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"Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities: a qualitative study on the perspectives of BAME community leaders","Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of BAME community leaders in relation to - the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their communities; and BAME community perceptions, understanding and adherence to Government guidelines on COVID-19 public health measures. Design: A phenomenological approach was adopted using qualitative semi-structured interviews. Settings: Community organisations and places of worships in the West Midlands region of England. Participants: Community leaders were recruited through organisations representing BAME communities and religious places of worship. Results: A total of 19 participants took part. Participants alluded to historical and structural differences for the observed disparities in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Many struggled with lockdown measures which impeded cultural and religious gatherings that were deemed to be integral to the community. Cultural and social practices led to many suffering on their own as discussion of mental health was still deemed a taboo within many communities. Many expressed their community reluctance to report symptoms for the fear of financial and physical health implications. They reported increase in hate crime which was deemed to be exacerbated due to perceived insensitive messaging from authority officials and historical structural biases. Access and adherence to government guidelines was an issue for many due to language and digital barriers. Reinforcement from trusted community and religious leaders encouraged adherence. Points of support such as food banks were vital in ensuring essential supplies during the pandemic. Many could not afford masks and sanitisers. Conclusion: The study highlights the perceived impact of COVID-19 pandemic on BAME communities. Government agencies and public health agencies need to integrate with the community, and community leaders to penetrate the key messages and deliver targeted yet sensitive public health advice which incorporates cultural and religious practices. Addressing route cause of disparities is imperative to mitigate current and future pandemics.","Fesani Mahmood; Dev Acharya; Kanta Kumar; Vibhu Paudyal","https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2021.03.03.21252286","20210303","","medRxiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11451,""
"Importance of zero patient in pandemics","The patient zero is the first reported patient in a pandemic within a population, or the first documented patient incorporated in a pandemic study  Some scientists claimed that it’s important to examine primary cases  The term patient zero refers to the person identified as the first carrier of a communicable disease in an outbreak of related cases  They act as a symbol for initial actions that have major downstream consequences The primary recorded victim of the Ebola infection was a 44 year old teacher named Mabola Lokela,who passed away on 8thSeptember 1970, 614 days after the clinical manifestation started An infant in the Lewis House at 40 broad Road is viewed as the patient zero in the 1854 cholera outbreak in the Soho neighborhood of London Pandemic is a disease outbreak that spreads across countries or continents and it affects more people and takes more lives than epidemic It is an epidemic which takes place on a scale that crosses universal limits, generally influencing individuals on an overall scale  Detection of patient zero gives new insight to epidemiologists about the nature of first transmissions into a population it’s important to find the first person infected with the pathogen By knowing person’s history of patient zero we can determine the outbreak of the disease and the route of transmission Discovering them might be significant in certain occasions, to know whether they are still alive and transmitting the infection  Identifying a “patient zero” is a rife with potential to provoke blame and scapegoating  Patient zero triggers a “desperate hunt” and is continuously giving expression to communal fears about dangerously reckless behaviour,Researchers have found people harbour negative attitudes towards Patient zero The patient zero issue comprises of finding the source of a pandemic outbreak given,perceptions at a later time Contemplating the patient zero issue we additionally tackle the issue of finishing and rectifying the observation to people and false test results","Preeja, R. P.; Geetha, R. V.; Arivarasu, L.; Lakshmi, T.","https://doi.org/10.37506/ijfmt.v14i4.12449","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology;14(4):5260-5265, 2020.; Publication details: Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology;14(4):5260-5265, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11452,""
"A bibliometric analysis and visualisation of research trends in covid-19 and suicide","COVID19 is a pandemic caused by SARS COV2  Thus this bibliometric analysis was conducted to understand the active authors, organizations, journals, and countries involved in this research of COVID and suicide  All articles related to COVID-19 and suicide, published in 2020, wasanalyzed using the VOS viewer to develop analysis tables and visualization maps This article had set the objective to consolidate the literature regarding COVID-19 and suicide;and also to find out the trends related to the same The most productive author isZhang L having the highest average citations and Mamuna M A is the most active author, having the highest number of publications, citations, and co-authorship linkages The highly productive country in the research of COVID-19 and suicideis Canada with the highest number of average citations  However, the highly active country in the research domain of COVID-19 and suicide is the UK with the highest number of publications, citations, and co-authorship linkages  Brain Behaviour and Immunity is the most activejournal with the highest number of citations and average citations  Asian Journal of Psychiatry is the journal with the highest number of publications","Jayaram, R.; Singh, S.","https://doi.org/10.36295/ASRO.2020.232013","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health;23(21), 2020.; Publication details: Annals of Tropical Medicine and Public Health;23(21), 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11453,""
"Psychological impact of covid-19 lockdown among healthy individuals in india: A self-assessed cross-sectional study","Background: The pandemic coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is spreading rapidly in India and worldwide  As a preventive measure, the Indian government put in place the nationwide lockdown which may be impacting the psychological distress among healthy individuals  Aims: To assess the psychological impact of COVID-19 lockdown among healthy individuals in India  Method: A self-assessed cross-sectional web-based survey was conducted between 1st April and 14th April 2020  Centre for Epidemiological Study for Depression questionnaire was administered for assessing the depressive symptoms among general public during the COVID-19 lockdown  Using the google forms the questionnaire was circulated among the public through social media  Descriptive analysis was performed to represent the study characteristics, Chi-square test for assessing the associations of depressive symptoms among the study variables, and the logistic regression analysis for identifying the factors influencing the depressive symptoms  Results: A total of 1176 participants with a mean (SD) age of 27 59 (8 72) years were responded to the questionnaire  The prevalence depressive symptoms were higher among males (54%) compared to females (36%)  It was identified that the participants with educational background of pre-university education/diploma (58 22%) and middle school (71 42%), and occupation as semiskilled (60%) and unskilled workers (70%), social history of consumption alcohol (56 52%) and smoking (75%), and belong to joint family (53 10%) were the predictors for depressive symptoms  Subgroup analysis identified that these factors influence depressive symptoms especially among male population  Conclusion: It is an alarming situation that the depressive symptoms found in approximately 45% of healthy individuals during the COVID-19 lockdown  Educational interventions by the government and non-government organizations are very much required to combat the progression of depressive symptoms into disorder","Samaksha, P. B.; Undela, K.; Puvvada, R. K.; Gupta, B. S.; Kishor, M.; Palaksha, S.","https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2021.13.02.215","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research;13(2):1659-1671, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research;13(2):1659-1671, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11454,""
"Title: Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: A survey based study to assess mental health education users in Bangladesh","Background and Aims: The pandemic outbreak of COVID-19 has been devastating not only for its direct impact on lives and physical health settings, but also on mental health status  Due to the pandemic, the majority of the individuals exposed to an unprecedented stressful lockdown situation with unknown duration worldwide  This study aimed to evaluate the psychological health (prevalence of perceived stress, anxiety, and depression as well as insomnia symptoms) impact of COVID-19 lockdown on the general peoples and assess the mental health education users  Methods: Following the previous literatures, semi-structured questionnaires were developed and snowball sampling technique was applied in this qualitative study  Data were analyzed via SPSS Statistical software;while p<0 05 was considered significant  Results: Our result revealed that, among 50% anxiety symptoms, mild, moderate and severe level were of 28%, 17 % and 5%, respectively whereas the percentages of minimal, moderate and severe symptoms were found to be 8 4%, 2 9% and 1 6%, corresponding among 12 9% depressed people whereas sub-threshold, moderate and severe clinical symptoms (15%, 6 % and 2%, respectively) among 23 3% insomnia  However, self-reported stress as well as mental dysfunction showed significant value of 54 4% and 1 3%, respectively in contrasting with 23 3% demonstrated normal psychic behavior  Dual psychiatric problems including stress and anxiety, anxiety and insomnia and depression and insomnia symptoms were reported by 37%, 15% and 6% participants, respectively  There was insignificant (p<0 05) mental health effects in response to gender variations  21%, 16%, 2% and 5% exhibited stress, anxiety, depression and insomnia among 30% female, and the results were 35%, 34%, 11% and 18% among 69 6% male respondents  The study reported that, 47 4% respondents used health education related to decreasing pandemic mental distress syndromes  Conclusion: An integrated approach in few settings including mental health educations, community connectedness and effective health policies are needed not only to manage psychological pandemic health problems and for strengthening the overall health systems","Roy, D. N.; Hossen, M. M.; Sarkar, K. K.; Basri, J.; Ferdiousi, N.; Azam, M. S.","https://doi.org/10.31838/ijpr/2020.SP3.119","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research;12:880-891, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research;12:880-891, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11455,""
"The coronavirus conundrum, the pregnant woman, her child Part 2","When COVID-19 appeared, we did not expect its rapid expansion throughout the world nor the serious consequences it would bring  We currently understand more about the virus' morphology and its activity in the environment and within the human body, as well as its greater predisposition to affect vulnerable populations, such as the elderly and persons with comorbidities like obesity, diabetes, hypertension and immunosuppression  This virus shows a predilection for men, and a higher prevalence in countries with greater poverty, promiscuity and economically depressed areas, among others  Various treatments have been tested and discarded in patients with moderate and severe disease  The frequency of deaths is decreasing due to personal protection measures, social distancing, emergency quarantine, and combination of medications and supplemental oxygen  However, there is still no cure, and we are waiting for the appearance of the vaccine  Women are less frequently and less severely affected;however, they should follow preventive measures, especially if frail with comorbidities  Preventive medical consultations and non-emergency surgical procedures have been temporarily postponed  Pregnant women are experiencing an increase in prematurity, fetal deaths, placental lesions and presence of the virus in placental adnexa, with cases of severe morbidity and maternal death  This article is an update on the situation of COVID-19 in the world and in Peru, emphasizing the care of women and pregnant women","Pacheco-Romero, J.","https://doi.org/10.31403/rpgo.v66i2278","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Revista Peruana De Ginecologia Y Obstetricia;66(3):18, 2020.; Publication details: Revista Peruana De Ginecologia Y Obstetricia;66(3):18, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11456,""
"The Hard Times of COVID 19 and Previous Major Health Emergencies for Speculating a Post COVID India","Human existence reminds of the hard times that every nation of earth has witnessed in the series of hostilities such as world wars, great depression, cold war etc  But in 2020 it is not wars that have led to halting the lives and mobility of mass in the era of globalization;an invisible enemy becomes the root cause of this  COVID 19 became the paradox of today's emergency  The situation reminds mankind of early preparedness and speculation of the invisible threat beforehand which needs an attention over improving daily behavioral practices, health care facilities and insurances, economic alternatives and boosting of science and technology in the field of research and medicine  The following article looks on to the literature of previous health disasters and what we should learn in combating such kind of emergencies in the future  The study becomes an important discourse for drawing inferences from previous major health emergencies the world has witnessed and in third world societies like India how the negativity of a tragic phase can be tackled as a responsive behavior  Case history of previous infectious diseases and literature reviews becomes the methodology for the manifestations of proliferating the measures to combat such instances in a developing country like India  The article would work on the measures for growing consciousness and alertness among the masses for generating unique behavioral advances which would demonstrate the importance of health education in times of crisis  Various insights such as online education, working from home, adequate importance for research and scientific temperament, behavioural changes in terms of social distancing, frequently washing hand, change and greeting habits, rejuvenation of ecology and environment becomes a positive factor for a new normal in today's tragic times","Das, B.","https://doi.org/10.21786/bbrc/13.4/8","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications;13(4):1686-1690, 2020.; Publication details: Bioscience Biotechnology Research Communications;13(4):1686-1690, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11457,""
