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"A Novel Artificial Intelligence-Powered Emotional Intelligence and Mindfulness App (Ajivar) for the College Student Population During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quantitative Questionnaire Study","BACKGROUND: Emotional intelligence (EI) and mindfulness can impact the level of anxiety and depression that an individual experiences. These symptoms have been exacerbated among college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ajivar is an app that utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to deliver personalized mindfulness and EI training. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of this research study was to determine the effectiveness of delivering an EI curriculum and mindfulness techniques using an AI conversation platform, Ajivar, to improve symptoms of anxiety and depression during this pandemic. METHODS: A total of 99 subjects, aged 18 to 29 years, were recruited from a second-semester group of freshmen students. All participants completed the online TestWell Wellness Inventory at the start and end of the 14-week semester. The comparison group members (49/99, 49%) were given routine mental wellness instruction. The intervention group members (50/99, 51%) were required to complete Ajivar activities in addition to routine mental wellness instruction during the semester, which coincided with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. This group also completed assessments to evaluate for anxiety, using the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale, and depression, using the 9-item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). RESULTS: Study participants reported a mean age of 19.9 (SD 1.94) years; 27% (27/99) of the group were male and 60% (59/99) identified as Caucasian. No significant demographic differences existed between the comparison and intervention groups. Subjects in the intervention group interacted with Ajivar for a mean time of 1424 (SD 1168) minutes. There was a significant decrease in anxiety, as measured by the GAD-7: the mean score was 11.47 (SD 1.85) at the start of the study compared to 6.27 (SD 1.44) at the end (P<.001). There was a significant reduction in the symptoms of depression measured by the PHQ-9: the mean score was 10.69 (SD 2.04) at the start of the study compared to 6.69 (SD 2.41) at the end (P=.001). Both the intervention and comparison groups independently had significant improvements in the TestWell Wellness Inventory from pretest to posttest. The subgroups in the social awareness and spirituality inventories showed significant improvement in the intervention group. In a subgroup of participants (11/49, 22%) where the GAD-7 was available during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in anxiety from the start of the study (mean score 11.63, SD 2.16) to mid-March (ie, onset of the pandemic) (mean score 13.03, SD 1.48; P=.23), followed by a significant decrease at the end of the study period (mean score 5.9, SD 1.44; P=.001). CONCLUSIONS: It is possible to deliver EI and mindfulness training in a scalable way using the Ajivar app during the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in improvements in anxiety, depression, and EI in the college student population.","Sturgill, Ronda; Martinasek, Mary; Schmidt, Trine; Goyal, Raj","https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25372","","Country: CA; CANADÃ; CANADA; CANADA; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: JMIR Form Res;5(1): e25372, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication details: JMIR Form Res;5(1): e25372, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9146,""
"Time Trends of the Public's Attention Toward Suicide During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective, Longitudinal Time-Series Study","BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic has overwhelmed health care systems around the world. Emerging evidence has suggested that substantially few patients seek help for suicidality at clinical settings during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has elicited concerns of an imminent mental health crisis as the course of the pandemic continues to unfold. Clarifying the relationship between the public's attention to knowledge about suicide and the public's attention to knowledge about the COVID-19 pandemic may provide insight into developing prevention strategies for a putative surge of suicide in relation to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVE: The goal of this retrospective, longitudinal time-series study is to understand the relationship between temporal trends of interest for the search term ""suicide"" and those of COVID-19-related terms, such as ""social distancing,"" ""school closure,"" and ""lockdown."" METHODS: We used the Google Trends platform to collect data on daily interest levels for search terms related to suicide, several other mental health-related issues, and COVID-19 over the period between February 14, 2020 and May 13, 2020. A correlational analysis was performed to determine the association between the search term ''suicide'' and COVID-19-related search terms in 16 countries. The Mann-Kendall test was used to examine significant differences between interest levels for the search term ""suicide"" before and after school closure. RESULTS: We found that interest levels for the search term ""suicide"" statistically significantly inversely correlated with interest levels for the search terms ""COVID-19"" or ""coronavirus"" in nearly all countries between February 14, 2020 and May 13, 2020. Additionally, search interest for the term ''suicide'' significantly and negatively correlated with that of many COVID-19-related search terms, and search interest varied between countries. The Mann-Kendall test was used to examine significant differences between search interest levels for the term ""suicide"" before and after school closure. The Netherlands (P=.19), New Zealand (P=.003), the United Kingdom (P=.006), and the United States (P=.049) showed significant negative trends in interest levels for suicide in the 2-week period preceding school closures. In contrast, interest levels for suicide had a significant positive trend in Canada (P<.001) and the United States (P=.002) after school closures. CONCLUSIONS: The public's attention to suicide might inversely correlate with the public's attention to COVID-19-related issues. Additionally, several anticontagion policies, such as school closure, might have led to a turning point for mental health crises, because the attention to suicidality increased after restrictions were implemented. Our results suggest that an increased risk of suicidal ideation may ensue due to the ongoing anticontagion policies. Timely intervention strategies for suicides should therefore be an integral part of efforts to flatten the epidemic curve.","Burnett, Dayle; Eapen, Valsamma; Lin, Ping-I","https://dx.doi.org/10.2196/24694","","Country: CA; CANADÃ; CANADA; CANADA; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: JMIR Public Health Surveill;6(4): e24694, 2020 12 30.; Publication details: JMIR Public Health Surveill;6(4): e24694, 2020 12 30.; Attention; Public Opinion; Search Engine/trends; Suicide/psychology; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9147,""
"Nearly two thirds of doctors have anxiety or depression, BMA survey finds","","Rimmer, Abi","https://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n22","","Country: GB; REINO UNIDO; UNITED KINGDOM; REINO UNIDO; UK; GREAT BRITAIN; INGLATERRA; ENGLAND; ESCOCIA; SCOTLAND; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: BMJ;372: n22, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication details: BMJ;372: n22, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9148,""
"The Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Lived Experience of Diverse Older Adults Living Alone With Cognitive Impairment","BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic, older adults with cognitive impairment living alone (an estimated 4.3 million individuals in the United States) were at high risk for negative health outcomes. There is an urgent need to learn how this population is managing during the pandemic. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: This is a qualitative study of 24 adults aged 55 and older living alone with cognitive impairment from diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds. Participants' lived experiences during the pandemic were elicited via 59 ethnographic interviews conducted over the phone either in English, Spanish, or Cantonese. Using a qualitative content analysis approach, interview transcripts were analyzed to identify codes and themes. RESULTS: Qualitative analysis of transcripts revealed 5 themes: (a) fear generated by the pandemic, (b) distress stemming from feeling extremely isolated, (c) belief in misinformation, (d) strategies for coping during the pandemic, and (e) the importance of access to essential services. DISCUSSION AND IMPLICATIONS: This pandemic put a spotlight on the precarity and unmet needs of older adults living alone with cognitive impairment. Findings underscore the need to expand access to home care aides and mental health services for this population.","Portacolone, Elena; Chodos, Anna; Halpern, Jodi; Covinsky, Kenneth E; Keiser, Sahru; Fung, Jennifer; Rivera, Elizabeth; Tran, Thi; Bykhovsky, Camilla; Johnson, Julene K","https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnaa201","","Country: US; ESTADOS UNIDOS; UNITED STATES; ESTADOS UNIDOS; USA; EUA; US; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA; EEUU; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Gerontologist;2021 Jan 06.; Publication details: Gerontologist;2021 Jan 06.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9149,""
"HIV and COVID-19: Intersecting Epidemics With Many Unknowns","As of July 2020, approximately 6 months into the pandemic of novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), whether people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV; PLWH) are disproportionately affected remains an unanswered question. Thus far, risk of COVID-19 in people with and without HIV appears similar, but data are sometimes contradictory. Some uncertainty is due to the recency of the emergence of COVID-19 and sparsity of data; some is due to imprecision about what it means for HIV to be a ""risk factor"" for COVID-19. Forthcoming studies on the risk of COVID-19 to PLWH should differentiate between 1) the unadjusted, excess burden of disease among PLWH to inform surveillance efforts and 2) any excess risk of COVID-19 among PLWH due to biological effects of HIV, independent of comorbidities that confound rather than mediate this effect. PLWH bear a disproportionate burden of alcohol, other drug use, and mental health disorders, as well as other structural vulnerabilities, which might increase their risk of COVID-19. In addition to any direct effects of COVID-19 on the health of PLWH, we need to understand how physical distancing restrictions affect secondary health outcomes and the need for, accessibility of, and impact of alternative modalities of providing ongoing medical, mental health, and substance use treatment that comply with physical distancing restrictions (e.g., telemedicine).","Lesko, Catherine R; Bengtson, Angela M","https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaa158","","Country: US; ESTADOS UNIDOS; UNITED STATES; ESTADOS UNIDOS; USA; EUA; US; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA; EEUU; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Am J Epidemiol;190(1): 10-16, 2021 Jan 04.; Publication details: Am J Epidemiol;190(1): 10-16, 2021 Jan 04.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9150,""
"Repurposing of CNS drugs to treat COVID-19 infection: targeting the sigma-1 receptor","The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The escalating number of SARS-CoV-2-infected individuals has conferred the viral spread with the status of global pandemic. However, there are no prophylactic or therapeutic drugs available on the market to treat COVID-19, although several drugs have been approved. Recently, two articles using the comparative viral-human protein-protein interaction map revealed that the sigma-1 receptor in the endoplasmic reticulum plays an important role in SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells. Knockout and knockdown of SIGMAR1 (sigma-1 receptor, encoded by SIGMAR1) caused robust reductions in SARS-CoV-2 replication, which indicates that the sigma-1 receptor is a key therapeutic target for SARS-CoV-2 replication. Interestingly, a recent clinical trial demonstrated that treatment with the antidepressant fluvoxamine, which has a high affinity at the sigma-1 receptor, could prevent clinical deterioration in adult outpatients infected with SARS-CoV-2. In this review, we discuss the brief history of the sigma-1 receptor and its role in SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells. Here, we propose repurposing of traditional central nervous system (CNS) drugs that have a high affinity at the sigma-1 receptor (i.e., fluvoxamine, donepezil, ifenprodil) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2-infected patients. Finally, we discussed the potential of other CNS candidates such as cutamesine and arketamine.","Hashimoto, Kenji","https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00406-020-01231-x","","Country: DE; ALEMANHA; GERMANY; ALEMANIA; DEUSTCHLAND; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci;2021 Jan 05.; Publication details: Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci;2021 Jan 05.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9151,""
"Anxiety, depression, and stress in response to the coronavirus disease-19 pandemic","Objective: The objective of the study was to determine the state of anxiety, depression, and stress present in the society during the development of the 2019 coronavirus pandemic. Methods: Mixed methods study; a three-section questionnaire was developed which included sociodemographic, perceptions, emotions, and behaviors related to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, and two emotional assessment psychometric tests. The proportions and confidence intervals of the variables were calculated and compared using the Chi-square test. Results: More than 40% of the subjects presented some degree of anxiety and 41.3% depression; the proportion of stress was < 30%. Of the subjects who experienced anxiety, 18.6% also had moderate-to-very severe depression or stress. Conclusion: There are emotional indicators derived from the 2019 coronavirus pandemic in almost half of the study population. The identification and timely treatment of these states could lessen the psychological impact due to 2019 coronavirus.","PÃ©rez-Cano, HÃ©ctor J; Moreno-MurguÃa, Madeleine B; Morales-LÃ³pez, Oscar; Crow-Buchanan, Olliever; English, Jane A; Lozano-AlcÃ¡zar, Jaime; Somilleda-Ventura, Selma A","https://dx.doi.org/10.24875/CIRU.20000561","","Country: MX; MÃ‰XICO; MEXICO; MEXICO; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Cir Cir;88(5): 562-568, 2020.; Publication details: Cir Cir;88(5): 562-568, 2020.; Anxiety/etiology; Betacoronavirus; Coronavirus Infections/psychology; Depression/etiology; Pandemics; Pneumonia, Viral/psychology; Stress, Psychological/etiology; Adult; Anxiety/epidemiology; Anxiety Disorders/epidemiology; Anxiety Disorders/etiology; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology; Depression/epidemiology; Depressive Disorder/epidemiology; Depressive Disorder/etiology; Emotions; Female; Health Behavior; Humans; Male; Mexico; Middle Aged; Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology; Psychometrics; Risk-Taking; Severity of Illness Index; Socioeconomic Factors; Surveys and Questionnaires; Young Adult; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9152,""
"Awareness and psychosocial effects of covid-19 pandemic on health care professionals and medical students across the state of Maharashtra","Background: COVID 19-The pandemic which has advanced globally in mere time, is a disease resulting from an infection by a newly discovered strain of coronavirus-â€˜ SARS-coV-2â€™  The healthcare professionals, are working tirelessly, and are honour-ing their services towards the general population, despite the threat of getting infected  Therefore in such circumstances, it has become essential to assess the knowledge and attitude of the medical professionals towards this pandemic, and also to discuss the effects this crisis is causing on their psychosocial stability  Objective: 1  To assess the knowledge regarding COVID-19 mode of transmission, clinical effects, its protective and preventive measures from our health care professionals and medical students  2  To assess psychological behavioural pattern in the form of fear, anxiety, sleep patter, depression from analyzing solutions from these questionnaires  Methodology: A validated questionnaire was distributed amongst the doctors, private practitioners, Postgraduate residents, interns, medical students and the nursing staff in various government and private institutions  The results were then analysed statistically and the answers were recorded, tabulated and represented in pie charts  Results: The study would play a key role in assessing the level of knowledge, attitude and practices of healthcare professionals and medical students have in context to COVID 19  Conclusion: COVID-19 pandemic has affected psychologically as well as psychosocially on medical professionals which could be analysed from our study  Â© IJCRR","Bakshi, S.; Toshniwal, V.; Agrawal, A.; Acharya, S.; Shukla, S.","https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP74","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(22 Special Issue):S-122-S-125, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(22 Special Issue):S-122-S-125, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9153,""
"Paranoia among children due to covid-19 outbreak","Aim and Background: The 2019 Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) has caused universal psychosocial effects due to mass hysteria, economic burden, and financial losses along with its high infectivity and fatality rates  COVID-19 mass fear, called â€œcoronaphobia,â€ has created a multitude of psychiatric manifestations across the various strata of society  So this analysis was carried out to describe the psychological impact of COVID-19 on people, more specifically children  Materials and Methods: The following main words are searched for PubMed and Google Scholar: â€œCOVID-19,â€ â€œSARS-CoV2,â€ â€œPandemic,â€ â€œPsychology,â€ â€œPsychology,â€ â€œPsychiatry,â€ â€œMarginalized,â€ â€œTelemedicine,â€ â€œMental Health,â€ â€œQuarantine,â€ â€œInfodem-ic,â€ â€œSocial Mediaâ€ and â€œInternet â€ There were also several newspaper stories pertaining to COVID-19 and psychosocial impacts added as per context  Results and Discussion: Long-term acute panic, anxiety, repetitive habits, hoarding, hysteria, depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be triggered by the disease itself compounded by compulsory quarantine to fight COVID-19 introduced by national lockdowns  These were fuelled by an â€œinfodemicâ€ spread through various social media platforms  Community-based COVID-19 prevention services can interrupt the normal lifestyle of children, and can cause florid mental distress  Chil-drenâ€™s psychosocial factors are influenced in many ways by this pandemic and require special consideration  Conclusion: Psychosocial crisis management and intervention models should be implemented urgently by the government, health care professionals, and other stakeholders in order to better cope with these psychosocial problems from various strata of society  The use of internet resources, technology, and social media in order to combat both pandemic and infodemic needs to be introduced  Psychosocial preparedness by the establishment of mental organizations specific for future pandemics is cer-tainly necessary  Â© IJCRR","Suresh, C.; Roy, A.; Muralidharan, N. P.","https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP52","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):74-78, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):74-78, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9154,""
