microglia modify their density, morphology, and molecular signature, resulting in the adjustment of their functions In this review, we discuss how microglia may be involved in the neuroprotective and neurotoxic responses against CNS insults deriving from COVID-19 We examine how these responses may explain, at least partially, the neurological and psychiatric manifestations reported in COVID-19 patients and the general population Furthermore, we consider how microglia might contribute to increased CNS vulnerability in certain groups, such as aged individuals and people with pre-existing conditions","Gonçalves de Andrade, Elisa, Šimoncicová, Eva, Carrier, Micaël, Vecchiarelli, Haley A.; Robert, Marie-Ève, Tremblay, Marie-Ève","https://doi.org/10.3389/fncel.2021.647378","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience;2021.; Publication details: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11086,""
"“Everything Is Gonna Be Alright with Meâ€: The Role of Self-Compassion, Affect, and Coping in Negative Emotional Symptoms during Coronavirus Quarantine","Self-compassion has been associated with less distress, particularly when people face stressful and negative events This study analyzed the mediation role of coping and affect in the relation between self-compassion and negative emotional symptoms during the quarantine decreed by Portuguese Health Authorities in the first phase of the coronavirus outbreak A total of 428 Portuguese adults (75% women;Mage = 40 8, SD = 11 6) completed an online survey comprised by the Self-Compassion Scale (predictor);Short Version of Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (outcomes);The Positive and Negative Affect Schedule;and Brief-COPE These instruments were adapted to COVID 19’s epidemic Parallel mediation analyses demonstrated that self-compassionate participants were at less risk of suffering from symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress during the quarantine Plus, the relation between self-compassion and depressive, anxious, and stress symptoms were mediated by negative affect and dysfunctional coping style, but only for symptoms of depression The findings support coping strategies and affect as links between self-compassion and distress but also the importance of separately analyzing the role of self-compassion, negative affect, and coping on symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress Low self-compassion might increase negative affect, maintaining stress responses to face demanding events during the COVID-19 epidemic Results were discussed in the context of the pandemic outbreak","Beato, Ana Filipa, da Costa, Leonor Pereira, Nogueira, Rita","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042017","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2017, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2017, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11087,""
"The Use of Online CB-ART Interventions in the Context of COVID-19: Enhancing Salutogenic Coping","Community crises require the provision of short-term reflective intervention methods to help service users identify stressors, and access and intensify their adaptive coping Here, we demonstrate the use of a single-session online cognitive behavioral- and art-based (CB-ART) intervention within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic In this method, the individual draws three images: his/her COVID-19-related stress, his/her perceived resources, and an integration of stress and resources This method provided a reflective space in which individuals could identify their experienced stressors, acknowledge their coping resources, and integrate these two elements within the context of the current pandemic In this article, we use illustrative examples from a study implemented during the first national lockdown in Israel and present a tool that can be easily implemented by mental-health professionals in ongoing community crises The aims of this intervention were to co-create knowledge with service users, access their self-defined needs and strengths, and enhance their coping by enabling them to view stress and coping as part of the salutogenic continuum","Segal-Engelchin, Dorit, Huss, Ephrat, Sarid, Orly","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042057","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2057, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2057, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11088,""
"Prevalence and Risk Factors for Post-Traumatic Stress in Hospitalized and Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients","This population-based study assessed the prevalence and determinants of symptom-defined post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in a cohort of hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients about 1 5–6 months after their COVID-19 onset The data were acquired from two mixed postal/web surveys in June–September 2020 from patients all aged =18 years with a positive polymerase chain reaction for severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) until 1 June 2020, comprising both hospitalized and non-hospitalized subjects The catchment areas of the two included hospitals covers about 17% of the population of Norway In total, 211 hospitalized and 938 non-hospitalized subjects received invitation The prevalence of symptom-defined PTSD was assessed using the PTSD checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5) Determinants of symptom-defined PTSD and PTSD symptoms were analyzed using multivariable logistic and linear regression analysis In total, 583 (51%) subjects responded at median 116 (range 41–200) days after COVID-19 onset The prevalence of symptom-defined PTSD was 9 5% in hospitalized and 7 0% in non-hospitalized subjects (p = 0 80) Female sex, born outside of Norway, and dyspnea during COVID-19 were risk factors for persistent PTSD symptoms In non-hospitalized subjects, previous depression and COVID-19 symptom load were also associated with persistent PTSD symptoms In conclusion, COVID-19 symptom load, but not hospitalization, was associated with symptom-defined PTSD and PTSD symptom severity","Einvik, Gunnar, Dammen, Toril, Ghanima, Waleed, Heir, Trond, Stavem, Knut","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042079","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2079, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2079, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11089,""
"Family Physicians’ Standpoint and Mental Health Assessment in the Light of COVID-19 Pandemic—A Nationwide Survey Study","During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, family physicians (FPs) are the backbone of the healthcare system with considerable impact on the general population, and their well-being is of great importance The aim of this investigation was to assess FPs mental health, as well as knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) regarding the pandemic, and opinions on non-communicable disease (NCD) health care provided to patients A cross-sectional study was carried out with a sample of 613 FPs Anxiety and depression levels were estimated with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, subjective perceived stress with the Perceived Stress Scale, while trauma-related symptoms were assessed using the Impact on Event Scale-COVID19 KAPs toward the pandemic and opinions regarding NCD patients were evaluated with questionnaires accordingly Results have shown that age (ß = -0 02, p = 0 013) and personal risk of COVID-19 (ß = 1 05, p <0 001) were significant independent correlates of the knowledge score A total of 87 7% FPs expressed moderate/high perceived stress, 45 2% moderate/severe trauma-related symptoms, 60 4% borderline/abnormal anxiety levels, and 52 4% borderline/abnormal depression levels Knowledge score was an independent predictor of perceived stress (ß = -0 33, p = 0 023) and anxiety (ß = -0 31, p = 0 006) levels Limited accessibility to healthcare services and decreased number of newly-diagnosed NCD cases were mostly agreed on The pandemic puts a considerable strain on FPs mental health, as well as on public health measures, due to the decreased overall quality of NCD patient health care Educational programs may bridge the gaps between FPs’ knowledge Thus lowering anxiety and improving patient care","Vilovic, Tina, Bozic, Josko, Vilovic, Marino, Rusic, Doris, Zuzic Furlan, Sanja, Rada, Marko, Tomicic, Marion","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042093","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2093, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2093, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11090,""
"COVID-19 Lockdown and Mental Health in a Sample Population in Spain: The Role of Self-Compassion","Previous data support that mental health is affected during pandemic and lockdown situations Yet, little is known about the positive factors that protect mental health during a lockdown This study analyzed mental health status—particularly emotional problems—and the role of several sociodemographic and clinical variables;it also explored whether there is a positive relationship between self-compassion and better mental health status A cross-sectional study was carried out in Spain with the participation of 917 fluent Spanish-speaking residents in a survey conducted approximately midway through the COVID-19 lockdown The survey tested for anxiety, depression, and stress using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) to measure self-compassion values, and the Perceived Vulnerability to Disease Questionnaire (PVDQ) to assess the degree of risk perceived by participants Around 30% of the individuals surveyed (recruited by snowball sampling) showed clinically significant levels of anxiety, depression, and stress The variables most frequently associated with anxiety, depression, and stress were low levels of self-compassion, age, gender, previous physical symptoms, a previous mental disorder, being a student, and perceived vulnerability to disease We discuss the hypothetical protective role against anxiety, depression, and stress of certain skills such as self-compassion and the possibility that increasing self-compassion may be used to promote better mental health in similar situations","Gutiérrez-Hernández, MarÃa Elena, Fanjul, Luisa Fernanda, DÃaz-Megolla, Alicia, Reyes-Hurtado, Pablo, Herrera-RodrÃguez, Jonay Francisco, Enjuto-Castellanos, MarÃa del Pilar, Peñate, Wenceslao","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18042103","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2103, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):2103, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11091,""