"Clinical characteristics of critically ill patients infected with COVID-19 in rasoul akram hospital in Iran: A single center study","Background: Knowledge about clinical features of critically ill patients with COVID-19 still lacks adequate information up to now  Objectives: We aimed to describe and compare the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Rasoul Akram Hospital  Methods: In this case series, 70 critically ill patients with COVID-19 admitted in ICU wards of Rasoul Akram Hospital, Tehran, Iran, from 29 February to 25 April 2020 were enrolled  Demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory data, and outcomes of the patients were all collected and compared between deceased and recovered patients  Results: Fifty-six cases had died of COVID-19, and 14 patients had fully recovered and discharged  The median age of the patients was 68 years old, ranging from 22 to 91 years, 66% were men, 80% had one or more comorbidities, and hypertension was the most common comorbidities (45% of deceased cases)  The most common signs and symptoms at the onset of illness were SPO2 depression (92%) and dyspnea (90%)  Dyspnea was significantly more common in deceased patients (95%) than recovered patients (70%) (P = 0 048)  Most patients had lymphopenia (80%)  The number of patients who needed mechanical ventilation in the deceased patients was 53 (95%), which was significantly more than the recovered patients (10 [70%]) (P = 0 048)  Conclusions: The mortality rate of critically ill patients with COVID-19 is very high, and the patients with dyspnea and required mechanical ventilation are at higher risk for death","Rahimzadeh, P.; Amniati, S.; Farahmandrad, R.; Faiz, S. H. R.; Emami, S. H.; Habibi, A.","https://doi.org/10.5812/aapm.107211","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine;10(5):1-7, 2020.; Publication details: Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine;10(5):1-7, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11458,""
"Susceptibility of clinically depressed patients to COVID-19: Is there a link?","","Das, A.; Halder, A.; Patil, R. S.; Harshe, D. G.","https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_850_20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Indian Journal of Psychiatry;63(1):112-113, 2021.; Publication details: Indian Journal of Psychiatry;63(1):112-113, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11459,""
"Trends and Determinants of Mental Health during COVID-19 Pandemic: Implications and Strategies to Overcome the Mental Health Issues-A Rapid Review from 2019-2020","","Thangaswamy, G.; Arulappan, J.; Anumanthan, S.; Jayapal, S.","https://doi.org/10.4103/ijnpnd.ijnpnd-86-20","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases;11(1):1-6, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases;11(1):1-6, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11460,""
"Emergency management and process of diagnosis and treatment for tumor patients during COVID-19 epidemic","The treatment of tumor has a strong timeliness and periodicity  Due to the duration of COVID-19 outbreak of is uncertain, patients with malignant tumors may have recurrent or progressive disease if they are not treated effectively for a long time  Several studies have shown that delayed chemotherapy and endocrine therapy may have adverse effects on the prognosis of cancer patients  Under the epidemic situation, it has become the key problem to be solved urgently by oncologists that how to better serve cancer patients, prevent and control the infection of cancer patients and their families, how to adjust and optimize the hospital treatment process, so as to ensure the scientific and orderly development of clinical work, and minimize the impact of the epidemic on the treatment of cancer patients  This paper focuses on effectively guiding the emergency management, diagnosis and treatment process, reasonable follow-up, scientific epidemic prevention, reducing the risk of transmission and paying close attention to the mental health of tumor patients, to provide the reference for improving the prognosis of tumor patients during the epidemic situation  © 2020, CHINA RESEARCH ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT  All rights reserved","Liu, J.; Li, J.; Li, L.; Liao, H.; Wang, B.; He, Y.","https://doi.org/10.3971/j.issn.1000-8578.2020.20.0108","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment;47(3):204-207, 2020.; Publication details: Cancer Research on Prevention and Treatment;47(3):204-207, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11461,""
"Health anxiety predicts the perceived dangerousness of covid-19 over and above intrusive illness-related thoughts, contamination symptoms, and state and trait negative affect","This study sought to evaluate the specificity of health anxiety, relative to other forms of psychopathology, in perceptions of COVID-19 as dangerous  Measures of health anxiety, COVID-19 perceived dangerousness, negative affect, anxiety, depression, stress, contamination-related obses-sions and compulsions, and intrusive illness-related thoughts were administered online to 742 community individuals during the Italian national lockdown  Results showed that, after controlling for demographic variables and other internalizing problems, health anxiety was the single most important factor associated with the perceived dangerousness of COVID-19  Moreover, a comparison between the current sample’s scores on various symptom measures and scores from prepandemic Italian samples revealed that, whereas other internalizing symptoms increased by a large or very large magnitude during the pandemic, levels of health anxiety and negative affect increased by a medium amount  This result may indicate that health anxiety is relatively trait-like, increasing the likelihood that our correlational data support the model of health anxiety as a vulnerability rather than an outcome  Together, these results indicate that health anxiety may be a specific risk factor for COVID-related maladjustment and support the distinction of health anxiety from other psychological problems","Sica, C.; Caudek, C.; Cerea, S.; Colpizzi, I.; Caruso, M.; Giulini, P.; Bottesi, G.","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18041933","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):1-12, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health;18(4):1-12, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11462,""
"The Age Structure, Stringency Policy, Income, and Spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019: Evidence From 209 Countries","This article aims at answering the following questions: (1) What is the influence of age structure on the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)? (2) What can be the impact of stringency policy (policy responses to the coronavirus pandemic) on the spread of COVID-19? (3) What might be the quantitative effect of development levelincome and number of hospital beds on the number of deaths due to the COVID-19 epidemic? By employing the methodologies of generalized linear model, generalized moments method, and quantile regression models, this article reveals that the shares of median age, age 65, and age 70 and older population have significant positive impacts on the spread of COVID-19 and that the share of age 70 and older people in the population has a relatively greater influence on the spread of the pandemic  The second output of this research is the significant impact of stringency policy on diminishing COVID-19 total cases  The third finding of this paper reveals that the number of hospital beds appears to be vital in reducing the total number of COVID-19 deaths, while GDP per capita does not affect much the level of deaths of the COVID-19 pandemic  Finally, this article suggests some governmental health policies to control and decrease the spread of COVID-19","Bilgili, F.; Dundar, M.; Kuskaya, S.; Lorente, D. B.; Ünlü, F.; Gençoglu, P.; Mugaloglu, E.","https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.632192","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Front Psychol;11:632192, 2020.; Publication details: Front Psychol;11:632192, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11463,""
"Erratum: Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on chinese health care workers: Cross-sectional survey study (JMIR Mental Health (2021) 8:1 (e23125) DOI: 102196/23125)","In “Psychological Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Chinese Health Care Workers: Cross-Sectional Survey Study” (JMIR Ment Health 2021;8(1):e23125) the authors noted four errors  In the originally published manuscript, author Yujie Zhou was listed twice  The duplicate instance of this author has been removed in the corrected version  The originally published manuscript had no equal contribution footnote  This has been corrected so that authors Jie Ni, Fang Wang, and Yihai Liu are noted as equal contributors  Affiliations for all authors have also been corrected  The full list of authors and affiliations in the originally published version of the paper was: Jie Ni, MD;Fang Wang, MD;Yihai Liu, PhD;Mingyue Wu, MD;Yan Jiang, MD;Yujie Zhou, MD;Yujie Zhou, MD;Dujuan Sha, MD Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, China Taking into account all of the above corrections, the full list of authors and affiliations has been corrected to: Jie Ni1*, MD;Fang Wang2*, MD;Yihai Liu3*, MD;Mingyue Wu3, MD;Yan Jiang4, MD;Yujie Zhou4, MD;Dujuan Sha1, MD 1General Medical Department, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China 2Department of Emergency, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China 3Department of Cardiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China 4Department of Education, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China *these authors contributed equally The corresponding author address has also been corrected  In the originally published paper, the corresponding author was: Yujie Zhou, MD Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Zhongshan Road 321 Nanjing China Phone: 1 8206299821 Email: jiji218506@sina com This has been corrected to: Dujuan Sha, MD General Medical Department Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital the Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School Zhongshan Road 321 210000 Nanjing China Phone: 86 13951980866 Email: tbwen0912@126 com The correction will appear in the online version of the paper on the JMIR Publications website on February 2, 2021, together with the publication of this correction notice  Because this was made after submission to PubMed, PubMed Central, and other full-text repositories, the corrected article has also been resubmitted to those repositories","Ni, J.; Wang, F.; Liu, Y.; Wu, M.; Jiang, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Sha, D.","https://doi.org/10.2196/27596","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: JMIR Mental Health;8(2), 2021.; Publication details: JMIR Mental Health;8(2), 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11464,""
"Knowledge and practice of clients on preventive measures of COVID-19 pandemic among governmental health facilities in South Wollo, Ethiopia: A facility-based cross-sectional study","INTRODUCTION: Coronavirus-19 is a global health challenge and need an immediate action  Thus, understanding client's knowledge about SARS-COV2 causes, roots of transmissions, and prevention strategies are urgently warranted  Although there were global studies reported knowledge and preventive practices of COVID-19, but the information is not representative and inclusive for Ethiopia  Thus, the current study is done to identify the knowledge and the prevention strategies for COVID-19 among clients in South Wollo, Ethiopia  METHODS: An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 21 to 30, 2020 among clients seeking service in Dessie town health facilities  A total of 81 clients were included from the selected health facilities with simple random sampling technique  We developed measuring tools by adopting from World Health Organization and center for disease prevention recommendation manual for assessing service providers' knowledge and preventive practices  For data entry Epi-data 3 1 version was employed and further data management and analysis was performed using STATA Version 14  Student T-test and one way ANOVA were computed to see the mean difference in knowledge and practice between and among the group  Chi-square test was also done to portray the presence of association between different co-variants with client's knowledge and preventive practices  RESULTS: Findings of the study showed that more than half (56 8%) of the participants had good knowledge about its symptoms, way of spread and prevention of the virus  Furthermore, 65 4% of clients demonstrated five or more preventive practice measures of COVID-19  The mean preventive practice score with standard deviation was (4 75±1 28 from 6 components)  In the current study, knowledge had no significant difference among sex, education status, and monthly income  However, COVID-19 transmission knowledge was significantly higher among urban residents  Thus, clients who were knowledgeable about way of transmission and symptoms of COVID-19 had significantly higher COVID-19 preventive practice  CONCLUSION: Our findings revealed that clients' knowledge and preventive practice of COVID-19 were not optimal  Clients with good knowledge and urban residents had practiced better prevention measures of the pandemic, signifying that packages and programs directed in enhancing knowledge about the virus is useful in combating the pandemic and continuing safe practices","Dewau, R.; Mekonnen, T. C.; Tadesse, S. E.; Muche, A.; Bogale, G. G.; Tadesse Amsalu, E.","https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0247639","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: PLoS One;16(3):e0247639, 2021.; Publication details: PLoS One;16(3):e0247639, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11465,""
"Validating the Psychosocial Functioning during COVID-19 Questionnaire among a Sample of Informal Caregivers","The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on global economies and societies  Although social distancing policies are needed to contain the spread and impact of COVID-19, they also impose a psychological and economic burden on people who are already experiencing increased distress such as caregivers  Yet, few measures have been developed and validated to measure the psychosocial impact of COVID-19  Utilizing item response theory (IRT), the purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically validate a measure of psychosocial functioning—the Psychosocial Functioning during COVID-19 (PFC-19) Questionnaire—to assess changes in social interaction, mental health, health behavior, and global functioning among a sample of informal caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic  The analytic sample (n = 733) was recruited from Amazon Mechanic Turk (MTurk) (69% male, 55% white)  Results suggest a two-factor measure, assessing global functioning (14 items) and affective response (8 items), with strong evidence for reliability, validity, and dimensionality  Future research should replicate this factor structure in other samples","Arnold, T.; Kunicki, Z. J.; Rogers, B. G.; Haubrick, K. K.; Klasko-Foster, L.; Norris, A. L.; Drohan, M. M.; Greaney, M. L.; Cohen, S. A.","https://doi.org/10.1177/2333721421997200","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine;7, 2021.; Publication details: Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine;7, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11466,""