"A review on exploring the siddha and ayurvedic medicines for covid-19 infection","Aim: The aim of this study is to review the curative effects of Ayurvedic and Siddha medicines and explore whether Ayurvedic medicines can cure global pandemic COVID-19  Introduction: Ayurvedic medicines bring a huge impact both on our physical and mental health  It is highly effective and more effective in chronic diseases  Natural medicines like Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani are the traditional medicine system which is known as the science of longevity and plays an important role in encountering global health care needs  Ayurvedic medicines are a practice towards psychological, philosophical, ethical, and spiritual health  Covid19 has occurred in many different kinds like mild respiratory illness (nose, throat, and lungs), severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)  Different studies have been done on curative effects of Ayurvedic and other traditional medicines on these various diseases  Methods: The present study has collected various articles related to the current topic from various internet sources such as PubMed, Google Scholar, PMC, etc  Conclusion: Traditional medicines are known for their safety, potential efficacy, and ease of availability as India is the country where the worldâ€™s oldest traditional living health care system originated  The present study thus concluded that Siddha and Ayur-vedic medicines have mitigated COVID-19 infections  Â© IJCRR","Preethi, G.; Premavathy, D.","https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP48","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):10-13, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):10-13, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9155,""
"Does non vegetarian food increases the risk of covid-19?-a review","Aim and Objectives: To review the relation of COIVD 19 occurrence with non-vegetarian diet  Summary: Coronavirus is a viral disease that came from animal species to humans and now, itâ€™s spreading from human to hu-man  Many people have believed that the consumption of non-vegetarian food, eggs can cause this infection  It was reported as saying that thereâ€™s no truth in it  It spreads mainly from person to person and eating non-vegetarian food and eggs does not cause coronavirus infections  Limited access to fresh foods may lead to increased consumption of highly processed foods, which tend to be high in fats, sugars, and salt  Such changes in eating behavior could have a negative effect on the immune system, physical and mental health, and the well-being of individuals globally  There are a plethora of questions that arise in the realm of food and eating practices  Conclusion: Until now, there is no evidence to indicate that non-veg food can transmit the infection  The spread or transmission of the virus through food has not yet been reported  All food should be cooked by the basic principles of food hygiene  This ap-plies to both vegetarian and to non-vegetarian foods  Non-vegetarian foods-meats, fish, poultry, and eggs â€“ should be cooked well before eating  Avoiding all raw preparations of fish and eggs must be considered  This review emphasizes the myth that is associated with non-veg in relation to COVID-19  Â© IJCRR","Priyadharsini, K. S. K.; Rani, L.; Brundha, M. P.; Arivarasu, L.","https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP41","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):64-68, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):64-68, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9156,""
"The COVID-19 pandemic-implications for the cytology laboratory","Aim and Objectives: To review the current state of the knowledge about the COVID-19 cytological aspects  Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV2 virus  The infection has a predominantly respiratory transmission and it is transmitted through large droplets or aerosols, and less commonly with the infected surface or fomites  The widespread infection led to social distancing measures  Because itâ€™s miles brought about by a singular virus, the cutting-edge pandemic has created plenty of anxiety, a good deal of it because of the comprehensible fear of the unknown  We do no longer know how lengthy this pandemic will last, and what its toll on groups will be in terms of fatalities, or in psychological, physical, and economic well-being  At this time, we still have many unanswered questions about this virus  For a number of these questions, we wonâ€™t have answers primarily based on hard information for months to come, maybe until the epidemic is over and an analysis of the worldwide records may be performed  Nonetheless, even before we have all the answers, we should neither panic, nor deal with it too lightly  We have to â€œhold calm and bring onâ€ and hold to characteristic as a cytology laboratory committed to offering the exceptional provider to our sufferers in this health care emergency, however at the same time maximize the protection of fitness care people and prevent useless risks, which could help the dissemination of the virus  Due to repeated exposure to infectious patients and specimens, health care workers and laboratory personnel are more susceptible to COVID-19  Discussion and Conclusion: This review paper provides an assessment of the current state of knowledge about the disease, its pathology, and the potential presence of the virus in the cytology samples  It also discusses the measures to be taken in the cytology laboratory during the pandemic and reduces the risk of the pathologist, personnel, and trainees  Â© IJCRR","Padma Priyaa, N.; Brundha, M. P.; Smiline Girija, A. S.","https://doi.org/10.31782/IJCRR.2020.SP39","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):106-111, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Current Research and Review;12(21 Special Issue):106-111, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9157,""
"THE EFFECTS OF COVID19 PANDEMIC UPON TOURISM: A SAMPLE FROM THE CITY OF KARS","This study aims to determine the effects of Covid 19 upon tourism sector in Kars  The study benefitted from three methods, the first of which involved analyzing the articles by scanning via Nvivo analysis program  Secondly, a semi-structured interview was conducted with ten employees  However, this number was seen inadequate;thus, the questionnaire was conducted with 387 people to compensate for this inadequacy  The data were analyzed through SPSS and AMOS, and examined Covid 19 effects upon tourism on the basis of demographical variables  The results revealed that dismissals from hotels and restaurants were common, the business experienced a serious loss of income, they needed support from the government to recollect and at least one year was required to turn back to conditions before  The results indicated that people had a negative attitude towards tourism activities, hesitated to travel and thought that they would not be able to find service quality, sincerity and hospitality as they had before  Moreover helping us realize that, due to Covid 19, females were more worried when compared to males;the married ones were more anxious in comparison to single ones;and the elderly had more anxiety when compared to the young","Kaygin, E.; Topcuoglu, E.","https://doi.org/10.30798/makuiibf.793095","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty;7(3):782-805, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Mehmet Akif Ersoy University Economics and Administrative Sciences Faculty;7(3):782-805, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9158,""
"Women during the Covid-19 lockdown: more anxiety symptoms in women with children than without children and role of the resilience","Backgrounds  In addition to being a public physical health emergency, Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been identified as a psychological health emergency of global concern  The emergency measures implemented by the Italian Government from March to June 2020 included drastic limitations to living conditions that may have impacted on women with children in particular  Nevertheless, few studies focused on them investigating psychopathological consequences of lockdown and protective factors for mental health  Aims  First aim was to examine differences on generalized anxiety symptoms between working women with children and without children;second, we investigated whether psychological resilience contributed to low emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdown  Method  An online survey was administered to 516 working mothers and 514 working women without children  Participants responded to Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale (GAD7) and ConnorDavidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC 25)  Results  Significant differences emerged between the two groups, with higher symptoms and percentages of generalized anxiety disorders (GADs) in the group of mothers relative to women without children  Regression analysis showed that CD-RISC 25 score, more than having/not having children, had a predictive effect on GAD7 score, concurring to reduce anxiety symptoms  Conclusions  Our findings suggest that dealing with lockdown was a particularly stressful experience for working mothers who had to balance personal life, work, and raising children without other resources  Resilience may be a protection against emotional problems and supportive interventions should be implemented in the present and in the future to promote mental health in this population","Benassi, E.; Vallone, M.; Camia, M.; Scorza, M.","https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/mjcp-2559","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):19, 2020.; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):19, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9159,""
"Latent Changes in Perceived Quality of Sleep Related to the COVID-19 Quarantine Measures in Italian University Students: Understanding the Role of Personality and Internalizing Symptoms","The present online retrospective study aimed at evaluating the perceived sleep quality before the start of the lockdown measures and during the lockdown in a sample of Italian university students (N = 307)  Participants were administered the Italian translation of the Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI), and the Personality Inventory for DSM-5 36-item version (PID-5-36) in order to assess the relationships between sleep, dysfunctional personality domains and internalizing symptomatology  Latent difference factor (LDF) model was used to estimate latent change in PSQI scores;all analyses on the relationships between the PSQI and the dysfunctional personality domain measures and internalizing symptoms were carried out using latent factor scores  Our findings showed that selected dysfunctional personality traits were significantly associated with changes in perceived quality of sleep among adult university students during the lockdown in Italy  The relationship between PID-5-36 Negative Affectivity and changes in the perceived quality of sleep was only partially mediated by the severity of self-reported depression  The assessment of perceived depressive symptom severity and Negative Affectivity may prove clinically useful for carrying out preventive interventions on sleep quality","Somma, A.; Marelli, S.; Gialdi, G.; Castelnuovo, A.; Mombelli, S.; Ferini-Strambi, L.; Fossati, A.","https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/mjcp-2550","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):22, 2020.; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):22, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9160,""
"What can we learn from gritty persons? Coping strategies adopted during COVID-19 lockdown","Social isolation and the loss of control associated with the COVID-19 lockdown led to elevated levels of perceived stress in many countries  The present study examines the effectiveness of 13 different coping strategies (SVF-78) and the personality trait grit (Grit-S) on perceptions of stress (PSS-10) in 438 participants (362 women, M-age = 33 45 years, SD = 12 48) from the second to third week of lockdown  A structural equation model showed that coping strategies acted as a complete mediator of the relationship between grit and perceived stress, indicating that grit does not directly affect perceived stress but that people with higher levels of grit choose more effective coping strategies and that results in lower perceived stress  Overall, active emotion-focused strategies such as minimization and positive self-instruction were associated with lower levels of helplessness and a higher self-efficacy to cope with stress  Taking into account the different ways participants adopted coping strategies and relied upon grit, non-hierarchical clustering identified four specific profiles: gritty persons, easy-goers, avoiders, and people feeling powerless  The implications for each group are discussed","Urban, M.; Urban, K.","https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/mjcp-2518","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):21, 2020.; Publication details: Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology;8(3):21, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9161,""
"Implications of child confinement during the Covid-19 crisis: clinical considerations and future proposals","This article analyses the impact of lockdown policies declared during the COVID-19 crisis in children and adolescents  The main difficulties and consequences for kids and their families are listed, especially if the measure extends over time  We expose the subsequent legal framework whereby some vulnerable people in Spain are allowed to take a walks during the initial lockdown (eg  people with disabilities and behavioral disorders)  We reflect on these regulation and present various aspects that should be taken into account  We reasoned what we think the mental health professional's position should be with regard to walks and we proposed alternatives to support the most affected families  Finally, a simple instrument is presented to support the clinician's judgment and some suggestions are made for the future","Perez, J. J. M.; Rodriguez, R. M.; Rodriguez, L. L.; Torres, D. P.; Maresca, M. I. P.","https://doi.org/10.5093/cc2020a18","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Revista Clinica Contemporanea;11(3):12, 2020.; Publication details: Revista Clinica Contemporanea;11(3):12, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9162,""
"Psychological status of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Mumbai","Context: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses important challenges to mental health  Pregnant women are a vulnerable group to experience adverse psychological impact of the pandemic, with consequences on maternal and foetal outcomes;currently there are scant data for the same in India  To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first from India on psychological status of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic  Aim: The aim is to study the impact of ongoing COVID-19 pandemic on psychological status of pregnant women  Setting and Design: Cross-sectional observational study in a tertiary care hospital setting in Mumbai  Materials and Methods: Out of total 98 pregnant women reporting to antenatal clinic of the hospital during the study period from June to July 2020, 66 gave informed consent to participate in the study  Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10), Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) were administered using an online form  Statistical Analysis: Group comparisons were analyzed using appropriate nonparametric tests  Results: About 66 7% of women were primigravida, 39% in second trimester and 75 8% in age group 21-30 years  28 8% missed scheduled antenatal visit, higher when compared to hospital data prior to pandemic  39 4% worried about their unborn baby getting infected from Corona virus and 25 8% worried about themselves getting infected  About 72 2% reported moderate levels of perceived stress as measured by PSS-10, 51 6% reported mild-to-moderate level of depressive symptoms by PHQ-9 and 39 4% reported mild-to-moderate anxiety symptoms by GAD-7  PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scores of women aged 21-30 years were higher than those aged 31-40 years (P = 0 017 and 0 005 respectively)  Conclusion: High rates of perceived stress, depressive, and anxiety symptoms in pregnant women found in this study suggest a need to incorporate psychological screening and interventions in routine antenatal care during ongoing pandemic","Khatri, S.; Murthy, A. K.; Hashim, U.; Kuruthukulangara, S.; Kumari, A.; Lele, P. R.","https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_120_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):113-117, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):113-117, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9163,""
"Impact on anxiety of COVID-19 and lockdown","Background: India was placed under ""lockdown"" since March 25, 2020, to curb the spread of COVID-19 pandemic  Faced with this unprecedented situation, many individuals reported mounting apprehensions and some sought medical relief of anxiety  This study was carried to assess the impact of anxiety on COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the general public (18-65 years of age) and to assess its correlates  Materials and Methods: An online survey was conducted during lockdown  Using a survey form, a link was circulated using social media and E-mail  The survey included bilingual informed consent, sociodemographic data, characteristics specific to lockdown, and a self-rating anxiety scale  The survey link was circulated from April 1, 2020, to April 30, 2020  Results: A total of 987 responses were collected and analyzed  The study revealed minimal-to-moderate anxiety in 28 5%, marked-to-severe anxiety in 3 3%, and extreme anxiety in 0 1% of the participants  Anxiety scores were significantly correlated with younger age, students, currently employed, male gender, and lower income  Conclusions: The current survey indicates that 31 9% are experiencing significant anxiety due to lockdown and COVID-19 pandemic  Younger age, students, currently employed, male gender, and lower income are associated with higher anxiety  These findings suggest that there is a need of expanding the mental health services in society during and immediately after the pandemic situation","Chauhan, V. S.; Chatterjee, K.; Chauhan, K. S.; Prakash, J.; Srivastava, K.","https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_96_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):78-82, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):78-82, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9164,""
"Knowledge, attitude, practices and behaviour study regarding COVID-19 amongst health care workers of armed forces in North-Western part of India","Background: A concerted effort has been made by the Government of India and the Armed Forces to train all health-care workers (HCWs) in various aspects of the prevention and management of COVID-19  This study was conducted to evaluate the efforts by assessing their knowledge, attitudes, practice, and behavior regarding COVID-19  Materials and Methods: A quick online survey, using a web portal and social media platform with a pretested questionnaire, was conducted  Responses were collected for 3 days and analyzed  Results: A total of 988 HCWs participated, including 61 (6 17%) specialist officers, 98 (9 91%) medical officers, 17 (1 72%) dental officers, 135 (13 66%) nursing officers, 518 (52 4%) paramedical staff, and 159 (16 09%) supporting staff  There was a high prevalence (&gt;90%) of knowledge related to symptoms and transmission of the disease with no statistically significant difference in knowledge based on the category of HCW except for bleaching powder requirement (0 001) and chemoprophylaxis (0 001)  The majority of the participants (&gt;95%) agreed that lockdown, infection control programs, and repeated training of HCWs are good measures to control COVID-19 spread  Observing full precaution while handling personal protective equipment was the only practice which demonstrated a significant association with increasing qualification of the participant (P &lt; 0 001)  Conclusions: Levels of knowledge, positive attitude, and good practices are high among HCWs in the Armed Forces, however, feeling of anxiousness and worry prevail being frontline workers with maximum proximity toward patients  Aggressive, continuous, relevant target population-oriented information, education, and communication is the need of the hour, with structured and programmed interventions for positive mental health during course of the pandemic","Grewal, V. S.; Bandyopdhyay, K.; Sharma, P. A.; Rani, R.; Kotwal, A.","https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_95_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):72-77, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):72-77, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9165,""