"Monitoring People’s Emotions and Symptoms from Arabic Tweets during the COVID-19 Pandemic","Coronavirus-19 (COVID-19) started from Wuhan, China, in late December 2019 It swept most of the world’s countries with confirmed cases and deaths The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the virus a pandemic on 11 March 2020 due to its widespread transmission A public health crisis was declared in specific regions and nation-wide by governments all around the world Citizens have gone through a wide range of emotions, such as fear of shortage of food, anger at the performance of governments and health authorities in facing the virus, sadness over the deaths of friends or relatives, etc We present a monitoring system of citizens’ concerns using emotion detection in Twitter data We also track public emotions and link these emotions with COVID-19 symptoms We aim to show the effect of emotion monitoring on improving people's daily health behavior and reduce the spread of negative emotions that affect the mental health of citizens We collected and annotated 5 5 million tweets in the period from January to August 2020 A hybrid approach combined rule-based and neural network techniques to annotate the collected tweets The rule-based technique was used to classify 300,000 tweets relying on Arabic emotion and COVID-19 symptom lexicons while the neural network was used to expand the sample tweets that were annotated using the rule-based technique We used long short-term memory (LSTM) deep learning to classify all of the tweets into six emotion classes and two types (symptom and non-symptom tweets) The monitoring system shows that most of the tweets were posted in March 2020 The anger and fear emotions have the highest number of tweets and user interactions after the joy emotion The results of user interaction monitoring show that people use likes and replies to interact with non-symptom tweets while they use re-tweets to propagate tweets that mention any of COVID-19 symptoms Our study should help governments and decision-makers to dispel people’s fears and discover new symptoms associated with the symptoms that were declared by the WHO It can also help in the understanding of people’s mental and emotional issues to address them before the impact of disease anxiety becomes harmful in itself","Al-Laith, Ali, Alenezi, Mamdouh","https://doi.org/10.3390/info12020086","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Information;12(2):86, 2021.; Publication details: Information;12(2):86, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11092,""
"Influence of COVID-19 on Health-Related Quality of Life and the Perception of Being Vaccinated to Prevent COVID-19: An Approach for Community Pharmacists from Romania and Bulgaria","Community pharmacists are essential front-line health workers, involved in relieving the COVID-19 burden Their health-related quality of life status needs to be assessed, as lower levels could affect their functioning In order to evaluate the current status of community pharmacists’ quality of life from Romania and Bulgaria during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to identify factors associated with their decision on being vaccinated to prevent COVID-19, an online survey involving 395 community pharmacists was conducted from July 15th, 2020 to August 15th, 2020 The 15D instrument was used for quality-of-life assessment The pharmacists’ recommendations for vitamin C and D intake during the COVID-19 pandemic were also analyzed in order to promote future training programs for community pharmacists Descriptive statistics, comparative analyses between pharmacists from Romania and Bulgaria, and multiple correlation analyses were performed on the collected data Significant differences were observed for the level of quality of life between the two groups of pharmacists according to their age;smaller values, directly correlated with their age (total 15D score and age: Spearman r = 0 168, p = 0 022), were obtained for Bulgarian pharmacists regarding sleeping, usual activities, mental function, discomfort and symptoms, depression, distress The perception of being vaccinated did not differ between Romanian and Bulgarian pharmacists, as almost 50% agreed to vaccination (p = 0 7542) Their willingness to vaccinate was correlated with vitamin D usage (p = 0 0134), rather than with vitamin C (p = 0 4157) No other significant associations were found between willingness to get vaccinated to prevent COVID-19 and other characteristics (age, gender, income, quality-of-life markers) Evidence-based interventions are required to enhance the health-related quality of life of community pharmacists involved in the first line of the COVID-19 pandemic","Turcu-Stiolica, Adina, Bogdan, Maria, Subtirelu, Mihaela-Simona, Meca, Andreea-Daniela, Taerel, Adriana-Elena, Iaru, Irina, Kamusheva, Maria, Petrova, Guenka","https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040864","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Clinical Medicine;10(4):864, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Clinical Medicine;10(4):864, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11093,""
"Erratum for “The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of COVID-19â€","The article “The Long-Term Mental Health Effects of COVID-19†by Syed Z Iqbal, MD;Benjamin Li, MD;Edore Onigu-Otite,MD;Mohammad Faraz Naqvi,MD;and Asim A Shah,MD, which was published in the December 2020 issue of Psychiatric Annals (volume 50, number 12, pp 522-525), has been amended to include factual corrections An error was iden-tified subsequent to its original publication The name of an author, Edore Onigu-Otite, was misspelled The spelling has been corrected The online article and its erratum are considered the version of record © 2021, Slack Incorporated All rights reserved","Anonymous","https://doi.org/10.3928/00485713-20201211-01","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Psychiatric Annals;51(1):49-49, 2021.; Publication details: Psychiatric Annals;51(1):49-49, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11094,""
"Measures to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in workplace settings: Public health perspective","The ongoing global coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared as a pandemic, a public health emergency of international concern, and also as a disease which has shown a very high risk of global transmission The available evidence suggests that the disease is being transmitted through close contacts or through droplets and thus the probability of acquiring the infection at workplace becomes very high, wherein a group of people work in constrained settings This calls for the need to implement specific measures to minimize the probability of acquisition of infection In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace, it is a must that it should be kept clean and hygienic and practices to promote better respiratory hygiene and hand hygiene should be envisaged Further, specific interventions should be taken to improve the mental health of the employees by supporting them to alleviate their fear and anxiety associated with the disease In conclusion, the effective containment of the COVID-19 pandemic requires a multisectoral approach and thus, we have to get our workplace ready and ensure the safety of the employees and be together in our battle against the novel infection © 2020, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences All rights reserved","Shrivastava, S. R.; Shrivastava, P. S.","https://doi.org/10.4103/jms.jms_22_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: JMS - Journal of Medical Society;34(2):117-118, 2020.; Publication details: JMS - Journal of Medical Society;34(2):117-118, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11095,""
"Home art therapy techniques as nursing care for older adults in contingency by covid-19","Objective: To present a brief description of home art therapy techniques as Nursing care for older adults in contingency due to COVID-19 Development: Faced with the pronouncement of the health measures for COVID-19, older adults as the highest risk group require strict adherence to the isolation recommendations, for which some art therapy techniques are proposed as Nursing care, among which drawings, mandalas, painting, collages and mask technique stand out;which can favor the mental health of the older adults at theirnomes, as well as favor cognitive stimulation, mobility and expression of emotions;thus, its benefits involve the physical, social, emotional and spiritual well-being of the older adults Final considerations: Plastic arts as therapeutic strategies can be incorporated by the nurse in home activities for the older adults, favoring cognitive functions, preventing cognitive deterioration, maintaining mobility, and improving emotional state © 2020, Universidade Federal do Parana 1 All rights reserved","Albañil-Delgado, S.; Aguilar Machain, P.; Guerrero-Castañeda, R. F.","https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v25i0.73883","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Cogitare Enfermagem;25:1-8, 2020.; Publication details: Cogitare Enfermagem;25:1-8, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11096,""
"Readers’ panel - Is enough being done to support nurses’ mental health during the pandemic?","Our experts consider a hot topic of the day","Anonymous","https://doi.org/10.7748/ns.35.11.12.s8","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Nursing Standard;35(11):12-12, 2020.; Publication details: Nursing Standard;35(11):12-12, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11097,""
"Psychological Impact among COVID-19 Positive Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-sectional Study","Introduction: Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak is one of the biggest medical challenges to humankind in recent times, started from China in December 2019, and had spread to almost all the countries of the world The social, psychological and economic fissures exposed by the pandemic resulted in mass disruption in human behaviour population This is pushing them towards more stress Aim: To analyse the anxiety and depressive symptoms in COVID-19 positive patients Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 325 COVID positive patients who were admitted in isolation ward in tertiary care centre and were enrolled in this study, out of which 18 refused to give the consent and 5 were already taking psychiatric medications and were excluded Telephonic contact was not established with rest of the 5 patients After ethical clearance, the anxiety and depressive symptoms were assessed by using Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAM-A) and Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D), respectively by using paired t-test Results: Maximum patients belonged to age group of 21-40 years (54 9%) Maximum patients were males (70%) Almost 3/4th of the population (64%) had depressive symptoms of different severity and 61% had anxiety symptoms Significant association of anxiety symptoms was seen with gender (p=0 001) and marital status (p=0 002) No association with depressive symptoms was seen with gender (p=0 087) and marital status (p=0 399) Conclusion: COVID-19 had significant impact on the patients More than half of the population had showed the psychological issues in the form of anxiety and depression Males and married patients were affected more with both anxiety and depressive symptoms [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research is the property of JCDR Research & Publications Private Limited and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Bharti, Poonam, Aggarwal, Bimal Kumar, Gupta, Parul, Singla, Mohit, Garg, L. N.; Mittal, Amit, Bharti, Aman","https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2021/47531.14561","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research;15(2):10-13, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research;15(2):10-13, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11098,""