"On-line psychological treatment with oncology patients during covid-19 emergency","Background: At the start of January 2020, the Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) originating from China, started to spread throughout Italy  One of the most affected area was the Veneto region which, due to the rapidly increasing numbers of confirmed cases, took necessary restraint measures as social distancing and isolation, in order to avoid the spread of the virus  These limitations led to major consequences in all activities and disciplines that are based on a strict doctor-patient relationship  How can we maintain the therapeutic relationship with oncology patients and their families when both the psychologist and the patient can be a possible source of infection This is what we tried to understand as psychologists of the Hospital Psychology Service in collaboration with the Medical Oncology Unit of Ca' Foncello Treviso Hospital to continue our clinical activity  Material (Patients) and Methods: As we has learned from other Chinese realities (Shuai L et al  2020), our proposal with these patients was to continue our clinical activity using on line services like the internet platform Google Hangouts or mobile phones, according to patient preferences  During 9 weeks, which correspond to 39 working day, we were able to perform 123 on-line clinical conversations, in particular 118 with patients and 5 with a family member;12% of the psychological interventions took place on Google Hangouts and the 88% were performed by phone  Results: What we observed is that by this remote modality it was possible to continue the psychological care of oncology patients and their families  This treatment was now more important then ever for the safeguard of patients mental health, patients who already affected by an organic pathology are now forced to deal with a pandemic  As indicated by a Chinese study (Yanping B et al  2020) the most commonly reported psychological problems were anxiety, depression and fear to go to the hospital, vehicle of a possible infection  Conclusions: A fundamental achievement in this situation was the ability of the professionals of mental health to find out a strategy to adapt the Hospital Psychology Service to the outside situation, in order to respond to the constant requests made by patients to continue their treatment or to begin a new one","Prior, M.; Bellè, M.; Burelli, M.; Favaretto, A.","https://doi.org/10.1177/0300891620953388","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Tumori;106(2 SUPPL):81, 2020.; Publication details: Tumori;106(2 SUPPL):81, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11467,""
"Undergraduate psychology student experiences during COVID-19: challenges encountered and lessons learnt","National strategies to manage COVID-19, including lockdown, have caused significant disruption to student learning and to the ways that students engage with staff and peers  The transition to online learning, alongside common anxieties associated with the disease itself, was likely to have affected student mental health  This study explored psychology student mental health experiences during Lockdown Phase 3 at the University of the Witwatersrand  A convenience sample of 160 first- and second-year psychology students completed a questionnaire consisting of the General Mental Health Scale, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Burnout Measure, the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced, the Connor?Davidson Resilience Scale, and the Generalised Self Efficacy Scale  In addition, six open-ended questions asking students about their experiences and support during this time were included  Descriptive statistics were used to analyse quantitative data, whereas content and thematic analysis was used for the open-ended responses  Results indicated that students? scores were not elevated on the mental health scales  However, the thematic analysis of responses revealed significant concerns with regard to psychological wellbeing, online learning, and home dynamics  These are discussed with a view to providing recommendations for supporting students in circumstances that may require emergency remote teaching","Laher, Sumaya, Bain, Katherine, Bemath, Nabeelah, de Andrade, Victor, Hassem, Tasneem","https://doi.org/10.1177/0081246321995095","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: South African Journal of Psychology;: 0081246321995095, 2021.; Publication details: South African Journal of Psychology;: 0081246321995095, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11468,""
"Depression among health care students in the time of COVID-19: the mediating role of resilience in the hopelessness–depression relationship","COVID-19 spread rapidly across the world, and by March 2020, the first case of COVID-19 was identified in South Africa  Lockdown-related measures such as restricted movement and isolation were implemented to contain the virus  Combined with these measures, factors such as economic decline, job losses, and food shortages can cause numerous mental health sequelae such as depression  Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness as well as cases of suicide have been reported around the world due to the pandemic and the associated feelings of anxiety and depression  The aims of this study were to investigate levels of hopelessness and depression in a sample of health care students  A random sample of students (N?=?174) enrolled in a health sciences programme at the University of the Western Cape completed the Beck Hopelessness Scale, the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale, and a three-item Resilience Scale  The results revealed high levels of hopelessness and depression compared to previously reported normative data for these scales  In addition, the indirect effects of hopelessness on depression were significant, demonstrating the mediating role of resilience in the hopelessness?depression relationship  These results highlight a call for universities to take proactive measures in providing students with free and easily accessible resources to help them cope and manage stress during a traumatic event  More importantly, at a national level, preventive measures should be implemented to strengthen resilience in young adults","Pretorius, Tammy-lee","https://doi.org/10.1177/0081246321994452","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: South African Journal of Psychology;: 0081246321994452, 2021.; Publication details: South African Journal of Psychology;: 0081246321994452, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11469,""
"The Impact of COVID-19 on Oral Surgery Training","Abstract Aim Coronavirus disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), originated in December 2019 from Wuhan, China  This virus has spread worldwide, with over 16 million cases and over 650,000 deaths  The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has resulted in significant impact on the livelihoods of the British public and has had implications for healthcare delivery  The cancellation of elective procedures is likely to affect Oral Surgery specialty training  This paper aims to ascertain the extent of any impact of COVID-19 on Oral Surgery specialty training  Material and Methods A survey was created for Oral Surgery specialty trainees in the UK  A variety of questions were used, including multiple choice, yes/no, Likert scales and free text answers  All questions were related to the impact of COVID-19 on training  Results A total of 34 full responses were recorded  Results showed that COVID-19 has had an immense impact on Oral Surgery training, with most trainees recording high anxiety levels regarding the future of their training  The overall experience of most trainees involved a reduction in logbook procedures, cancelled study days, courses or conferences  Conclusion Though oral surgery training has been deficient during this period, some trainees reported positive experiences while redeployed in other fields or specialties  In addition, we highlight the significant effect on trainees? mental health  Most trainees suggested a training period extension to remedy deficiencies  From this paper, we identify the wide-ranging effects of the pandemic, and Oral Surgery trainees now await decisions on the future of specialty training","Aulakh, Gurnam, Wanis, Christine, Wilson, Gavin, Moore, Richard","https://doi.org/10.1111/ors.12612","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Oral Surgery;n/a(n/a), 2021.; Publication details: Oral Surgery;n/a(n/a), 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11470,""
"Learning in lockdown: Using the COVID-19 crisis to teach children about food and climate change","Abstract Food systems are significant sources of global greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE)  Since emission intensity varies greatly between different foods, changing food choices towards those with lower GHGE could make an important contribution to mitigating climate change  Public engagement events offer an opportunity to communicate these multifaceted issues and raise awareness about the climate change impact of food choices  An interdisciplinary team of researchers was preparing food and climate change educational activities for summer 2020  However, the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown disrupted these plans  In this paper, we report on shifting these events online over the month of June 2020  We discuss what we did and the reception to our online programme  We then reflect on and highlight issues that arose  These relate to: (1) the power dynamics of children, diet and climate change;(2) mental health, diet and COVID-19;(3) engaging the wider science, agriculture and food communities;(4) the benefits of being unfunded and the homemade nature of this programme;(5) the food system, STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) and diversity;and (6) how our work fits into our ongoing journey of food and climate change education","Kluczkovski, A.; Lait, R.; Martins, C. A.; Reynolds, C.; Smith, P.; Woffenden, Z.; Lynch, J.; Frankowska, A.; Harris, F.; Johnson, D.; Halford, J. C. G.; Cook, J.; Tereza da Silva, J.; Schmidt Rivera, X.; Huppet, J. L.; Lord, M.; McLaughlin, J.; Bridle, S.","https://doi.org/10.1111/nbu.12489","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Nutrition Bulletin;n/a(n/a), 2021.; Publication details: Nutrition Bulletin;n/a(n/a), 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11471,""
"Access to inflammatory bowel disease nurses and education is associated with less stress, anxiety, and depression: Australian national inflammatory bowel disease survey","Background and Aim: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) global pandemic has had an impact on the mental health of people around the world  Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have increased rates of anxiety and depression compared with the general population  This cross-sectional study aimed to quantify stress, anxiety, and depression in people with IBD in Australia during the pandemic  Methods: An electronic survey was made available to patients with IBD across Australia from June 17 to July 12, 2020, using the social media platforms of Crohn's & Colitis Australia and Western Sydney Local Health District website  People over the age of 18 years and with a diagnosis of IBD were invited to participate  IP address restrictions meant each participant could fill out the survey only once  The validated Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-Short Form (DASS-21) questionnaire was used to assess depression, anxiety, and stress in respondents  Significant depression, anxiety, or stress was defined as at least moderate DASS-21 subscores for depression, anxiety, or stress  Results: There were 352 respondents (mean age, 40 years [SD, 14];78 9% female) to the survey  Most participants were from New South Wales (54%) and Victoria (23%)  Sixty percent reported having a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, with 40% of these reporting perianal involvement  Private gastroenterologists managed 50% of patients, while 26 3% had access to dedicated IBD clinics  IBD nurses were reported to be accessible to 46% of respondents  Current systemic steroid use was reported by 10 9%, while 44 7% reported using immunomodulators, and 55 3% were taking biological agents  Of all participants, 60 5% fulfilled DASS-21 criteria for at least moderate depression, anxiety, or stress  A pre-existing diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety was reported by 45% of respondents  More than two-thirds of these patients reported worsening of their diagnosis due to the psychological impact of the pandemic  Of those without a pre-existing diagnosis of anxiety or depression, 34 9% met criteria for at least moderate depression, 32 0% met criteria for at least moderate anxiety, and 29 7% met criteria for at least moderate stress  Univariate and multivariate analysis was performed to assess predictors of depression, anxiety, or stress using baseline characteristics  Predictors for significant depression, anxiety, and stress included age (odds ratio [OR], 0 96;95% confidence interval [CI], 0 95-0 98;P = 0 02), symptom status (mild symptoms ORindex no symptoms, 1 9;95% CI, 1 0-3 7;P = 0 04;moderate symptoms ORindex no symptoms, 3 6;95% CI, 1 6-8 1, P = 0 002;severe symptoms ORindex no sytmptoms, 3 7;95% CI, 1 5-9 4;P = 0 006), lack of access to an IBD nurse (OR, 1 7;95% CI, 1 0-2 9;P = 0 04), lack of advice from a medical practitioner regarding reducing COVID-19 infection risk (OR, 1 9;95% CI, 1 1-3 2;P = 0 02), and perceived increased susceptibility to COVID-19 compared with the general population (agree OR index strongly agree, 0 7;95% CI, 0 4-1 3;P = 0 3;neither agree nor disagree ORindex strongly agree, 0 3;95% CI, 0 1-0 5;P = 0 0003;disagree ORindex strongly agree, 0 2;95% CI, 0 05-0 6;P = 0 004)  There was no significant association with sex, education level, employment status, IBD subtype, current treatment with steroids, immunomodulators, biological agents, IBD medication knowledge, IBD medication compliance, gastroenterology phone-based review access, and exposure to COVID-19 information on news and social media  Conclusion: An alarmingly high prevalence of depression, anxiety, and stress was found among the participants  Access to IBD nurse support and greater attention to education were associated with a lower likelihood of having a diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or stress  Further research and attention to the mental health concerns of patients with IBD should be a priority","Cheema, M.; Mitrev, N.; Tiongson, M.; Ahlenstiel, G.; Hall, L.; Kariyawasam, V.","https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15271","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia);35(SUPPL 1):132, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia);35(SUPPL 1):132, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11472,""
"Impact of COVID-19 on alcohol-related liver disease: An emerging public health issue in Australia","Background: Harmful alcohol use is a major cause of preventable disease, causing death and disability from injuries as well as from liver disease, and contributing to cardiovascular disease and cancers  During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, nationwide lockdowns in Australia and the USA, with financial uncertainty or hardship and depression, have provided conditions for harmful alcohol consumption to flourish  In contrast, the strict ban on alcohol sales and carriage in South Africa has led to a reduction in deaths from accidents and trauma attributed to alcohol use  Methods: We performed a retrospective audit comparing numbers of alcohol-related admissions to a tertiary hospital in Australia in the period of national lockdown for COVID-19 from 20 March to 30 May 2020 with admissions in the same period in 2019  Data using ICD-10 codes for alcohol-related admissions were retrieved: acute intoxication (F10 0), harmful use of alcohol (F10 1), alcohol dependence syndrome (F10 2), alcoholic psychosis (F10 3), alcoholic fatty liver (K70 0), alcoholic hepatitis (K70 1), and alcoholic cirrhosis (K70 3)  An audit was performed to confirm the diagnoses from hospital records  Data on patient demographics and length of stay were extracted  Comparisons of categorical variables were made with the chi-squared test and numerical variables with the independent t-test, with the significance level set at P &lt; 0 05  Results: The number of presentations with an alcohol-related diagnosis increased by 11% from 336 in 2019 to 372 in 2020  The mean age of patients was 50 years (IQR, 39-61) in 2019 and 47 years (IQR, 35-58) in 2020  The proportion of patients who were treated in the emergency department and subsequently discharged increased from 117 to 169 patients (P = 0 004)  Patients requiring an admission for alcoholic hepatitis increased by 11% from 13 to 17 (<U+03C7>2 = 0 21, P = 0 64)  Presentations with alcohol dependence syndrome and acute intoxication also increased by 34% (<U+03C7>2 = 3 16, P = 0 07) and 48% (<U+03C7>2 = 7 44, P = 0 006), respectively  Conclusion: During the lock-down period of COVID-19, there has been an increase in alcohol-related hospital presentations  In particular, there has been a significant increase in admissions with acute intoxication and alcoholic hepatitis  Flow-on effects would lead to an increased population at risk of complications from alcohol-related liver disease  Moreover, as alcohol-related presentations only represent a fraction of the true impact of alcohol, the implications on domestic violence and the economy would result in further increased health care costs in the future as this pandemic unfolds","Au, M.; Chinnaratha, M. A.; Harding, D.","https://doi.org/10.1111/jgh.15269","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia);35(SUPPL 1):86, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia);35(SUPPL 1):86, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11473,""