"COVID-warriors: Psychological impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic on health-care professionals","Background: The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus 2 (SARS CoV-2) has the potential to affect the mental health of health-care professionals in several adverse ways, owing to a multifactorial, unprecedented volley of evolving factors  It may contribute to the elevated levels of depression, anxiety, and worry among the personnel on the frontline, who are often affected by medical and psychosocial factors, including pre-existing illness, scarcity of resources, uncertainty of outcome, prolonged working hours, lack of consensus, prevalent societal misbeliefs, prevailing stigma, and a constant threat to safety  Aim: The aim of this study was to screen health-care professionals for symptoms of depression, anxiety, and worry during SARS CoV-2 pandemic  Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire was designed based on Patient Health Questionnaire-9, generalized anxiety disorder-7  It was disseminated through web-based and mobile-based social networks, thereby keeping in line with the social distancing and lockdown protocols  Results: Two hundred and fifty-seven participants were included in the study  Anxiety and depression were present in 23% (n = 59) and 16 8% (n = 43) of participants, respectively, most cases being mild in intensity  Nearly 56 4% (n = 145) of the participants reported that they were worried about COVID 19 pandemic, major cause of worry being risk of family and friends to be infected by COVID 19  About 40 9% (n = 105) participants reported sleep disturbances  Nearly 33 5% (n = 86) of participants reported increase in their smoking/alcohol consumption during lockdown  Conclusions: A significant proportion of health-care professionals experienced worry, sleep disturbances, anxiety, and depressive symptoms  Having clear guidelines, policies and procedures, training on infection control measures, occasional drills and being able to maintain communication with family members while in quarantine can go a long way in reducing worry and psychological impact of pandemic on health-care professionals","Jambunathan, P.; Jindal, M.; Patra, P.; Madhusudan, T.","https://doi.org/10.4103/jmms.jmms_44_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):57-61, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Marine Medical Society;22(3):57-61, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9166,""
"Primary and Secondary Studentsâ€™ Usage of Digital Platforms for Mathematics Learning during the COVID-19 Outbreak: The Case of the Gaza Strip","During the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, digital learning has reshaped mathematics education in different ways  In particular, different social media platforms have acquired an unforeseen prominence as a way to enhance mathematics learning and to model somehow the face-to-face classroom interactions abruptly interrupted  How primary and secondary students have reacted or responded to these changes in the initial learning conditions is the main aim of this study  With this purpose in mind data was collected from 3179 students from the Gaza Strip by means of a validated rating scale and then a cluster analysis approach was applied that revealed the existence of three clusters  K-means cluster analysis was applied to analyze data as an exploratory approach to identify structures within the data  Also, chi-square was applied to identify differences between the clusters with regard to demographic characteristics  Regarding the grouping of participants in clusters the analysis performed lead to the identification of three clusters: Cluster 1, 2 and 3 had 2001, 824 and 354 cases, respectively  These clusters were grouped depending on employ social media platforms used by the students to reinforcement their mathematics learning  Participants in Cluster 3 exhibited the highest proficiency in the usage of social media for mathematics learning as compared to those in Cluster 1 and Cluster 2  This means that students in cluster 1 are more likely to exhibit negative attitudes and low levels in the skills related to using digital technology and the employment of social media in mathematics learning  The results showed that there were no significant differences between cluster-groups with regard to gender, age, and type of school  In contrast, significant differences were found among the three clusters with regards to the educational level of parents and the economic status of the family  However, the overall results show that digital learning is considered a positive response to the school closure in the time of the COVID-19 outbreak","MarbÃ¡n, JosÃ© M.; Radwan, Eqbal, Radwan, Afnan, Radwan, Walaa","https://doi.org/10.3390/math9020110","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Mathematics;9(2):110, 2021.; Publication details: Mathematics;9(2):110, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9167,""
"Feeling the Void: Lack of Support for Isolation and Sleep Difficulties in Pregnant Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic Revealed by Twitter Data Analysis","Pregnant women face many physical and psychological changes during their pregnancy  It is known that stress, caused by many factors and life events such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can negatively impact the health of mothers and offspring  It is the first time social media, such as Twitter, are available and commonly used during a global pandemic;this allows access to a rich set of data  The objective of this study was to characterize the content of an international sample of tweets related to pregnancy and mental health during the first wave of COVID-19, from March to June 2020  Tweets were collected using GetOldTweets3  Sentiment analysis was performed using the VADER sentiment analysis tool, and a thematic analysis was performed  In total, 192 tweets were analyzed: 51 were from individuals, 37 from companies, 56 from non-profit organizations, and 48 from health professionals/researchers  Findings showed discrepancies between individual and non-individual tweets  Women expressed anxiety, depressive symptoms, sleeping problems, and distress related to isolation  Alarmingly, there was a discrepancy between distress expressed by women with isolation and sleep difficulties compared to support offered by non-individuals  Concrete efforts should be made to acknowledge these issues on Twitter while maintaining the current support offered","Talbot, Joey, Charron, ValÃ©rie, Konkle, Anne TM","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020393","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(2):393, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(2):393, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9168,""
"Medical Studies during the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Impact of Digital Learning on Medical Studentsâ€™ Burnout and Mental Health","Objectives: The aim of this ecological study was to investigate what the impact of digital learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic was on the burnout and overall mental health (MH) of medical students  Background: During the unprecedented era of the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of countries worldwide adopted very strong measures  Universities closed their doors, and education continued through digital learning lectures  Methods: An anonymous questionnaire was administered to all 189 eligible candidates before and during the COVID-19 pandemic  Mental health was assessed via the MH domain of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and burnout with the Maslach Burnout Inventory&mdash;Student Survey (MBI-SS)  Results: The overall response rate was 81 5%  The overall burnout prevalence did not differ significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 18 1% vs  COVID-19 18 2%)  However, the burnout prevalence dropped significantly in year 4 (pre-COVID-19 40 7% vs  COVID-19 16 7%, p = 0 011), whereas it increased significantly in year 6 (pre-COVID-19 27 6% vs  COVID-19 50%, p = 0 01)  When looking at each MBI-SS dimension separately, we found that emotional exhaustion decreased significantly in year 4 but increased in year 6, and cynicism increased in all years  The overall MH deteriorated significantly between the two periods (pre-COVID-19 58 8 &plusmn;21 6 vs  COVID-19 48 3 &plusmn;23, p &lt;0 001)  Conclusions: Digital learning in medical studies carries significant risks  Not only does the MH deteriorate, but cynicism levels also increase  Emotional exhaustion was found to increase particularly in final year students, who struggle with the lack of clinical experience just before they start working as qualified junior doctors","Zis, Panagiotis, Artemiadis, Artemios, Bargiotas, Panagiotis, Nteveros, Antonios, Hadjigeorgiou, Georgios M.","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010349","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(1):349, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(1):349, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9169,""
"The Impact of the SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak on the Psychological Flexibility and Behaviour of Cancelling Medical Appointments of Italian Patients with Pre-Existing Medical Condition: The â€œImpACT-COVID-19 for Patientsâ€ Multi-Centre Observational Study","Psychological distress imposed by the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak particularly affects patients with pre-existing medical conditions, and the progression of their diseases  Patients who fail to keep scheduled medical appointments experience a negative impact on care  The aim of this study is to investigate the psychosocial factors contributing to the cancellation of medical appointments during the pandemic by patients with pre-existing health conditions  Data were collected in eleven Italian hospitals during the last week of lockdown, and one month later  In order to assess the emotional impact of the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak and the subject&rsquo;s degree of psychological flexibility, we developed an ad hoc questionnaire (ImpACT), referring to the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model  The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) and the Cognitive Fusion Questionnaire (CFQ) were also used  Pervasive dysfunctional use of experiential avoidance behaviours (used with the function to avoid thought, emotions, sensations), feelings of loneliness and high post-traumatic stress scores were found to correlate with the fear of COVID-19, increasing the likelihood of cancelling medical appointments  Responding promptly to the information and psychological needs of patients who cancel medical appointments can have positive effects in terms of psychological and physical health","Deledda, Giuseppe, Riccardi, NiccolÃ², Gori, Stefania, Poli, Sara, Giansante, Matteo, Geccherle, Eleonora, Mazzi, Cristina, Silva, Ronaldo, Desantis, Nicoletta, Giovannetti, Ambra Mara, Solari, Alessandra, Confalonieri, Paolo, Grazzi, Licia, Sarcletti, Elena, Biffa, Gabriella, Biagio, Antonio Di, Sestito, Carlo, Keim, Roland, Gangi Hermis, Alida M. R. Di, Mazzoldi, Mariantonietta, Failo, Alessandro, Scaglione, Anna, Faldetta, Naida, Dorangricchia, Patrizia, Moschetto, Maria, Soto Parra, Hector JosÃ¨, Faietti, Jennifer, Profio, Anna Di, Rusconi, Stefano, Giacomelli, Andrea, Marchioretto, Fabio, Alongi, Filippo, Marchetta, Antonio, Molon, Giulio, Bisoffi, Zeno, Angheben, Andrea","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18010340","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(1):340, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(1):340, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9170,""
"Loneliness and Problematic Internet Use during COVID-19 Lock-Down","(1) Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, strict lock-down and quarantine were widely imposed by most governments to minimize the spread of the virus  Previous studies have investigated the consequences of the quarantine and social isolation on mental health and the present study examines loneliness and problematic internet use  (2) Methods: The current research used a cross-sectional survey during a lock-down phase of the COVID-19 pandemic  A sample of 593 participants from the Middle East region (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia) were tested using the short form of the Revised UCLA Loneliness Scale and the Internet Addiction Test  (3) Results: Results from regression analyses showed an association between loneliness and Problematic Internet Use (PIU), and an association between loneliness and the number of hours spent online  Younger participants reported greater loneliness  The quality of the relationship with the person(s) with whom they were spending their lock-down was also correlated with loneliness  Those who reported greater loneliness also obtained frequent news about the pandemic from social media  Problematic internet use was associated with loneliness and the predictors of loneliness  ANOVA analyses showed a dose-response between the predictors and PIU  (4) Conclusions: This study highlights the influence of the social characteristics of the local culture during the COVID-19 lock-down on feelings of loneliness and on PIU","Alheneidi, Hasah, AlSumait, Loulwah, AlSumait, Dalal, Smith, Andrew P","https://doi.org/10.3390/bs11010005","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Behavioral Sciences;11(1):5, 2021.; Publication details: Behavioral Sciences;11(1):5, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9171,""
"Preparing Care Leavers With Short- and Long-Term Interventions to Face Challenges of the Pandemic of Covid-19 in Asia","COVID-19 pandemic has caused an unprecedented human and health crisis and has been affecting lives in many forms  What seemed to be a health crisis eventually became a major ongoing global economic crisis  Sector-wide disruptions are threatening both short- and long-term livelihoods and well-being of millions of youth around the globe, especially youth from vulnerable communities  Business closures threatened the operations and soundness of the enterprises resulting in layoffs and wage losses, affecting a major chunk of youth including the young care leavers of alternative care programmes in Asia  This called for customised interventions and support for such young care leavers  Immediate actions were needed for managing their mental health, for maintaining education continuity and for reskilling of such young care leavers to prepare them to cope with the pandemic  This article is based on the learning and experiences of SOS Children?s Villages responses to supporting nearly 1,500 care leavers in various Asian countries  SOS Children?s Villages is committed to ensuring quality care and protection of children and youth through its various alternative care programmes in 15 countries in Asia region  SOS Children?s villages responded to COVID-19 pandemic by supporting youth and care leavers in SOS family-like care  Primarily, these countries reported that the school closures, mandated to combat the spread of the virus affected the education and learning of all the children and youth in their care  All projects in Asia started reaching out to the care leavers and started extending a wide range of support to them with both short- and long-term interventions  This article covers SOS Children?s Villages youth programmes, especially from 11 countries of Asia region?Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam","Jindal, Purnima K.; Suryawanshi, Manoj Kumar, Kumar, Rajeev","https://doi.org/10.1177/2349300320980191","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond;: 2349300320980191, 2021.; Publication details: Institutionalised Children Explorations and Beyond;: 2349300320980191, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9172,""
"Assessing the psychological impact of COVID-19 on intensive care workers: A single-centre cross-sectional UK-based study","BackgroundCOVID-19 has presented a unique set of psychological stressors for healthcare professionals  There is currently a dearth of literature establishing the impact amongst intensive care workers, who may be at the greatest risk  This study aimed to establish the prevalence of anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder amongst a cohort of intensive care workers within the United Kingdom MethodsA questionnaire was designed to incorporate validated screening tools for depression (Patient Health Questionnaire, PHQ-9) anxiety (Generalised Anxiety Disorder Scale, GAD-7), and post-traumatic stress disorder (Impact of Event Scale?Revised, IES-R)  All intensive care workers at the Countess of Chester Hospital (UK) were eligible  Data was collected between 17th June and 8th July 2020 ResultsThe majority of the 131 respondents were nurses (52 7% [69/131]) or doctors (32 8% [43/141])  Almost one-third (29 8% [39/131]) reported a significant or extreme impact of COVID-19 on their mental health  In total, 16%(21/131) had symptoms of moderate depression, 11 5%(15/131) moderately severe depression and 6 1%(8/131) severe depression  Females had significantly higher mean PHQ-9 scores than males (8 8 and 5 7 respectively, p?=?0 009)  Furthermore, 18 3% (24/131) had moderate anxiety with 14 5% (19/131) having severe anxiety  Mean GAD-7 scores were higher amongst females than males (8 7 and 6 3 respectively, p?=?0 028)  Additionally, 28 2% (37/131) reported symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of PTSD (IES-R = 33)  Despite these findings, only 3 1% (4/131) of staff accessed trust mental health support ConclusionThe impact of COVID-19 on intensive care workers is significant and warrants specific focus and attention in order to preserve this key sector of the workforce","Dykes, Natasha, Johnson, Oliver, Bamford, Peter","https://doi.org/10.1177/1751143720983182","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Intensive Care Society;: 1751143720983182, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of the Intensive Care Society;: 1751143720983182, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9173,""
"A predictable home environment May protect child mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic","Objective Information about the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent and adult mental health is growing, yet the impacts on preschool children are only emerging  Importantly, environmental factors that augment or protect from the multidimensional and stressful influences of the pandemic on emotional development of young children are poorly understood  Methods Depressive symptoms in 169 preschool children (mean age 4 1 years) were assessed with the Preschool Feelings Checklist during a state-wide stay-at-home order in Southern California  Mothers (46% Latinx) also reported on externalizing behaviors with the Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire  To assess the role of environmental factors in child mental health we examined household income, food insecurity, parental essential worker status and loss of parental job, as well as preservation of the structure of children's daily experiences with the Family Routines Inventory  Results Sixty-one percent of families' incomes were below the living wage and 50% had at least one parent who was an essential worker  Overall, preschoolersâ€™ depressive and externalizing symptoms were elevated compared to pre-COVID norms  Practice of family routines robustly predicted better child mental health, and this protective effect persisted after covarying income, dual-parent status and food insecurity as well as maternal depression and stress  Conclusion The stress of the COVID-19 pandemic is exacting a significant toll on the mental health of preschool children  Importantly, maintaining a structured, predicable home environment by adherence to family routines appears to mitigate these adverse effects, providing empiric basis for public health recommendations","Glynn, Laura M.; Davis, Elysia Poggi, Luby, Joan L.; Baram, Tallie Z.; Sandman, Curt A.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynstr.2020.100291","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Neurobiology of Stress;: 100291, 2021.; Publication details: Neurobiology of Stress;: 100291, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9174,""