"Coronavirus (COVID-19) and its Relationship with Ocular Surface","An outbreak in China's Wuhan city in December 2019, characterized by unidentified pneumonia, leading to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome has begun The cause of the outbreak has been detected as Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), which is a new coronavirus and due to its rapid spread in a short time, it has been announced as a pandemic in terms of public health by the World Health Organization The virus is transmitted mainly by direct contact with the secretions of patients and inhalation of virus-containing micro-droplets The transmission of the virus via the ocular route is a controversial issue and there are limited number of studies in the literature Follicular conjunctivitis may be one of the ocular manifestations of the disease and even if there is no concomitant conjunctivitis, it is very important for the ophthalmologists and healthcare professionals to take preventive measures In this review, the relationship of SARSCoV- 2 with ocular surface findings was evaluated in the light of the literature (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Çin'in Wuhan sehrinde Aralik 2019'da nedeni belirlenemeyen pnömoni ile karakterize, ciddi akut solunum sikintici sendromuna yol açan bir salgin baslamistir Salginin etkeninin yeni bir koronavirüs olan siddetli akut solunum yetersizligi sendromu-2 (SARS-CoV-2) oldugu saptanip kisa bir süre içinde hizla yayilim göstermesiyle Dünya Saglik Örgütü tarafindan halk sagligi açisindan acil durum olan pandemi olarak ilan edilmistir Virüs baslica hastalarin sekresyonlari ile dogrudan temas ile virüs içeren mikrodamlaciklarin inhalasyonu ile bulasmaktadir Virüsün oküler yol ile bulasmasi ise tartismali bir konu olup literatürde sinirli sayida çalisma mevcuttur Foliküler konjonktivitin hastaligin oküler bulgularindan biri olabilecegi ve eslik eden konjonktivit olmasa dahi özellikle oftalmologlarin ve saglik çalisanlarinin koruyucu önlemler almalari oldukça önem tasimaktadir Bu derlemede SARSCoV- 2'nin oküler yüzey bulgulari ile iliskisi literatür esliginde degerlendirilmistir (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Bezmialem Science is the property of Galenos Yayinevi Tic LTD STI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","EkÍNcÍ, Cansu, ÖZdemÍR, Mehmet Hakan","https://doi.org/10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4580","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Koronavirüs (COVÍD-19) ve Oküler Yüzey ile Íliskisi.;9:74-77, 2021.; Publication details: Koronavirüs (COVÍD-19) ve Oküler Yüzey ile Íliskisi.;9:74-77, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11099,""
"COVID-19 Pandemic: Stress and Psychiatric Disorders","The epidemic, which first started as viral pneumonia in Wuhan, China at the end of 2019 and is now known as Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), rapidly spread to almost every part of the world and named a pandemic in March 2020 It is well known that psychiatric symptoms and syndromes, especially posttraumatic stress disorder, major depression, anxiety, and sleep disorders reach high prevalence values in natural or man-made disasters Especially in infectious disease epidemics where mortality rates are high, patients, those who are quarantined, and the whole society experience very intense mental stress and trauma It is not easy to avoid psychological distress after facing highly fatal illnesses such as Ebola, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), or COVID-19 When pandemics turn into a rapid and global disaster, the prevalence values of mental problems reach even higher levels Combating mental disorders not only provides psychological well-being but also affects the course of the epidemic, as these disorders can delay efforts to fight epidemics Mental health complaints increase in healthcare workers as a result of the stress and trauma of working during the epidemic Studies report that during the SARS epidemic, approximately one-fifth of healthcare workers experienced 'significant mental disorders' Medical professionals who develop mental disorders will be less productive, which will weaken the fight against the epidemic Therefore, it is very important to support healthcare professionals Since the COVID-19 outbreak is a relatively recent disaster, epidemiological study results have not yet been published sufficiently However, the results of serious epidemics caused by viruses such as SARS and Ebola have previously been published In this review, information about the psychiatric morbidity expected after COVID-19 is reviewed in the light of the results of studies conducted mainly in previous virus epidemics (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Ílk olarak 2019 yili sonunda Çin'in Wuhan sehrinde bir viral pnömoni olarak baslayan ve simdi Covid-19 olarak bilinmekte olan salgin, hizlica dünyanin hemen her tarafina yayilarak Mart 2020?de pandemi niteligi kazanmistir Dogal veya insan eliyle gerçeklestirilen afetlerde basta travma sonrasi stres bozuklugu, majör depresyon, anksiyete ve uyku bozukluklari olmak üzere psikiyatrik belirti ve sendromlarin yüksek prevalans degerlerine ulastigi iyi bilinmektedir Özellikle mortalite oranlarinin yüksek oldugu enfeksiyon hastaligi epidemilerinde hastalar, karantinaya alinanlar ve bütün toplum çok yogun bir ruhsal stres ve travma yasarlar Ebola, siddetli akut solunumsal sendrom (SARS) veya COVÍD-19 gibi yüksek düzeyde ölümcül bir hastalikla yüzyüze gelmek durumunda psikolojik distressten kaçinabilmeyi hayal etmek çok güçtür Pandemiler hizli ve global bir felakete dönüsürken, ruhsal sorunlarin prevalans degerleri daha da yüksek düzeylere ulasmaktadir Ruhsal bozukluklarla mücadele sadece psikolojik iyi olusu saglamakla kalmaz, bu bozukluklar salgin hastalikla savas çabalarini da geciktirebildigi için epideminin gidisini de etkiler Salgin sirasinda çalismanin stres ve travmasinin bir sonucu olarak saglik çalisanlarinda ruh sagligi yakinmalari artar Çalismalar SARS salgini sirasinda saglik çalisanlarinin yaklasik beste birinde ""belirgin ruhsal bozukluklar"" görüldügünü bildirmektedir Ruhsal bozukluk gelisen tip profesyonelleri daha az üretken olacaklarindan bu da epidemiyle mücadelenin zayiflamasina yol açacaktir Bu yüzden özellikle saglik çalisanlarinin desteklenmesi önem arzetmektedir COVÍD-19 salgini görece yeni bir felaket oldugundan henüz epidemiyolojik çalisma sonuçlari yeterince yayimlanmis degildir Ancak SARS ve Ebola gibi virüslerin neden oldugu ciddi düzeydeki salginlarla ilgili sonuçlar daha önce yayimlanmisti Bu derlemede, agirlikli olarak önceki virüs epidemilerinde yapilmis çalisma sonuçlari isiginda COVÍD-19 sonrasi beklenen psikiyatrik morbidite ile ilgili bilgiler gözden geçirilmektedir (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Bezmialem Science is the property of Galenos Yayinevi Tic LTD STI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Kirpinar, Ísmet","https://doi.org/10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4743","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: COVÍD-19 Pandemisi: Stres ve Psikiyatrik Bozukluklar.;9:61-68, 2021.; Publication details: COVÍD-19 Pandemisi: Stres ve Psikiyatrik Bozukluklar.;9:61-68, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11100,""
"COVID-19 and Influenza Coexistence","Objective: Viral pneumonia cases occur quite frequently in the community The rate of viral infections in community-acquired pneumonia is about 25% severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza are also viruses that can cause pneumonia In this study, we aimed to determine the rate of influenza co-infection in Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) cases Methods: The data of adult patients who applied to Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital between March 6, 2020, and May 21, 2020, which were positive with the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and influenza antigen test were retrospectively scanned from the hospital automation system Results: SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was found positive in 498 adult patients who applied to our hospital Two hundrend-sixty of these patients were hospitalized and 238 were followed up on an outpatient basis In 88 patients SARS-CoV-2 PCR and influenza antigen were studied, and 6 of them had positive influenza antigen COVID-19 and influenza co-infection was not detected Conclusion: In order to determine the exact rate of influenza and COVID-19 co-infection, it is necessary to evaluate the patients who applied with the appropriate clinical picture from the beginning of the seasonal influenza period by using reverse transcription-PCR for these two viral infections, if possible Further research is needed in this area (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Amaç: Viral pnömoniler toplumda oldukça sik görülür Toplum kökenli pnömonide viral enfeksiyonlarin orani yaklasik %25'tir Siddetli akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu-2 (SARS-CoV-2) ve influenza da pnömoniye neden olabilen virüslerdendir Bu çalismada Koronavirüs hastaligi-19 (COVÍD-19) olgularinda influenza koenfeksiyonu oranini belirlemeyi amaçladik Yöntemler: 6 Mart 2020-21 Mayis 2020 tarihleri arasinda Bezmialem Vakif Üniversitesi Hastanesi'ne basvuran, SARS-CoV-2 polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu (PZR) testi ve influenza antijen testi pozitif olarak sonuçlanan eriskin hastalarin verileri retrospektif olarak hastane otomasyon sisteminden tarandi Bulgular: Hastanemize basvurmus olan eriskin hastalarin 498'inde SARS-CoV-2 PZR testi pozitif bulundu Bu hastalarin 260'i hastaneye yatirilarak, 238'i ayaktan takip edilen hastalardi SARS-CoV-2 PZR ve influenza antijeni çalisilmis olan toplam 88 hasta mevcuttu ve bunlarin 45'inde influenza antijeni pozitifti COVÍD-19 ve influenza ko-infeksiyonu saptanmadi Sonuç: Ínfluenza ve COVÍD-19 ko-enfeksiyonu oranini tam olarak belirlemek için mevsimsel influenza döneminin basindan itibaren uygun klinik tablo ile basvuran hastalari bu iki viral enfeksiyon yönünden mümkünse gerçek zamanli-PZR ile degerlendirmek gereklidir Bu alanda daha fazla çalismaya ihtiyaç vardir (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Bezmialem Science is the property of Galenos Yayinevi Tic LTD STI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Uslu ErsÖZ, Ayse Betül, BolukÇU, Sibel, AndÍÇ, Nurgül, KarakuS, Dilara, Okay, Gülay, SÜMbÜL, Bilge, KaÇMaz, Asiye Bahar, Durdu, Bülent, Akkoyunlu, Yasemin, KoÇ, Meliha MerÍÇ","https://doi.org/10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4777","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: COVÍD-19 ve Ínfluenza Birlikteligi.;9:1-3, 2021.; Publication details: COVÍD-19 ve Ínfluenza Birlikteligi.;9:1-3, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11101,""