"The perceived impact of COVID-19 and associated restrictions on young people with epilepsy in the UK: Young people and parent survey","Objective: To garner the views and experiences of young people with epilepsy and caregivers regarding the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions in the UK  Methods: An online survey was used to explore the views of young people (n=71) with epilepsy and caregivers (n=127) between 4th and 28th June 2020  It included sections on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated restrictions on the child's epilepsy and on child and caregiver wellbeing  Results: One in 3 young people and one in four caregivers reported that the young person's seizures had increased during lockdown;only 7% of parents and 10% of young people reported a decrease  Half of young people reported that they were more reluctant to go to hospital for appointments  The majority of young people reported their sleep (73%), mood (64%) and levels of physical activity (53%) had deteriorated  However, 46% reported there had been positive aspects to the restrictions (eg, spending more time with family)  19% of parents reported difficulties getting their child's medication whilst 25% reported their child had clinical procedures/investigations (such as EEG/MRI/-surgery) cancelled during restrictions  Caregivers reported that their child's mood (60%), sleep (65%) and behaviour (50%) had deteriorated during the restrictions  The majority of caregivers experienced increases in stress (70%) anxiety (66%) and difficulties with sleep (58%)  Epilepsy nurses, online support groups/charity websites were seen as the most helpful supports for both young people and parents/carers during the restrictions  Conclusions: Survey results indicate that the pandemic and associated restrictions have had a negative impact on young people with epilepsy  Perceived increases in seizures and reluctance to go to hospital are likely to impact on epilepsy management  The wider psychosocial impact is also likely to be significant with increases in child and parent mental health problems in an already vulnerable group","Reilly, C.; Muggeridge, A.; Cross, J. H.","https://doi.org/10.1111/dmcn.14749","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology;63(SUPPL 1):79, 2021.; Publication details: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology;63(SUPPL 1):79, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11474,""
"Sentiment and emotion in social media covid-19 conversations: SAB-LSTM approach","Sentiment and Emotion detection in social media conversations remains a challenge and analyzing the people emotion emerged as an important task in this unprecedented time of COVID-19  People sentiment and emotions are affected by lockdowns, social distancing, travel, work-from-home, wearing mask, reading social media posting  Most of them are feeling sad, anger, depressed, and some of them are neutral and happy  The most recent Sentiment Analysis (SA) researches are done using Twitter dataset (short-text) and rule-based (sentiment lexicon) approach, the outcome of these SA models' results is not showing the consistent prediction of people sentiment about COVID-19  To mitigate and overcome limitations of lexicon approach, processing unstructured social media long text posting, getting context based sentiment score, model overfitting, performance problems of sentiment models, authors' proposed and built a novel multi-class SA model using extension of Bidirectional LSTM (SAB-LSTM) with additional layers  In this experiment SAB-LSTM model has been used to process long text of social media posting, news articles text dataset  Experiment result showed, SAB-LSTM model performance is better than traditional LSTM and BLSTM  Compared SAB-LSTM performance metric of Precision, Recall, F1 Score and sentiment score with traditional LSTM and BLSTM  For this experiment collected COVID-19 related dataset from various social media sources such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, News articles blogs and collected data from friends and family  © 2020 IEEE","Ashok Kumar, D.; Chinnalagu, A.","https://doi.org/10.1109/SMART50582.2020.9337098","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Proceedings of the 2020 9th International Conference on System Modeling and Advancement in Research Trends, SMART 2020;: 60-68, 2020.; Publication details: Proceedings of the 2020 9th International Conference on System Modeling and Advancement in Research Trends, SMART 2020;: 60-68, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11475,""
"Method for intelligent judgment on the resumption of work and production","The resumption of work and production helps to avoid the short-term suspension of economic development caused by COVID-19 virus epidemic from becoming long-term economic depression  However, during the COVID-19 virus epidemic, the resumption of work may cause infection  Facing the uncertainty of external environment, the pressure of capital turnover and lead time of orders, the resumption of work and production is a severe problem  To judge the schedule of resumption, we analyze the electricity usage of enterprises in Shaoxing, select 200 enterprises in 4 industries, including heavy industries, general industry and commerce, agricultural production industries, agricultural irrigation and drainage industries  Using the electricity usage before and after the epidemic, we use STL decomposition and Mann Kendall trend test to intelligently judge the situation of resumption  At the same time, combined with the date of suspension and resumption of work, we determine the resumption threshold of enterprises and plot the resumption rate of industries  From the threshold and the plots, we can analyze the schedule of resumption one month before and after the Spring Festival to support the effect of epidemic on different industries  © 2020 IEEE","Wan, K.; Li, Z.; Fang, X.; Li, L.; Liu, J.; Zhao, Y.; Guo, M.; Zhao, J.; Wang, H.; Liu, S.; Hua, L.","https://doi.org/10.1109/IICSPI51290.2020.9332378","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Proceedings of 2020 IEEE 3rd International Conference of Safe Production and Informatization, IICSPI 2020;: 112-117, 2020.; Publication details: Proceedings of 2020 IEEE 3rd International Conference of Safe Production and Informatization, IICSPI 2020;: 112-117, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11476,""
"College Students Mental Health Challenges: Concerns and Considerations in the COVID-19 Pandemic","","Salimi, Nahal, Gere, Bryan, Talley, William, Irioogbe, Bridget","https://doi.org/10.1080/87568225.2021.1890298","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of College Student Psychotherapy;: 1-13, 2021.; Publication details: Journal of College Student Psychotherapy;: 1-13, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11477,""
"Exploring the mental health experiences of young trans and gender diverse people during the Covid-19 pandemic","","Jones, Bethany A.; Bowe, Mhairi, McNamara, Niamh, Guerin, Ella, Carter, Tim","https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2021.1890301","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Transgender Health;: 1-13, 2021.; Publication details: International Journal of Transgender Health;: 1-13, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11478,""
"Positive psychology in a pandemic: buffering, bolstering, and building mental health","As the COVID-19 global health disaster continues to unfold across the world, calls have been made to address the associated mental illness public crisis  The current paper seeks to broaden these calls by considering the role that positive psychology factors can play in buffering against mental illness, bolstering mental health during COVID-19 and building positive processes and capacities that may help to strengthen future mental health  The paper explores evidence and applications from nine topics in positive psychology that support people through a pandemic: meaning, coping, self-compassion, courage, gratitude, character strengths, positive emotions, positive interpersonal processes and high-quality connections  In times of intense crisis, such as COVID-19, it is understandable that research is heavily directed towards addressing the ways in which people are wounded and weakened  However, this need not come at the expense of also investigating the ways in which people are sustained and strengthened  © 2021 The Author(s)  Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group","Waters, L.; Algoe, S. B.; Dutton, J.; Emmons, R.; Fredrickson, B. L.; Heaphy, E.; Moskowitz, J. T.; Neff, K.; Niemiec, R.; Pury, C.; Steger, M.","https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2021.1871945","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of Positive Psychology;2021.; Publication details: Journal of Positive Psychology;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11479,""
"Towards a theology of Covid: providence and lament in past, present, and future trauma narratives","The aim of this article is to juxtapose contemporary and historical perspectives in order to offer new theological insight into COVID-19, particularly regarding the church's pastoral response to the trauma it has left in its wake  Narratives of the experience of trauma in the early modern period will be compared to the work of twenty-first century theologians and current theological debate about COVID-19  Providence and lament are highlighted as key themes for comparison  Whilst accepting the limitations of doing theology via a historical perspective, the results of this juxtaposition suggest the possible outlines of a theological response to COVID-19 which takes the unfolding consequences of the virus as its stimulus  The past-present comparison will highlight the need for theologians to develop a more confident and direct theology of providence and a fuller theological rationale for lament, whilst moving away from therapeutic models which promote passivity and acceptance  A theology of Covid suggests the inclusion of language which embraces the need for positive change in the light of the inequalities exposed by the pandemic, whilst engaging with sorrow, grief, and loss","Harrington, M.","https://doi.org/10.1080/1756073x.2020.1861403","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Practical Theology;: 11, 2021.; Publication details: Practical Theology;: 11, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11480,""
"Complex regional pain syndrome treated with combined stellate ganglion and axillary approach brachial plexus blocks-a case series","Purpose Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a taxonomic system representing two types of neuropathy  Type I CRPS represents regional sympathetic dystrophies in individuals with no proof of nerve damage  Type II CRPS represents those neuropathies in patients who have nerve damage, also termed causalgia  CRPS presents most commonly in middle-aged women with traumatic upper extremity injuries, though it can present in various ways in both children and adults of both sexes  Spontaneous CRPS is less common, though it is also possible  CRPS is most commonly associated with a constant and severe burning-like pain located at or near the affected limb, which is out of proportion to the initial injury or event  As the condition progresses, additional symptoms may include the spread of pain to surrounding areas, fluctuation in pain sensation, fluctuation in temperature, swelling, sweating, limb weakness or tremors, as well as changes in growth of hair, skin, and nails  Unfortunately, there is currently no specific test to confirm the diagnosis of CRPS  Chronic regional pain syndrome treatment is individualized to each patient based on his or her unique clinical presentation  Options include physical and occupational therapies, neuropathic and anti-inflammatory medications, as well as, interventional procedures, such as, nerve blocks and spinal cord stimulators  No treatment proves superior than another and some individuals may require treatments of varying frequency and modality  Based on current studies, most individuals who are diagnosed with CRPS see significant clinical improvement within the first year  Though, this is not guaranteed as the condition is highly variable and may persist despite treatment  The purpose of this case series is to identify and follow two unique cases of CRPS  This allows us to track the progression of the disease and symptoms in tandem with varying treatment modalities  In particular, these patients required escalating care, and both combinations of stellate ganglion blocks and somatic nervous system blockade with reported improvement in pain relief  More studies are needed on the treatment options of CRPS including those exploring the viability of combined sympathetic and somatic nervous systems blockade  Methods Two patients identified to have chronic regional pain syndrome type I were followed in clinic over the course of one and five years, respectively  During clinic visits patients underwent routine physical examinations and were asked questions detailing the development and improvement of their symptoms  When appropriate, medical therapies were adjusted as needed  Prior to any procedures, patients were informed of the risks and benefits in being treated with multi-modal therapies, including stellate ganglion and brachial plexus blocks  For the stellate ganglion block, patients were placed supine  The neck was sterilely prepped and draped  Under fluoroscopic guidance, a 25-gauge needle was advanced to the anterior border of C6 vertebra  Aspiration was negative confirmed with contrast AP lateral view and no intravascular intrathecal uptake was ensured  Patients were injected with a varying formulation of dexamethasone, 0 5% bupivacaine, and 1 5% lidocaine with epinephrine  After that, needle was removed  For the axillary approach brachial plexus block, the axilla was sterilely prepped and draped in usual axillary approach and using a nerve stimulator the brachial plexus was located with a hand twitch  Once patient twitch persisted at appropriate voltage and aspiration was confirmed negative a formulation of 0 5% Marcaine, 1 5% lidocaine with epinephrine and dexamethasone was injected in divided doses  Needles were then removed, the area cleaned, and Band-Aid applied  Patients followed up at varying intervals as dependent on personal schedules, symptomatic improvement, and the outbreak of COVID-19  Results A 23-year-old femalewith Ehlers-Danlos and multiple joint dislocations requiring a total of 20 surgeries including, bilateral di-rotational