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"Process evaluation of the development and remote recruitment for Essential Coaching for Every Mother during COVID-19","Background: With the sudden decrease in in-person support and increase in perinatal mental health concerns during the coronavirus pandemic, innovative strategies, such as mHealth, are more important than ever. This study has two objectives: (1) to describe the modification of Essential Coaching for Every Mother during the coronavirus pandemic, and (2) to describe the process evaluation of recruitment and retention of pregnant and postpartum women for a pre-post intervention study. Methods: For objective 1, modified messages were piloted with mothers and postpartum healthcare providers simultaneously. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a subset of 10 participants from the original development study. For objective 2, three methods were used for recruitment: social media, posters in hospital, and media outreach. First time mothers were eligible for enrollment antenatally (37+ weeks) and postnatally (<3 weeks). Eligibility screening occurred remotely via text message with participants initiating contact. Data were collected via TextIt and REDCap. Outcomes were days to recruit 75 participants, eligibility vs. ineligibility rates, dropout and exclusion reasons, survey completion rates, perinatal timing of enrollment, and recruitment sources. Results: For objective 1, three mothers (M age=30.67 years) and seven healthcare providers (M age = 46.0 years) participated in the modification of the messages. Participants felt the messages were appropriate and relevant related to changes in postpartum care during the coronavirus pandemic. Nine messages were modified related to coronavirus and five messages were added to the program. For objective 2, recruitment ran July 15th-September 19th (67 days) with 200 screened and 88 enrolled, 70% antenatally. It took 50 days to enroll 75 participants. Mothers recruited antenatally (n=53) were more likely to receive all intervention message (68% vs. 19%). Mothers recruited postnatally (n=35) missed more messages on average (13.8 vs. 6.4). Participants heard about the study through family/friends (31%), news (20%), Facebook groups (16%), Facebook ads (14%), posters (12%), or other ways (7%). Conclusion: Antenatal recruitment resulted in participants enrolling earlier and receiving more of the study messages. Word of mouth and media outreach were successful, followed by advertisement on Facebook. Remote recruitment was a feasible way to recruit for Essential Coaching for Every Mother.","Justine Dol; Gail Tomblin Murphy; Douglas McMillan; Megan Aston; Marsha Campbell-Yeo","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.03.09.21253071","20210312","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11781,""
"Changes in eating habits and lifestyles in Peruvian population during social isolation by the COVID-19 pandemic","Background: The COVID 19 pandemic caused that some governments have implemented house confinement measures with probable consequences on lifestyle, particularly affecting eating habits, physical activity, sleep quality, and mental health. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of lifestyles, physical activity and sleep characteristics, as well as changes in eating habits in the Peruvian population during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A Cross-sectional descriptive study was performed. We analyzed adults from Peru between July to August 2020 based on an online self-administered questionnaire divided into sociodemographic, anthropometrics and COVID 19 diagnostic reported, lifestyle habits and frequency of consumption of foods. Findings: During confinement by COVID-19, 1176 participants were studied, 39% were student, 37.5% were workers and 46% were assert not to work. The population asserted gain weight (1 to 3 Kg) and 35.7% were overweight. The lifestyles habits showed that 54.8% affirmed to doing physical activity and a large proportion (37.2%) asserted sleep less. The Peruvian population presented a main feeding patter of breakfast (95.7%), lunch (97.5%), dinner (89.1%) and brunch (44.9%). Likewise, feeding habits before and during COVID-19 pandemic showed that vegetables (OR:1.56, CI95% 1.21 200), fruit (OR: 1.42, CI95% 1.10 1.81), legumes (OR:1.67, CI95% 1.23 2.28) and eggs (OR: 2.00, CI95% 1.52 2.65) presented significantly consumption increase during social isolation, while bakery products (OR: 0.74, CI95% 0.56 0.97), meat, snack, refreshment and fast-food decrease consumption. Other food no significant differences were presented. Conclusion: This study in a Peruvian population showed an important frequency of overweight and sleep disorders. There was a slight increase in physical activity despite the social isolation measures and an increase in health eating habits, nevertheless a majority reported gaining weight.","Salomon Huancahuire-Vega; Edda E. Newball-Noriega; Ricardo Rojas-Humpire; Jacksaint Saintila; Mery Rodriguez Vasquez; Percy Ruiz-Mamani; Wilter Morales-Garcia; Michael White","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.03.08.21252979","20210312","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11782,""
"The impact of the UK's first COVID-19 lockdown on rates of violence and aggression on psychiatric inpatient wards","Aims: Inpatient life in UK mental health hospitals was profoundly altered during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analysed whether these changes impacted the rate of violent and aggressive incidents across acute adult wards and psychiatric intensive care units in a South London NHS Mental Health Trust during the first UK lockdown. Methods: We used an interrupted time series analysis to assess whether the rate of violent and aggressive incidents changed during the lockdown period from 23rd March 2020 to 15th June 2020. We used a quasi-poisson general additive model to model the weekly rate of violent incidents as a function of a seasonal trend, time trend, and impact of lockdown, using data from 1st January 2017 to 27th September 2020. Results: There was a 35% increase in the rate of incidents of violence and aggression [IR = 1.35, 95% CI: 1.15-1.58, p < 0.001] between March 23rd 2020 and June 15th 2020. In addition, there was strong evidence of temporal (p < 0.001) and seasonal trends (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Our results suggest that restrictions to life increased the rate of violent incidents on the mental health wards studied here.","James Payne-Gill; Corin Whitfield; Alison Beck","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.03.10.21253244","20210312","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11783,""
"Self-Regulation in the Time of Lockdown","According to these studies, the societies affected are exposed to increased stress, mental tension, anxiety, and depression (Lee, 2020;Ozamiz-Etxebarria et al , 2020;Pandey et al , 2020;Sinnghal and Vijayaraghavan, 2020;Sugaya et al , 2020;Yuan et al , 2020) [ ]therapies, in my opinion, fall under the category of therapies with biofeedback, which is what I mean here [ ]not only in the time of lockdown but also in other situations, there is a need for a professional tool to help restore a sense of control and bring it back to the self through the body In the understanding of self-regulation proposed here, it is clear that enhancing the connection with one's own body will lead to the restoration of self-control [ ]there is a need for innovative digital tools offering modern psychological healthcare to regulate the embodied and enactive self and thereby increase psychological resilience and sustain mind–body balance More importantly, in a demanding situation, such as a pandemic, such people will not use tools that additionally stress them [ ]there is a need to develop devices that help in self-regulation in a low, predictable environment and offer training support to cope with stress in situations that go beyond ordinary everyday life","Pacholik-Zuromska, Anita","https://doi.org/10.3389/fninf.2021.567920","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics;2021.; Publication details: Frontiers in Neuroinformatics;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11784,""
"Student Suicide Linked to NEET Examination in India: A Media Report Analysis Study","The National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) for undergraduate students is a highly competitive examination conducted by the National Testing Agency for admission to medical schools in India In the year 2020, approximately 1 6 million students registered for nearly 1 lakh Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Dental Surgery seats 1 Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was uncertainty related to the conduct of examination, and the exam dates got postponed multiple times [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine is the property of Sage Publications Inc and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )","Kar, Sujita Kumar, Rai, Sagar, Sharma, Nivedita, Singh, Amit","https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620978585","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine;43:183-185, 2021.; Publication details: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine;43:183-185, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11785,""