"Evaluation of Perceived Stress Levels of Radiology Workers Regarding COVID-19 Outbreak","Objective: The purpose of this study is to investigate the perceived stress levels of radiology workers and associated factors during the Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) outbreak Methods: A descriptive questionnaire prepared by the researchers was completed online by employees who work in the radiology department of various health institutions in Turkey In our study, the perceived stress scale was used The necessary ethics approval was obtained for the study SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 22 0 (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp) was used for statistical analysis of the data Results: The average age of 573 radiology workers participating in the study was 34 0±9 3 years and 50 1% were women The scores received by radiology workers from the perceived stress scale were 27 8±6 4 (median: 27 0, minimum-maximum: 6-50) In our study, it was determined that the perceived stress score was statistically significantly higher (p<0 05) in women and in those who lived with individuals over the age of 60, those working as radiology technicians, those who had a chronic disease, those who increased smoking, those who used social media more often than before, those who had not received training on COVID-19 infection, those who thought that the measures taken against COVID-19 infection were insufficient, and those who had contact with a patient with COVID-19 Conclusion: In our study, we identified the perceived high stressrelated factors that we thought could be useful for psychological support during the COVID-19 outbreak With early detection of radiology workers at risk, we believe that both the mental health of the employees can be protected and workload loss can be prevented (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Amaç: Bu çalismanin amaci koronavirüs hastaligi-19 (COVÍD-19) salgini sirasinda radyoloji çalisanlarinin algilanan stres düzeylerini ve bununla iliskili faktörleri incelemektir Yöntemler: 15 Nisan-18 Nisan 2020 tarihleri arasinda arastirmacilar tarafindan hazirlanan tanimlayici tipte anket Türkiye'deki çesitli saglik kuruluslarinin radyoloji departmanlarinda görev yapan radyoloji çalisanlari tarafindan online dolduruldu Çalismamizda algilanan stres ölçegi (perceived stress scala) kullanildi Çalisma için gerekli etik izin alindi Verilerin istatistiksel analizlerinde SPSS 22 0 paket programi kullanildi Bulgular: Çalismaya katilan 573 radyoloji çalisaninin yas ortalamasi 34,0±9,3 yil olup, %50,1'i kadindi Radyoloji çalisanlarinin algilanan stres ölçeginden aldiklari puan 27,8±6,4 (median: 27,0, minimummaksimum: 6-50) idi Çalismamizda kadinlarin, 60 yas üstü bireylerle birlikte yasayanlarin, radyoloji teknisyeni/teknikeri olarak çalisanlarin, kronik bir hastaliga sahip olanlarin, sigara kullanimi artanlarin, sosyal medyayi eskisinden daha sik kullananlarin, COVÍD-19'lu hastayla temasi olanlarin, COVÍD-19 enfeksiyonu ile ilgili bir egitim almayanlarin ve COVÍD-19 enfeksiyonuna karsi alinan önlemlerin yetersiz oldugunu düsünenlerin algiladiklari stresin istatistiksel olarak anlamli düzeyde daha yüksek oldugu belirlendi (p<0,05) Sonuç: Çalismamizda, COVÍD-19 salgini sirasinda psikolojik destek için kullanilabilecegini düsündügümüz algilanan yüksek stres ile iliskili faktörleri tanimladik Risk altindaki radyoloji çalisanlarinin erken tespit edilmesiyle hem çalisanlarin ruh sagliginin korunabilecegini hem de is yükü kaybinin önlenebilecegini düsünüyoruz Bununla birlikte risk gruplarina yönelik yapilacak etkili müdahaleler için daha kapsamli çalismalara ihtiyaç vardir (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Bezmialem Science is the property of Galenos Yayinevi Tic LTD STI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Arslan, Hatice Nilden, Soylu, Aysegül Ídil","https://doi.org/10.14235/bas.galenos.2020.4893","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Radyoloji Çalisanlarinin COVÍD-19 Salginiyla Ílgili Algilanan Stres Düzeylerinin Degerlendirilmesi.;9:25-31, 2021.; Publication details: Radyoloji Çalisanlarinin COVÍD-19 Salginiyla Ílgili Algilanan Stres Düzeylerinin Degerlendirilmesi.;9:25-31, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11102,""
"A study of the socio-economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic","Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has raised concerns of an imminent economic crisis, feared to be much worse than the Great Depression Although the pandemic is global, its impact is deeply local This paper aims to determine the socio-economic implications of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly on the various organisations and on the consumption patterns of individuals On the social front, there will be a look into how social distancing, panic buying and other preventive measures necessitated by this pandemic have altered the behavioural pattern of individuals in their interactions with other economic agents Design/Methodology/Approach: The methodology adopted is a qualitative one, where in-depth interviews were conducted across various sectors Our focus is primarily on changes in consumption and occupational patterns Accordingly, interviews of household members, labourers and employers have been conducted Such a study will have practical implications in terms of helping to build theory and policy Findings: This study has analysed how global pandemics alter individual behaviour, from a socioeconomic standpoint Practical/Theoretical Implications: This research will prove useful in predicting human behaviour during any ‘flu-like’ epidemic in the future © 2021 Australasian Accounting Business and Finance Journal and Authors","Lahiri, S.; Sinha, M.","https://doi.org/10.14453/aabfj.v15i1.5","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal;15(1 Special Issue):51-69, 2021.; Publication details: Australasian Accounting, Business and Finance Journal;15(1 Special Issue):51-69, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11103,""
"Shock digitalisation of education: The perception of participants of the educational process","Introduction The relevance of the study is determined both by the importance of the problem of digital transformation of education in general, and by the specific conditions, which arose during the crisis caused by COVID-19 The long-term consequences of the emergency transition of Russian education to the distance format, taking into account the ongoing pandemic, have yet to be assessed, but the reaction of the participants in the educational process to the first period of the total distance learning should be analysed immediately as a basis for future management decisions Aim The aim of the present research is a comprehensive analysis of the perception of the experience of an emergency transition to a distant education format by the main participants in the educational process Methodology and research methods Online survey based on Google forms was employed as the main method The respondents to the survey included participants in the educational process, mostly permanently residing in the Sverdlovsk region (99% of the respondents) The survey was conducted in September - October 2020 The survey participation was voluntary and completely anonymous As a result of the survey conducted, more than 24,500 original responses were received and processed The data obtained were compared with the results of secondary studies (primarily, with the monitoring studies of the Higher School of Economics) Results The research findings demonstrate a number of significant shortcomings in the strategy of digital transformation of education, such as the insufficient development of the digital communication infrastructure in the regions, the technological and competence-based digital inequality, the lack of well-developed methods of using digital educational tools, the lack of high-quality content, the lack of full-fledged integrated educational resources on the market The shortcomings mentioned above apparently led to a decrease in the quality of education during the period of self-isolation and provoked a reaction of rejection of digital educational forms and an increase in technological pessimism among a significant part of the respondents The results are presented in correlation with secondary studies, which confirms the reliability of the general conclusions Scientific novelty The scientific novelty of the research lies in the attraction, systematisation and analytical generalisation of original material on the urgent problem of digital transformation of education, collected in one of the largest and technologically advanced regions of the Russian Federation Practical significance The current article makes it possible to more accurately assess the situation in regional education and provides reference points both for conducting longitudinal research and for making current and strategic management decisions in Russian education at the regional and federal level © 2021 Russian State Vocational Pedagogical University All rights reserved","Nazarov, V. L.; Zherdev, D. V.; Averbukh, N. V.","https://doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2021-1-156-201","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Obrazovanie i Nauka;23(1):156-201, 2021.; Publication details: Obrazovanie i Nauka;23(1):156-201, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11104,""
"The impact of coaching on well-being andperformance of managers and their teamsduring pandemic","In March 2020, the World Health Organization announced that the outbreak of COVID-19 wasa pandemic Many companies were forced to shift to fully remote work following preventativemeasures imposed by governments across the globe to protect individual and collectivehealth From that day many employees started working from home With COVID-19 spreadingacross hundreds of countries, companies started facing new challenges as their employees’well-being, mental health and performance suffered following adjustments to unexpectedchanges, worries about their families, feelings of confusion and negativity or simply technicalissues when working from home This study provides some positive empirical evidence that asan approach coaching may be efficient in enhancing the well-being and performance ofmanagers and their teams during the pandemic The study contributes therefore toestablishing very preliminary empirical evidence of the efficacy of coaching under theunprecedented scenario the world is facing - the pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19), andpossibly other crisis scenarios as well © the Author(s) Published by Oxford Brookes University","Jarosz, J.","https://doi.org/10.24384/n5ht-2722","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring;19(1):4-27, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Evidence Based Coaching and Mentoring;19(1):4-27, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11105,""