osteotomies, open-reduction-internal-fixat on-left -knee-surgery, and hardware removals presented with sensations of temperature change, skin color changes (purple), and hypersensitivity to light touch in her right leg one year after her surgery in 2013 with resolution in 2015, and reappearance in 2017 in the left leg  She was diagnosed with CRPS-I, and she failed therapeutic measures with physical therapy, medical management, and multiple lumbar plexus blocks  In August 2019, a spinal-cord-stimulator provided adequate relief, but symptoms spread to her left-upper extremity  In September 2019, a left stellate ganglion block provided symptomatic relief for 1-week  She then underwent combined stellate ganglion and axillary brachial plexus blocks withcomplete resolution with slow recurrence after one week  The blocks were repeated with diminishing efficacy three weeks later with return of lower extremity symptoms At two-week follow-upanother set of blocks was performed and her spinal cord stimulator was reprogrammed with symptomatic improvement lasting three weeks  She then underwent a cervical spinal cord stimulator trial and presented two weeks later with CRPS-like symptoms in her right upper extremity  Combined blocks were performed for her right upper extremity to slow progression of CRPS  In April 2020, patient reported spread of CRPS to right leg and both upper extremities, and she underwent right lumbar sympathetic, stellate ganglion, and brachial plexus blocks with symptomatic improvement  The patient continues to be followed  A 31-year-old female with thoracic outlet syndrome statuspost left first-rib removal and veno-lysis in February 2002, presented with worsening left-sided neck and upperextremity pain, weakness, temperature-changes, and numbness for three months in July 2015  She was diagnosed with CRPS-I in her left upper extremity after failing therapy with a chiropractor, heat and cold, multiple physical therapy regimens, and medical management  She subsequently underwent and experienced good relief with a spinal cord stimulator and periodic brachial plexus and stellate ganglion blocks  She weaned off hydromorphone over the course of several months following several surgeries excising scar tissues developing around the original insult  Her other medical therapies included clonidine, occasional cyclobenzaprine, duloxetine, nortriptyline, and etodolac  Almost six months after her initial combination blocks, the patient underwent a repeat combination block in January 2020 with subsequent manageable pain control with spinal cord stimulator and adjustments to medical management  She eventually weaned off nortriptyline in May 2020  The patient continues to be followed  Conclusions Finding an algorithmic approach to treating chronic regional pain syndrome remains elusive  The complex nature of these cases require a multi-modal approach that should address both symptomatic improvement, as well as, restoration of function  Exercise and physical therapies act as foundational treatments to improve motion and strength of involved extremities  Pharmacological intervention provides pain relief to facilitate improvement in functionality  In our cases, various medications were used at varying time periods throughout treatment with fluctuating efficacy  Among the medications employed for our patients were, NSAIDs, steroids, opioids, tricyclic antidepressants, alpha-2-antagonists, serotoninnorepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, muscle relaxants, anticonvulsants, and anti-arrhythmics  Failure to achieve symptomatic improvement with these therapies inspires the pursuit of alternative options  In our patients, we achieved significant symptomatic improvement with spinal cord stimulation  Furthermore, where spinal cord stimulation failed, we achieved symptomatic relief with combined stellate ganglion and axillary approach brachial plexus blocks, albeit with significantly different temporal efficacy  These blocks aimed at treating the sympathetic and somatic components of the symptoms of our patients  Further case reports outlining treatment methods and course of disease may h lp elucidate important clues that may help in understanding the pathophysiology of CRPS and improvement in its treatment","Tarzi, D.; Setaghian, T.; Vaynberg, E.","https://doi.org/10.1080/00325481.2020.1824967","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Postgraduate Medicine;132(SUPPL 1):15-16, 2020.; Publication details: Postgraduate Medicine;132(SUPPL 1):15-16, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11481,""
"Santa Isabel Program for psycho-motor function in normal and pathological aging during current times of COVID-19 confinement in a long-term care","Since its appearance, the COVID-19 pandemic has generated a state of alarm worldwide  Extraordinary confinement measures, only seen in times of war, have been implemented to halt the fast viral transmission, the consequent stress and overload of health systems and, mostly, the dead of the most vulnerable people  Physical and social isolation has changed the lifestyle we are used to, affecting our mood and mental health at a general level  However, the group of greatest risk and vulnerability are the elder age group, due to their higher incidence of frailty, their immunosenescence and comorbidities  Also, in this elder group of the population, the consequences of social isolation may be worse to handle, especially in those who live alone and do not have a family or a strong community bond  In the case of long-term institutionalized patients, these clinical scenarios are struggling to maintain their rehabilitation and care programs while desperately adapting to the dramatic situations due to the severe impact of COVID-19 in these care settings  To address this complex scenario, we developed and implemented the Santa Isabel Program, a series of recommendations for long-term care with the aim of guiding and promoting routines, activities and habits to help maintenance of psycho-motor function of older people during the state of alarm and thereafter  The Santa Isabel Program was defined as a general therapeutic resource with the selection of different modalities of physical activity (daily walk, adapted gymnastics and dance) and functional cognitive activity (meditation, relaxation, memory and attention)  Chronogram, time and intensity levels were of adjustable dosage to respond to the needs and requirements of the elder people according to the severity and type of physical or cognitive impairment  In addition, specific indications were developed for cases of people with cognitive pathology (dementia)  These guidelines were prepared for the professional team and support staff, in order to provide tools that allow them to resolve complex situations such as BPSD, the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia  Finally, audiovisual support sessions and video calls were incorporated to allow interaction with residents and the health team, safeguarding the COVID-19 infection prevention measures","Castillo-Mariqueo, L.; Valenzuela-Garrido, P.; Giménez-Llort, L.","https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220003245","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):194, 2020.; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):194, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11482,""
"Digging signatures modeling anxiety and OCD disorders in very old age and end-of-life Alzheimer's disease and the effect of social isolation: A translational neuroscience approach in times of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19)","The severity of the current scenarios in this pandemic will leave important psychological traces  In fact, the first clinical reports available already refer to increased incidence of depression and anxiety disorders such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder  At the translational level, modelling of such neuropsychiatric alterations in animal models relays in neuroethological perspectives since response to fearful situations and traumatic events, critical for survival and adaptation to the environment, are strongly preserved in phylogeny  In the wild, mice dig as a 'defensive behavior' which is considered to reflect the anxiety state of animals  In the laboratory, mice dig vigorously in deep bedding to bury food pellets or small objects they may find  Thus this behavior, initially used to screen anxiolytic activity was later proposed to better model meaningless repetitive and perseverative behaviors characteristic of OCD or autism spectrum disorders  In the present work, we have studied the digging ethograms in normal and advanced AD-related pathological aging using wildtype and the 3xTg-AD mice, a genetic model of Alzheimer's disease that presents AD-cognitive dysfunction but also a conspicuous BPSD-like phenotype  We also studied the effects of isolation in this respect, using very old (18 month-old) 3xTg-AD mice that survived to their cage mates, as mortality rates in this animal model are high after 13 months of age  Two digging paradigms, involving different anxiogenic and contextual situations were used to investigate the digging patterns in these very old males with normal and AD-pathological aging, as well as the effects of isolation  The temporal course and intensity of this behavior was found increased in those 3xTg-AD mice that had lost their 'room partner' and lived isolated  However, when they were tested under neophobia conditions, incidence of this behavior was smaller and the pattern of digging was disrupted  The results show that this combined paradigm unveils distinct features of digging signatures that can be useful to provide an animal model for these perseverative behaviors and their interplay with anxiety states, which represent an important part of BPSD or can now emerge as a result of the enhancement of obsessive-convulsive behaviors by social-isolation","Gimenez-Llort, L.; Alveal-Mellado, L.","https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220002719","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):134, 2020.; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):134, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11483,""
"Rise in the number of geriatric patients attending psychiatric emergency services in a tertiary hospital during the COVID-19 lockdown period","Introduction: Older adults are at disproportionate risk of serious disease and mortality due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic  Further, the global response to the lockdown has rendered older adults particularly vulnerable to loneliness and social isolation due to the physical distancing and shelter in place mandate  We hypothesized that both these factors would lead to an increase in geriatric mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic  Material and Methods: We undertook a clinical audit of all geriatric patients (above 60 years of age) attending the psychiatry emergency services at a tertiary care hospital  This audit was conducted over a period of 52 days dating from the cessation of non-essential services at the hospital as part of the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic (lockdown)  We used descriptive statistics to summarize the number, age, sex, presenting complaint and diagnoses of our patients  We further compared the average number of geriatric patients attending the psychiatry emergency services in the hospital during the lockdown to that of geriatric patients attending the same in the year before the lockdown  Results: A total of 112 geriatric patients attended the psychiatry emergency services during the lockdown period  Of these, 62 were male and 50 female  The average number of geriatric patients attending the emergency services daily during this period (µ1 2 15) was significantly higher (z 5 36, p = 0 01) than the average number of patients attending the emergency services in the year preceding the lockdown (µ2 1 34)  The most common presenting complaint was agitation in the preceding weeks  The most common diagnoses were late onset schizophrenia spectrum disorders followed by affective disorders and major neurocognitive disorders  Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic and the global response to the same constitute life events for older adults  They may contribute to biological, psychological and social risk factors for mental health problems in older adults during this period  The increase in geriatric patients attending our emergency services, despite an increase in restrictions on mobility which act as barriers in the pathway to care, is worrying  Under stimulation in older adults during this period may contribute to an increase in agitation","D'Cruz, M. M.; Banerjee, D.; Issac, T. G.; Mondal, G.; Gorthi, N. V. S. S.; Shankar, S.; Mukku, R.; Agarwal, A.; Rangarajan, S.; Jagatap, N.; Sinha, P.; Sivakumar, P. T.; Varghese, M.","https://doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220002677","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):130, 2020.; Publication details: International Psychogeriatrics;32(SUPPL 1):130, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11484,""
"British study: PTSD symptoms present in COVID-19 survivors","While much has been studied and researched about the mental health implications of the pandemic, a new study has found post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms in patients with COVID-19","Canady, Valerie A.","https://doi.org/10.1002/mhw.32703","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Mental Health Weekly;31(9):5-6, 2021.; Publication details: Mental Health Weekly;31(9):5-6, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11485,""
"The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases: A Study in 15 Arab Countries","Background/Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic (COVID-19) on the access to rheumatology care for patients with chronic rheumatic diseases in the Arab countries  COVID cases during study period Methods: A web-based cross-sectional survey was designed by the Arab Adult Arthritis Awareness group (AAAA) consisting of 16 rheumatologists representing countries from the Arab League of Associations for Rheumatology (Ar-LAR) and was validated by the ArLAR scientific committee  The survey was disseminated through social media and patients' associations' channels between May 8 and May 22, 2020  The steering committee developed recommendations to improve the care of patients with chronic rheumatic diseases during the COVID-19 pandemic  Results: A total of 2163 patients were included in the analysis;72% were females;their mean age was 40 years (SD 11 9)  The Levant, the Gulf, and North Africa contributed almost equally to the sample (Table 1)  The COVID-19 pandemic had a significant negative impact on rheumatology visits in 82% of cases, including 27% where it had been impossible to contact the rheumatologist  The negative impact was also significant on the access to hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) (47% of cases), and on chronic medication persistency (partial or complete discontinuation in 28%) (Table 2)  The negative impact on rheumatology visits was associated with the female gender, the country of residence, the medication non-persistency, the isolation due to COVID-19, and the impact on mental health (Table 3)  The pandemic had an impact on mental health in 73% of the participants (minor in 48%, major in 25%)  The impact on mental health was associated with the country of residence, the rheumatology visits, the medication non-persistency, the decreased access to HCQ, the personal infection with SARS-CoV-2, the isolation due to COVID-19 and the negative impact on income  Sixty-one patients (2 8%) stated that they had COVID-19, 5% said that a close contact was infected, and 47% were in isolation because of COVID-19  When asked about their attitude towards telemedicine, 98 8% said that they would accept a teleconsultation (50% through the internet and 48 8% through a telephone contact)  Conclusion: The current study highlights the deleterious consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the continuity of rheumatology care, the persistence on chronic medication, and the patients' mental health, all key predictors of disease prognosis  Therefore, an action plan, including establishing a telemedicine platform, securing drug availability, and promoting medication persistence through the appropriate communication channels, is strongly recommended","Ziade, N.; El Kibbi, L.; Hmamouchi, I.; Abdulateef, N.; Halabi, H.; Hamdi, W.; Abutiban, F.; El Rakawi, M.; Eissa, M.; Masri, B.","https://doi.org/10.1002/art.41538","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Arthritis and Rheumatology;72(SUPPL 10):16-18, 2020.; Publication details: Arthritis and Rheumatology;72(SUPPL 10):16-18, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11486,""