"Change in time spent visiting and experiences of green space following restrictions on movement during the COVID-19 pandemic: a nationally representative cross-sectional study of UK adults","ObjectivesGreen space positively influences health and well-being;however, inequalities in use of green space are prevalent Movement restrictions enforced due to the COVID-19 pandemic could have exacerbated existing inequalities regarding who visits green space Therefore, this study aimed to explore how movement restrictions have changed the time spent visiting green space and experience of green space in the United Kingdom (UK) and how these differed by individual-level demographic characteristics Design and outcome measuresA nationally representative cross-sectional survey administered through YouGov between 30 April and 1 May 2020 Data were collected on the time spent visiting green space and change in the experience of green space, including missing social interaction, increased physical activity and feeling greater mental health benefits in green space Demographic information was collected on sex, age, ethnicity, social grade and dog ownership Associations between specific outcome variables and predictors were assessed using logistic regression SettingUK, with population weights applied Participants2252 adults aged 18 years and over ResultsOverall, 63% of respondents reported a decrease in time spent visiting green space following movement restrictions Lower social grade respondents were less likely to visit green space before and after restrictions were enforced (OR: 0 35 (95% CI 0 24 to 0 51);OR: 0 77 (95% CI 0 63 to 0 95)) Female respondents were more likely than male respondents to agree that green space benefited their mental health more following restrictions (PP: 0 70 vs 0 59) Older (65+ years) respondents were less likely than middle-aged (25–64 years) respondents to have visited green space following the restrictions (OR: 0 79 (95% CI 0 63 to 0 98)) ConclusionsInequalities in green space use were sustained, and possibly exacerbated, during movement restrictions Our findings emphasise the importance of green spaces remaining open globally in any future ‘lockdowns’/pandemics Further investigation is required to determine how visit patterns and experiences change through the different stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK","Burnett, Hannah, Olsen, Jonathan R.; Nicholls, Natalie, Mitchell, Richard","https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044067","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: BMJ Open;11(3), 2021.; Publication details: BMJ Open;11(3), 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11786,""
"Editorial","Alberto Mateo-Urdiales and colleagues present a fascinating paper on the evaluation of a participatory approach to improve healthy eating and physical activity in a secure mental health setting [ ]within this theme we have an interesting cross-cultural paper on recovery measures by Éllen Cristina Ricci and colleagues [ ]with the increasing profile on suicide, we are really pleased to include the paper “Suicide Prevention in Community Mental Health: Changing Systems†by Allison Ponce and colleagues","Quinn, Neil, Lee, Knifton","https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-12-2020-109","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Public Mental Health;19(4):269-270, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Public Mental Health;19(4):269-270, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11787,""
"Health-justice partnerships: innovation in service delivery to support mental health","PurposeThis paper aims to introduce the concept of “health-justice partnership†(HJP), the provision of legal assistance for social welfare issues in health-care settings It discusses the role of these partnerships in supporting health and care for people with mental health issues Design/methodology/approachThe authors describe an example of an HJP;discuss the rationale and evidence for this approach in relation to mental health;and reflect on implementation challenges and future directions in the UK The authors draw on both health and legal literature to frame the discussion FindingsSocial welfare legal needs have negative impacts on mental well-being and are more likely to occur among people with mental health conditions Integrating legal assistance with healthcare services can improve access to support for those with unmet need High-quality research has demonstrated positive impacts for mental health and well-being as a result of HJP interventions Both further research and wider strategies are required to support implementation of HJPs in practice Originality/valueLegal assistance is rarely positioned as a health intervention, yet it is an effective tool to address social welfare issues that are harmful to mental health and to which people experiencing mental health are at greater risk This paper highlights the importance of the HJP movement as an approach for supporting people with mental health issues","Beardon, Sarah, Woodhead, Charlotte, Cooper, Silvie, Raine, Rosalind, Genn, Hazel","https://doi.org/10.1108/JPMH-03-2020-0018","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Public Mental Health;19(4):327-332, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Public Mental Health;19(4):327-332, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11788,""
"A breakfast of champions: brand marketing lessons from the Great Depression","PurposeThis paper aims to examine whether the behavior of brands during the Great Depression held lessons for the aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic Design/methodology/approachA review of brand marketing and advertising from the 1920s and 1930s FindingsThere are many learnings from the Great Depression that are instructive for today’s brand marketers dealing with COVID-19 Research limitations/implicationsThe review of the literature is not comprehensive and the findings are subjective Practical implicationsToday’s brands can learn a great deal from the 1930s such as to take advantage of opportunities and avoid mistakes in today’s difficult environment Social implicationsBy handling today’s challenges skillfully, brands can refresh relationships with consumers overwhelmed with choices Originality/valueThough there was some commentary on this subject following the Great Recession of 2009, there has been little written about the lessons in brand marketing in the current situation","Peter Buell, Hirsch","https://doi.org/10.1108/JBS-04-2020-0081","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: The Journal of Business Strategy;41(4):63-67, 2020.; Publication details: The Journal of Business Strategy;41(4):63-67, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11789,""
"Editorial","[ ]I am involved in a COVID-19 mental health project that young people from the UK run Results also indicated that male truant students had more significant probability to school refusal behaviour and physical aggression as compare to female truant students [ ]the research revealed that physical aggression fully mediated among mother school involvement, academic self and school refusal behaviour in punctual students and school truant students Determinants of a high-quality consultation in medical communications: a systematic review of qualitative and quantitative evidence argues that high-quality consultation is a fundamental right of every patient [ ]it aimed to identify factors affecting the high-quality consultation in medical communications [ ]Identifying the inhibitory factors of dietary salt reduction in women: a qualitative study, Yazd, Iran aimed to identify the inhibitory factors of dietary salt reduction among 20-65-year-old women in Yazd City","Gavrielides, Theo","https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-12-2020-092","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare;13(5):381-383, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare;13(5):381-383, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11790,""
"Experiences, challenges and looking to the future in a clinical tuberculosis cohort in the time of COVID-19 in the Philippines","A cohort study of Filipino tuberculosis patients is currently undergoing data collection amidst the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic In this article we present the current experiences, challenges and obstacles of our team during this period as we attempt to fulfil our roles and responsibilities in Metro Manila, Cebu and Negros Occidental in the Philippines Each site had different lockdown restrictions and experienced problems to different degrees The underlying themes were similar, covering the supply chain, mobility, communication, physical and mental health and disruption of health services due to reallocation of staff While we maximized the use of mobile devices, logistical challenges remained Institutional support for the field teams, creative problem solving and resilience are required to adapt in a rapidly changing environment","Ferrer, Julius Patrick, Suzuki, Shuichi, Alvarez, Cristelyn, Berido, Clarinda, Caballero, Michelle, Caraig, Bliss, Flores, Paul Ian, Juson, Romil Jeffrey, Lustresano, Ann, Opinion, Trivon, Saavedra, Michelle, Verde, Ares, Faguer, Benjamin N.; Cox, Sharon E.; Solon, Juan A.","https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trab025","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene;2021.; Publication details: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11791,""
"Psychospiritual care for parents during the COVID-19 pandemic","In a recent article, energy poverty increases the likelihood of depression in parents The authors responded that this situation must be given attention because parental well-being can influence child development and outcomes With this, we propose, in this paper, that an avenue that can be done is by providing a psychospiritual care for parents especially during the COVID-19 pandemic in which anxieties among family members arise","Quendan, Randy G.; Lingad, Reiner B.; Gozum, Ivan Efreaim A.","https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab064","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal Of Public Health;2021.; Publication details: Journal Of Public Health;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11792,""