"The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on the labor activity of passenger car employees, considering psychophysiological indicators","Introduction The article presents research materials on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on labor activity, conducted during the period of active development of the epidemic spread around the world The aim of study is to analyze the labor activity of employees during the pandemic, taking into account psychophysiological indicators Materials and methods Comparative analysis of questionnaire data (used the questionnaire developed by the teachers of the Department ""Management of safety in technosphere"" Russian University of transport) railway workers during a pandemic COVID-19, considered the issues of psychological state, but also studied a stress level of employees and predicting the impact of a pandemia on the state of mental health of railway workers 50 female guides took part in the survey, most of them were women (about 70%) with continuous work experience in this profession Results Guides generally adequately assess the health risk of COVID-19 exposure However, there are several people who ""underestimate the risk of exposure to the factor"" (about 20%), and their number has increased during the period of lifting the quarantine Comparative analysis showed that during the quarantine period, employees felt psychoemotional stress, increased the number of anxieties, depression, and nervous disorders The obtained data confirm the expediency of further research in this direction, the need to normalize the work of employees in the context of the development of the pandemia and the preservation of their health Conclusions It is necessary to wait and make every effort to fight COVID-19 It is also necessary to control the psychological state, if you ignore the fear of employees that they may become infected, then this may open up diseases of a different nature © 2020, Institut meditsiny truda RAMN All rights reserved","Koroleva, A. M.; Sachkova, O. S.","https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2020-60-11-804-806","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Meditsina Truda I Promyshlennaya Ekologiya;60(11):804-806, 2020.; Publication details: Meditsina Truda I Promyshlennaya Ekologiya;60(11):804-806, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11106,""
"New forms of employment and workers' health","Globalization and digitalization give rise to a complex of problems of economics, sociology, and occupational health The prevalence of precarious employment (PE) is growing In connection with the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis, employment and social well-being have become acute The study aims to review literature and essays on PE as a problem of occupational health and a new social determinant of workers' health The author has made the analysis of documents from WHO, ILO, European Union, etc , scientific literature and essays on the problem of PE and its impact on somatic (including reproductive) health, mental health, and workers' social well-being The legal bases of labor and health protection are considered The informal economy, the terminology of forms of PE, and the ILO Convention No 175 on part-time work and the Convention No 177 on home work and the Decent Work Initiative were analyzed The characteristics and prevalence of PE, examples of forms of work organization, affected groups of the population, and sectors of the economy are considered Vulnerable groups are women (especially pregnant women), young and elderly workers, migrants, and the most unfavorable situation is in construction, agriculture, catering, tourism, etc , and much better in the public sector PE and its impact on health are an essential topic in social epidemiology, and affective health problems are almost as severe as unemployment PE is often associated with poor working conditions, physically demanding work and an increased risk of accidents, with young workers more often affected The lack of confidence in keeping a job negatively affects mental health — the odds ratio is over 1 5 PE is associated with impaired reproductive behavior and reproductive health and the birth of children with low body weight The features of home work, its pros, and cons are given An analysis of employment from the standpoint of occupational health revealed the relationship between forms of employment and indicators of health and quality of life and made it possible to complete some generalizations and formulate the principles of work and health The future of labor, new occupations, knowledge, and skills are considered In the United Nations Development Program, Goal 8, Decent Work and Economic Growth, is to achieve full employment and decent work for all by 2030 PE is becoming more frequent;therefore, further data collection and research into its effects among new groups of workers is necessary Soon, the digitalization of the economy and society will cause a paradigm shift in occupational health: the future of occupational health is the prevention of occupational diseases and work-related disorders © 2020, Institut meditsiny truda RAMN All rights reserved","Denisov, E. I.","https://doi.org/10.31089/1026-9428-2020-60-12-936-950","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Meditsina Truda I Promyshlennaya Ekologiya;60(12):936-950, 2020.; Publication details: Meditsina Truda I Promyshlennaya Ekologiya;60(12):936-950, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11107,""
"Insomnia, Depression and Anxiety among Healthcare workers during Covid-19 Pandemic - An Evidence-Based Review","Background:Covid-19 is a serious lower respiratory infection leading to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)caused by a novel coronavirus that began spreading from Wuhan, China in December 2019 distributed worldwide Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, Healthcare workers have been experiencing severe mental health illness like Depression and Anxiety and Insomnia This evidence-based study Conducted to determine the prevalence of Insomnia, Depression and Anxiety amongst healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic Materials and Methods:Theevidence-based review is done based on the studies conducted from January to May 2020 From ScienceDirect and PubMed were collected thecross-sectional studies with the keywords of Boolean operators ""Anxiety"" AND ""Depression"" AND ""Insomnia"" AND ""Healthcare Workers"" AND ""Covid-19"" AND ""Coronavirus"" AND ""Pandemic"" Result: A total number to 159 studies were collected after the keywords search After the exclusion of 149 studies, ten studies were included The total number of health care workers who were involved in this study is 15982 of which 5849 (36 6%) were Physicians, 7590 (47 49%) were nurses, and 2542 (15 91%)are other health care workers 1631 (10 27%), 5567 (34 83%), and 4344 (27 18%) healthcare workers had symptoms of Insomnia, Depression, and Anxiety, respectively Conclusion: Significant number of health care workers are affected by mental illness in all the affected countries irrespective of their age, gender and profession Hence all the respective organizations and individual health care workers can prepare and follow the precautions recommended by various authorities to prevent HCW from mental illness [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (09752366) is the property of Association of Indian Pharmacist and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Jephtha, Muoka Chidiebere, M, Jagadeesan","https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.02.007","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (09752366);13(2):605-612, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (09752366);13(2):605-612, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11108,""
"6th International ACM In-Cooperation HCI and UX Conference - Proceedings of CHIuXiD 2020: Fostering Digital Innovation","The proceedings contain 12 papers The topics discussed include: investigating students’ use of a mental health chatbot to alleviate academic stress;evaluation of model-based optimized touchscreen keyboard for older adults with hand tremor;GETIT for students: a mobile application and the UX design process in practice;learning experience using online sticky notes for elementary school;Fintech accelerates economic recovery solutions from covid-19;annotation system to build cyberbullying and hate speech detection model training dataset;digital learning experience for university student;trusted tester panels in emerging markets;designing ICT applications for hearing-impaired people in Asia;and shoeclean a case study of shoe laundry services startup in developing mobile application","Anonymous","https://www.google.com/search?q=6th+International+ACM+In-Cooperation+HCI+and+UX+Conference+-+Proceedings+of+CHIuXiD+2020:+Fostering+Digital+Innovation","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: ACM Int. Conf. Proc. Ser.;2020.; Publication details: ACM Int. Conf. Proc. Ser.;2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11109,""
"Cutting corners on-site could be catastrophic for contractors ;B2B Central - tci","The article discusses the possible dangers of cutting corners or neglecting sound construction practices on-site for contractors in the building industry amidst the Covid-19 pandemic as per The Concrete Institute's School of Concrete Technology senior lecturer John Roxburgh Also cited are the need for concrete practitioners to know how to assess the quality of their concrete supplies, and an essential training tools to ensure best site practice for concrete works","Anonymous","https://www.google.com/search?q=Cutting+corners+on-site+could+be+catastrophic+for+contractors+;B2B+Central+-+tci","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: South African Food Review;: N.PAG-N.PAG, 2021.; Publication details: South African Food Review;: N.PAG-N.PAG, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11110,""
"The effectiveness of solution-focused brief therapy with incarcerated youth","Incarcerated youth face many significant struggles Criminal involvement at a young age is often accompanied by problems with self-regulation, goal setting, academic achievement, mental health, and unstable home lives Most treatment approaches for incarcerated youth are deficit-based and aimed at weaknesses and deficiencies This study examined the impact of a strengths-based approach-solution-focused brief therapy (SFBT)-in improving the overall well-being and social-emotional and behavioral functioning of incarcerated youth, and reducing their risk for criminal recidivism Data were analyzed using a single-case design with three client rating scales-two completed pre- and post-treatment (BASC-3 and YLS/CMI), and one throughout treatment (ORS) The effectiveness of SFBT was assessed by examining reliable and clinically significant changes on the Outcome Rating Scale (ORS), improved social-emotional and behavioral functioning on the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition (BASC-3), and reduced criminal recidivism risk on the Youth Level of Service Inventory/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) Both participants showed reliable change on the ORS Participant 1 also showed clinically significant change on the ORS Participant 2 showed marked improvements on the BASC-3 Emotional Symptoms Index and Internalizing Problems composites, but not on the Personal Adjustment composite Participant 2 did not show significant improvements for criminal recidivism risk on the YLS/CMI The study's sample size was limited due to closures associated with COVID-19 Additional limitations are addressed along with future implications and directions for research with incarcerated youth (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)","Black, Taylor","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+effectiveness+of+solution-focused+brief+therapy+with+incarcerated+youth","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering;82(5-B):No Pagination Specified, 2021.; Publication details: Dissertation Abstracts International: Section B: The Sciences and Engineering;82(5-B):No Pagination Specified, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11111,""