"Suicide prevention for workers in the era of with- and after-Corona","","Tsutsumi, Akizumi","https://doi.org/10.1539/eohp.2020-0020-OP","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Environmental and Occupational Health Practice;2021.; Publication details: Environmental and Occupational Health Practice;2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11487,""
"Mindfulness: a traditional Buddhist wisdom to cope with the COVID-19 situation","Traditional Buddhist wisdom is always universal and relevant for mankind in overcoming suffering, also in disaster situations  Mindfulness as a traditional Buddhist practice has become popular in academic research as well as in public domain during the past three decades  The COVID-19 pandemic has landed us in a lot of anxiety, stress, worry, as well as other unforeseen physical, social, emotional, and economic severities  In this situation, we have a challenge to maintain mental strength, stability and togetherness to cope with this situation  The present paper explores the relevance of mindfulness along with its benefits and mentioning some practices for everyday life in reducing stress, anxiety, fear, worry, unnecessary panic towards any threat as well as improving mental health and well-being","Sinha, M.; Mukhopadhyay, S.; Panda, B. K.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Mindfulness:+a+traditional+Buddhist+wisdom+to+cope+with+the+COVID-19+situation","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge;19(4):S164-S172, 2020.; Publication details: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge;19(4):S164-S172, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11488,""
"Mental health of young adults: A descriptive study","The Young adulthood is a period of adjustments towards new patterns of life and new social expectations  This period is generally characterized as period of settling-down, reproductive problem and creative age, period of emotional tension, social isolation and dependency and time of commitments, period of value change, and adjustment to new lifestyles  These new adjustments of life cycle make early adulthood a distinctive period in the life span and also a difficult one  These changes and turmoil also causes for both positive and negative long-lasting effect on lives of young adults  While dealing and adapting said roles, changes and situations, young adults may leads to poor/good adjustments as well as to poor/good mental health  Therefore, the proposed study aimed to assess the mental health status of students of G B  Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Uttarakhand  A Total number of 240 students were selected as sample of research through simple random sampling method from three colleges of G B  Pant University of Agriculture and Technology  To achieve research objective, a tool namely MHB-Mental Health Battery (Physiological Health, Daily Routine Activity, Emotional Status, Emotional Management & Intelligence) was developed and thereafter reliability and validity of the tool was calculated before its application  Due to Covid-19 pandemic situation, researcher collected the data through online mode  Suitable statistical methods i e  frequency, percentage, p value and correlation were applied on collected data to derive the research results  After analysis and comparing the data, the finding of research reflected that poor mental health was quite evident among majority of young adults  A significant association was found between mental health of young adults and selected aspects of mental health","Singh, Ruchi, Mishra, Ragini","https://www.google.com/search?q=Mental+health+of+young+adults:+A+descriptive+study","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: International Journal of Education and Management Studies;10(4):457-462, 2020.; Publication details: International Journal of Education and Management Studies;10(4):457-462, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11489,""
"Lessons Learned: Virtual DBT from Therapist and Client Perspectives","With the abrupt ramp-down of in-person mental health outpatient visits due to COVID-19, rapid adaptation was required to transform Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) services for adolescents and their families to a virtual format  Within two weeks the DBT team changed both group and individual DBT therapy to an on-line platform  There is little literature regarding delivery of DBT in this way, Experience of patients, families and providers to this change was subsequently evaluated  Methods: Delivery of group and individual DBT components was done via PHIPA compliant Zoom platform  A secure anonymous feedback survey was administered via RedCap to patients, families, and therapy providers  Focus group interviews were conducted to obtain qualitative feedback Ongoing learning about technical challenges was shared regularly through the team and supported by the hospital's Virtual Care Working Group  Results: After a steep learning curve, clients and families expressed satisfaction with the experience of Virtual Multifamily DBT, both in full DBT and Lite (skills groups only) formats  Time savings, cost savings, and ease of use were identified as positives  The learning experience was rated as positive  Providers and clients both expressed preference for in-person groups, but remained positive for the most part about the virtual experience  Both providers and clients identified technical problems as the biggest challenge  Conclusions: Dialectical Behaviour Therapy may successfully be offered to young people and their caregivers by videoconferencing platforms  Access to DBT can be increased by the removal of obstacles inherent to in-person group treatment","Robb, M.; Jovanovic, M.; Boggett, J.; Korosi, B.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Lessons+Learned:+Virtual+DBT+from+Therapist+and+Client+Perspectives","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):273-274, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):273-274, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11490,""
"A Virtual Rapid Response Pathway for Risk Management through COVID-19","COVID-19 related restrictions made it necessary for mental health outpatient care to abruptly transition to virtual care  For some youth and families, multiple stresses related to isolation, loss of friend and family supports, school cancellation are exacerbated by financial stress, limited parenting skills and challenges with emotion regulation  Such situations put young people at risk for deteriorating mental health and conflictual family situations, which could lead to Emergency (ED) presentations, admission, and child protective service or police involvement  At-risk young people include current outpatients, those who have been referred but not seen, and patients presenting to ED  Methods: A system was developed for categorizing all patients as high, medium or low risk and an algorithm de-veloped as to level of intervention required for each  All patients on the waitlist were triaged for risk level  A pathway was developed to have high risk patients referred from ED seen virtually within 3 days and other high risk patients monitored closely  Patient flow was adjusted to allow flexible matching of capacity to demand  Return visits to ED and evaluation of patient satisfaction with virtual care were used as outcome measures  Results: Patients referred to the rapid response pathway were seen in a shorter time than had previously been the case  Fewer patients returned to the ED on multiple occasions  Conclusions: Development of systems for categorizing patient risk levels, development of a virtual rapid response pathway, and flexing capacity to meet demand has enabled flexible rapid response to high needs patients","Robb, M.; Blackburn, J.; Kennedy, A.; Dawson, C.; Roscoe, C.; Aggarwal, D.; Martinez, A.","https://www.google.com/search?q=A+Virtual+Rapid+Response+Pathway+for+Risk+Management+through+COVID-19","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):273, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):273, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11491,""
"Impact of COVID-19 on mental health of management students","An individual always want to cherish their College life, as it is one of the most memorabledays of life  But the ongoing pandemic situation has forced the educational institutes since March 2020, and classes are held in online mode  Both the partners of this show, students as well as teachers are missing all the fun of regular classes on campus  This paper deals with the impact of COVID-19 on the Mental Health of students pursuing MBA Degree A Self-developed questionnaire having 36 items was considered for the study  Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to identify the determinants leading to Mental Health due to COVID-19  Total 350 questionnaire was distributed, out of which 327 was received back  Multi Regression Analysis was applied inorder to find the parameter which is more prominent in influencing mental health among the MBA students due to COVID-19","Lade, K.; Chib, S.; Karangutkar, S.; Jha, R. K.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Impact+of+COVID-19+on+mental+health+of+management+students","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(1):275-286, 2021.; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(1):275-286, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11492,""
"The impact of COVID-19 and its response on the psychosocial wellbeing and medical care among persons living with HIV and COPD","Aims: People with COPD and persons with HIV have been recognized as medically and socially vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic  Data on the impact of the pandemic and its response on the psychosocial wellbeing and medical care of persons living with HIV and COPD is lacking  We evaluated the mental health and health-care utilization consequences during the pandemic in this population  Methods: We surveyed Pittsburgh HIV Lung Cohort participants from May through July 2020  Demographic and clinical data included age, sex, race and smoking history  Anxiety, depression and insomnia during the pandemic were evaluated using the General Anxiety Disorder-7 scale, Patient Health Questionnaire- 9 and Insomnia Severity Index  The survey assessed for COVID-19 symptoms, health-care access/ utilization and risk/protective behaviours  Continuous variables were compared between participants with and without COPD using t-test and Mann-Whitney test as appropriate and categorical variables were compared using Fisher's exact test  Multiple and ordinal logistic regression was used to evaluate the association of COPD and any interaction effect by HIV status with anxiety, depression, insomnia, general health status, health-care utilization and risk/protective behaviours  All statistical tests were two-sided  Results: 136 individuals were included: age 57 9 ±9 5 years;76 5% male;60 3% Caucasian and 39% Black;47% current or former smokers  Forty-two (30 9%) respondents screened positive for anxiety disorders, 35 (25 7%) had major depressive disorder and 7 (5 1%) reported insomnia  Median scores and proportions across categories by severity of symptoms did not differ by COPD status  Of 22 participants with new or worsening symptoms that could be related to COVID-19, only 10 sought medical care  Participants with COPD reported similar levels of concern about seeking care due to potential COVID-19 exposures (50 0% versus 42 9%;P=0 64), interruptions in medical care (30 4% versus 27 4%;P=0 801) and a trend to less delay in diagnostic testing as those without COPD (8 7% versus 20 4%;P=0 247)  Individuals with COPD were more likely to have sought emergent or urgent care since March (30 4% versus 8 0%;P=0 007)  Although all respondents reported practicing social-distancing and masking, the majority (119;87 5%) had in fact continued interacting with people outside the household and 38 (27 9%) joined large gatherings  Those with COPD reported similar risk behaviour as those without  There was no interaction effect by HIV status  See Table 1  Conclusions: Anxiety, depression and concern of COVID-19 exposure were prevalent among persons with and without COPD or HIV  Many respondents experienced interruptions in medical care and diagnostic testing and concern about health-care-associated COVID-19 exposure, but this was not more severe inthose with COPD or HIV  Despite likely higher risk of poor outcome in those with COPD, individuals with COPD were not more likely to curtail social interactions than those without COPD  HIV status also did not seem to modify the impact of COVID-19 on behaviours in this group","Konstantinidis, I.; Lu, M.; Petraglia, V.; Kessinger, C.; Sciurba, F. C.; Morris, A.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+impact+of+COVID-19+and+its+response+on+the+psychosocial+wellbeing+and+medical+care+among+persons+living+with+HIV+and+COPD","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Antiviral Therapy;25(SUPPL 1):A21-A22, 2020.; Publication details: Antiviral Therapy;25(SUPPL 1):A21-A22, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11493,""
"Emergency Diversion Clinic: Lessons from Southwestern Ontario's Pandemic Response","The COVID-19 pandemic has catalyzed unprecedented change in the delivery of child and youth mental health services in Canada  In response to the need to limit in person attendance at emergency departments, we implemented an emergency diversion clinic (EDC) at Children's Hospital in London, Ontario, Canada and report on findings  Methods: A new pathway to access virtual emergency psy-chiatric consultation was established for patients across Southwestern Ontario  The pathway was designed for urgent and emergent emergency department presentations that did not require an inpatient level of care  The clinic was designed to provide psychiatric consultation within 48 hours of emergency department presentation  Results: Although the evaluation of the clinic is in progress, thus far the EDC has served 65 youth  Preliminary data suggests that this represents 60% of all youth who presented to the ER  Patients presented with serious problems that would have normally precipitated hospital admission and the option of rapid follow up served to successfully divert these patients from inpatient admission to ambulatory care  55% of the patient were referred after serious suicidal or self-injurious behaviour  After EDC assessment, 56% of the patients were connected with community mental health supports  Conclusion: The EDC was successful at diverting patients from emergency/inpatient care and lowered admission rates while helping patient feel more confidence in their safety skills in order to follow up with community providers  An emergency diversion clinic may serve as a useful model to divert and prevent inpatient admissions and rapidly link patients to timely ambulatory care","Hall, P.; Sukhera, J.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Emergency+Diversion+Clinic:+Lessons+from+Southwestern+Ontario's+Pandemic+Response","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):271, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):271, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11494,""