"Impella 50 support before, during, and after surgical ventriculoplasty following acute myocardial infarction in the COVID-19 era: a case report","Background Left ventricular (LV) aneurysms complicate anterior myocardial infarctions (MIs) in 8–15% of cases In case of associated LV dysfunction, rapidly evolving heart failure may follow, and urgent surgery becomes life-saving Case summary Following an acute anterior MI treated by percutaneous coronary intervention, which resulted in apical hypokinesis, depressed LV function, and moderate mitral regurgitation, a 70-year-old male patient kept in contact with our cardiology department through phone calls Over 6 weeks, the patient's conditions worsened For fear of contracting COVID-19, he refused to attend to the Emergency Room Conditions did not improve despite medical therapy adjustments, and he was admitted to hospital following a syncope Computed tomography scan revealed pneumonia, and he was placed in a ‘grey’ ward while waiting for nose-swab results for COVID-19 A rapid escalation of treatment was necessary as conditions did not improve with low-dose inotropes, and he required invasive ventilation An Impella 5 0 was implanted as support prior to surgery, was maintained during the procedure and as a means of weaning off extracorporeal circulation Surgery was successful and Impella 5 0 was removed on postoperative Day 5 Discussion To date, Impella use in cardiothoracic surgery has been described in case of ventricular septal rupture or as a bridge to permanent LV assist device In our case, Impella 5 0 was implanted, used as a bridge to surgery, and as postoperative support in a patient with evolving cardiogenic shock due to LV aneurysm and depressed LV ejection fraction following acute MI, in the difficult setting of the COVID-19 pandemic","Briani, Martina, Torracca, Lucia, Crescenzi, Giuseppe, Barbone, Alessandro","https://doi.org/10.1093/EHJCR/YTAB037","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: European Heart Journal - Case Reports;5(3), 2021.; Publication details: European Heart Journal - Case Reports;5(3), 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11793,""
"Addressing the mental health impact of COVID-19 through population health","","Boden, Matt, Zimmerman, Lindsey, Azevedo, Kathryn J.; Ruzek, Josef I.; Gala, Sasha, Abdel Magid, Hoda S.; Cohen, Nichole, Walser, Robyn, Mahtani, Naina D.; Hoggatt, Katherine J.; McLean, Carmen P.","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102006","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Clinical Psychology Review;: 102006-102006, 2021.; Publication details: Clinical Psychology Review;: 102006-102006, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11794,""
"Advancing One Biosecurity to Address the Pandemic Risks of Biological Invasions","The world is witnessing a global rise in numbers of emerging invasive alien species, but identifying which species pose a pandemic threat remains poorly understood The disjointed international regulatory environment presents a significant challenge to biosecurity interventions at a global scale A novel way forward is through One Biosecurity, an interdisciplinary approach to biosecurity policy and research that enhances the interconnections between human, animal, plant, and environmental health to prevent and mitigate the impacts of invasive alien species One Biosecurity underpins three initiatives essential to deal with the pandemic risks from biological invasions: new risk assessment tools that look beyond national borders toward biosecurity risks of international concern, a stronger regulatory instrument to address biosecurity threats at a worldwide scale, and the establishment of a multilateral biosecurity convention responsible for biosecurity governance Together, these initiatives will drive a new science and policy agenda to deliver evidence-based governance of global biosecurity","Hulme, Philip E.","https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab019","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: BioScience;2021.; Publication details: BioScience;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11795,""
"A Critique of Recent Medical Research in JAMA on COVID-19 *","The world community has been changed irrevocably by the highly infectious and mutating SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease The necessary research output on COVID-19 has been revolutionary, especially in the medical and biomedical sciences, where the search for a vaccine is essential for the world to have a semblance of normality in the era of COVID-19 Much of the advanced research has been distributed in the leading medical journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), where the latest medical research is distributed on a daily basis, and where comments can also be published The purpose of this paper is to provide a critique of 110 interesting and highly topical research papers that have been published in JAMA, mostly within the past two months The diverse topics include: treating influenza and COVID-19 simultaneously, dealing with a second wave of COVID-19 in Beijing, honesty is best for known and unknown GAWI and WIST, unreliability of asymptomatic COVID-19 testing outcomes for children, the effectiveness of flu vaccines, acute anxiety during COVID-19, MAID as an end of life option, longer-term effects of corticosteroids on the mortality of critically ill COVID-19 patients, isolation, loneliness and psychological distress during COVID-19, the selection of volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trials, the mental health of children and adolescents during COVID-19, fertility preservation through hormonal intervention for transgender adolescents, safe, effective and affordable COVID-19 vaccines, essential requirements for acceptance of a COVID-19 vaccine, ischemic stroke rates from COVID-19 and influenza, mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of children, COVID-19 asymptomatic children and adults, Who Dares Wins (Qui Audet Adipiscitur), even against COVID-19, global health security index and responses to COVID-19, quality of life and dying, immunity from COVID-19, whom to trust or not to trust regarding COVID-19, the value of health care for cancer patients, previous medical research bodes well for a COVID-19 vaccine, you cannot fight COVID-19 alone, causality between hypertension and COVID-19, coffee consumption and metastatic colorectal cancer, improving statistical analysis of health policies on children and adolescents, COVID-19 does not respect anyone, politics diminishes the integrity and reputation of healthcare agencies, primary, secondary and tertiary cancers in the lung, health care should include everyone, especially for COVID-19, prioritizing access to COVID-19 vaccines, further questions about COVID-19 vaccines, estimating direct and indirect excess deaths from COVID-19, herd immunity for COVID-19, daily eyeglass wear and COVID-19 infection, using anything that prevents the spread of COVID-19, deferral of care for serious non-COVID-19 conditions, society's united fight against depression and suicide, the positive outcomes in delaying low-risk thyroid cancer treatment during COVID-19, the likely future toll from COVID-19, excluding older persons from vaccine and clinical trials for COVID-19, peaceful miracles make the moment, dealing with COVID-19 science denial and conspiracy theories, masking and testing should be mandatory for COVID-19, journal reputation is established by scientific creativity and destroyed by political interference, impact and importance of medical research on COVID-19, support for COVID-19 long haulers, possible reinfection and long term recovery from COVID-19, Wabi-Sabi and the beauty of imperfection, good, better and best testing for COVID-19, surgical technical skill and long-term cancer survival, prior negative recovery from RT-PCR test results for COVID-19, age, frailty, and postoperative surgical outcomes, all journals should have diversity in the editorial and peer review process, an encompassing digital open access journal - JAMA Health Forum, righting inequities through otolaryngology in a COVID-19 normal America, resilient mental health in older adults under COVID-19, preventing suicides in a COVID-19 normal world, and COVID-19, voluntary participation in cancer clinical trials, herd immunity and COVID-19, psychological distress of US adults under COVID-19, repurposing drugs for COVID-19, same data + different models = different results, how do surges in COVID-19 affect healthcare spending?, causality between sedentary behavior and cancer mortality, overdose cardiac arrests and emergency medicine during COVID-19, COVID-19 asymptomatic children versus adults, why is care for serious non-COVID-19 conditions seemingly deferred?, confidentiality in a world of COVID-19 and fake news, mental healthcare data disrupted by COVID-19, do N95 face masks protect against COVID-19?, the necessity of face masks during COVID-19, nurses in COVID-19 vaccine trials, eye protection for COVID-19 ventilated patients, and healthcare access, social needs, unemployment insurance during COVID-19, pre-eminent experts evaluate the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, the effects of current vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 mutations, unbearable suffering needs to be respected, varied public attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccine mandates, enanthems, exanthems, and COVID-19, a wish list for a COVID-19 new year, critical statistical rigour before and during COVID-19, accepting vaccines is essential against COVID-19, and social distancing, health behaviour, cancer outcomes during COVID-19, readmission and death from COVID-19 after hospital discharge, beneficial lessons from COVID-19, estimating racial disparities in COVID-19 testing, paying people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, COVID-19 mutations and vaccines, mandatory vaccinations against COVID-19, allergic reactions to the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine, neutralization of monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19, pricing teledermatology during COVID-19, and SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 are spreading virtually everywhere, transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 by children, addressing racial and ethnic health disparities during COVID-19, race and medical research during and after COVID-19, adherence to nonpharmaceutical interventions during COVID-19, further unanswered questions for cancer patients during COVID-19, how are children affected by COVID-19, is the California variant another COVID-19 escaped mutant?, tracking escaped mutants of SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, optimal timing separation and strength of prime and booster shots, confounding errors in response to COVID-19, durability and duration of approved vaccines against escaped mutants, and hospital mortality and hospice discharge of COVID-19 patients depend on population size","McAleer, Michael","https://www.google.com/search?q=A+Critique+of+Recent+Medical+Research+in+JAMA+on+COVID-19+*","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Advances in Decision Sciences;25(1):1-102, 2021.; Publication details: Advances in Decision Sciences;25(1):1-102, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11796,""