"Suicidal Ideation during COVID-19 Lockdown in Greece: Prevalence in the Community, Risk and Protective Factors","The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation in the community as well as the risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation during restriction measures in Greece, after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic  <U+0391> web-based anonymous survey was conducted during the first lockdown period  Participants completed the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-2), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2), the Systemic Clinical Outcome and Routine Evaluation (SCORE-15), the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISK-2), and a self-report questionnaire for COVID-19 pandemic-related data  From a total of 5,116 adults included in the study, 5 20% reported suicidal thoughts, 14 17% were potential clinical cases of anxiety, and 26 51% of depression  Participants presented significantly higher suicidal ideation rates during the last two weeks of the lockdown compared to its previous two weeks  Unmarried or divorced marital status, mental health history, poor perceived quality of physical health, impaired family functioning, anxiety and depression symptoms were independently associated with higher odds of suicidal ideation, whereas higher resilience, positive feelings with regard to the lockdown measures, relationship with friends, and faith in a Supreme Being were associated with lower suicidal ideation odds  According to the findings, suicidal ideation prevalence might be considered elevated and its increase during the lockdown period alarming  The risk and protective factors identified in the study offer valuable information for the development of preventive strategies against suicidal ideation, especially in times of crisis","Papadopoulou, Athanasia, Efstathiou, Vasiliki, Yotsidi, Vasiliki, Pomini, Valeria, Michopoulos, Ioannis, Markopoulou, Evaggelia, Papadopoulou, Marianna, Tsigaropoulou, Evdoxia, Kalemi, Georgia, Tournikioti, Kalliopi, Douzenis, Athanasios, Gournellis, Rossetos","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2021.113713","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Psychiatry Research;: 113713, 2021.; Publication details: Psychiatry Research;: 113713, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9175,""
"Increased availability of telehealth mental health and substance abuse treatment for peripartum and postpartum women: A unique opportunity to increase telehealth treatment","Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, several federal, state, and payor policy changes have facilitated the uptake of telehealth service delivery  These changes have resulted in a significant uptick in the utilization of maternal mental health and substance use disorder screening and treatment services for pregnant and postpartum women  The Medical University of South Carolinaâ€™s [MUSC] Womenâ€™s Reproductive Behavioral Health Program provides outpatient mental health and substance use treatment to pregnant and postpartum women within obstetric practices  With the onset of COVID-19, our program converted all of its screening for and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders to remote platforms  Lessons learned during this time may lay the foundation for transitioning to sustainable telehealth-based referral and delivery of substance use treatment more broadly","Moreland, Angela, Guille, Constance, McCauley, Jenna L.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2020.108268","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment;: 108268, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment;: 108268, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9176,""
"A potential solution to avoid overdose of mixed drugs in the event of Covid-19: nanomedicine at the heart of the Covid-19 pandemic","Abstract: Since 2020, the world is facing the first global pandemic of 21th century  Among all the solutions proposed to treat this new strain of coronavirus, named SARS-CoV-2, the vaccine seems a promising way but the delays are too long to be implemented quickly  In the emergency, a dual therapy has shown its effectiveness but has also provoked a set of debates around the dangerousness of a particular molecule, hydroxychloroquine  In particular, the doses to be delivered, according to the studies, were well beyond the acceptable doses to support the treatment without side effects  We propose here to use all the advantages of nanovectorization to address this question of concentration  Using quantum and classical simulations we will show in particular that drug transport on boron nitrogen oxide nanosheets increases the effectiveness of the action of these drugs  This will definitely allow to decrease the drug quantity needing to face the disease","Duverger, Eric, Herlem, Guillaume, Picaud, Fabien","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmgm.2021.107834","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling;: 107834, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling;: 107834, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9177,""
"POTENTIAL PREDICTORS OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS DURING THE INITIAL STAGE OF THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK AMONG BRAZILIAN ADULTS","Background: In early 2020, Sars-Cov-2 was identified in China as a new coronavirus  Due to its transmission, Sars-Cov-2 has spread rapidly across the world  In the early stage of the disease outbreak, psychiatric symptoms have been reported, including depressive symptoms  In this study, we assessed the prevalence of depressive symptoms in quarantine and its association with sociodemographic variables and known protective factors for depression, such as spirituality, social support, resilience, and quality of life  Methods: A cross-sectional web-based questionnaire was distributed via social media  The instruments consisted of the 8-item EUROHIS-QOL, PHQ-9, Social Support Questionnaire, WHOQoL-SRPB, and CD-RISC  Results: A total of 3,274 participants were included in this study  23 67% of the participants met the criteria for a depressive episode  Higher age, spirituality, social support, resiliency, and quality of life were associated with less depressive symptoms  Quarantine length;mental health treatment;chronic disease;age;sex;lower levels of spirituality, social support, resilience, quality of life, physical exercise, and education;and unpaid occupation were found to be predictors of depressive symptoms during COVID-19 quarantine  Limitations: The data are limited to the pandemic initial period, the sample isn't random and the use of self-reported questionnaires are some limitations of our study  Conclusions: During the initial phase of the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil, quarantine time, treatment for mental health, chronic illness, lower levels of education, and unpaid occupation were positively associated with depressive symptoms  Age, sex, spirituality, social support, resilience, quality of life, and physical exercise showed a negative relationship with depressive symptoms","JÃºnior, Antonio Augusto Schmitt, Brenner, Augusto MÃ¤dke, Alves, Lucas Primo de Carvalho, Claudino, Felipe CÃ©sar de Almeida, Fleck, Marcelo Pio de Almeida, da Rocha, Neusa Sica","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2020.12.203","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Affective Disorders;2021.; Publication details: Journal of Affective Disorders;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9178,""
"NO2 levels as a contributing factor to COVID-19 deaths: The first empirical estimate of threshold values","This study represents the first empirical estimation of threshold values between nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations and COVID-19-related deaths in France  The concentration of NO2 linked to COVID-19-related deaths in three major French cities were determined using Artificial Neural Networks experiments and a Causal Direction from Dependency (D2C) algorithm  The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential effects of NO2 in spreading the epidemic  The underlying hypothesis is that NO2, as a precursor to secondary particulate matter formation, can foster COVID-19 and make the respiratory system more susceptible to this infection  Three different neural networks for the cities of Paris, Lyon and Marseille were built in this work, followed by the application of an innovative tool of cutting the signal from the inputs to the selected target  The results show that the threshold levels of NO2 connected to COVID-19 range between 15 8 Âµg/m3 for Lyon, 21 8 Âµg/m3 for Marseille and 22 9 Âµg/m3 for Paris, which were significantly lower than the average annual concentration limit of 40 Âµg/mÂ³ imposed by Directive 2008/50/EC of the European Parliament","Mele, Marco, Magazzino, Cosimo, Schneider, Nicolas, Strezov, Vladimir","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110663","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Environmental Research;: 110663, 2021.; Publication details: Environmental Research;: 110663, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9179,""
"Comparing actual and forecasted numbers of unique patients dispensed select medications for opioid use disorder, opioid overdose reversal, and mental health, during the COVID-19 pandemic, United States, January 2019 to May 2020","Background COVID-19 community mitigation measures (e g , stay-at-home orders) may worsen mental health and substance use-related harms such as opioid use disorder and overdose and limit access to medications for these conditions  We used nationally-representative data to assess dispensing of select substance use and mental health medications during the pandemic in the U S  Methods IQVIA Total Patient Tracker data were used to calculate U S  monthly numbers of unique patients dispensed buprenorphine, extended-release (ER) intramuscular naltrexone, naloxone, selective serotonin or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, benzodiazepines, and for comparison, HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) between January 2019-May 2020  Forecasted estimates of number of unique patients dispensed medications, generated by exponential smoothing statistical forecasting, were compared to actual numbers of patients by month to examine access during mitigation measures (March 2020-May 2020)  Results Between March 2020-May 2020, numbers of unique patients dispensed buprenorphine and numbers dispensed naloxone were within forecasted estimates  Numbers dispensed ER intramuscular naltrexone were significantly below forecasted estimates in March 2020 (-1039;95 %CI:-1528 to -550), April 2020 (-2139;95 %CI:-2629 to -1650), and May 2020 (-2498;95 %CI:-2987 to -2009)  Numbers dispensed antidepressants and benzodiazepines were significantly above forecasted estimates in March 2020 (977,063;95 %CI:351,384 to 1,602,743 and 450,074;95 % CI:189,999 to 710,149 additional patients, respectively), but were within forecasted estimates in April 2020-May 2020  Dispensing patterns for statins and ARBs were similar to those for antidepressants and benzodiazepines  Conclusions Ongoing concerns about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on substance use and mental health underscore the need for innovative strategies to facilitate continued access to treatment","Jones, Christopher M.; Guy, Gery P.; Board, Amy","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108486","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Drug and Alcohol Dependence;219:108486, 2021.; Publication details: Drug and Alcohol Dependence;219:108486, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9180,""
"Does public fear that bats spread COVID-19 jeopardize bat conservation?","With &gt;1, 400 species, bats comprise the second-largest order of mammals and provide critical ecological services as insect consumers, pollinators, and seed dispersers  Yet, bats are frequently associated with infectious human diseases such as SARS, MERS, and Ebola  As early as the end of January, 2020, at least five virological studies have suggested bats as a probable origin for SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19  How does the public view the role of bats in COVID-19? Here we report pilot data collected shortly after the outbreak of COVID-19 using two online surveys, combined with a conservation intervention experiment, primarily on people who are receiving or have received higher education in China  We found that 84% of the participants of an online survey (n = 13, 589) have misunderstood the relationship between bats and COVID-19, which strengthened negative attitudes towards bats  Knowledge of bats, gender, and education level of the participants affected their attitudes towards bats  Participants who indicated a better knowledge of bats had a more positive attitude towards bats  The proportion of female participants who had negative attitudes towards bats was higher than that of male participants  Participants with a higher education level indicated a more positive attitude towards bats after the outbreak of COVID-19  A specially prepared bat conservation lecture improved peoplesâ€™ knowledge of bats and the positive attitudes, but failed to correct the misconception that bats transmit SARS-CoV-2 to humans directly  We suggest that the way virologists frame the association of bats with diseases, the countless frequently inaccurate media coverages, and the natural perceptual bias of bats carrying and transmitting diseases to humans contributed to the misunderstandings  This probably led to a rise in the events of evicting bats from dwellings and structures by humans and the legislative proposal for culling disease-relevant wildlife in China  A better understanding of the relationship between disease, wildlife and human health could help guide the public and policymakers in an improved program for bat conservation","Lu, Manman, Wang, Xindong, Ye, Huan, Wang, Huimin, Qiu, Shan, Zhang, Hongmao, Liu, Ying, Luo, Jinhong, Feng, Jiang","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108952","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Biological Conservation;: 108952, 2021.; Publication details: Biological Conservation;: 108952, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9181,""
"Mental Health outcome and Professional quality of Life among Healthcare Worker during COVID-19 pandemic: A (FRONTLINE-COVID) survey","Background  â€“ Health care workers are under a substantial level of psychological impact due to the risk of exposure, workload and moral dilemmas as the nation is on upsurge of COVID-19 cases  Since there are limited research available on this issue from India, we have decided to conduct an online survey to evaluate mental health outcome and professional quality of life among healthcare worker during COVID-19 pandemic  Methods  â€“ From 25th May to 10th June 2020, a web-based (FRONT-LINE COVID) survey was conducted  Impact of event revised (IES-R), Connor-Davidson Resilience scale (CD-RISC) and Professional Quality of life (ProQOL) and Feeling related questions were administered among Healthcare workers from different departments of hospital  Results  â€“ Among the respondents,218 (52 1%) belongs from the low-risk unit and 200 (47 9%) from the â€˜high-risk unitâ€™ including a higher proportion of nurses 191 (45 7%), female 282(67 5%), aged 31-40 years (48 3%), and married 220 (52 6%)  Overall female nurses (P=&gt;0 001), doctors (P=0 02) those were working in an emergency unit (P=  0,001), et les mÃ©decins (P = 0,02) qui travaillaient dans une unitÃ© d'urgence (P = &lt;0,001) Ã©taient plus Ã  risque de dÃ©tresse psychologique  Les personnes d'Ã¢ge moyen (31 Ã  40 ans) avaient un niveau de rÃ©silience plus Ã©levÃ© (p = 0,02);travailler dans l'unitÃ© COVID-19 Ã©tait associÃ© Ã  une Ã©chelle de rÃ©silience plus faible (p = 0,009)  La rÃ©silience et la qualitÃ© de vie Ã©taient un prÃ©dicteur important de la dÃ©tresse psychologique  Les rÃ©sultats impliquent des interventions de gestion du stress et de soutien social parmi le personnel mÃ©dical qui lutte contre la pandÃ©mie","Nathiya, Deepak, Suman, Supriya, Singh, Pratima, Raj, Preeti, Tomar, Balvir Singh","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amp.2020.12.017","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Annales MÃ©dico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique;2021.; Publication details: Annales MÃ©dico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9182,""
"A more secure and effective method for throat swab collection: The importance of adequate exposure of oral cavity in COVID-19 specimen collection","Objectives This study aims to propose a novel and effective throat swab collection method for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)  Methods The subjects were randomly divided into two groups  The subjects were asked to open their mouth to make â€œahâ€ sound (traditional method) or simulate yawn (improved method) for throat swab collection  The usage of tongue depressor, collection time, adverse reactions and subjective discomfort (VAS score) were compared  The collection time, comprehensive indicators of adverse reactions and VAS score were also compared among three collectors  Results The tongue depressor was less used in the improved group (<U+03C7>2 = 40 186, P &lt; 0 01)  The average collection time of the traditional group was 5 44 Â± 2 97 and that of the improved group was 4 00 Â± 2 31 (P &lt; 0 01)  The subjects in the improved group had fewer and milder adverse reactions  The VAS score of subjects in the improved group was lower than that in the traditional group (P &lt; 0 01)  Among different collectors, the collection time, comprehensive indicators of adverse reactions and VAS were the same as the overall trend  Conclusion Simulating yawn is a safer and faster throat swab collection method","Zhang, Minghao, Yang, Yujie, Qu, Peng, Fan, Yuchen, Niu, Zhihao, Bao, Xu, Tian, Li, Chen, Fangmin","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjoto.2020.102896","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: American Journal of Otolaryngology;: 102896, 2021.; Publication details: American Journal of Otolaryngology;: 102896, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9183,""
"The negative impact of technological advancements on mental health: An epidemiological approach","Internet and smartphone are inventions that have brought significant benefits to humanity  However, many individuals have become addicted to using these technologies and, as a consequence, they experience negative mental effects  The home confinement due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have worsened this situation  Here, an epidemic model is proposed to represent the spread of the problematic technology use  The model is written as a set of differential equations, which describes the time evolution of the numbers of non-users, light/moderate users, heavy users, and problematic users  This model presents a single endemic steady-state, which is asymptotically stable  This result is illustrated by numerical simulations and its relevance is examined from a public health perspective","Zara, M. C.; Monteiro, L. H. A.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amc.2020.125905","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Applied Mathematics and Computation;396:125905, 2021.; Publication details: Applied Mathematics and Computation;396:125905, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9184,""
"The Mask","According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020), examples of signs and symptoms that - if they persist - should include: * Feeling irritation, anger, or denial  * Feeling uncertain, nervous, or anxious  * Lacking motivation  * Feeling tired, overwhelmed, or burned out  * Feeling sad or depressed  * Having trouble sleeping  * Having trouble concentrating  Raising awareness on the importance of self-care to reduce feelings of isolation and anxiety is paramount to promote We Wear the Mask We wear the mask that grins and lies, It hides our cheeks and shades our eyes - This debt we pay to human guile;With torn and bleeding hearts we smile, And mouth with myriad subtleties  References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention","Pryor, Lillian A. M. S. N. R. N. C. N. N.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Mask","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Nephrology Nursing Journal;47(6):509-510, 2020.; Publication details: Nephrology Nursing Journal;47(6):509-510, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9185,""
"The sunlight study: a telehealth intervention to address mental health in persons with ms during COVID-19","","Leavitt, V.; Kever, A.; Aguerre, I.; Riley, C.; De Jager, P.; Fong, K.; Levine, L.; Farber, R. S.; Vargas, W.; Vasquez, M.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+sunlight+study:+a+telehealth+intervention+to+address+mental+health+in+persons+with+ms+during+COVID-19","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Multiple Sclerosis Journal;26(3_SUPPL):76-77, 2020.; Publication details: Multiple Sclerosis Journal;26(3_SUPPL):76-77, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9186,""