"The effect of travel restriction during Covid-19 epidemic on the day today life and mental health on Indian - A survey","Covid-19 epidemics started in china due to corona virus and rapidly spread all over the world This study is mainly focused to access the stress conditions of the people of India on their mental health andthe various issues faced in their day to day activity due to travel restriction in COVID-19 Lockdown  The work has been focused on the various factors like anxiety, watching the news related to covid-19 on television, difficulties faced out due to travel restrictions in medical emergency condition or in some common medical issues and the stress due to financial instability  An online survey wasconducted using snowball samplingtechnique  A total of 347 responses were received within the 10 days  Bilingual google form was circulated to cover maximum people through the online  The online survey result shows that the 46% of the people faced the stress due to financial instability, 27% people were reported that the stress due to anxiety and 19% people were depressed in the lockdown","Gupta, N.; Somani, N.; Bisht, S.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+effect+of+travel+restriction+during+Covid-19+epidemic+on+the+day+today+life+and+mental+health+on+Indian+-+A+survey","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(2):606-624, 2021.; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(2):606-624, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11495,""
"Eastern Integrative Medicine and Ancient Sound Healing Treatments for Stress: Recent Research Advances","[   ]the present authors recommend that substantial resources be devoted to the study of these practices as potential tools for stress reduction and improvement in public health  Chronic stress is at epidemic proportions in much of the world, especially with the current COVID-19 pandemic,1 and chronic psychosocial stress may even be characterized as a potential public health disaster 2 Psychosocial stress has been studied extensively, including its epidemiology and dimensions relating to mental health concerns 3 Stress has particularly been examined in regard to the workplace, as occupational stress has been found to be ubiquitous in the majority of industrialized nations 4,5 Chronic stress has been linked to numerous disease states, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes,6,7 as well as psychological health problems, including anxiety and depression,1,8,9 with specific biomarkers found to be associated with stress 10 Western medicine techniques often involve pharmacological and surgical interventions, however they do not tend to address the underlying issue of stress that may be affecting the disease state  Germane to the present discussion of stress, the Triple Warmer meridian governs the sympathetic nervous system and is associated with the 'fight or flight' (stress) response  [   ]this meridian may offer partial explanation for reports of the stress reduction effects of acupuncture 36,37 Additionally, there are 8 'extra' meridians and various minor meridians  The needle placements and associated sensations are said to activate the body's qi, including sending blood to the meridians and collaterals  [   ]deqi is viewed as a prerequisite to the healing process in the acupuncture system 41,42 Potential Physiological Mechanisms of Acupuncture In addition","Goldsby, Tamara L. PhD, Goldsby, Michael E. PhD","https://www.google.com/search?q=Eastern+Integrative+Medicine+and+Ancient+Sound+Healing+Treatments+for+Stress:+Recent+Research+Advances","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Integrative Medicine;19(6):24-30, 2021.; Publication details: Integrative Medicine;19(6):24-30, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11496,""
"Awareness of self-quarantine- a survey","Everyone gets separated after a few days when they get bored due to that depression  Self quarantine reduces the economic development of the country  Everyone working has many responsibilities but due to this self quarantine in this lockdown shortage of money leads the country to drop in economic status  Due to self quarantine many are affected mentally, they usually get depressed and lose their peace  Cannot concentrate in what they are doing and change in their mood swings  Self quarantine Self quarantine is most useful during the time of spreading disease  This study is done with the help of an online survey  Many are used to this self quarantine  Many ill effects are there in self quarantine like obesity, due to obesity leads to myocardial infarction but other than these many useful things are occurring due to self quarantine like reducing usage of vehicles which reduces global warming  This study created awareness about the self quarantine and told how to spend free time properly","Francis, J.; Prof, J. P.; Prof, L. P.; Prof, L. A.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Awareness+of+self-quarantine-+a+survey","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;7(1):2236-2247, 2020.; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;7(1):2236-2247, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11497,""
"The psychological impact of covid-19 pandemic on the pediatricians of faisalabad: A cross-sectional study","Background: Pediatricians are facing mental health issues including anxiety, depression, and insomnia, regardless of whether they are, or are not dealing directly with the COVID-19 patients  Objective of this study was to determine the frequency of depression, anxiety, and stress, during COVID-19 pandemic, among pediatricians using Depression, Anxiety, Stress Self-reporting (DASS-21) score  Material and Methods: This descriptive, Cross-Sectional Study was conducted at The Children's Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Faisalabad and Allied Hospital Faisalabad & affiliated hospitals, Pakistan;from August 2020 to October 2020  A total of 110 pediatricians from district Faisalabad of Pakistan, fulfilling the eligibility criteria, were included in the study  An e-questionnaire was circulated which was filled and submitted by the pediatricians online  The e-questionnaire included 33 questions, including 21 questions from the DASS-21 questionnaire  Demographic details like age, gender, place of work, current working position were recorded  Data were collected and analyzed by SPSS v 20  P-value less than 0 05 was taken as significant  Results: Pediatricians reporting symptoms of depression using DASS-21 were 39/110;mild (11), moderate (16) and severe (07)  Pediatricians reporting symptoms of anxiety were 40/110;mild (09), moderate (21) and severe (05)  Pediatricians reporting symptoms of stress were 33/110;mild (10), moderate (15) and severe (06)  More pediatricians in younger age groups reported statistically significant symptoms of stress (p-value=0 017)  Significant symptoms of anxiety and stress were reported in pediatricians, who suffered from COVID-19 infection (p-value=0 006 & 0 055), and those who witnessed the death of a COVID-19 patient (p-value=0 013 & 0 012) Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, pediatricians are suffering from mental health issues like depression, anxiety, and stress;despite the lower frequency and severity of COVID-19 infection in pediatric patients  Measures should be taken to support mental health of pediatricians during this time of crisis","Fatima, T.; Shehzadi, N.; Ayesha, H.","https://www.google.com/search?q=The+psychological+impact+of+covid-19+pandemic+on+the+pediatricians+of+faisalabad:+A+cross-sectional+study","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Pakistan Paediatric Journal;44(4 SUPPL):29, 2020.; Publication details: Pakistan Paediatric Journal;44(4 SUPPL):29, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11498,""
"Assessing and managing children with urgent psychiatric needs during COVID-19","To reduce person-to-person transmission of COVID-19 Canada implemented restrictions at com-munity and hospital levels  At Kingston Health-Science-Centre most outpatient psychiatric services, including the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Urgent Consult Clinic (CAMHUCC), were transitioned from in-person to virtual clinics  The aim of this study is to examine changes in referrals to CAMHUCC and in management of youth referred for urgent psychiatric consult  Methods: This retrospective study compares all patients &lt;18years assessed by the CAMHUCC after the switch to the virtual clinic model (March to May 2020;COVID group), with patients who were assessed for the same time period in 2019 (Pre-COVID group)  Groups are compared by their demographic and clinical characteristics  Results: All patients agreed to the assessment through telepsychiatry  There are less referrals during the COVID than in the Pre-COVID period (63 vs  84)  Demographic and clinical characteristics between the two groups are without significant difference  In the COVID group there is a slightly higher number of indigenous children and patients diagnosed with adjustment disorder  There is no significant dif-ference in recommendations between the groups  However, implementation of recommendations differs in that those in the COVID group requiring behavior intervention and or psychoeducational assessment, could not be provided the service as these were not feasible via OTN  Conclusion: The pandemic-related restrictions and the switch to an online clinic model does not negatively impact urgent psychiatric assessment and management of youth but does affect available resources  Further research is warranted to evaluate the long-term effect of those changes","Dolp, R.; Armstrong, D.; Roberts, N.; Groll, D.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Assessing+and+managing+children+with+urgent+psychiatric+needs+during+COVID-19","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):272-273, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):272-273, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11499,""
"From Pandemicto Progression: Framework for Virtual Mental Healthcare for Children & Youth in Response toCOVID-19","COVID-19 has necessitated child/youth mental health providers virtually delivering services to patients' homes  In contrast, traditional telepsychiatry is delivered to patients in medically and technologically optimized environments such as primary-care centres or emergency departments  The shift to direct to patient virtual mental healthcare is occurring quickly with scant guidance available for clinicians on how to address unique considerations for the virtual care of children and youth as they rapidly shift their practices away from in-person care  Therefore, we bridge this gap by discussing a six-pillar framework for delivering child and youth virtual mental healthcare that was necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic  We also offer a discussion of the advantages, disadvantages, and future implications of such services as they are likely to continue even following the cessation of the COVID-19 pandemic","Doan, B.; Yang, Y. B.; Romanchych, E.; Grewal, S.; Monga, S.; Pignatiello, T.; Bryden, P.; Kulkarni, C.","https://www.google.com/search?q=From+Pandemicto+Progression:+Framework+for+Virtual+Mental+Healthcare+for+Children+&+Youth+in+Response+toCOVID-19","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):272, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):272, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11500,""
"Attitudes toward COVID-19 among people living with HIV attending a multiethnic outpatient centre in Houston, Texas","Objectives: The evolving outbreak of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) may impact people with HIV (PWH) in unique ways, beyond the increased risk of medical complications  Social distancing measures resulting in social isolation and interruptions in medical care may disproportionately affect PWH  The purpose of this study is to capture and understand how COVID-19 is affecting PWH in a low-income, multiethnic urban health centre in Houston, Texas  Methods: Cross-sectional survey of adult PWH who attend Thomas Street Health Center for outpatient care and volunteered to complete a short telephone questionnaire  Descriptive statistics were calculated for all patient characteristics and survey responses  Results: Of the 188 participants, 26% were women, 3 9% were transgender women, 33% were non-Hispanic Black and 57 4% Hispanic  The median (interquartile range) age was 49 (40-56) years;73% had 1 or more comorbidities  Overall, most (82%) people had not experienced difficulty accessing HIV medicines;25% of patients reported difficulty accessing medical care and failing to attend clinic due to fear of exposure to COVID-19  Most (82 8%) reported being affected by COVID-19 in their daily life;14% reported being extremely affected  64% feared getting COVID-19, though a minority feared they were at increased risk of becoming sick, a finding especially true among Black (22 4%) and Hispanic individuals (33 9%) compared with White participants (15 4%)  Nearly half (48 4%) reported increased anxiety  More than a third (37 8%) reported feeling depressed, more frequently reported among Black (46 6%) compared with Hispanic individuals (34 8%) and White participants (23%);31% felt more alone;90% reported not seeking behavioural health resources  Only 10% reported increased use in alcohol or illegal substances  One in four did not have access to an electronic device for a telemedicine visit  Of the 14% who had lost their job after the pandemic started, 61% were Hispanic  Conclusions: PWH experienced a wide range of effects from the COVID-19 pandemic  It is important to recognize the socioeconomical and psychological implications that will be seen in disadvantaged communities of PWH as a consequence of COVID-19","Debroy, P.; Lupo, S.; Reimer-McAtee, M.; Gioia, J. E.; Lake, J. E.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Attitudes+toward+COVID-19+among+people+living+with+HIV+attending+a+multiethnic+outpatient+centre+in+Houston,+Texas","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Antiviral Therapy;25(SUPPL 1):A57, 2020.; Publication details: Antiviral Therapy;25(SUPPL 1):A57, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11501,""
"Pandemic Parenting Playbook: Webinar Series to Support Parents during COVID","The COVID pandemic has led to unprecedented levels of stress in parents and families (Ipsos Annual Mental Health Index Survey, 2020)  Methods: To support parents through COVID, a team of parent leaders from PLEO (Parents' Lifeline of Eastern Ontario) and an interdisciplinary team of mental health (MH) professionals jointly created and co-hosted a two-session webinar series  Using principles of family engagement (Ontario Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health, Oct 2019), the first half of each webinar was a powerpoint didactic on practical strategies for adaptive parenting during COVID  The second half was an opportunity for parents to ask the interdisciplinary panel experts (including peer support parents) questions about strengthening child and youth MH  At the conclusion of each session, the webinar recording, PDFs of slides and a transcript of the Questions and Answers were posted online for free, permanent access  Results: Participants (n=380) completed online surveys after the webinars  Feedback was overwhelmingly positive with satisfaction 90-95% for content, topics and panel discussion  Top strengths: 1) session content;2) suggestions and recommendations;3) session panel  Top suggestions for improvement: 1) more time for questions and answers;2) having the powerpoint slides available in advance;3) more in-depth topics  Conclusions: Parents and professionals co-developed and co-facilitated a two-session webinar to support 380 parents across Ontario  Feedback was overwhelmingly positive  The co-development/co-facilitation model is a promising practice  Further steps will explore how to fund and run future sessions, and expand the range of topics","Cheng, M.; Pastrana, C.; Kopcyzk, C.; Schipper, E.; Hoch, V.; Pajer, K.; Kortsteee, S.; Dawson, C.; Paquette, G.; Gardner, B.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Pandemic+Parenting+Playbook:+Webinar+Series+to+Support+Parents+during+COVID","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):271-272, 2020.; Publication details: Journal of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry;29(4):271-272, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11502,""