"LA POLÃTICA ECONÓMICA COMO CATALIZADOR DE LAS CRISIS","La polÃtica económica convencional que se mantenido constante para preservar el capitalismo se mantiene también dominante para afrontar la crisis sanitaria y económica generada por la pandemia del Covid-19 y es un catalizador de más graves crisis, además de la naciente depresión económica Esta polÃtica consiste en promover irrestrictamente el crecimiento económico, el gran incremento de la deuda, en beneficiar a los sectores más opulentos y, actualmente, en consolidar una alianza estratégica entre poseedores de activos intangibles (información y conocimiento) y Estados represivos para el control y administración de la pandemia y para el control social Alternate abstract:Conventional economic policy that remains constant to preserve capitalism also remains dominant to face the health and economic crisis generated by the Covid-19 pandemic and is a catalyst for more serious crises, in addition to the nascent economic depression This policy consists in promoting unrestricted economic growth, the great increase in debt, in benefiting the most affluent sectors and, currently, in consolidating a strategic alliance between holders of intangible assets (information and knowledge) and repressive States for the control and management of the pandemic and for social control","Cante, Freddy","https://www.google.com/search?q=LA+POLÃTICA+ECONÓMICA+COMO+CATALIZADOR+DE+LAS+CRISIS","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Ana´lisis Poli´tico;33(100):55-71, 2020.; Publication details: Ana´lisis Poli´tico;33(100):55-71, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11797,""
"Loss of Sarcomeric Proteins via Upregulation of JAK/STAT Signaling Underlies Interferon-γ-induced Contractile Deficit in Engineered Human Myocardium","The level of circulating interferon-γ (IFNγ) is elevated in various clinical conditions including autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, sepsis, acute coronary syndrome, and viral infections. As these conditions are associated with high risk of myocardial dysfunction, we investigated the effects of IFNγ on 3D fibrin-based engineered human cardiac tissues ("cardiobundles"). Cardiobundles were fabricated from human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes, exposed to 0-20ng/ml of IFNγ on culture days 7-14, and assessed for changes in tissue structure, viability, contractile force and calcium transient generation, action potential propagation, cytokine secretion, and expression of select genes and proteins. We found that application of IFNγ induced a dose-dependent reduction in contractile force generation, deterioration of sarcomeric organization, and cardiomyocyte disarray, without significantly altering cell viability, action potential propagation, or calcium transient amplitude. At molecular level, the IFNγ-induced structural and functional deficits could be attributed to altered balance of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines, upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling pathway (JAK1, JAK2, and STAT1), and reduced expression of myosin heavy chain, myosin light chain-2v, and sarcomeric α-actinin. Application of clinically used JAK/STAT inhibitors, tofacitinib and baricitinib, fully prevented IFNγ-induced cardiomyopathy, confirming the critical roles of this signaling pathway in inflammatory cardiac disease. Taken together, our in vitro studies in engineered myocardial tissues reveal direct adverse effects of pro-inflammatory cytokine IFNγ on human cardiomyocytes and establish the foundation for a potential use of cardiobundle platform in modeling of inflammatory myocardial disease and therapy. SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT: Various inflammatory and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, sepsis, lupus erythematosus, Chagas disease, and others, as well as viral infections including H1N1 influenza and COVID-19 show increased systemic levels of a pro-inflammatory cytokine interferon-γ (IFNγ) and are associated with high risk of heart disease. Here we explored for the first time if chronically elevated levels of IFNγ can negatively affect structure and function of engineered human heart tissues in vitro. Our studies revealed IFNγ-induced deterioration of myofibrillar organization and contractile force production in human cardiomyocytes, attributed to decreased expression of multiple sarcomeric proteins and upregulation of JAK/STAT signaling pathway. FDA-approved JAK inhibitors fully blocked the adverse effects of IFNγ, suggesting a potentially effective strategy against human inflammatory cardiomyopathy.","Zhan, Rao, Chen, Strash, Bursac","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.03.007","20210311","COVID-19; fibrin hydrogel; hiPSC; inflammation; secretome","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11798,""
"Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order - Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018-October 6, 2020","","Mason, Welch, Arunkumar, Post, Feinglass","https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm7010a3","20210311","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11799,""
"Impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the mental health of university students in Sichuan Province, China: An online cross-sectional study","Coronavirus disease 2019 is an emerging public health problem threatening not only the life but also the normal psychology of people. University students' mental health is the focus in the field of higher education. The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has brought into attention the mental health problems of this vulnerable group. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 on the mental health of university students in Sichuan Province, China. We conducted a cross-sectional study from April 2020 to May 2020. The participants responded to an online questionnaire that included informed consent, basic information, 20-item Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20), and Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS). We received 521 effective responses. The results included the following: 19.0% of respondents reported distress, and 31.5%, 8.1%, and 5.8% of them reported mild, moderate, and severe anxiety, respectively; respondents aged ≤ 22 years, medical students, and those who were in general health reported more distress than others; and medical students and those who paid more attention to pandemic information reported more anxiety than others. Findings suggest that the mental health of university students should be monitored during pandemic, especially for younger students, medical students, students in general health status, and those who paid too much attention to the news of the pandemic. Due to the limited sample representativeness, we must be cautious when generalizing these findings to other regions of China or other countries.","Yang, Wang, Liu, Li, Jiang","https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12828","20210311","COVID-19; China; Coronavirus disease 2019; mental health; university student","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11800,""
"Silver linings: Observed reductions in aggression and use of restraints and seclusion in psychiatric inpatient care during COVID-19","The global COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed the operation of healthcare such that many services were put on hold as patients were triaged differently, people delayed seeking care, and transition to virtual care was enacted, including in psychiatric facilities. Most of the media dialogue has been negative; however, there have been some silver linings observed. Coinciding with the pandemic has been a reduction in aggressive incidents at our psychiatric hospital, along with the decreased need to use restraints and seclusion to manage behaviour. In this paper we are taking stock of the changes that have occurred in response to the pandemic in an attempt to share our learnings and offer suggestions so that healthcare does not necessarily return to 'normal.'","Martin, Arbour, McGregor, Rice","https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12752","20210311","COVID19; aggression; inpatient; mental health; restraints and seclusion","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11801,""
"Psychological eHealth interventions for people with intellectual disabilities: A scoping review","The use of eHealth, which has accelerated in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, could contribute to the access to tailor-made psychological interventions for people with intellectual disabilities. A scoping review was conducted on peer-reviewed studies between 1996-2019. Thirty-three studies reported on the use of psychological eHealth interventions focused on mental health problems and/or challenging behaviour. The vast majority of these studies reported on interventions that were delivered at the individual level. The context in which these interventions were delivered varied, primarily ranging from the home setting to residential settings, as well as day or activity centres and schools. The studies described various types of interventions: telehealth interventions, computerized cognitive behavioural therapy, and interventions focused on (social) learning principles targeting challenging behaviour. eHealth provides new opportunities for both therapists and lay-therapists to deliver psychological interventions. Future studies should focus on the effectiveness of psychological eHealth interventions.","Oudshoorn, Frielink, Nijs, Embregts","https://doi.org/10.1111/jar.12877","20210311","eHealth; intellectual disabilities; psychological interventions; therapy","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11802,""