"The Institutional and Legal Justification of the Restriction of Freedom of Movement in Conditions of Counteraction the Spread of the Covid-19 Pandemic","The study touches upon the issue of determining the current state of ensuring and restricting freedom of movement in Ukraine in the context of counteracting the spread of the COVID - 19 pandemic  Particular attention is paid to the substantive component and the expediency of certain restrictions on freedom of movement, namely: self-isolation and observation  The normative-legal bases of restriction of the constitutional right to freedom of movement are investigated and gaps of their substantiation are revealed  It is proposed to amend the Constitution of Ukraine regarding the possibility of restricting freedom of movement;the need to develop flexible mechanisms for the implementation of self-isolation and observation regimes in counteracting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic;creation of specially authorized subjects, which will be responsible for ensuring the proper condition and maintenance of mental health of persons who are in self-isolation and observation  In carrying out this study, general philosophical and special methods of scientific knowledge were used, namely: the method of system analysis, the dialectical method, the formal-logical method and the structural-functional, as well as a number of empirical methods  The practical significance of the study is to outline a single approach to restricting freedom of movement against the background of the actualization of trends in the response to the COVID - 19 pandemic in Ukraine  All results obtained independently are original (no analogues and incorrect borrowings)  The subject of research is considered in Ukraine for the first time and has prospects for further development","Krusian, A. R.; Zadoia, II, Maslova, II, Zavhorodnia, Y. V.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Institutional+and+Legal+Justification+of+the+Restriction+of+Freedom+of+Movement+in+Conditions+of+Counteraction+the+Spread+of+the+Covid-19+Pandemic","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Revista San Gregorio; - (42):257-265, 2020.; Publication details: Revista San Gregorio; - (42):257-265, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9187,""
"The Costs of Cutting School Spending","On average, a $1,000 reduction in per-pupil spending reduces average test scores in math and reading by 3 9 percent of a standard deviation and increases the score gap between black and white students by roughly 6 percent  Advocates for poor students have used this argument to overturn school-funding formulas that relied on local dollars in favor of state-based funding mechanisms, based on the assumption that state funding would direct more dollars to low-income communities and bring per-pupil spending up to equitable levels  School finance data come from the U S  Census Bureauâ€™s Annual Survey of School System Finances, which contains financial data for all 13,500 public school districts in the United States  Test score data come from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, also known as the â€œNationâ€™s Report Card,â€ a test given every two years to a representative sample of students across the country","Jackson, C. Kirabo","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+Costs+of+Cutting+School+Spending","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Education Next;20(4), 2020.; Publication details: Education Next;20(4), 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9188,""
"Chronology: Pakistan","Before returning to Pakistan, Dr  Mirza had been a director at World Health Organization headquarters in Switzerland and Aidrus had been a Google executive in Canada, where she earned citizenship, before being invited to head the Digital Pakistan project  Two days later, an attack by the group appeared to be thwarted in Lahore when authorities arrested an alleged TTP militant with equipment for a suicide bombing, but on September 3, the group carried out a successful roadside bomb attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, killing three soldiers and wounding four  The floods overwhelmed waste systems causing flooding with sewage water in Karachi and also damaged powerlines causing widespread electricity outages","Anonymous","https://www.google.com/search?q=Chronology:+Pakistan","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: The Middle East Journal;74(4):618-619, 2020.; Publication details: The Middle East Journal;74(4):618-619, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9189,""
"COVID-19 Online Teaching and its Impact on Psychological Health in Higher Education: A Cross Sectional Study on Medical Students of 1st 2nd and 3rd Year MBBS","Background: Covid-19 emerged from Wuhan;China in December 2019 took the whole world in its grip in mere few months the cases were found in almost every part of the globe  Pakistan too, was severely impacted tolling 233,500 cases of the coronavirus and 6,035 deaths to date  Most of the schools and colleges resorted to an online educational platform in order to resume work and discipline in life during such chaos, perhaps the most affected were the professionals of healthcare setup including medical students who reported to have far higher rates of depression than the average person  Objectives: To examine the association of COVID-19 to the prevalence of depression, anxiety, or stress amongst medical students of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year MBBS in this quarantine period and their attitude towards online classes  Methodology: It was a cross sectional study conducted in Clifton campus of Ziauddin University Karachi in the month of May 2020  Medical students studying in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd year MBBS were included in the study  The total calculated sample size was n=105, Non-probability Consecutive sampling technique was used to recruit the participants  Depression, anxiety, and stress scale (DASS) was used to assess psychological health among study participants  Results: DASS score showed that Stress and anxiety were significantly (p=0 001) prevalent in students however there are no significant findings observed related to depression, many responded that their life routine is altered and their attitude towards online session was significantly positive  Conclusion: Stress and anxiety was found to be prevalent in in Medical students predominantly in students studying in 1st year MBBS, their life routine is disturbed and their attitude towards online classes was welcoming","Ali, A.; Mahnoor, S.; Ahmed, S.; Naseem, S.; Shah, S. W.; Shehryar, S.","https://www.google.com/search?q=COVID-19+Online+Teaching+and+its+Impact+on+Psychological+Health+in+Higher+Education:+A+Cross+Sectional+Study+on+Medical+Students+of+1st+2nd+and+3rd+Year+MBBS","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science;8(7):275-279, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Research in Medical and Dental Science;8(7):275-279, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9190,""
"Psychosocial impact of COVID-19 self-isolation on the Brazilian population: a preliminary cross-sectional analysis; Impacto psicossocial do isolamento durante pandemia de covid-19 na populaÃ§Ã£o brasileira: anÃ¡lise transversal preliminar","Resumo Este artigo trata de uma pesquisa quantitativa, descritiva e analÃtica da populaÃ§Ã£o brasileira em isolamento social (IS) durante pandemia do novo coronavÃrus, com o objetivo de identificar preditores de estresse psicossocial com dados recolhidos por questionÃ¡rio on-line nas redes sociais em abril de 2020. Do total de 3.836 pessoas participantes, prevaleceram: mulheres (2.821; 73,5%); faixa etÃ¡ria de 30 a 39 anos (1.101; 28,7%); com pÃ³s-graduaÃ§Ã£o (2075;54,1%); estando em IS (3.447; 89,9%). Houve diferenÃ§a significativa pelo fato de as pessoas estarem em IS: sentir medo de serem infectadas pelo coronavÃrus (p&lt;0,001); preocupaÃ§Ã£o se alguÃ©m precisava sair de casa (p&lt;0,001); rotina modificada apÃ³s o IS, destacando ""entretanto conseguiram se adaptar Ã  nova realidade"", comparado aos que ""tiveram a rotina alterada sem conseguir se adaptar"" (p&lt;0,001); tristeza ou preocupaÃ§Ã£o, fazendo outras atividades como exercÃcio fÃsico, prÃ¡ticas religiosas, atividades lÃºdicas (p&lt;0,001); e nÃ£o pensaram numa soluÃ§Ã£o para esse problema (p&lt;0,001); alÃ©m de mudanÃ§a no padrÃ£o de sono (p=0,006). Os achados revelam a necessidade de discussÃ£o ampliada dos determinantes sociais da saÃºde, que devem envolver nÃ£o sÃ³ a doenÃ§a, mas levar em consideraÃ§Ã£o as relaÃ§Ãµes sociais, as manifestaÃ§Ãµes culturais e a economia, que podem impactar a saÃºde mental das pessoas.; Abstract This is a quantitative, descriptive, and analytical study of the Brazilian population in social isolation (SI) during the novel coronavirus pandemic whose aim was to identify predictive factors for psychosocial stress using data collected by a social media-based online questionnaire administered in April 2020. Among the 3,836 participants, most were women (2,821; 73.5%), aged from 30 to 39 years (1,101; 28.7%), with post-graduate education (2,075;54.1%), and in SI (3,447; 89.9%). We found significant differences between individuals who were in SI and those who were not regarding: feeling afraid of being infected by the coronavirus (p&lt;0.001) and worried if someone had to leave the house (p&lt;0.001); changes in routine after self-isolating in those who managed to adapt to the new reality compared to those who could not adapt (p&lt;0.001); feeling sad and worried while doing other activities, such as physical exercise, religious practices, or recreational activities (p&lt;0.001); inability to imagine a solution to this problem (p&lt;0.001), and changes in sleep pattern (p=0.006). Our findings indicate the need for further discussions about the social determinants of health, addressing not only the disease per se, but also social relations, cultural manifestations, and the economy, which may impact people's mental health.","Bezerra, Carina Bandeira; Saintrain, Maria Vieira de Lima; Braga, DÃ©bora Rosana Alves; Santos, Flaviano da Silva; Lima, Ana OfÃ©lia Portela; Brito, Edla Helena Salles de; Pontes, Camila de Brito","http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-12902020000400311","","Country: BR; BRASIL; BRAZIL; BRASIL; BRESIL; BRASILE; Database: LILACS; Publication details: SaÃºde Soc;29(4): e200412, 2020. tab; Publication details: SaÃºde Soc;29(4): e200412, 2020. tab; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9191,""
"Deterioration in Mental Health Under Repeated COVID-19 Outbreaks Greatest in the Less Educated: A Cohort Study of Japanese Employees","","Sasaki, Natsu; Kuroda, Reiko; Tsuno, Kanami; Imamura, Kotaro; Kawakami, Norito","https://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20200499","","Country: JP; JAPÃƒO; JAPAN; JAPON; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: J Epidemiol;31(1): 93-96, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication details: J Epidemiol;31(1): 93-96, 2021 Jan 05.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9192,""
"Effect of gender and clinical-financial vulnerability on mental distress due to COVID-19","The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on people's mental health. This study examines whether gender influences the mental distress in people from at-risk populations (clinically high risk and financially vulnerable). A cross-sectional survey was administered between the 23rd and 28th of April 2020 to 15,691 individuals from 32,596 households in the UK. Our findings confirmed that individuals who are clinically high risk or financially vulnerable or a combination of both experience significantly higher levels of mental distress. Additionally, we also found that females experienced higher levels of mental distress than males across various categories.","Simha, Prasad, Ahmed, Rao","https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-020-01097-x","20210109","COVID-19; Gender; Mental distress; Mental health","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9193,""
"Associations of Small Business Closure and Reduced Urban Mobility with Mental Health Problems in COVID-19 Pandemic: a National Representative Sample Study","It is suggested that the nationwide social distancing due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has adverse mental health consequences despite its necessity. We investigated the associations of social distancing measures with mental health problems. Using national representative sample of 509,062 adults in the USA, we examined the associations of small business closure and reduced urban mobility with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depression disorder (MDD). Multilevel regression models were fitted with individual, household, and state-level covariates, in addition to state and census-region-level random effects. Living in state with the highest quartile of small business closures was associated with increased prevalence of GAD (OR: 1.06; CI: 1.03-1.11) compared to lowest quartile, but had no association with MDD. Living in the highest quartile of urban mobility was associated with lower prevalence of both GAD (OR: 0.88; CI: 0.85-0.93) and MDD (OR: 0.90; CI: 0.86-0.95) relative to the lowest quartile. Our findings suggest that small business closures and reduced mobility during COVID-19 pandemic were negatively associated with the two mental health outcomes in the USA, despite their important roles in preventing the infection.","Park, Kim","https://doi.org/10.1007/s11524-020-00511-0","20210109","COVID-19 pandemic; Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD); Major depression disorder (MDD); Small business closure; Urban mobility","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9194,""
"&quot;It seems like COVID-19 now is the only disease present on Earth&quot;: living with a rare or undiagnosed disease during the COVID-19 pandemic","Patients with rare and undiagnosed diseases (RUDs) face significant health challenges, which may be exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of this study was to identify specific impacts of the pandemic on RUD patients, and targets for improving support and health-care access. We conducted an online survey of RUD patients and their family members from 21 April to 8 June 2020, recruited from 76 Facebook groups for RUDs. Questions assessed patient characteristics and impacts of the pandemic on RUD diagnosis and management. Respondents (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°413), including 274 RUD patients and 139 family members, were predominantly female and white, though income varied. Impacts of the pandemic included (1) barriers to accessing essential health care, (2) specific impacts of restrictive COVID-19 visitation policies on ability to advocate in health-care settings, (3) uncertainty and fear regarding COVID-19 risk, (4) exacerbated physical and mental health challenges, (5) magnified impacts of reduced educational and therapeutic services, and (6) unexpected positive changes due to the pandemic. There are specific, serious challenges affecting RUD patients and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is an urgent need to develop approaches to mitigate these challenges both during and beyond the pandemic.","Halley, Stanley, Maturi, Goldenberg, Bernstein, Wheeler, Tabor","https://doi.org/10.1038/s41436-020-01069-7","20210109","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9195,""
"Psychological reactions and insomnia in adults with mental health disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak","The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has disrupted millions of lives and commerce. We investigated psychological reactions and insomnia during the COVID-19 outbreak in adults with mental health disorders (MDs). A self-reported psychological and sleep online survey was conducted in China between February 5th to 19th, 2020. A total of 244 adults with MDs and 1116 controls matched for age, gender and sites were included. Worsened symptoms of anxiety, depressive and insomnia were defined when severity levels shifted to a more severe category compared to pre-COVID-19. During the COVID-19 outbreak, we found significantly increased prevalence of anxiety (MDs: 54.9% vs. 49.6%, controls: 25.5% vs. 14.3%), depression (MDs: 63.9% vs. 61.5%, controls: 29.9% vs. 21.2%) and insomnia (MDs: 66.0% vs. 57.8%, controls: 31.5% vs. 24.8%) compared to pre-COVID-19 period (all P-value &lt;Ã¢â‚¬â€°0.001). Furthermore, adults with MDs had higher odds for developing COVID-19-related stress (ORÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°3.41, 95% CI 2.49Ã¢â‚¬â€°~Ã¢â‚¬â€°4.67), worsened anxiety (ORÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°1.95, 95% CI 1.38Ã¢â‚¬â€°~Ã¢â‚¬â€°2.76), depression (ORÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°2.04, 95% CI 1.43Ã¢â‚¬â€°~Ã¢â‚¬â€°2.93) and insomnia (ORÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°2.22, 95% CI 1.53Ã¢â‚¬â€°~Ã¢â‚¬â€°3.21) during the COVID-19 outbreak compared to controls. Moreover, higher COVID-19-related stress and lower levels of pre-COVID-19 anxiety, depressive and insomnia symptoms were predictors for worsened anxiety, depression and insomnia in adults with MDs, respectively. Our findings suggest that adverse psychological reactions and insomnia are more pronounced in adults with mental health disorders during the COVID-19 outbreak, thus more attention need to be provided.","Sun, Qin, Basta, Chen, Li","https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03036-7","20210109","COVID-19; Depression; Insomnia; Mental health disorders; Stress, anxiety","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9196,""
"Psychological distress among Italians during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) quarantine","Quarantine as a preventive action to reduce people's exposure to a contagious disease has substantial psychological impact. We aimed to collect information on psychologically distressing experiences of Italians living in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. From 6 to 20 April 2020 participants filled out an online questionnaire. Demographic and physical symptoms data from the prior 14Ã¢â‚¬â€°days of quarantine were collected. Psychological impact of quarantine was assessed by the COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI). In all, 20,158 participants completed the online survey. Of these, 11,910 (59.1%) were from Lombardy, the region with 37.7% of positive cases identified during the survey period. 30.1% of responders were male. About half (55.9%) of responders were 18-50Ã¢â‚¬â€°years old, 54.3% had a tertiary level of education, 69.5% were workers, 84.1% were living in houses with Ã¢â€°Â¥3 rooms, and 13.7% were living alone. 9.7% had had contact with COVID-19 positive people. Of all responders, 9978 (48.6%) reported a psychological impact, 8897 (43.4%) of whom reported mild or moderate and 1081 (5.2%) severe psychological impact. The multivariate analysis, after adjustments, showed that an increasing CPDI score was associated with gender (female), first-second educational level, being unemployed, living in a Ã¢â€°Â¤2 room house, having had new health problems during the previous 14Ã¢â‚¬â€°days, and not having been out of the house in the previous week. Concerning the type of psychological distress, 2003 responders (9.9%) reported moderate to severe depressive symptoms, 1131 (5.5%) moderate to severe anxiety symptoms, and 802 (3.9%) moderate to severe physical symptoms. A positive correlation was found between responder rate (per 10.000 residents) and positive COVID-19 cases (per 10.000 residents) by region (r<sub>s</sub>Ã¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°+Ã¢â‚¬â€°0.83, pÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°&lt;Ã¢â‚¬â€°0.0001), and between responder rate and region latitude (r<sub>s</sub> = +Ã¢â‚¬â€°0.91, p = &lt;Ã¢â‚¬â€°0.0001), with a greater response rate in the north. Considering Lombardy Region responders, a negative correlation between CPDI score and distance from place of residence to the red zone (Nembro-Alzano) was found. Higher prevalence of psychological distress was found up to 25Ã¢â‚¬â€°km away from the red zone and, in particular, severe distress up to 15Ã¢â‚¬â€°km. Policy makers and mental health professionals should be aware of quarantine's adverse mental health consequences. Factors influencing the success of quarantine and infection control practices for both disease containment and community recovery should be identified and additional support to vulnerable persons at increased risk of adverse psychological and social consequences of quarantine should be guaranteed.","Bonati, Campi, Zanetti, Cartabia, Scarpellini, Clavenna, Segre","https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03027-8","20210109","COVID-19; Coronavirus; Infectious diseases; Knowledge; Online surveys; Outbreak; Pandemic; Perceptions; Public health; SARS-CoV-2","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9197,""