"COVID-19 outbreak management in a hospital ward: lessons learned to prevent, prepare for and respond to infectious disease outbreaks in healthcare settings","Health system resilience has been defined by Kurt et al (2017) as the capacity of health actors, institutions and populations to prepare for and effectively respond to crises, maintain core functions when a crisis hits and, informed by lessons learned during the crisis, re-organise if conditions require it 3 More specifically Nuzzo et al (2019) discuss 16 attributes that a health system needs to develop and maintain to achieve resilience 4 From our reflection emerged suggestions on seven of these specific attributes: leadership and command structure, surge capacity infection and prevention control, health workforce, communications, core public health capabilities for the DHB and a commitment to quality improvement Members of this team included the infection prevention and control team, an infectious disease consultant, the manager and lead physician of the mental health ward and Maori health services, as well as contact tracing staff from the public health unit (PHU) and the COVID-19 occupational health team [ ]the service responsible for staff safely (in our case, the occupational health team) should be the first place for staff to obtain information about their own wellbeing in the context of an outbreak [ ]the service responsible for staff safety need to have strong capacity to scale up as needed The follow-up of some contacts, including some mental health patients, was delegated to a staff member who had received insufficient training in contact tracing [ ]because of the organisational structure, neither the COVID-19 occupational health team nor the staff from the mental health ward had direct access to clinical support from the medical officer of health during this period","Habel, Catherine, Ng, Jerome, Shoemack, Phil, Grimwade, Kate, Miller, Fiona, Boryer, Jen, Bennett, Hayley, Chisholm, Stephanie","https://www.google.com/search?q=COVID-19+outbreak+management+in+a+hospital+ward:+lessons+learned+to+prevent,+prepare+for+and+respond+to+infectious+disease+outbreaks+in+healthcare+settings","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: The New Zealand Medical Journal (Online);134(1529):97-102, 2021.; Publication details: The New Zealand Medical Journal (Online);134(1529):97-102, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11112,""
"THE MEDICAL CONDITION OF UNACCOMPANIED AND SEPARATED CHILDREN IN MORIA REFUGEE CAMP, LESVOS ISLAND IN THE CONTEXT OF COVID-19 PANDEMICS","Pandemics of fast-spreading COVID-19 infection caused by coronavirus SARS-CoV-was reportedly worsening the situation of refugees and migrants worldwide Border closures resulted in overcrowded accepting facilities and movement restrictions and limited access to the services for asylum seekers Children and unaccompanied minors were facing violence, psychological, and social affliction Transfers of newly arriving refugees and migrants to Europe were suspended to further notice Field clinic for unaccompanied and separated children in Moria refugee camp treated 2558 patients during the COVID-19 pandemics in the time frame from April 1st to July 31st 2020 The most common diagnoses were Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Muscle and Joint Pain, and Gastrointestinal issues The most common reason for the clinic visit overall was wound care, including wounds caused by self-harm and infected wounds as a result of the high incidence of skin parasitic infections, such as scabies There were no confirmed cases COVID-19 infection caused by new coronavirus SARS CoV-2 © 2020 All Rights Reserved","JackulÃková, M.; Suliman, O.; Janovicová, L.; Bydžovský, J.; Faashtol, R.; Kozon, V.; Kolibab, M.; Kosticová, M.; Krcméry, V.","https://www.google.com/search?q=THE+MEDICAL+CONDITION+OF+UNACCOMPANIED+AND+SEPARATED+CHILDREN+IN+MORIA+REFUGEE+CAMP,+LESVOS+ISLAND+IN+THE+CONTEXT+OF+COVID-19+PANDEMICS","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Lekarsky Obzor;69(11):387-389, 2020.; Publication details: Lekarsky Obzor;69(11):387-389, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11113,""
"COVID-19 Data in the Classroom","COVID-19 has undoubtedly generated a plethora of data, from daily counts on tests, positive results, hospitalizations, deaths, etc , to information from scientific studies on the virus and treatment to insights on the impact of the pandemic on the economy, education, mental health, etc The value of engaging statistics and data science students with these data seems obvious, but the decision of whether to bring COVID-19 data into the statistics and data science classrooms is not simple Here, Tackett and Cetinkaya-Rundel showcase a few approaches for how they can do so responsibly, and highlight resources that might help educators decide whether to do so in the first place","Tackett, Maria, Çetinkaya-Rundel, Mine","https://www.google.com/search?q=COVID-19+Data+in+the+Classroom","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Chance;33(3):63, 2020.; Publication details: Chance;33(3):63, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11114,""
"Covid-19 pandemic and the elderly as risk population: aspects for health education; Pandemia da covid-19 e idosos como população de risco: aspectos para educação em saúde; Pandemia de covid-19 y ancianos como población de riesgo: aspectos para educación en salud","RESUMO Objetivo: discorrer sobre a fisiopatogênese da COVID-19 e vulnerabilidade clÃnica do indivÃduo idoso, além de aspectos relevantes para promoção da saúde e do autocuidado da pessoa idosa. Desenvolvimento: realizou-se investigação dos temas em plataformas cientÃficas de busca, além de documentos oficiais da Organização Mundial de Saúde e do Ministério da Saúde. O vÃrus causador da COVID-19 apresenta, fundamentalmente, complicações respiratórias. O processo de senescência do aparelho respiratório torna o idoso vulnerável tanto para infecção, como para agravamento e letalidade. Atividade fÃsica, nutrição adequada, qualidade do sono, exposição ao sol, saúde mental e espiritualidade permitem a preservação e promoção da saúde dos sistemas imunológicos e respiratórios, e devem ser estimuladas para o autocuidado do idoso. Conclusão: esta reflexão contribui para orientação de profissionais de saúde no cuidado gerontológico de enfermagem, no procedimento de educação em saúde dos aspectos referentes à prevenção e autocuidado dos idosos, como população de risco para COVID-19.; RESUMEN: Objetivo: Discurrir sobre la fisiopatogénesis del COVID-19 y la vulnerabilidad clÃnica del anciano, además de aspectos relevantes para promoción de salud y autocuidado del anciano. Desarrollo: Temas investigados en plataformas cientÃficas de búsqueda y en documentos oficiales de la Organización Mundial de la Salud y del Ministerio de Salud. El virus que provoca el COVID-19 presenta, principalmente, complicaciones respiratorias. El proceso de senescencia del aparato respitatorio hace al anciano vulnerable a la infección y a su agravamiento y letalidad. Actividad fÃsica, nutrición adecuada, calidad del sueño, exposición al sol, salud mental y espiritualidad permiten la preservación y promoción de salud de los sistemas inmunológicos y respiratorios, y deben estimularse para el autocuidado del anciano. Conclusión: Esta reflexión contibuye a orientar a profesionales de salud en el cuidado gerontológico de enfermerÃa, en educación en salud sobre aspectos referentes a prevención y autocuidado del anciano como población de riesgo de COVID-19.; ABSTRACT Objective: discuss the physiopathogenesis of COVID-19 and the clinical vulnerability of the elderly person, in addition to relevant aspects for promoting health and self-care for the elderly. Development: research on the themes was carried out on scientific search platforms, added to official documents from the World Health Organization and the Ministry of Health. The virus that causes COVID-19 basically presents respiratory complications. The senescence process of the respiratory system makes the elderly vulnerable both to infection, as well as to worsening and lethality. Physical activity, adequate nutrition, quality sleep, sun exposure, mental health and spirituality allow the maintenance and promotion of the immune and respiratory systems' health and should be encouraged for the elderly self-care. Conclusion: this reflection contributes to the guidance of health professionals in gerontological nursing care, in the health education procedure of aspects related to the prevention and self-care of the elderly, as a population at risk for COVID-19.","Bezerra, Polyana Caroline de Lima; Lima, Luiz Carlos Ribeiro de; Dantas, Sandro Carvalho","http://www.revenf.bvs.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1414-85362020000100811","","Country: BR; BRASIL; BRAZIL; BRASIL; BRESIL; BRASILE; Database: LILACS; Publication details: Cogitare enferm;25: e73307, 2020.; Publication details: Cogitare enferm;25: e73307, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11115,""
"SARS-CoV-2 early infection signature identified potential key infection mechanisms and drug targets","BACKGROUND: The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has caused devastating mortality and posed a significant threat to public health worldwide. Despite the severity of this illness and 2.3 million worldwide deaths, the disease mechanism is mostly unknown. Previous studies that characterized differential gene expression due to SARS-CoV-2 infection lacked robust validation. Although vaccines are  now available, effective treatment options are still out of reach. RESULTS: To characterize the transcriptional activity of SARS-CoV-2 infection, a gene signature consisting of 25 genes was generated using a publicly available RNA-Sequencing (RNA-Seq) dataset of cultured cells infected with SARS-CoV-2. The signature estimated infection level accurately in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from healthy and infected patients (mean 0.001 vs. 0.958; P < 0.0001). These signature genes were investigated in their ability to distinguish the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a single-cell RNA-Sequencing dataset. TNFAIP3, PPP1R15A, NFKBIA, and IFIT2 had shown bimodal gene expression in various immune cells from severely infected patients compared to healthy or moderate infection cases. Finally, this signature was assessed using the publicly available ConnectivityMap database to identify potential disease mechanisms and drug repurposing candidates. Pharmacological classes of tricyclic antidepressants, SRC-inhibitors, HDAC inhibitors, MEK inhibitors, and drugs such as atorvastatin, ibuprofen, and ketoconazole showed strong negative associations (connectivity score < - 90), highlighting the need for further evaluation of these candidates for their efficacy in treating SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS: Thus, using the 25-gene SARS-CoV-2 infection signature, the SARS-CoV-2 infection status was captured in BALF cells, PBMCs and postmortem lung biopsies. In addition, candidate SARS-CoV-2 therapies with known safety profiles were identified. The signature genes could potentially also be used to characterize the COVID-19 disease severity in patients' expression profiles of BALF cells.","Li, Yue; Duche, Ashley; Sayer, Michael R; Roosan, Don; Khalafalla, Farid G; Ostrom, Rennolds S; Totonchy, Jennifer; Roosan, Moom R","https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07433-4","","Country: GB; REINO UNIDO; UNITED KINGDOM; REINO UNIDO; UK; GREAT BRITAIN; INGLATERRA; ENGLAND; ESCOCIA; SCOTLAND; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: BMC Genomics;22(1): 125, 2021 Feb 18.; Publication details: BMC Genomics;22(1): 125, 2021 Feb 18.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11116,""
"Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and global mental health","The mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may shape population health for many years to come. Failure to address the mental health issues stemming from the pandemic is likely to prolong its impact. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a significant global challenge and, in lower-income countries, even a disruption of mental health services. Given our experience with previous pandemics, the present COVID-19 crisis can be expected to cause psychological trauma, and steps are needed to address this issue proactively. A focus on the long-term mental health consequences may be at least as important as the measures currently seeking to mitigate the short-term effects of COVID-19 and to save lives. The implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for mental health call for a greater focus on the needs of those with mental disorders and on mental health issues affecting health care workers and the general public. Timely preventive and therapeutic mental health care is essential in addressing the psychosocial needs of populations exposed to the pandemic. In addition to specialist care, ""task-shifting"" and digital technologies may provide cost-effective means of providing mental health care in lower-income countries worldwide as well as in higher-income countries with mental health services overwhelmed by the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In view of the ever-increasing pressure on global health systems resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, adopting and adapting ""task-shifting"", i.e. the delegation of psychotherapeutic interventions to trained non-specialists, as an element of the provision of mental health services, is overdue. Digital technologies can be used to enhance social support and facilitate resilience to the detrimental mental health effects of the pandemic; they may also offer an efficient and cost-effective way to provide easy access to mental health care.","Lange, Klaus W","https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.glohj.2021.02.004","","Country: CN; CHINA; CHINA; CHINA; REPUBLIC OF CHINA; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Glob Health J;2021 Feb 13.; Publication details: Glob Health J;2021 Feb 13.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11117,""
"Delayed health consequences of Covid-19 lockdown in an older adult","We report a case of a retired school teacher who presented with rapid cognitive and functional decline following the COVID-19 lockdown period that was diagnosed as worsening depression by referring physician. This highlights the potentially life-threatening consequences of delayed diagnosis and management of delirium, an often reversible syndrome, due to lockdown restrictions. As the pandemic outlives its initial projections, its downstream impact on an already vulnerable population continues to emerge.","Aroos, Wong, Merchant","https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afab052","20210223","COVID-19 lockdown; delirium; diagnostic delay; older adult; social isolation","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11118,""
"Effect of Layperson-Delivered, Empathy-Focused Program of Telephone Calls on Loneliness, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Clinical Trial","Loneliness is a risk factor for many clinical conditions, but there are few effective interventions deployable at scale. To determine whether a layperson-delivered, empathy-focused program of telephone calls could rapidly improve loneliness, depression, and anxiety in at-risk adults. From July 6 to September 24, 2020, we recruited and followed up 240 adults who were assigned to receive calls (intervention group) or no calls (control group) via block randomization. Loneliness, depression, and anxiety were measured using validated scales at enrollment and after 4 weeks. Intention-to-treat analyses were conducted. Meals on Wheels Central Texas (MOWCTX) clients received calls in their homes or wherever they might have been when the call was received. The study included MOWCTX clients who fit their service criteria, including being homebound and expressing a need for food. A total of 296 participants were screened, of whom 240 were randomized to intervention or control. Sixteen callers, aged 17 to 23 years, were briefly trained in empathetic conversational techniques. Each called 6 to 9 participants over 4 weeks daily for the first 5 days, after which clients could choose to drop down to fewer calls but no less than 2 calls a week. Primary outcome was loneliness (3-item UCLA Loneliness Scale, range 3-9; and 6-item De Jong Giervald Loneliness [De Jong] Scale, range 0-6). Secondary outcomes were depression (Personal Health Questionnaire for Depression), anxiety (Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale), and self-rated health (Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire). The 240 participants were aged 27 to 101 years, with 63% aged at least 65 years (n = 149 of 232), 56% living alone (n = 135 of 240), 79% women (n = 190 of 240), 39% Black or African American (n = 94 of 240), and 22% Hispanic or Latino (n = 52 of 240), and all reported at least 1 chronic condition. Of 240 participants enrolled, 13 were lost to follow-up in the intervention arm and 1 in the control arm. Postassessment differences between intervention and control after 4 weeks showed an improvement of 1.1 on the UCLA Loneliness Scale (95% CI, 0.5-1.7; P < .001; Cohen d of 0.48), and improvement of 0.32 on De Jong (95% CI, -0.20 to 0.81; P = .06; Cohen d, 0.17) for loneliness; an improvement of 1.5 on the Personal Health Questionnaire for Depression (95% CI, 0.22-2.7; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.31) for depression; and an improvement of 1.8 on the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (95% CI, 0.44 to 3.2; P < .001; Cohen d, 0.35) for anxiety. General physical health on the Short Form Health Questionnaire Survey showed no change, but mental health improved by 2.6 (95% CI, 0.81 to 4.4; P = .003; Cohen d of 0.46). A layperson-delivered, empathy-oriented telephone call program reduced loneliness, depression, and anxiety compared with the control group and improved the general mental health of participants within 4 weeks. Future research can determine whether effects on depression and anxiety can be extended to maximize clinical relevance. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04595708.","Kahlon, Aksan, Aubrey, Clark, Cowley-Morillo, Jacobs, Mundhenk, Sebastian, Tomlinson","https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.0113","20210223","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11119,""
"Review of the current empirical literature on using videoconferencing to deliver individual psychotherapies to adults with mental health problems","The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a widespread adoption of videoconferencing as a communication medium in mental health service delivery. This review considers the empirical literature to date on using videoconferencing to deliver psychological therapy to adults presenting with mental health problems. Papers were identified via search of relevant databases. Quantitative and qualitative data were extracted and synthesized on uptake, feasibility, outcomes, and participant and therapist experiences. Videoconferencing has an established evidence base in the delivery of cognitive behavioural therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression, with prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and behavioural activation non-inferior to in-person delivery. There are large trials reporting efficacy for health anxiety and bulimia nervosa compared with treatment-as-usual. Initial studies show applicability of cognitive behavioural therapies for other anxiety and eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, but there has yet to be study of use in severe and complex mental health problems. Therapists may find it more difficult to judge non-verbal behaviour, and there may be initial discomfort while adapting to videoconferencing, but client ratings of the therapeutic alliance are similar to in-person therapy, and videoconferencing may have advantages such as being less confronting. There may be useful opportunities for videoconferencing in embedding therapy delivery within the client's own environment. Videoconferencing is an accessible and effective modality for therapy delivery. Future research needs to extend beyond testing whether videoconferencing can replicate in-person therapy delivery to consider unique therapeutic affordances of the videoconferencing modality. Videoconferencing is an efficacious means of delivering behavioural and cognitive therapies to adults with mental health problems. Trial evidence has established it is no less efficacious than in-person therapy for prolonged exposure, cognitive processing therapy, and behavioural activation. While therapists report nonverbal feedback being harder to judge, and clients can take time to adapt to videoconferencing, clients rate the therapeutic alliance and satisfaction similarly to therapy in-person. Videoconferencing provides opportunities to integrate therapeutic exercises within the person's day-to-day environment.","Thomas, McDonald, de Boer, Brand, Nedeljkovic, Seabrook","https://doi.org/10.1111/papt.12332","20210223","cognitive behavioural therapy; telehealth; telemental health; videoconferencing psychotherapy","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11120,""
"Management of Melanoma Patients During COVID-19 Pandemic In An Italian Skin Unit","Due to the COVID-19 crisis, many scheduled medical and surgical activities have been suspended. This interruption to the healthcare system can negatively affect the diagnosis and management of melanoma. Neglecting melanoma throughout the outbreak may be associated with increased rates of mortality, morbidity, and healthcare expenses. We performed a retrospective review of all dermatological and surgical activity performed in our Melanoma Skin Unit between February 23, 2020 and May 21, 2020 and compared these data with those from the same period in 2019. During the lockdown period, we observed a decrease in dermatologic follow-up (DFU) (-30.2%) and in surgical follow-up (SFU) (-37%), and no modification of melanoma diagnosis (-3%). Finally, surgical excisions (SE) (+ 31.7%) increased, but sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) (-29%) and lymph node dissections(LND) (-64%) decreased compared to the same period in 2019. Our experience supports the continuation of surgical and diagnostic procedures in patients with melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surgical and follow-up procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma should not be postponed considering that the pandemic is lasting for an extended period. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.","Filoni, Paolo, Cappellesso, Dall'Olmo, Salimian, Spina, Tropea, Rastrelli, Russano, D'Amico, Collodetto, Rossi, Buja, Vecchiato, Alaibac, Mocellin","https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.14908","20210223","Covid-19; Melanoma; Melanoma management; Melanoma surgical management; Skin cancer; Surgery","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11121,""