"The Effect of Supervision Waivers on Practice: A Survey of Massachusetts Nurse Practitioners During the COVID-19 Pandemic","While optimal utilization of the nurse practitioner (NP) workforce is an increasingly popular proposal to alleviate the growing primary care shortage, federal, state, and organizational scope of practice policies inhibit NPs from practicing to the full extent of their license and training. In March of 2020, NP state-specific supervisory requirements were temporarily waived to meet the demands of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Massachusetts. The objective of this study was to examine the impact of temporarily waived state practice restrictions on NP perception of care delivery during the initial surge of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts. Mixed methods descriptive analysis of a web-based survey of Massachusetts NPs (N=391), conducted in May and June 2020. The vast majority (75%) of NPs believed the temporary removal of practice restriction did not perceptibly improve clinical work. Psychiatric mental health NPs were significantly more likely than other NP specialties to believe the waiver improved clinical work (odds ratio=6.68, P=0.001). NPs that experienced an increase in working hours during the pandemic surge were also more likely to report a positive effect of the waiver (odds ratio=2.56, P=0.000). Temporary removal of state-level practice barriers alone is not sufficient to achieve immediate full scope of practice for NPs. The successful implementation of modernized scope of practice laws may require a collective effort to revise organizational and payer policies accordingly.","O'Reilly-Jacob, Perloff","https://doi.org/10.1097/MLR.0000000000001486","20210311","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11803,""
"Depression and anxiety symptoms associated with internet gaming disorder before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study","The coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has profoundly impacted aspects of human life globally. Playing videogames has been encouraged by several organizations to help individuals cope with the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictive measures. This longitudinal study was the first to examine gaming in the context of the pandemic and its association with depressive and anxiety symptoms. The sample comprised 1,778 children and adolescents (50.7% male) who were part of the Project of School Mental Health in Southwest China. Data were collected at two-time intervals: before the COVID-19 pandemic (October to November 2019 - [T1]) and during the COVID-19 pandemic (April to May 2020 - [T2]). Data were collected on perceived COVID-19 impacts, videogame use, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), and depressive and anxiety symptoms. Cross-lagged panel models were computed to examine longitudinal relationships. The results indicated that both videogame use and IGD increased significantly for adolescents at T2. The cross-lagged panel model results suggested that depressive and anxiety symptoms at T1 positively predicted IGD and videogame use at T2 (especially for boys), but not inversely. Perceived COVID-19 impacts mediated the relationship between depressive and anxiety symptoms at T1 and IGD at T2. Children and adolescents both increased videogame use at T2, but only adolescents significantly increased IGD severity at T2. The findings supported the compensatory hypothesis, and are consistent with the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution model as individual responses to COVID-19 may function as a mediator between personal predisposing variables and IGD.","Teng, Pontes, Nie, Griffiths, Guo","https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00016","20210311","Internet gaming disorder; anxiety symptoms; depressive symptoms; perceived COVID-19 impacts; videogame use","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11804,""
"Effect of Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Macular Degeneration on Cognitive Functioning: Protocol for a Nonrandomized Pre-Post Intervention Study","Age-related vision impairments and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (eg, macular degeneration/glaucoma and Alzheimer's disease) could be symptoms of an underlying common cause. Research into sensory-cognitive aging has provided data that sensory decline may be linked to the progression of dementia through reduced sensory stimulation. While hearing loss rehabilitation may have a beneficial effect on cognitive functioning, there are no data available on whether low vision rehabilitation, specifically for reading, could have a beneficial effect on cognitive health. The research questions are: (1) Does low vision rehabilitation reduce reading effort? (2) If so, does reduced reading effort increase reading activity, and (3) If so, does increased reading activity improve cognitive functioning? The primary objective is to evaluate cognition before, as well as at 6 months and 12 months after, 3 weeks of low vision reading rehabilitation using magnification in individuals with age-related macular degeneration, with or without coexisting hearing impairments. We hypothesize that improvements postrehab will be observed at 6 months and maintained at 12 months for participants with vision loss and less so for those with dual sensory loss. The secondary objective is to correlate participant characteristics with all cognitive outcomes to identify which may play an important role in reading rehabilitation. We employ a quasiexperimental approach (nonrandomized, pre-post intervention study). A 3x3 design (3 groups x 3 time points) allows us to examine whether cognitive performance will change before and after 6 months and 12 months of a low vision reading intervention, when comparing 75 low vision and 75 dual sensory impaired (vision & hearing) participants to 75 age-matched healthy controls. The study includes outcome measures of vision (eg, reading acuity and speed), cognition (eg, short-term and long-term memory, processing speed), participant descriptors, demographics, and clinical data (eg, speech perception in noise, mental health). The study has received approval, and recruitment began on April 24, 2019. As of March 4, 2021, 38 low vision and 7 control participants have been enrolled. Lockdown forced a pause in recruitment, which will recommence once the COVID-19 crisis has reached a point where face-to-face data collection with older adults becomes feasible again. Evidence of protective effects caused by reading rehabilitation will have a considerable impact on the vision rehabilitation community and their clients as well as all professionals involved in the care of older adults with or without dementia. If we demonstrate that reading rehabilitation has a beneficial effect on cognition, the demand for rehabilitation services will increase, potentially preventing cognitive decline across groups of older adults at risk of developing macular degeneration. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04276610; Unique Protocol ID: CRIR-1284-1217; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04276610. DERR1-10.2196/19931.","Wittich, Pichora-Fuller, Johnson, Joubert, Kehayia, Bachir, Aubin, Jaiswal, Phillips","https://doi.org/10.2196/19931","20210311","aging; cognition; dementia; low vision; reading; rehabilitation","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11805,""
"Predictors of emotional wellbeing in osteopathic medical students in a COVID-19 world","In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak a pandemic. Due to the rapid spread, strong contagion, high incidence of lethality in severe cases, and the lack of a pharmaceutical prevention or cure, COVID-19 has posed a serious threat to human life and health. It has also had a tremendous impact on mental health, including fear and worry, difficulty sleeping or concentrating, and increased use of poor coping mechanisms. Osteopathic medical students have had additional concerns regarding the interruption of their studies, closing of clinical rotations, and postponed licensing exams. To date, few reports have focused on osteopathic medical students and their reactions to the outbreak. To assess resilience, coping, health behaviors, and emotional wellbeing of osteopathic medical students during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cross-sectional study, we distributed an anonymous online survey to all medical students enrolled at Nova Southeastern University in May 2020 (n=1,310) via an e-mail invitation using the institution's student listservs. Our major study variables were based on published reports and anecdotal evidence; we subsequently developed the Emotional Wellbeing in Healthcare Professions Students Questionnaire (EWB-Q). This EWB-Q contained validated scales to assess the contribution of levels of coping strategies used, personal resilience, and health behaviors on the emotional wellbeing of osteopathic medical students. Multiple linear regression and other statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS v0.26. Of the 1,310 students invited to participate, 335 (25.5%) surveys were returned. Of those, 133 had more than 33% of the necessary data missing and were removed, resulting in 202 (15.4%) completed questionnaires. The mean age of the participants was 26.7 years. About half (n=92; 45.5%) were in the clinical phase (years 3 and 4) of their medical school training (in rotations). A significant regression equation was found (<i>F</i>[4,171]=17.481, p<0.000, <i>R</i><sup> <i>2</i> </sup> =0.290, <i>R</i><sup><i>2</i>adjusted</sup>=0.274), indicating that levels of coping, personal resilience, and health behaviors (i.e., not sleeping more than usual, not exercising less than usual) accounted for a significant amount of the variance in emotional wellbeing scores in osteopathic medical students. Higher levels of resilience, greater use of coping strategies, not sleeping more than usual, and not exercising less than usual were predictors of emotional wellbeing. Cultivating positive mental health should be a high priority for medical educators as they develop and implement curriculum-based initiatives to help medical students bolster their personal resilience and to encourage healthy coping behaviors during times of crisis and beyond. A proactive position that assists with building personal resilience and developing stress management habits is paramount in assisting students who are grappling not only with the challenges of rigorous medical training, but also with the uncertainty and stress that exists during any major global health or socioeconomic crisis.","Jacobs, Lanspa, Kane, Caballero","https://doi.org/10.1515/jom-2020-0272","20210311","COVID-19; coping; emotional wellbeing; health behaviors; mental health; osteopathic medical student; resilience","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11806,""
"Impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on the health of university students","The Covid-19 pandemic caused by the novel Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus, has resulted in millions of deaths and disruption to daily life across the globe. University students have been additionally affected by a sudden move to online learning, the closure of campuses and dramatic societal changes that have upended their experiences of higher education. Here we focus on the physical and mental health consequences of the pandemic for this population sector during 2020, and the interdependencies of these impacts. We survey the challenges for infection control on campuses and for monitoring the disease dynamics in student communities. Finally, we explore the psychological and mental health problems that have been exacerbated by the pandemic and evaluate the underlying factors that are most relevant to students.","Ihm, Zhang, van Vijfeijken, Waugh","https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3145","20210311","Covid-19; coronavirus; health; pandemic; university students","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11807,""
"Impact of the Early Phase of the COVID-19 Pandemic on US Healthcare Workers: Results from the HERO Registry","The HERO registry was established to support research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on US healthcare workers. Describe the COVID-19 pandemic experiences of and effects on individuals participating in the HERO registry. Cross-sectional, self-administered registry enrollment survey conducted from April 10 to July 31, 2020. Participants worked in hospitals (74.4%), outpatient clinics (7.4%), and other settings (18.2%) located throughout the nation. A total of 14,600 healthcare workers. COVID-19 exposure, viral and antibody testing, diagnosis of COVID-19, job burnout, and physical and emotional distress. Mean age was 42.0 years, 76.4% were female, 78.9% were White, 33.2% were nurses, 18.4% were physicians, and 30.3% worked in settings at high risk for COVID-19 exposure (e.g., ICUs, EDs, COVID-19 units). Overall, 43.7% reported a COVID-19 exposure and 91.3% were exposed at work. Just 3.8% in both high- and low-risk settings experienced COVID-19 illness. In regression analyses controlling for demographics, professional role, and work setting, the risk of COVID-19 illness was higher for Black/African-Americans (aOR 2.32, 99% CI 1.45, 3.70, p < 0.01) and Hispanic/Latinos (aOR 2.19, 99% CI 1.55, 3.08, p < 0.01) compared with Whites. Overall, 41% responded that they were experiencing job burnout. Responding about the day before they completed the survey, 53% of participants reported feeling tired a lot of the day, 51% stress, 41% trouble sleeping, 38% worry, 21% sadness, 19% physical pain, and 15% anger. On average, healthcare workers reported experiencing 2.4 of these 7 distress feelings a lot of the day. Healthcare workers are at high risk for COVID-19 exposure, but rates of COVID-19 illness were low. The greater risk of COVID-19 infection among race/ethnicity minorities reported in the general population is also seen in healthcare workers. The HERO registry will continue to monitor changes in healthcare worker well-being during the pandemic. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT04342806.","Forrest, Xu, Thomas, Webb, Cohen, Carey, Chuang, Daraiseh, Kaushal, McClay, Modave, Nauman, Todd, Wallia, Bruno, Hernandez, O'Brien","https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-020-06529-z","20210311","COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; burnout; disparities; healthcare worker; registry; well-being","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11808,""
"COVID-19 pandemic response behaviors: a Singapore experience of the "circuit breaker"","Preventive health behaviors such as hand hygiene are crucial amidst pandemics like COVID-19 but reports on nonadherence persist. This could be due to the lack of Consideration of Future Consequences (CFC), a cognitive-motivational construct known to improve health-related behaviors. Therefore, we examined the relationship between CFC and five behaviors-mask-wearing, social distancing, hand hygiene, excessive necessities buying, and COVID-19 information searching using an internet-based Singapore-wide survey conducted from April 20 to May 4, 2020. Behavioral differences 2 weeks before and after the state-wide confinement were examined using paired t-tests. Relationships between CFC and COVID-19 behaviors were examined using regression analyses adjusted for depression and anxiety. Participants were regrouped into three categories-increased behavior performance, maintained high performance, and maintained low performance where mean differences were analysed using MANOVA. Three hundred and thirty-six participants completed the survey (mean age, SD = 32.9 years [SD = 12.6]; 38.7% males). CFCfuture predicted mask wearing (B = 0.16; p < .05), social distancing (B = 0.0.19; p < .01), hand hygiene (B = 0.17; p < .01), and information searching (B = 0.21; p < .001). CFCimmediate predicted hand hygiene (B = 0.09; p < .05), excessive necessities buying (B = 0.07; p < .05) and information searching (B = 0.08; p < .05). Anxiety predicted excessive buying (B = 0.08; p < .05) and hand hygiene (B = 0.13; p < .01). Post-hoc test showed significantly higher CFCfuture (p < .01) in participants who increased and maintained high behavioral performance.","Chew, Chng","https://doi.org/10.1093/tbm/ibaa135","20210311","Anxiety; Behavior; COVID-19; Depression; Pandemic; Time perspective","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11809,""
"DETECT Schools Study Protocol: A Prospective Observational Cohort Surveillance Study Investigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Western Australian Schools","<b>Introduction:</b> Amidst the evolving COVID-19 pandemic, understanding the transmission dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is key to providing peace of mind for the community and informing policy-making decisions. While available data suggest that school-aged children are not significant spreaders of SARS-CoV-2, the possibility of transmission in schools remains an ongoing concern, especially among an aging teaching workforce. Even in low-prevalence settings, communities must balance the potential risk of transmission with the need for students' ongoing education. Through the roll out of high-throughput school-based SARS-CoV-2 testing, enhanced follow-up for individuals exposed to COVID-19 and wellbeing surveys, this study investigates the dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 transmission and the current psychosocial wellbeing impacts of the pandemic in school communities. <b>Methods:</b> The DETECT Schools Study is a prospective observational cohort surveillance study in 79 schools across Western Australia (WA), Australia. To investigate the incidence, transmission and impact of SARS-CoV-2 in schools, the study comprises three "modules": Module 1) Spot-testing in schools to screen for asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2; Module 2) Enhanced surveillance of close contacts following the identification of any COVID-19 case to determine the secondary attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in a school setting; and Module 3) Survey monitoring of school staff, students and their parents to assess psycho-social wellbeing following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in WA. <b>Clinical Trial Registration:</b> Trial registration number: ACTRN12620000922976.","Mullane, Thomas, Epstein, Mandzufas, Mullan, Whelan, Lombardi, Barrow, Ang, Leahy, Cameron, Lester, Cooper, Stevenson, Hartman, McKenzie, Mitrou, Zubrick, Coffin, Cross, Bowen, Gething","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2021.636921","20210311","COVID-19; child health; mental health; school; screening; wellbeing","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11810,""
"Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak and Relationships With Expressive Flexibility and Context Sensitivity","This study aimed at investigating depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms among healthcare workers and examine the role of expressive flexibility and context sensitivity as key components of resilience in understanding reported symptoms. We hypothesized a significant and different contribution of resilience components in explaining depression, anxiety, and stress. A total sample of 218 Italian healthcare workers participated in this study through an online survey during the lockdown, consequently to the COVID-19. The Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21 (DASS-21) was used to measure depression, anxiety, and stress; the Flexible Regulation of Emotional Expression (FREE) scale was used to measure the ability to enhance and suppress emotional expression; the Context Sensitivity Index (CSI) was used to measure the ability to accurately perceive contextual cues and determine cue absence. Demographic and work-related data were also collected. DASS-21 cut-off scores were used to verify the mental status among the respondents. Correlational analyses examined relationships between DASS-21, FREE, and CSI, followed by three regression analyses with depression, anxiety, and stress as dependent variables, controlling for age, gender, and work experience. Enhancement and suppression abilities, cue presence, and cue absence served as independent variables. The results showed a prevalence of moderate to extremely severe symptoms of 8% for depression, 9.8% for anxiety, and 8.9% for stress. Results of correlational analysis highlighted that enhance ability was inversely associated with depression and stress. Suppression ability was inversely associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. The ability to perceive contextual cues was inversely associated with depression and anxiety. The regression analysis showed that the ability to enhance emotional expression was statistically significant to explain depression among healthcare workers. In predicting anxiety, age, and the ability to accurately perceive contextual cues and determine cue absence made substantial contributions as predictors. In the last regression model, age, work experience, and the ability to suppress emotional expression were significant predictors of stress. This study's findings can help understand the specific contributions of enhancement and suppression abilities and sensitivity to stressor context cues in predicting depression, anxiety, and stress among healthcare workers. Psychological interventions to prevent burnout should consider these relationships.","Lenzo, Quattropani, Sardella, Martino, Bonanno","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.623033","20210311","COVID-19; anxiety; clinical psychology; context sensitivity; depression; emotion regulation; flexibility; stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11811,""