"Ethical Implications of COVID-19: Palliative Care, Public Health, and Long-Term Care Facilities","Outbreaks of COVID-19 among nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and other long-term care facilities in the United States have had devastating effects on residents. Restrictions such as banning visitors, sequestering residents, and testing health care staff have been implemented to mitigate the spread of the virus. However, consequences include a decline in mental and physical health, decompensation, and a sense of hopelessness among residents. We present and explore a case study at an assisted living facility addressing the ethical issues in balancing the management of the community versus the resident's right to autonomy and self-determination. A team of palliative care experts was brought into assisted living facilities to manage patients, care for well residents, and provide input in advance care planning and symptom management. The principles of self-determination and autonomy, stewardship, and distributive justice were explored. The use of nursing skills in triage and assessment, principles in public health, and the 8 domains of palliative care provided a comprehensive framework for structuring emergency operations. Palliative interventions and the role of palliative care nurses played an integral part in addressing ethical challenges in the containment of the virus and the deleterious effects of social isolation among the elderly.","Parekh de Campos, Daniels","https://doi.org/10.1097/NJH.0000000000000735","20210108","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9198,""
"Mental Illness, Mass Shootings, and the Future of Psychiatric Research into American Gun Violence","This article outlines a four-part strategy for future research in mental health and complementary disciplines that will broaden understanding of mass shootings and multi-victim gun homicides. First, researchers must abandon the starting assumption that acts of mass violence are driven primarily by diagnosable psychopathology in isolated &quot;lone wolf&quot; individuals. The destructive motivations must be situated, instead, within larger social structures and cultural scripts. Second, mental health professionals and scholars must carefully scrutinize any apparent correlation of violence with mental illness for evidence of racial bias in the official systems that define, measure, and record psychiatric diagnoses, as well as those that enforce laws and impose criminal justice sanctions. Third, to better understand the role of firearm access in the occurrence and lethality of mass shootings, research should be guided by an overarching framework that incorporates social, cultural, legal, and political, but also psychological, aspects of private gun ownership in the United States. Fourth, effective policies and interventions to reduce the incidence of mass shootings over time-and to prevent serious acts of violence more generally-will require an expanded body of well-funded interdisciplinary research that is informed and implemented through the sustained engagement of researchers with affected communities and other stakeholders in gun violence prevention. Emerging evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has produced a sharp increase both in civilian gun sales and in the social and psychological determinants of injurious behavior adds special urgency to this agenda.","Metzl, Piemonte, McKay","https://doi.org/10.1097/HRP.0000000000000280","20210108","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9199,""
"Commentary on Furr-Holden et al 2020: As opioid overdose deaths accelerate among Black Americans, COVID-19 widens inequities-a critical need to invest in community-based approaches","","Banks, Carpenter, Wood, Winograd","https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15362","20210108","Black Americans; COVID-19; health disparities; healthy equity; opioids; overdose","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9200,""
"Maintaining normal sleep patterns, lifestyles and emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic: The stabilizing effect of daytime napping","This study aimed to assess changes in sleep pattern and their influence on people's daily life and emotion during the COVID-19 pandemic. Self-developed questionnaires were used to measure changes in nocturnal sleep, daytime napping, lifestyles and negative emotions in individuals before and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Nine hundred and thirty effective questionnaires were collected in this study. Repeated measures analysis of variance and hierarchical regression analysis were applied. We found that individuals' sleep rhythms were delayed, and sleep duration and sleep latency were increased during the stay-at-home orders. Meanwhile, their exercise levels and learning/working efficiency were decreased, and electronic device use time, annoyance levels and anxiety levels were increased. Delayed sleep patterns affected lifestyles and emotions. Moreover, sleep quality positively predicted learning/working efficiency and exercise levels, and negatively predicted use of electronic devices and negative emotions. Sleep patterns became delayed on weekdays during stay-at-home orders in all four daytime napping groups (no daytime napping, daytime napping as before, more daytime napping and less daytime napping), and the group taking daytime naps as before had a minimal variation, and their lifestyles and emotions were significantly better than those of the other groups. This study demonstrated that under the influence of stress caused by the pandemic, maintaining regular daytime napping was an effective way to stabilize sleep patterns and biological rhythms, keep good lifestyles and alleviate the effect of acute psychological stress, and to prevent and control mental disorders during the pandemic.","Dai, Zhou, Li, Zhang, Ma","https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.13259","20210108","COVID-19; mental health; napping; sleep; stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9201,""
"Remotely delivered information, training and support for informal caregivers of people with dementia","Many people with dementia are cared for at home by unpaid informal caregivers, usually family members. Caregivers may experience a range of physical, emotional, financial and social harms, which are often described collectively as caregiver burden. The degree of burden experienced is associated with characteristics of the caregiver, such as gender, and characteristics of the person with dementia, such as dementia stage, and the presence of behavioural problems or neuropsychiatric disturbances. It is a strong predictor of admission to residential care for people with dementia. Psychoeducational interventions might prevent or reduce caregiver burden. Overall, they are intended to improve caregivers' knowledge about the disease and its care; to increase caregivers' sense of competence and their ability to cope with difficult situations; to relieve feelings of isolation and allow caregivers to attend to their own emotional and physical needs. These interventions are heterogeneous, varying in their theoretical framework, components, and delivery formats. Interventions that are delivered remotely, using printed materials, telephone or video technologies, may be particularly suitable for caregivers who have difficulty accessing face-to-face services because of their own health problems, poor access to transport, or absence of substitute care. During the COVID-19 pandemic, containment measures in many countries required people to be isolated in their homes, including people with dementia and their family carers. In such circumstances, there is no alternative to remote delivery of interventions. To assess the efficacy and acceptability of remotely delivered interventions aiming to reduce burden and improve mood and quality of life of informal caregivers of people with dementia. We searched the Specialised Register of the Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group, MEDLINE, Embase and four other databases, as well as two international trials registries, on 10 April 2020. We also examined the bibliographies of relevant review papers and published trials. We included only randomised controlled trials that assessed the remote delivery of structured interventions for informal caregivers who were providing care for people with dementia living at home. Caregivers had to be unpaid adults (relatives or members of the person's community). The interventions could be delivered using printed materials, the telephone, the Internet or a mixture of these, but could not involve any face-to-face contact with professionals. We categorised intervention components as information, training or support. Information interventions included two key elements: (i) they provided standardised information, and (ii) the caregiver played a passive role. Support interventions promoted interaction with other people (professionals or peers). Training interventions trained caregivers in practical skills to manage care. We excluded interventions that were primarily individual psychotherapy. Our primary outcomes were caregiver burden, mood, health-related quality of life and dropout for any reason. Secondary outcomes were caregiver knowledge and skills, use of health and social care resources, admission of the person with dementia to institutional care, and quality of life of the person with dementia. Study selection, data extraction and assessment of the risk of bias in included studies were done independently by two review authors. We used the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) to describe the interventions. We conducted meta-analyses using a random-effects model to derive estimates of effect size. We used GRADE methods to describe our degree of certainty about effect estimates. We included 26 studies in this review (2367 participants). We compared (1) interventions involving training, support or both, with or without information (experimental interventions) with usual treatment, waiting list or attention control (12 studies, 944 participants); and (2) the same experimental interventions with provision of information alone (14 studies, 1423 participants). We downgraded evidence for study limitations and, for some outcomes, for inconsistency between studies. There was a frequent risk of bias from self-rating of subjective outcomes by participants who were not blind to the intervention. Randomisation methods were not always well-reported and there was potential for attrition bias in some studies. Therefore, all evidence was of moderate or low certainty. In the comparison of experimental interventions with usual treatment, waiting list or attention control, we found that the experimental interventions probably have little or no effect on caregiver burden (nine studies, 597 participants; standardised mean difference (SMD) -0.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) -0.35 to 0.23); depressive symptoms (eight studies, 638 participants; SMD -0.05, 95% CI -0.22 to 0.12); or health-related quality of life (two studies, 311 participants; SMD 0.10, 95% CI -0.13 to 0.32). The experimental interventions probably result in little or no difference in dropout for any reason (eight studies, 661 participants; risk ratio (RR) 1.15, 95% CI 0.87 to 1.53). In the comparison of experimental interventions with a control condition of information alone, we found that experimental interventions may result in a slight reduction in caregiver burden (nine studies, 650 participants; SMD -0.24, 95% CI -0.51 to 0.04); probably result in a slight improvement in depressive symptoms (11 studies, 1100 participants; SMD -0.25, 95% CI -0.43 to -0.06); may result in little or no difference in caregiver health-related quality of life (two studies, 257 participants; SMD -0.03, 95% CI -0.28 to 0.21); and probably result in an increase in dropouts for any reason (12 studies, 1266 participants; RR 1.51, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.20). Remotely delivered interventions including support, training or both, with or without information, may slightly reduce caregiver burden and improve caregiver depressive symptoms when compared with provision of information alone, but not when compared with usual treatment, waiting list or attention control. They seem to make little or no difference to health-related quality of life. Caregivers receiving training or support were more likely than those receiving information alone to drop out of the studies, which might limit applicability. The efficacy of these interventions may depend on the nature and availability of usual services in the study settings. Muchas personas con demencia son atendidas en casa por cuidadores informales no remunerados, generalmente miembros de la familia. Los cuidadores pueden sufrir una serie de efectos perjudiciales fÃƒÂsicos, emocionales, econÃƒÂ³micos y sociales, que a menudo se describen colectivamente como una carga para el cuidador. El grado de carga que se experimenta estÃƒÂ¡ asociado con las caracterÃƒÂsticas del cuidador, como el gÃƒÂ©nero, y con las caracterÃƒÂsticas de la persona con demencia, como la etapa de la demencia, y la presencia de problemas de comportamiento o trastornos neuropsiquiÃƒÂ¡tricos. Es un fuerte predictor del ingreso en una residencia para personas con demencia. Las intervenciones psicoeducativas pueden prevenir o reducir la carga del cuidador. En general, tienen como objetivo mejorar los conocimientos de los cuidadores sobre la enfermedad y su cuidado; aumentar el sentido de competencia de los cuidadores y su capacidad para afrontar situaciones difÃƒÂciles; aliviar los sentimientos de aislamiento y permitir que los cuidadores atiendan sus propias necesidades emocionales y fÃƒÂsicas. Estas intervenciones son heterogÃƒÂ©neas y varÃƒÂan en su marco teÃƒÂ³rico, sus componentes y sus formatos de administraciÃƒÂ³n. Las intervenciones que se realizan a distancia, utilizando material impreso, el telÃƒÂ©fono o las tecnologÃƒÂas de vÃƒÂdeo, pueden ser particularmente adecuadas para los cuidadores que tienen dificultades para acceder a los servicios de forma presencial debido a sus propios problemas de salud, al escaso acceso al transporte o a la falta de un cuidado alternativo. Durante la pandemia de covidÃ¢â‚¬Â19, las medidas de contenciÃƒÂ³n en muchos paÃƒÂses exigÃƒÂan que las personas estuvieran aisladas en sus hogares, incluidas las personas con demencia y sus familiares cuidadores. En tales circunstancias, no hay alternativa a la realizaciÃƒÂ³n de intervenciones a distancia. Evaluar la eficacia y la aceptabilidad de las intervenciones realizadas a distancia con el fin de reducir la carga y mejorar el estado de ÃƒÂ¡nimo y la calidad de vida de los cuidadores informales de personas con demencia. MÃƒâ€°TODOS DE BÃƒÅ¡SQUEDA: El 10 de abril de 2020 se realizaron bÃƒÂºsquedas en el Registro especializado del Grupo Cochrane de Demencia y trastornos cognitivos (Cochrane Dementia and Cognitive Improvement Group), MEDLINE, Embase y otras cuatro bases de datos, asÃƒÂ como en dos registros internacionales de ensayos. TambiÃƒÂ©n se examinaron las bibliografÃƒÂas de documentos de revisiÃƒÂ³n pertinentes y de ensayos publicados. CRITERIOS DE SELECCIÃƒâ€œN: SÃƒÂ³lo se incluyeron los ensayos controlados aleatorizados que evaluaron la administraciÃƒÂ³n a distancia de intervenciones estructuradas para los cuidadores informales que atendÃƒÂan a personas con demencia que vivÃƒÂan en el domicilio. Los cuidadores debÃƒÂan ser adultos no remunerados (parientes o miembros de la comunidad de la persona). Las intervenciones se podÃƒÂan realizar utilizando materiales impresos, el telÃƒÂ©fono, la internet o una mezcla de estos, pero no podÃƒÂan implicar un contacto presencial con profesionales. Los componentes de la intervenciÃƒÂ³n se clasificaron como informaciÃƒÂ³n, formaciÃƒÂ³n o apoyo. Las intervenciones de informaciÃƒÂ³n incluyeron dos elementos clave: i) proporcionaron informaciÃƒÂ³n estandarizada, y ii) el cuidador desempeÃƒÂ±aba un papel pasivo. Las intervenciones de apoyo promovieron la interacciÃƒÂ³n con otras personas (profesionales o iguales). Las intervenciones de formaciÃƒÂ³n entrenaron a los cuidadores en habilidades prÃƒÂ¡cticas para proporcionar la atenciÃƒÂ³n. Se excluyeron las intervenciones que consistieron principalmente en psicoterapia individual. Los desenlaces principales fueron la carga del cuidador, el estado de ÃƒÂ¡nimo, la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud y el abandono por cualquier motivo. Los desenlaces secundarios fueron los conocimientos y aptitudes de los cuidadores, la utilizaciÃƒÂ³n de los recursos de atenciÃƒÂ³n sanitaria y social, el ingreso de la persona con demencia en una instituciÃƒÂ³n y la calidad de vida de la persona con demencia. OBTENCIÃƒâ€œN Y ANÃƒÂLISIS DE LOS DATOS: Dos autores de la revisiÃƒÂ³n realizaron de forma independiente la selecciÃƒÂ³n de los estudios, la extracciÃƒÂ³n de los datos y la evaluaciÃƒÂ³n del riesgo de sesgo de los estudios incluidos. Se utilizÃƒÂ³ la Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) para describir las intervenciones. Los metanÃƒÂ¡lisis se realizaron mediante un modelo de efectos aleatorios para obtener las estimaciones del tamaÃƒÂ±o del efecto. Se utilizaron los mÃƒÂ©todos GRADE para describir el grado de certeza sobre las estimaciones del efecto. En esta revisiÃƒÂ³n se incluyeron 26 estudios (2367 participantes). Se compararon (1) las intervenciones que incluyeron formaciÃƒÂ³n, apoyo o ambos, con o sin informaciÃƒÂ³n (intervenciones experimentales) con el tratamiento habitual, una lista de espera o el control de la atenciÃƒÂ³n (12 estudios, 944 participantes); y (2) las mismas intervenciones experimentales con el suministro de informaciÃƒÂ³n solamente (14 estudios, 1423 participantes). La calidad de la evidencia se redujo por las limitaciones de los estudios y, en el caso de algunos desenlaces, por la falta de consistencia entre los estudios. Hubo un riesgo frecuente de sesgo debido a la autocalificaciÃƒÂ³n de los desenlaces subjetivos por parte de participantes que no estaban cegados a la intervenciÃƒÂ³n. Los mÃƒÂ©todos de asignaciÃƒÂ³n al azar no siempre se informaron bien y hubo un posible sesgo de desgaste en algunos estudios. Por lo tanto, toda la evidencia fue de certeza moderada o baja. En la comparaciÃƒÂ³n de las intervenciones experimentales con el tratamiento habitual, una lista de espera o el control de la atenciÃƒÂ³n, se encontrÃƒÂ³ que las intervenciones experimentales probablemente tienen poco o ningÃƒÂºn efecto sobre la carga del cuidador (nueve estudios, 597 participantes; diferencia de medias estandarizada [DME] Ã¢â‚¬Â0,06; intervalo de confianza [IC] del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,35 a 0,23); los sÃƒÂntomas depresivos (ocho estudios, 638 participantes; DME Ã¢â‚¬Â0,05; IC del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,22 a 0,12) o la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud (dos estudios, 311 participantes; DME 0,10; IC del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,13 a 0,32). Las intervenciones experimentales probablemente dan lugar a poca o ninguna diferencia en el abandono por cualquier motivo (ocho estudios, 661 participantes; razÃƒÂ³n de riesgos [RR] 1,15; IC del 95%: 0,87 a 1,53). En la comparaciÃƒÂ³n de las intervenciones experimentales con una condiciÃƒÂ³n control de informaciÃƒÂ³n sola, se encontrÃƒÂ³ que las intervenciones experimentales pueden dar lugar a una leve reducciÃƒÂ³n de la carga del cuidador (nueve estudios, 650 participantes; DME Ã¢â‚¬Â0,24; IC del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,51 a 0,04); probablemente dan lugar a una leve mejorÃƒÂa de los sÃƒÂntomas depresivos (11 estudios, 1100 participantes; DME Ã¢â‚¬Â0,25; IC del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,43 a Ã¢â‚¬Â0,06); podrÃƒÂan dar lugar a poca o ninguna diferencia en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud de los cuidadores (dos estudios, 257 participantes; DME Ã¢â‚¬Â0,03; IC del 95%: Ã¢â‚¬Â0,28 a 0,21); y probablemente dÃƒÂ© lugar a un aumento de los abandonos por cualquier motivo (12 estudios, 1266 participantes; RR 1,51; IC del 95%: 1,04 a 2,20). Las intervenciones realizadas a distancia, como el apoyo, la formaciÃƒÂ³n o ambas, con o sin informaciÃƒÂ³n, podrÃƒÂan reducir ligeramente la carga del cuidador y mejorar los sÃƒÂntomas depresivos del cuidador en comparaciÃƒÂ³n con el suministro de informaciÃƒÂ³n ÃƒÂºnicamente, pero no en comparaciÃƒÂ³n con el tratamiento habitual, una lista de espera o el control de la atenciÃƒÂ³n. Parecen dar lugar a poca o ninguna diferencia en la calidad de vida relacionada con la salud. Los cuidadores que recibieron formaciÃƒÂ³n o apoyo tuvieron mÃƒÂ¡s probabilidades de abandonar los estudios que los que recibieron sÃƒÂ³lo informaciÃƒÂ³n, lo que podrÃƒÂa limitar la aplicabilidad. La eficacia de esas intervenciones puede depender de la naturaleza y la disponibilidad de los servicios habituales en los ÃƒÂ¡mbitos de estudio.","GonzÃƒÂ¡lez-Fraile, Ballesteros, Rueda, Santos-ZorrozÃƒÂºa, SolÃƒÂ , McCleery","https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD006440.pub3","20210108","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9202,""