"COVID-19 threatens maternal mental health and infant development: possible paths from stress and isolation to adverse outcomes and a call for research and practice","The COVID-19 pandemic exposed mothers to stress and social isolation during the pre- and post-natal periods. The deleterious effects of stress on both pregnant women and their infants are well documented, with research suggesting that effects are exacerbated by reduced social support. In this brief report, we summarize evidence linking stress and social isolation to negative outcomes for mothers and infants and present a conceptual model featuring inflammation as a driving mechanism. There is strong evidence that the coronavirus pandemic will affect mothers and infants through immune pathways that, in previous research, have been shown to link stress and social isolation during the pre- and post-natal periods with deficits in maternal mental health and infant well-being and development across developmental stages. We close with recommendations for novel research, policy changes, and integrated clinical care that can address these biological threats to infants and mothers while leveraging the anti-inflammatory effects of social support.","Venta, Bick, Bechelli","https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-021-01140-7","20210223","Attachment; COVID-19; Inflammation; Mental health; Pregnancy","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11122,""
"Anxiety among the Sudanese university students during the initial stage of COVID-19 pandemic","Since the emergence of the novel coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19), many people were facing daily life changes that could predispose them to anxiety. For the Sudanese university students, the situation is even more complicated because of the limited availability of online learning and the difficult economic situation of the country. The <b>objective</b> of this study is to assess the students' anxiety levels. <b>The method</b> we used was a cross-section of the university students in Sudan using a proportionate stratified random sampling technique to assess their anxiety level using Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) during the COVID-19 pandemic through an online self-administered questionnaire. <b>Results</b> indicated that of the 478 participants, 75.1% had a low anxiety level, 15.5% had a moderate anxiety level and 9.4% had a potentially concerning level of anxiety. Experiencing no symptoms during the past 14 days was associated with a low level of anxiety. Moreover, experiencing fever, sore throat, and myalgia or fatigue were associated with low to moderate anxiety levels among the participants. While having a relative or a friend diagnosed or suspected with the disease or having headache were associated with a low anxiety level, Thus <b>the conclusion</b> was that not complying with the curfew measures, and the preventive etiquette of covering mouth while coughing or sneezing were associated with potentially concerning levels of anxiety while experiencing fever, sore throat and myalgia were associated with moderate anxiety levels. More research should be conducted to study the psychological influences of pandemics on students in developing countries.","Abas, Alejail, Ali","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06300","20210223","Anxiety; Coronavirus; Physical distancing; Public mental health","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11123,""
"Changes in work and life patterns associated with depressive symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic: an observational study of health app (<i>CALO mama</i>) users","During the COVID-19 pandemic, many people refrained from going out, started working from home (WFH), and suspended work or lost their jobs. This study examines how such pandemic-related changes in work and life patterns were associated with depressive symptoms. An online survey among participants who use a health app called <i>CALO mama</i> was conducted from 30 April to 8 May 2020 in Japan. Participants consisted of 2846 users (1150 men (mean age=50.3) and 1696 women (mean age=43.0)) who were working prior to the government declaration of a state of emergency (7 April 2020). Their daily steps from 1 January to 13 May 2020 recorded by an accelerometer in their mobile devices were linked to their responses. Depressive symptoms were assessed using the Two-Question Screen. On average, participants took 1143.8 (95% CI -1557.3 to -730.2) fewer weekday steps during the declaration period (from 7 April to 13 May). Depressive symptoms were positively associated with female gender (OR=1.58, 95% CI 1.34 to 1.87), decreased weekday steps (OR=1.22, 95% CI 1.03 to 1.45) and increased working hours (OR=1.73, 95% CI 1.32 to 2.26). Conversely, starting WFH was negatively associated with depressive symptoms (OR=0.83, 95% CI 0.69 to 0.99). Decreased weekday steps during the declaration period were associated with increased odds of depressive symptoms, but WFH may mitigate the risk in the short term. Further studies on the longitudinal effects of WFH on health are needed.","Sato, Sakata, Murayama, Yamaguchi, Matsuoka, Kondo","https://doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2020-106945","20210223","environment; international occupational health; psychology","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11124,""
"Mental health and psychological capital among Spanish health care workers during COVID-19 pandemic","","RodrÃÂguez-Jiménez, Guerrero-Barona, GarcÃÂa-Gómez","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.medcli.2020.12.008","20210223","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11125,""
"Short-term impact of the COVID-19 confinement measures on health behaviours and weight gain among adults in Belgium","In Belgium, confinement measures were introduced on the 13th of March 2020 to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). These measures may affect health behaviours of the population such as eating habits, physical activity and alcohol consumption, which in turn can lead to weight gain resulting in overweight and obesity, increasing the risk of several chronic diseases, but also of severe COVID-19. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of confinement measures on health behaviours and their associations with weight gain. Data were derived from the second national COVID-19 health survey. Data were collected between the 16th and the 23rd of April 2020. The recruitment of participants was based on snowball sampling via Sciensano's website, invitations via e-mail and social media. The study sample includes participants aged 18 years and over with no missing data on the variables of interest (n = 28,029). The association between self-reported weight gain and health behaviour changes, adjusted for gender, age group and household composition was assessed through OR's (95% CI) calculated with logistic regression models, using post-stratification weights. Overall, 28.6% reported weight gain after 6 weeks of confinement. Higher odds of weight gain were observed among participants who increased or decreased their consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (OR = 1.39 (1.15-1.68) and 1.29 (1.04-1.60), respectively), among those who increased their consumption of sweet or salty snacks (OR = 3.65 (3.27-4.07)), among those who became less physically active (OR = 1.91 (1.71-2.13)), and among those who increased their alcohol consumption (OR = 1.86 (1.66-2.08)). The most important correlates of weight gain during confinement were an increased consumption of sweet or salty snacks and being less physically active. These findings confirm the impact of diet and exercise on short term weight gain and plead to take more action, in supporting people to achieve healthier behaviours in order to tackle overweight and obesity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.","Drieskens, Berger, Vandevijvere, Gisle, Braekman, Charafeddine, De Ridder, Demarest","https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-021-00542-2","20210223","COVID-19; Change in health behaviours; Confinement; Weight gain","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11126,""
"Gender-related variables for health research","In this paper, we argue for Gender as a Sociocultural Variable (GASV) as a complement to Sex as a Biological Variable (SABV). Sex (biology) and gender (sociocultural behaviors and attitudes) interact to influence health and disease processes across the lifespan-which is currently playing out in the COVID-19 pandemic. This study develops a gender assessment tool-the Stanford Gender-Related Variables for Health Research-for use in clinical and population research, including large-scale health surveys involving diverse Western populations. While analyzing sex as a biological variable is widely mandated, gender as a sociocultural variable is not, largely because the field lacks quantitative tools for analyzing the influence of gender on health outcomes. We conducted a comprehensive review of English-language measures of gender from 1975 to 2015 to identify variables across three domains: gender norms, gender-related traits, and gender relations. This yielded 11 variables tested with 44 items in three US cross-sectional survey populations: two internet-based (N = 2051; N = 2135) and a patient-research registry (N = 489), conducted between May 2017 and January 2018. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses reduced 11 constructs to 7 gender-related variables: caregiver strain, work strain, independence, risk-taking, emotional intelligence, social support, and discrimination. Regression analyses, adjusted for age, ethnicity, income, education, sex assigned at birth, and self-reported gender identity, identified associations between these gender-related variables and self-rated general health, physical and mental health, and health-risk behaviors. Our new instrument represents an important step toward developing more comprehensive and precise survey-based measures of gender in relation to health. Our questionnaire is designed to shed light on how specific gender-related behaviors and attitudes contribute to health and disease processes, irrespective of-or in addition to-biological sex and self-reported gender identity. Use of these gender-related variables in experimental studies, such as clinical trials, may also help us understand if gender factors play an important role as treatment-effect modifiers and would thus need to be further considered in treatment decision-making.","Nielsen, Stefanick, Peragine, Neilands, Ioannidis, Pilote, Prochaska, Cullen, Einstein, Klinge, LeBlanc, Paik, Schiebinger","https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-021-00366-3","20210223","Biomedical outcomes; Gender measures; Sex differences","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11127,""
"Mass Suicide of COVID-19 Patient’s Survivors; a Clinical Experience","","","https://doi.org/10.22037/aaem.v9i1.1092","20201101","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-02-24","",11128,""