"Comparative Effectiveness of Multiple Psychological Interventions for Psychological Crisis in People Affected by Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis","<b>Objective:</b> The objective of our current research is to compare the different psychological interventions and distinguish the most effective way to treat psychological crisis according to different clinical manifestations in people affected by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). No previous systematic review has provided a comprehensive overview by performing a Bayesian network meta-analysis of this current topic. <b>Method:</b> A systematic review and a Bayesian network meta-analysis were conducted on randomized controlled trials (RCTs), non-RCTs, case-control studies, self-controlled case series (SCCS), cohort studies, and cross-sectional studies of all the available interventions for psychological crisis in people affected by COVID-19. We searched the electronic databases EMBASE, PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane Library, as well as the Chinese databases such as Sinomed, Chinese Biomedicine Literature (CBM), Chinese Scientific Journal Database (VIP), WanFang Database, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), from 2019 to April 30, 2020. The main outcomes were self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depression scale (SDS), patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9), and symptom checklist (SCL-90). The study is registered with Inplasy, number 202050076. <b>Result:</b> Sixteen self-controlled case series (SCCS) comprising 1,147 participants compared five different psychological interventions with four different measurement scales were included in this study. For effectiveness, all the psychological therapies were significantly more effective than before intervention. Our results showed that supportive therapy (ST), which is adjusted to the COVID-19-related mental crisis, is the best treatment compared with behavioral therapy (BT), nursing-based psychological therapy (NBPT), traditional Chinese medicine therapy (TCMT), and COVID-19-related standard training (CRST) at reducing the anxiety-related symptoms assessed by SAS. When measured by SDS, BT was better than ST and NBPT treatment for reducing the depression symptoms. And ST was better than BT and ST+BT as assessed by PHQ-9. In the end, the last network meta-analysis indicated that NBPT was more effective than ST by the measurement of SCL-90. <b>Conclusion:</b> Our research suggested the potential effectiveness of psychological interventions for decreasing psychological crisis in people affected by COVID-19 and try to introduce the best effective treatment options for clinical practice according to the clinical manifestations of psychological problems, but further confirmation from high-quality RCTs is needed.","Yang, Sun, Hu, Tang, Zhang, Lin","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.577187","20210311","COVID-19; affected people; network meta-analysis; psychological crisis; psychological intervention","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11812,""
"Sickness and the Social Brain: Love in the Time of COVID","As a highly social species, inclusion in social networks and the presence of strong social bonds are critical to our health and well-being. Indeed, impaired social functioning is a component of numerous neuropsychiatric disorders including depression, anxiety, and substance use disorder. During the current COVID-19 pandemic, our social networks are at risk of fracture and many are vulnerable to the negative consequences of social isolation. Importantly, infection itself leads to changes in social behavior as a component of "sickness behavior." Furthermore, as in the case of COVID-19, males and females often differ in their immunological response to infection, and, therefore, in their susceptibility to negative outcomes. In this review, we discuss the many ways in which infection changes social behavior-sometimes to the benefit of the host, and in some instances for the sake of the pathogen-in species ranging from eusocial insects to humans. We also explore the neuroimmune mechanisms by which these changes in social behavior occur. Finally, we touch upon the ways in which the social environment (group living, social isolation, etc.) shapes the immune system and its ability to respond to challenge. Throughout we emphasize how males and females differ in their response to immune activation, both behaviorally and physiologically.","Smith, Bilbo","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.633664","20210311","immune; infection; sex differences; social behavior; social stress and social support","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11813,""
"Insights for Fostering Resilience in Young Adults With Multiple Sclerosis in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Emergency: An Italian Survey","<b>Objective:</b> Recent evidence has demonstrated that the COVID-19 pandemic is taking a toll on the mental health of the general population. The psychological consequences might be even more severe for patients with special healthcare needs and psychological vulnerabilities due to chronic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Thus, we aimed to explore the psychological impact of this pandemic and of the subsequent healthcare service changes on young adults with MS living in Italy and to examine their coping strategies and preferences regarding psychological support in the aftermath of the pandemic. <b>Methods:</b> Data were collected using a cross-sectional, web-based survey advertised on social networks. We report both quantitative (descriptive statistics, <i>t</i>-tests, and one-way ANOVA) and qualitative data (inductive content analysis). <b>Results:</b> Two hundred and forty-seven respondents (mean age 32 ± 7 years), mainly with relapsing-remitting MS, from all Italian regions participated. Participants felt more worried, confused, sad, and vulnerable because of the disease "during" the pandemic in comparison to their self-evaluation of the period "before" the COVID-19 outbreak. Similarly, their perception of control over MS decreased "during" the pandemic in comparison to the retrospective evaluation of the period "before" the COVID-19 outbreak (<i>p</i> < 0.01). Canceled/postponed visits/exams were listed as the most frequent MS management changes, with modified/postponed pharmacological treatment representing the most stressful change. Psychological support in dealing with pandemic-related fears and improving MS acceptance and well-being was considered extremely important by almost 40% of the respondents. Different coping strategies were mentioned in the qualitative section of the survey, with social support, hobbies, and keeping busy being the most frequent ones. <b>Conclusions:</b> Considering the enormous impact of the pandemic on young adults with MS, we urge MS clinical centers to implement psychological support programs that address the potentially long-lasting psychological negative impact, thus fostering the therapeutic alliance that is being threatened by the infection prevention measures imposed during the pandemic, and promoting psychological resources for adaptively managing future waves of COVID-19.","Donisi, Gajofatto, Mazzi, Gobbin, Busch, Ghellere, Rimondini","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.588275","20210311","COVID-19; coping strategies; multiple sclerosis; pandemic; psychological adjustment; psychological support; resilience","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11814,""
"Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Children with ASD and Their Families: An Online Survey in China","The COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown will have short-term and long-term psychosocial and mental health implications for children. Children with autism may have some specific needs for support because of their difficulties in social communication, stereotyped behavior patterns, and other specificities brought about by autism. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ASD children and their families. A total of 406 parents of ASD children completed an online survey investigating basic information; sleep, outdoor activities, and rehabilitation training; ASD children's frequency of abnormal behaviors; and stress and emotional status of parents. 50.3% of the parents thought their children had sleep problems, and 47.3% of the parents thought their children's outdoor activity time was reduced. About 40% of parents think that their children have improved cognitive ability, language expression, and understanding. 36.2% of the families reported that their children's emotional and social performance became worse. 60.8% of parents reported that their children's training intensity decreased. The most common abnormal behaviors observed in children with ASD were being easily distracted, losing temper, and crying. 81.3% of parents did not have anxiety, but 98% of parents reported that family training was under pressure. The main impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with ASD is that they do not have access to professional rehabilitation training. These families need more medical support, especially in family training, to help parents improve the social and emotional control skills of ASD children.","Huang, Sun, Zhu, Song, Zhang, Huang, Chen, Peng, Zhao, Yu, Jing","https://doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S293426","20210311","ASD; COVID-19; China; behavior; child; rehabilitation training","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11815,""