"Fighting Words in the Antipodes","In this commentary, written in two bursts-the first completed in April 2020, and the second at the end of July-we explore how media metaphors of COVID-19 constitute the pandemic in Australia and New Zealand. We argue that the media's rhetorical strategies play an important role not only in describing the illness, but in influencing and shaping individual and collective responses to the pandemic, with significant consequences for mental health and well-being in the context of crisis. We align this commentary with the tenets of the sociology of diagnosis, which argue that even though there are material realities of disease, their social form and consequence cannot be separated from the tangible nature of illness and its management. We also lean on Derrida's approach to metaphor, which underlines how even observable viral entities such as COVID-19 are simultaneously material, abstract, and in flux. We describe the metaphors used by local media to describe the pandemic-including combat, bush fires, earthquakes, and other natural disasters-and we explore how and why these metaphors construct the pandemic locally and farther afield.","Lacey, Kelly, Jutel","https://doi.org/10.1353/pbm.2020.0054","20210108","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9203,""
"Resilience and the Role of Depressed and Anxious Mood in the Relationship Between Perceived Social Isolation and Perceived Sleep Quality During the COVID-19 Pandemic","The aim of the study was to examine the mediating role of depressed and anxious mood in the relationship between perceived social isolation and perceived sleep quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also aimed to investigate the moderating role of psychological resilience in this mediation. A cross-sectional study of adults (18+Ã‚Â years old) was conducted using an online, multi-language, international survey between March 31 and May 15, 2020. Simple and moderated mediation analyses were performed using the PROCESS macro for SPSS, with perceived social isolation as an independent variable, change in perceived sleep quality (during vs. before the COVID-19 pandemic) as a dependent variable, depressed and anxious mood (Patient Health Questionnaire-4, PHQ-4) as a mediator, and resilience (Brief Resilience Scale, BRS) as a moderator. A convenience sample of 3816 participants (2692Ã¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°female) from 94 countries (47.4% USA) met criteria for inclusion in the analyses. Results showed that depressed and anxious mood mediated the relationship between perceived social isolation and change in perceived sleep quality. This mediation was moderated by resilience; the indirect effect of perceived social isolation on change in perceived sleep quality through depressed and anxious mood decreased as the level of resilience increased (index of moderated mediationÃ‚Â =Ã‚Â 0.008, SEÃ‚Â =Ã‚Â 0.003, 95%CI [0.001; 0.014]). The study findings indicate benefits of psychological resilience in buffering negative effects of perceived isolation, suggesting potential benefits of developing targeted strategies to enhance resilience during times of significant crises.","Ben Salah, DeAngelis, al'Absi","https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-020-09945-x","20210108","Anxiety; COVID-19; Depression; Resilience; Sleep; Social isolation","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9204,""
"Parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic: differences between seven European countries and between children with and without mental health conditions","The aim of the present study was to examine parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic in families with or without a child with a mental health condition across Europe. The study included 6720 parents recruited through schools, patient organizations and social media platforms (2002 parents with a child with a mental health condition and 4718 without) from seven European countries: the UK (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°508), Sweden (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°1436), Spain (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°1491), Belgium (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°508), the Netherlands (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°324), Germany (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°1662) and Italy (nÃ¢â‚¬â€°=Ã¢â‚¬â€°794). Many parents reported negative effects of homeschooling for themselves and their child, and many found homeschooling to be of poor quality, with insufficient support from schools. In most countries, contact with teachers was limited, leaving parents with primary responsibility for managing homeschooling. Parents also reported increased levels of stress, worry, social isolation, and domestic conflict. A small number of parents reported increased parental alcohol/drug use. Some differences were found between countries and some negative experiences were more common in families with a child with a mental health condition. However, differences between countries and between families with and without a mental health condition were generally small, indicating that many parents across countries reported negative experiences. Some parents also reported positive experiences of homeschooling. The adverse effects of homeschooling will likely have a long-term impact and contribute to increased inequalities. Given that school closures may be less effective than other interventions, policymakers need to carefully consider the negative consequences of homeschooling during additional waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and future pandemics.","Thorell, Skoglund, de la PeÃƒÂ±a, Baeyens, Fuermaier, Groom, Mammarella, van der Oord, van den Hoofdakker, Luman, de Miranda, Siu, Steinmayr, Idrees, Soares, SÃƒÂ¶rlin, Luque, Moscardino, Roch, Crisci, Christiansen","https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01706-1","20210108","COVID-19; Homeschooling; Mental health problems; Parental experiences; Special education needs","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9205,""
"Prioritized Research for the Prevention, Treatment, and Reversal of Chronic Disease: Recommendations From the Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit","Declining life expectancy and increasing all-cause mortality in the United States have been associated with unhealthy behaviors, socioecological factors, and preventable disease. A growing body of basic science, clinical research, and population health evidence points to the benefits of healthy behaviors, environments and policies to maintain health and prevent, treat, and reverse the root causes of common chronic diseases. Similarly, innovations in research methodologies, standards of evidence, emergence of unique study cohorts, and breakthroughs in data analytics and modeling create new possibilities for producing biomedical knowledge and clinical translation. To understand these advances and inform future directions research, The Lifestyle Medicine Research Summit was convened at the University of Pittsburgh on December 4-5, 2019. The Summit's goal was to review current status and define research priorities in the six core areas of lifestyle medicine: plant-predominant nutrition, physical activity, sleep, stress, addictive behaviors, and positive psychology/social connection. Forty invited subject matter experts (1) reviewed existing knowledge and gaps relating lifestyle behaviors to common chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, many cancers, inflammatory- and immune-related disorders and other conditions; and (2) discussed the potential for applying cutting-edge molecular, cellular, epigenetic and emerging science knowledge and computational methodologies, research designs, and study cohorts to accelerate clinical applications across all six domains of lifestyle medicine. Notably, federal health agencies, such as the Department of Defense and Veterans Administration have begun to adopt &quot;whole-person health and performance&quot; models that address these lifestyle and environmental root causes of chronic disease and associated morbidity, mortality, and cost. Recommendations strongly support leveraging emerging research methodologies, systems biology, and computational modeling in order to accelerate effective clinical and population solutions to improve health and reduce societal costs. New and alternative hierarchies of evidence are also be needed in order to assess the quality of evidence and develop evidence-based guidelines on lifestyle medicine. Children and underserved populations were identified as prioritized groups to study. The COVID-19 pandemic, which disproportionately impacts people with chronic diseases that are amenable to effective lifestyle medicine interventions, makes the Summit's findings and recommendations for future research particularly timely and relevant.","Vodovotz, Barnard, Hu, Jakicic, Lianov, Loveland, Buysse, Szigethy, Finkel, Sowa, Verschure, Williams, Sanchez, Dysinger, Maizes, Junker, Phillips, Katz, Drant, Jackson, Trasande, Woolf, Salive, South-Paul, States, Roth, Fraser, Stout, Parkinson","https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2020.585744","20210108","chronic disease; epigenetics; in silico modeling; inflammation; lifestyle medicine; nutrition; physical activity; research methodologies","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9206,""
"Research in Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Quality versus quantity","","Kar, Menon, Yasir Arafat, Kabir","https://doi.org/10.18295/squmj.2020.20.04.024","20210108","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9207,""
"Arts-Based Interventions for Professionals in Caring Roles During and After Crisis: A Systematic Review of the Literature","Crisis events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can have a devastating effect on communities and the care professionals within them. Over recent years, arts-based interventions have helped in a wide range of crisis situations, being recommended to support the workforce during and after complex crisis but there has been no systematic review of the role of arts-based crisis interventions and whether there are cogent themes regarding practice elements and outcomes. We, therefore, conducted a systematic review to (i) define the arts-based change process used during and after crisis events, and (ii) explore the perceptions of intermediate and long-term mental health benefits of arts-based interventions for professionals in caring roles. Our search yielded six studies (all qualitative). All data were thematically aggregated and meta-synthesized, revealing seven practice elements (a safe place, focusing on strengths and protective factors, developing psychosocial competencies to support peers, emotional expression and processing, identifying and naming the impact of the crisis, using an integrative creative approach, and cultural and organizational sensitivity) applied across all six studies, as well as a range of intermediate and long-term benefits shared common features (adapting, growing, and recovering; using the community as a healing resource; reducing or preventing symptoms of stress or trauma reactions, psychophysiological homeostasis). The ways in which these studies were designed independently from one another and yet used the same practice elements in their crisis interventions indicates that there is comparability about how and why the arts-based practice elements are being used and to what effect. Our findings provide a sound basis and meaningful parameters for future research incorporating quantitative and qualitative approaches to firmly establish the effectiveness of art-based interventions, and how arts can support cultural sensitivity, acceptability and indicated outcomes, particularly those relating to stress and trauma during or following a crisis.","Havsteen-Franklin, Tjasink, Kottler, Grant, Kumari","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.589744","20210108","arts therapies; care professionals; crisis; pandemic; stress; systematic review; trauma","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9208,""
"SARS-CoV-2 and Asbestos Exposure: Can Our Experience With Mesothelioma Patients Help Us Understand the Psychological Consequences of COVID-19 and Develop Interventions?","Since its emergence, the novel coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) has had enormous physical, social, and psychological impacts worldwide. The aim of this article was to identify elements of our knowledge on asbestos exposure and malignant mesothelioma (MM) that can provide insight into the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and be used to develop adequate interventions. Although the etiology of Covid-19 and MM differs, their psychological impacts have common characteristics: in both diseases, there is a feeling of being exposed through aerial contagion to an &quot;invisible killer&quot; without boundaries that can strike even the strongest individuals. In both cases, affected persons can experience personality dysfunction, anxiety, depression, and posttraumatic symptoms; helplessness, hopelessness, and projection of destructive thoughts onto external forces often emerge, while defense mechanisms such as denial, splitting, repression, and reduced emotional expression are used by individuals to contain their overwhelming anxieties. We believe that in both diseases, an integrated multidimensional intervention offered by hospitals and other public health services is the most effective approach to alleviating patients' and caregivers' psychological distress. In particular, we emphasize that in the context of both MM and COVID-19, Brief Psychoanalytic Group therapy can help patients and caregivers attribute meaning to the significant changes in their lives related to the experience of the disease and identify adaptive strategies and more realistic relational modalities to deal with what has happened to them. We also highlight the importance of developing a surveillance system that includes individual anamnestic evaluation of occupational risk factors for COVID-19 disease.","Granieri, Bonafede, Marinaccio, Iavarone, Marsili, Franzoi","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.584320","20210108","COVID-19; asbestos; mesothelioma; occupational risk; psychological intervention","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9209,""
"Comparing the Impact of COVID-19-Related Social Distancing on Mood and Psychiatric Indicators in Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) and Non-SGM Individuals","Empirical evidence demonstrates mental health disparities between sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM) compared with cisgender heterosexual individuals. SGM individuals report elevated rates of emotional distress, symptoms related to mood and anxiety disorders, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and behavior. Social support is inversely related to psychiatric symptoms, regardless of SGM status. The COVID-19 pandemic-with its associated limited social interactions-represents an unprecedented period of acute distress with potential reductions in accessibility of social support, which might be of particular concern for SGM individuals' mental well-being. In the present study, we explored the extent to which potential changes in mental health outcomes (depressive symptoms, worry, perceived stress, positive and negative affect) throughout the duration of the pandemic were related to differences in perceptions of social support and engagement in virtual social activity, as a function of SGM status. Utilizing a large sample of US adults (<i>N</i> = 1,014; 18% reported SGM status), we assessed psychiatric symptoms, perceptions of social isolation, and amount of time spent socializing virtually at 3 time windows during the pandemic (between March 21 and May 21). Although SGM individuals reported greater levels of depression compared with non-SGM individuals at all 3 time points, there was no interaction between time and SGM status. Across all participants, mental health outcomes improved across time. Perceived social isolation was associated with poorer mental health outcomes. Further, time spent engaging in virtual socialization was associated with reduced depression, but only for those in self-reported quarantine. We discuss these results in terms of the nature of our sample and its impact on the generalizability of these findings to other SGM samples as well as directions for future research aimed at understanding potential health disparities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.","Rodriguez-Seijas, Fields, Bottary, Kark, Goldstein, Kensinger, Payne, Cunningham","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.590318","20210108","COVID-19; depression; gender; mood; sexual orientation; social isolation; well-being","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9210,""
"Early Psychiatric Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the General Population and Healthcare Workers in Italy: A Preliminary Study","<b>Introduction:</b> Since February 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 spread to several countries worldwide, including Italy. In this study, we aimed to assess the psychopathological impact of the pandemic across the general population of Lombardy, the most affected Italian region, and to compare the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms between the general public and healthcare workers. <b>Methods:</b> Four hundred and thirty-two participants completed an online survey including: the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-21 items (DASS-21), the Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PQSI). Healthcare workers were also asked to complete the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). <b>Results:</b> At the DASS-21, 33.3% of the responders presented pathological levels of stress, 25.5% of anxiety, and 35.9% of depression. At the IES-R, 13.9% appeared at risk of developing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). At the PSQI, 57.6% presented sleep disturbances. Female gender and younger age predicted higher scores of distress. Healthcare workers presented higher levels of psychiatric symptoms than the general public. Moreover, working in contact with COVID-19 patients predicted higher scores at the IES-R subscale Intrusion. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our results showed that about a third of our sample presented symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression during the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Lombardy; more than half of the responders presented sleep disturbances, and 13% appeared at risk of PTSD. Italian authorities should develop specific strategies to guarantee psychological support to the population of Lombardy, with particular attention to women, young people, and healthcare workers exposed to COVID-19 patients.","Demartini, NisticÃƒÂ², D'Agostino, Priori, Gambini","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.561345","20210108","COVID-19; PTSD; SARS-CoV-2; anxiety; depression; healthcare workers; sleep; stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9211,""
"COVID-19 quarantine measures are associated with negative social impacts and compromised follow-up care in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Brazil","COVID-19 has affected the entire world. We aimed to determine the impact of COVID-19 containment measures on the daily life and follow up of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). During May 2020, we evaluated 179 (79.6%) patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and 46 (20.4%) with ulcerative colitis (UC) by telephone, using a structured questionnaire to gather information on social impact and IBD follow up. Some kind of social distancing measure was reported by 95.6% of our patients, self-quarantine (64.9%) being the most frequent. Depressive mood was the most prevalent social impact (80.2%), followed by anxiety/fear of death (58.2%), insomnia (51.4%), daily activity impairment (48%), sexual dysfunction (46.2%), and productivity impairment (44%). The results were similar when we compared patients with active disease to those in remission and patients with UC to those with CD. Analysis of IBD follow up showed that 83.1% of all patients missed an IBD medical appointment, 45.5% of the patients missed laboratory tests, 41.3% missed the national flu vaccination program, 31.3% missed any radiologic exam, 17.3% missed colonoscopy, and 16.9% failed to obtain biologic therapy prescriptions. Biologics were discontinued by 28.4% of the patients. UC patients had higher rates of missed vaccination than CD patients (56.5% vs. 37.4%, P=0.02) and more failures to obtain a biologic prescription (28.3% vs. 14.0%, P=0.02). Our study reveals alarming social impacts and declining follow-up care for IBD patients during the COVID-19 outbreak. These findings may have implications for disease control in the near future.","Feitosa, Parra, de Camargo, Ferreira, Troncon, da Rocha, FÃƒÂ©res","https://doi.org/10.20524/aog.2020.0558","20210108","CrohnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s disease; Inflammatory bowel disease; healthcare; outcome assessment; ulcerative colitis","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9212,""