"Influential factors on quality of life in married Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a path analysis","This study aimed to investigate the relationship between quality of life (QoL) with anxiety, depression, corona disease anxiety, sexual function (SF), and marital satisfaction (MS) in married women during the Covid-19 pandemic. We performed a cross-sectional study involving n = 296 married women. We used the Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS), Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and coronary disease anxiety questionnaire, as determinants of QoL for data collection. Data were analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient and path analysis. There was a relationship between the components of QoL with SF, anxiety, depression, MS, general health, and contamination obsessions. The results of path analysis also showed that that SF, MS, anxiety, general health, and corona-related anxiety have a direct effect on women's QoL. General health has a more direct effect on QoL. The results of this study could help in a plan to improve the QoL of women during the coronavirus epidemic.","Daneshfar, Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Youseflu, Bahri Khomami, Kazemnejad","https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-01114-2","20210311","COVID-19; Married women; Path analysis; Quality of life","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11816,""
"Students' attitude and sleep pattern during school closure following COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: a web-based survey in south of Iran","School closure is one of the main policies of global health care strategies performed worldwide. Despite all benefits, there might be some threats for younger groups spending their time in quarantine. This study aims to determine the impacts of lockdown and school closure on children's major lifestyle aspects, especially their leisure and sleep pattern during the COVID-19 pandemic. For the purpose of this study, an online questionnaire was distributed from 14th to 31st of March 2020 among the schools and students from the first grade to the 12th grade (before university) in Fars province, southern Iran. The questionnaire consisted of five sections which included data regarding the students' general information, activity priorities, adherence to quarantine, attitude toward school closure, and sleep patterns. In our study, 20,697 filled questionnaires were received from the participants with an average age of 13.76 years; 29.7% of them were male, 80.6% were from urban areas, and 83.3% were from public schools. The overall first preference of students during school closure was mobile and computer games (30.1%), followed by studying (26.6%) and watching television (13.8%). Our results demonstrated that the majority of students adhered to social distancing and there was also a significant correlation among education levels and desire for schools to be closed till the end of the semester (P = 0.015). Also, regarding sleep patterns, the majority (53.5%) had above 12 h of sleep throughout the day. It seems that lockdown following COVID-19 pandemic has changed various aspects of the students' lifestyle remarkably, especially by increasing screen time and even sleep duration and pattern. We believe that certain strategies should be implemented by the Health and Educational Ministry to control not only the visible side effects of the quarantine period, but also the collateral consequences on their psychological and mental health.","Ranjbar, Hosseinpour, Shahriarirad, Ghaem, Jafari, Rahimi, Mirahmadizadeh, Hosseinpour","https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-021-00950-4","20210311","Activities; Attitude; COVID-19; Education; Pandemic; School; Sleep","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11817,""
"How has COVID-19 affected mental health nurses and the delivery of mental health nursing care in the UK? Results of a mixed-methods study","WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been research considering the impact on medical healthcare professionals and the mental health needs of the general population. However, limited focus has been placed on mental health services or mental health staff providing care in the community and in hospitals. While nurses make up the largest section of the mental health workforce in the UK, the impact that this pandemic has had on their work has been largely ignored. WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: This paper provides a unique insight into the experiences and impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on mental health nurses across a range of community and inpatient settings to understand what has changed in their work and the care they can and do provide during this crisis. This includes exploring how services have changed, the move to remote working, the impact of the protective equipment crisis on nurses and the difficult working conditions facing those in inpatient settings where there is minimal guidance provided. WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE?: By understanding the impact the pandemic has had on mental health nursing care, we can understand the gaps in guidance that exist, the challenges being faced and the impact the crisis has had on care for mental health service users. By doing so, we can plan for the ongoing nature of this pandemic and the aftermath that the crisis may leave for our service users and workforce alike. ABSTRACT: Introduction While evidence has emerged concerning the impact of COVID-19 on the general population and the challenges facing health services, much less is known regarding how the pandemic has directly affected the delivery of mental health nursing care. Aim This paper aimed to explore how COVID-19 has affected the ability of mental health nurses to deliver care in community and inpatient mental health services in the UK. Method We investigated staff reports regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental healthcare and mental health service users in the UK, using a mixed-methods online survey. A total of 897 nurses across a range of inpatient and community settings participated. Discussion Key themes within the data explore the following: new ways of working; remote working; risks of infection/infection control challenges; and the impact on service users. Targeted guidelines are required to support mental health nurses providing care and support during a pandemic to people in severe mental distress, often in unsuitable environments. Implications for Practice Service developments need to occur alongside tailored guidance and support for staff welfare supported by clear leadership. These findings identify areas requiring attention and investment to prepare for future crises and the consequences of the pandemic.","Foye, Dalton-Locke, Harju-Seppänen, Lane, Beames, Vera San Juan, Johnson, Simpson","https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12745","20210311","COVID-19; community mental health care; infection control; inpatient mental health care; mental health nursing; psychiatry; remote working","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11818,""
"Impact of covid-19 on mental health in adolescents: A systematic review","","","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052470","20210301","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11819,""
"Impact of COVID-19 social media news on employee behavior: the mediating role of psychological well-being and depression","","","https://doi.org/10.1108/AEDS-07-2020-0159","20210101","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11820,""
"State anhedonia in young healthy adults: psychometric properties of the German Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale (DARS) and effects of the COVID-19 pandemic","Healthy reward processing is a complex interplay of several components. Recent self-report measures of anhedonia, the decrease or loss of hedonic capacity, take this complexity into account. The Dimensional Anhedonia Rating Scale (DARS) measures interest, motivation, effort and consummatory pleasure across four domains: hobbies, food/drink, social activities and sensory experiences. In the present cross-sectional survey study, we validated the German version of the DARS in a sample of 557 young healthy adults. Factor structure as well as convergent and divergent validity were assessed. As a secondary aim, we examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on state anhedonia and depression severity. Our results suggest good convergent and divergent validity and high internal consistency of the German DARS. The original differentiation of four factors mapping onto the four domains was confirmed. We conclude that the DARS is a valid instrument to comprehensively assess state anhedonia in German samples. Future studies should further assess the utility of the German DARS in clinical contexts. In line with many previous reports, there were significantly higher levels of depressive symptoms during the pandemic. We found no indication that the COVID-19 pandemic affected state hedonic capacity.","Sarah Aline Wellan et al.","https://share.osf.io/preprint/46054-601-4B1","20210312","PsyArXiv|Psychiatry; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Clinical Psychology; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Clinical Psychology|Assessment; self-report; pleasure; depression; validity; factor analysis; reliability; mental health","PsyArXiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-12","",11821,""