"Telepsychiatry and the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Mental Health in Post-COVID-19 India: A Scoping Review on Opportunities","COVID-19 has a profound impact on people with existing mental disorders, augmenting the prevailing inequalities in mental health. In order to understand the status of telepsychiatry in India and the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health and its potential applications, a scoping review was done between March 2020 and May 2020. The literature review revealed 253 papers, which were used to derive the primary framework for analysis. The information was then reviewed for ideas and concepts, which were integrated with evidence from gray literature and categorized under broader themes based on the insights derived. Finally, a thematic framework was developed for discussion to tailor scientific information for decision-makers' needs. Review findings are summarized under the following headings: changing patterns of health-seeking behavior, origin and evolution of telepsychiatry, possible applications of telepsychiatry and AI, technological features, and AI models in mental health. Though there are several potential opportunities, the time is not yet ripe for telepsychiatry and AI to be adopted fully in the field of mental health care. But it is time that we develop indigenous proprietary technology and test and validate it. With many solutions offered by telepsychiatry and AI, psychiatrists must choose an appropriate tool based on their requirements, availability of resources, and feasibility of deployment. Harmony between conventional care and technology-based care must be reached gradually.","M, Annamalai","https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620952160","20210108","COVID-19; India; Telepsychiatry; artificial intelligence in mental health; e-mental health; review","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9213,""
"Mass Disasters and Burnout in Nephrology Personnel: From Earthquakes and Hurricanes to COVID-19 Pandemic","Mass disasters result in extensive health problems and make health care delivery problematic, as has been the case during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although COVID-19 was initially considered a pulmonary problem, it soon became clear that various other organs were involved. Thus, many care providers, including kidney health personnel, were overwhelmed or developed burnout. This review aims to describe the spectrum of burnout in mass disasters and suggests solutions specifically for nephrology personnel by extending previous experience to the COVID-19 pandemic. Burnout (a psychologic response to work-related stress) is already a frequent part of routine nephrology practice and, not surprisingly, is even more common during mass disasters due to increased workload and specific conditions, in addition to individual factors. Avoiding burnout is essential to prevent psychologic and somatic health problems in personnel as well as malpractice, understaffing, and inadequate health care delivery, all of which increase the health care burden of disasters. Burnout may be prevented by predisaster organizational measures, which include developing an overarching plan and optimizing health care infrastructure, and <i>ad hoc</i> disaster-specific measures that encompass both organizational and individual measures. Organizational measures include increasing safety, decreasing workload and fear of malpractice, optimizing medical staffing and material supplies, motivating personnel, providing mental health support, and enabling flexibility in working circumstances. Individual measures include training on coping with stress and problematic conditions, minimizing the stigma of emotional distress, and maintaining physical health. If these measures fall short, asking for external help is mandatory to avoid an inefficient disaster health care response. Minimizing burnout by applying these measures will improve health care provision, thus saving as many lives as possible.","Sever, Ortiz, Maggiore, Bac-GarcÃƒÂa, Vanholder","https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.08400520","20210108","COVID-19; burnout; earthquake; hurricane; massive disaster; nephrology; pandemic","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9214,""
"Disentangling depression in Belgian higher education students amidst the first COVID-19 lockdown (April-May 2020)","The surge of COVID-19 infections has prompted many countries to take unprecedented policy measures. In Belgium, the authorities implemented a nation-wide stay-at-home order for several months. Evidence of the mental health effect of such measures is scarce. A recent review by Brooks et al. has compiled a defined list of stressors affecting people's mental health under quarantine during previous epidemic settings. This study aims to test the association between these stressors and the mental health of students attending higher education during the stay-at-home order in Belgium. In this cross-sectional study, 18,301 students from 13 higher education institutions (HEI) participated in an online survey between 26 April and 11 May 2020. We assessed the association between potential stressors and depressive symptoms severity scores and structural equation modeling was used to assess how stressors may mediate the association between duration of exposure and depressive symptoms severity. The stressors proposed by Brooks et al. were found to be associated with depressive symptoms severity. The stressors 'perceived academic stress', 'institutional dissatisfaction' and 'fear of being infected' were associated with substantially higher depressive symptoms severity scores. The association between duration of exposure and depressive symptoms severity was mediated by 'academic stress'. Being in a steady relationship and living together with others were both associated with a lower depressive symptoms severity. Findings underline the need for a student-centered approach and mental health prevention. Authorities and HEIs should consider whether and if so, how a stay-at-home order should be implemented.","De Man, Buffel, van de Velde, Bracke, Van Hal, Wouters, Gadeyne, Kindermans, Joos, Vanmaercke, van Studenten, Nyssen, Puttaert, Vervecken, Van Guyse","https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-020-00522-y","20210108","Academic stress; Belgium; COVID-19; Depressive symptoms; Fear of infection; Higher education students; Institutional dissatisfaction; Mental health; Stay-at-home order","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9215,""
"Conceptualizing the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with opioid use disorder: an application of the social ecological model","The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unparalleled societal disruption with wide ranging effects on individual liberties, the economy, and physical and mental health. While no social strata or population has been spared, the pandemic has posed unique and poorly characterized challenges for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). Given the pandemic's broad effects, it is helpful to organize the risks posed to specific populations using theoretical models. These models can guide scientific inquiry, interventions, and public policy. Models also provide a visual image of the interplay of individual-, network-, community-, structural-, and pandemic-level factors that can lead to increased risks of infection and associated morbidity and mortality for individuals and populations. Such models are not unidirectional, in that actions of individuals, networks, communities and structural changes can also affect overall disease incidence and prevalence. In this commentary, we describe how the social ecological model (SEM) may be applied to describe the theoretical effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). This model can provide a necessary framework to systematically guide time-sensitive research and implementation of individual-, community-, and policy-level interventions to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with OUD.","Cowan, Khan, Shastry, Edelman","https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-020-00210-w","20210108","COVID-19; Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic; People who use drugs; Social ecological model","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9216,""
"Effects of sources of social support and resilience on the mental health of different age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic","A pandemic is a very stressful event, especially for highly vulnerable people (e.g., older adults). The purpose of the current study was to investigate the main and interactive relationships of social support and resilience on individual mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic across three age groups: emerging adults, adults, and older adults. A survey was conducted with 23,192 participants aged 18-85. Respondents completed a questionnaire, including items on the COVID-19-related support they perceived from different sources, the abbreviated version of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Mental Health Inventory. Latent profile analysis identified five profiles of social support, and the patterns of potential profiles were similar in all groups. However, category distribution in the five profiles was significantly different among the age groups. Furthermore, analysis using the BCH command showed significant differences in mental health among these profiles. Lastly, interactive analyses indicated resilience had a positive relationship with mental health, and social support served as a buffer against the negative impact of low resilience on mental health. This study provides quantitative evidence for socioemotional selectivity theory (SST) and enables several practical implications for helping different age groups protecting mental health during pandemic.","Li, Luo, Mu, Li, Ye, Zheng, Xu, Ding, Ling, Zhou, Chen","https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-03012-1","20210108","Age difference; COVID-19; Mental health; Resilience; Social support","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9217,""
"The effect of anxiety levels of elderly people in quarantine on depression during covid-19 pandemic","This study aims to determine the effect on depression of elderly people's anxiety levels in quarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is a descriptive study, in which data were collected using the online survey method, an introductory information form, a semistructured data form for COVID-19, the Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Geriatric Depression Scale. Data were collected during the period when a curfew was imposed for the elderly. Data were analyzed using a structural equation model. According to the structural equation model, anxiety was determined as a predictor of depression. The anxiety levels of the elderly who were 65-74Ã‚Â years old, female, single; had insufficient knowledge about the pandemic; and had not encountered a similar outbreak before considered that family relationships were affected negatively so they became lonely and reported that they became bored, exhausted, and distressed during the pandemic, which increased their depression levels. Anxiety affects depression in the elderly. Therefore, it is recommended to provide them with appropriate psychological support interventions and understandable information about the pandemic so that their anxiety and depression levels can be reduced during the pandemic.","Yildirim, IÃ…Å¸ik, Aylaz","https://doi.org/10.1080/19371918.2020.1868372","20210108","COVID-19; anxiety; depression; elderly; quarantine; structural equation model","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9218,""
"The effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on physicians' psychological resilience levels","Health care workers exposed to coronavirus19 disease could be psychologically stressed. The objective of this study is to assess the anxiety, depression levels, and psychological resilience of physicians working during the Covid-19 outbreak and to evaluate the related factors that are associated with their psychological resilience. The sample of this descriptive study was composed of medical doctors and dentists. The data was obtained online between April 13-23, 2020 through a survey prepared by the researchers. In addition, a questionnaire about the participants' sociodemographic characteristics, the Psychological Resilience Scale and Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HAD-A/HAD-D) was given. The average age of the 671 participants was 44.0Ã‚Â±9.0 years. Psychological resilience scores were significantly higher in those who had children, who had worked for 15 years or more, and who had received training about COVID-19 (p&lt;0.05). Depression scores were higher among women and in those who reported having a chronic disease, whose workload increased after the outbreak, and who had physical contact with COVID-positive patients. The anxiety scores were also higher among women and in those whose workload had increased and who had contact with COVID-positive patients (p&lt;0.05). The physicians with scores below the cut-off point on the HAD-D/HAD-A had significantly higher scores on the Psychological Resilience Scale (p&lt;0.05). Depression and anxiety levels were found to be significantly lower in physicians with greater psychological resilience. Psychological and social support of all health care workers, especially physicians, is important in the struggle with the pandemic. It is thought that determining the variables related to psychological resilience in health care workers will be a guide for psychosocial services.","Arslan, Karabekiroglu, Terzi, Dundar","https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2021.1874166","20210108","Anxiety; COVID-19; depression; physician; psychological resilience","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9219,""
"[COVID-19 and mental health services in Europe]","The area of mental health is directly affected by the pandemic and its consequences, for various reasons: 1-the pandemic triggered a global lockdown, with dramatic socioeconomic and therefore psychosocial implications; 2-mental health services, which treat by definition a fragile population from the psychological, biological and social points of view, have a complex organizational frame, and it was expected that this would be affected (or overwhelmed) by the pandemic; 3-mental health services should, at least in theory, be able to help guide public health policies when these involve a significant modification of individual behaviour. It was conducted a narrative review of the publications produced by European researchers in the period February-June 2020 and indexed in PubMed. A total of 34 papers were analyzed, which document the profound clinical, organizational and procedural changes introduced in mental health services following this exceptional and largely unforeseen planetary event.Among the main innovations recorded everywhere, the strong push towards the use of telemedicine techniques should be mentioned: however, these require an adequate critical evaluation, which highlights their possibilities, limits, advantages and disadvantages instead of simple triumphalist judgments. Furthermore, should be emphasized the scarcity of quantitative studies conducted in this period and the absence of studies aimed, for example, at exploring the consequences of prolonged and forced face-to-face contact between patients and family members with a high index of &quot;expressed emotions&quot;.","Meloni, de Girolamo, Rossi","https://doi.org/10.19191/EP20.5-6.S2.142","20210108","COVID-19; mental health services; organization; mental disorders; Europe","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9220,""
"A screening and treatment programme to deal with perinatal anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic","During a pandemic, pregnancy and the postnatal period are complicated by multiple factors. On the one hand, worries about one's own health and the health of loved ones, in particular of the newborn child, can increase the risk of some mental disorders, such as depression and anxiety in the pregnant woman. On the other hand, as happened for the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy, given the need for physical distancing, the maintenance of the social and family network, so important for new parents in the perinatal period, is lacking. In addition, health services are forced to reorganize their offerings to ensure maximum safety for their operators and patients. This work proposes a model of screening and treatment aimed at identifying women at risk and providing them with effective and safe treatment.","Camoni, Mirabella, Palumbo, Del Re, Gigantesco, Calamandrei, Barbano, Cattaneo, Brescianini","https://doi.org/10.19191/EP20.5-6.S2.139","20210108","screening; treatment; depression; anxiety; perinatal mental health","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9221,""
"Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in a highly burdened area of north-east Italy","Healthcare workers exposed to coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) patients could be psychologically distressed. This study aims to assess the magnitude of psychological distress and associated factors among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in a large tertiary hospital located in north-east Italy. All healthcare and administrative staff working in the Verona University Hospital (Veneto, Italy) during the COVID-19 pandemic were asked to complete a web-based survey from 21 April to 6 May 2020. Symptoms of post-traumatic distress, anxiety and depression were assessed, respectively, using the Impact of Event Scale (IES-R), the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9). Personal socio-demographic information and job characteristics were also collected, including gender, age, living condition, having pre-existing psychological problems, occupation, length of working experience, hospital unit (ICUs and sub-intensive COVID-19 units vs. non-COVID-19 units). A multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with each of the three mental health outcomes. A total of 2195 healthcare workers (36.9% of the overall hospital staff) participated in the study. Of the participants, 35.7% were nurses, 24.3% other healthcare staff, 16.4% residents, 13.9% physicians and 9.7% administrative staff. Nine per cent of healthcare staff worked in ICUs, 8% in sub-intensive COVID-19 units and 7.6% in other front-line services, while the remaining staff worked in hospital units not directly engaged with COVID-19 patients. Overall, 63.2% of participants reported COVID-related traumatic experiences at work and 53.8% (95% CI 51.0%-56.6%) showed symptoms of post-traumatic distress; moreover, 50.1% (95% CI 47.9%-52.3%) showed symptoms of clinically relevant anxiety and 26.6% (95% CI 24.7%-28.5%) symptoms of at least moderate depression. Multivariable logistic regressions showed that women, nurses, healthcare workers directly engaged with COVID-19 patients and those with pre-existing psychological problems were at increased risk of psychopathological consequences of the pandemic. The psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare staff working in a highly burdened geographical of north-east Italy is relevant and to some extent greater than that reported in China. The study provides solid grounds to elaborate and implement interventions pertaining to psychology and occupational health.","Lasalvia, Bonetto, Porru, Carta, Tardivo, Bovo, Ruggeri, Amaddeo","https://doi.org/10.1017/S2045796020001158","20210108","Anxiety; COVID-19; depression; health workers; mental health; post-traumatic stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9222,""
"Association between working hours and anxiety/depression of medical staff during large-scale epidemic outbreak of COVID-19: A cross-sectional study","","","https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2020.0229","20201201","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-01-10","",9223,""