"Brazil as an epicenter of the Covid-19 crisis in Latin America and the probable consequences in more vulnerable socioeconomic stratifications: a perspective for understanding the role of the state and social democracy centered on John Maynard Keynes","In 2020, the structure of capitalism and liberalism proclaimed by several countries, including Brazil, was badly shaken by a serious health crisis  The enemy this time is invisible: Covid-19, an infectious disease, caused by the new coronavirus, declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO)  Because of the Covid-19 mortality rate in Brazil, the country has become the epicenter of the Latin America crisis  The economy has begun to emanate typical signs of a recession with projections of a decline in the GDP of up to 6 25%  In terms of socioeconomic stratification, the pandemic has accentuated social inequality, revealing old anomalies regarding the poor distribution of income, generating a greater deepening of poverty, a significant increase in unemployment and, principally, a worsening of racial, cultural, age, ethnic and gender discrimination  With this prolegomena in mind, it is possible to arrive at the fundamental objective of the article: to understand the role of the State and of social democracy - inspired by the theory of John Maynard Keynes - in times of the novel coronavirus and of the liberalist, authoritarian, denialist management of the President, Jair Messias Bolsonaro  To achieve this objective, the article will make use of exploratory and qualitative research methodology  The main conclusion is that Brazil urgently needs to rescue the welfare state - defended by Keynes - within the framework of social democracy, under threat of entering a state of conflagration and suffering a major post-coronavirus economic depression with negative consequences for more vulnerable socio-economic stratifications","Carvalho, A. C.; Carvalho, D. F.; dos Santos, C. S.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Brazil+as+an+epicenter+of+the+Covid-19+crisis+in+Latin+America+and+the+probable+consequences+in+more+vulnerable+socioeconomic+stratifications:+a+perspective+for+understanding+the+role+of+the+state+and+social+democracy+centered+on+John+Maynard+Keynes","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Espacio Abierto;29(4):139-177, 2020.; Publication details: Espacio Abierto;29(4):139-177, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11503,""
"Study on impact of Covid-19 on 5A's of telemedicine","COVID-19 lockdown restricted movement throughout the world  The whole world was quarantined and a large number of populations faced stressful situations in other aspects of daily life such as unexpected economic downturn, the higher burden on non-communicable diseases, lifestyle changes, various mental health issues, etc  There was a need for innovative and unique solutions to help and address the critical shortage of healthcare providers not only for those who were infected with COVID-19 but also for those who may require medical attention  During this critical situation, telemedicine services resurfaced and become an asset, with greater importance to the health-care delivery spectrum  The rate at which implementation of telemedicine services are occurring throughout the world, it becomes necessary for the organizations to understand the needs of the people who opt for such services  While several healthcare providers and systems have turned to telemedicine to maintain contact with their regular patients to minimize their risks of direct contact, the rate of adoption of this technology among patients hitherto accustomed to face-to-face consultation is uncertain, particularly in developing countries like India  The adoption can be measured with help of five variables i e  Availability, Affordability, Accessibility, Accommodation, and Acceptability  Aims and objectives: The purpose of this study is to analyze impact of COVID-19 pandemic on telemedicine services provided post onset of pandemic in the year 2020  The study intends to evaluate these changes with help of five dimension of healthcare access to namely Affordability, Availability Accessibility, Accommodation and Acceptability and how the telemedicine services have been in use to provide the remote healthcare to the patients in need during this period  5A's of Telemedicine will be assessed thoroughly based upon the set parameters and from the perspective of end user of the telemedicine i e  patients, with the help of structuredquestionnaire The study, therefore, attempts to evaluate the 5A's of telemedicine from the patient perspective during the pandemicperiod  Result: Majority of the respondents either strongly agreed or somewhat agreed all the 5A of telemedicine has improved during this pandemic  Conclusion: Affordability of telemedicine has improved post pandemic and has become cost effective owing to reduction in travel and reimbursement for telemedicine consultation  In case of availability of telemedicine has improved with respective to specialty consultations and more hospitals have opened telemedicine post pandemic in order to keep up with their foot fall and revenue  Accommodation with respect to languages, user friendly apps has been found very useful during pandemic  Accessibility has seen tremendous improvement due to the availability of smart phones and hi-speed internet  Finally, all the above factors have helped to improve the acceptability of telemedicine during this pandemic situation","Anjali, Nagarajan, L.; Immidisetty, S.; Kaur, S.; Mishra, M.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Study+on+impact+of+Covid-19+on+5A's+of+telemedicine","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(2):803-814, 2021.; Publication details: European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine;8(2):803-814, 2021.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11504,""
"Assessment of anxiety level among doctors and paramedical staff in a tertiary care hospital, during covid-19 pandemic","Objective: To assess the level of anxiety among doctors and paramedical staff working in a tertiary care Hospital during COVID-19-Pandemic  Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Abwa Hospital & Research Centre attached with Abwa Medical College, Faisalabad for the period of three months i e  May, 2020 to July, 2020  Materials and Methods: Total 55 participants including 11 doctors & 44 paramedics serving specifically COVID-19 patients were selected to assess the level of anxiety and its associated factors  Results: Out of total 55 participants, the level of anxiety was higher among medical doctors (mean score =6 91+7 0) as compared to paramedical staff (mean score3 25+4 68) where 31 7% of frontline health workers reported anxiety on BAI  20 % (n=11) mild symptoms, a single worker only reported moderate anxiety 7 2% reported severe anxiety  Conclusion: During the pandemic of COVID-19 disease, among health care workers of ABWA hospital, medical doctors reported anxiety problems to a greater extent as compared to paramedical staff although intensity of anxiety was disproportionately higher in paramedical group  Considering this, there is a need of implementing programs of mental health being for health care professionals as an essential component of every epidemic at both national and international level","Alam, M. M.; Khokhar, M.; Iftikhar, M.; Hafeez, S.; ul Huda Mahboob, N.; Qasim, A. P.","https://www.google.com/search?q=Assessment+of+anxiety+level+among+doctors+and+paramedical+staff+in+a+tertiary+care+hospital,+during+covid-19+pandemic","","Database: COVIDWHO; Publication details: Medical Forum Monthly;31(10):106-110, 2020.; Publication details: Medical Forum Monthly;31(10):106-110, 2020.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11505,""
"Depressed mood, a better predictor of social-distancing compliance and candidate for intervention compared to working memory capacity","","Marot, Medhi; Chevalère, Johann; Spatola, Nicolas","https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2024017118","","Country: US; ESTADOS UNIDOS; UNITED STATES; ESTADOS UNIDOS; USA; EUA; US; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMERICA; EEUU; Database: MEDLINE; Publication details: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A;118(8)2021 Feb 23.; Publication details: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A;118(8)2021 Feb 23.; Publication type: article","WHO","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11506,""
"Telephone-Based Reality Orientation Therapy for Patients With Dementia: A Pilot Study During the COVID-19 Outbreak","When in-person rehabilitation is not feasible, interventions delivered in remote telephone-based sessions may be an option. To determine whether telephone-based reality orientation therapy (T-ROT) can improve cognition, mood, and neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients with major neurocognitive disorders (NCDs) who are forced to isolate and also whether T-ROT can relieve the burden of distress among their caregivers. Nonrandomized interventional comparison study. Individual telephone calls between practitioners and patients and their caregivers. Twenty-seven patients (14 in the experimental group, 13 in the control group) with a major NCD and their primary caregivers. Ten T-ROT sessions and a pretest-posttest neuropsychological evaluation over 4 wk. Outcomes measured included cognitive and behavioral symptoms of patients with major NCDs and correlations between changes in patient clinical condition and caregiver stress. Primary outcome measures were two measures of depressive symptoms, the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire and the Telephone Mini-Mental State Examination, administered at baseline and program discharge. T-ROT significantly outperformed nontreatment on all measures of depression, behavior, cognition, and caregiver burden. T-ROT combined with emotional support appears to be an effective intervention for monitoring and managing the behavioral symptoms of patients with major NCDs who are forced to isolate. Occupational therapy practitioners can use T-ROT or similar procedures not only during a pandemic but also when it is not possible to treat patients in person at a hospital or at home. Telephone-based treatment may also represent a good practice to be integrated into traditional rehabilitation programs.","Panerai, Raggi, Tasca, Musso, Gelardi, Prestianni, Catania, Muratore, Ferri","https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2021.046672","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11507,""
"Commentary on 2 Cases of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms Occurring in Association With COVID-19","Two cases are presented involving neuropsychiatric symptoms occurring in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections. The first case involved a middle-age man with no known psychiatric history who presented with acute psychotic symptoms (delusions, hallucinations, disorganization) after recovery from a recent respiratory illness. This patient tested positive for COVID-19 on admission. The patient's symptoms were not consistent with delirium and testing did not suggest a neurological etiology. The patient's psychosis eventually resolved 6 weeks after its abrupt onset with treatment with antipsychotic medication. The second case involved a 44-year-old man with a history of depression and psychotic symptoms who presented after a serious suicide attempt and tested positive for COVID-19 on admission. The patient had subsequent negative tests while on the inpatient psychiatric unit before again testing positive later in his admission. The patient's positive COVID-19 tests appeared to coincide with exacerbations in his mood symptoms, which led to the suicide attempt and psychotic episode that initially caused his admission. This patient was successfully treated with clozapine. In both of these cases, the question arose as to whether there was a link between the COVID-19 infections and the neuropsychiatric symptoms. Growing evidence suggests that severe neuropsychiatric sequelae can develop after COVID-19 infection.","Garakani","https://doi.org/10.1097/PRA.0000000000000527","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11508,""
"Moving Forward While Standing Still: A Case of Mental Health Advocacy Evolving in the Time of COVID-19","There have been shifts over time in the value placed on long-term psychotherapeutic modalities even though they can be life-saving. For example, the province of Ontario in Canada has been dealing with a government proposal put forward in 2019 to limit the length of psychotherapy treatment. In response, stakeholders from numerous groups came together to advocate for the importance of continuing unrestricted access to long-term psychotherapy. Approaches to this advocacy then had to unexpectedly adapt to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that came to the forefront in 2020 and will continue to develop in response to this changing landscape.","Villela, Lazar","https://doi.org/10.1097/PRA.0000000000000529","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11509,""
"A Survey of Psychological Distress Among the Community in the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Cross-Sectional Study","Aim The ongoing COVID-19 outbreak has not only had an impact on physical health but also on psychological health. The aim of this study was to measure the prevalence and severity of psychological distress in the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This cross-sectional survey was conducted in February and March 2020 in Tehran, Iran. We analyzed demographic characteristics and assessed depression, anxiety, and stress levels in 241 people using convenience sampling and the DASS-21 questionnaire. All statistical analyses were performed using R. Results The study population included 241 community-dwelling participants, of whom 145 were women and 96 were males. The mean age was 49.16 ± 8.01 years. Approximately two-thirds of participants (n = 158) reported no history of comorbid illness. The mean scores of depression and stress were at a &quot;severe&quot; level, while anxiety levels were at an &quot;extremely severe&quot; level. The prevalence of severe and extremely severe depression readings was 51.45 and 38.17%, respectively. In the anxiety subscale, the prevalence of severe and extremely severe depression was 95.90 and 4.1%, and in the stress subscale the prevalence was 48.97 and 4.98%, respectively. Conclusion In this study, people reported experiencing severe and extremely severe psychological distress. Therefore, there is an urgent need to implement mental health intervention policies to cope with this ongoing challenge. We suggest that the incorporation of molecular biomarker tests into the algorithm could aid in assessment of patients and guide the most appropriate therapeutic response.","Moayed, Vahedian-Azimi, Mirmomeni, Rahimi-Bashar, Goharimoghadam, Pourhoseingholi, Abbasi-Farajzadeh, Babaei, Sathyapalan, Guest, Sahebkar","https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_22","20210303","Anxiety; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Depression; Iran; Psychological distress; Stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11510,""
"Coronavirus (COVID-19)-Associated Psychological Distress Among Medical Students in Iran","Aim The COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in early 2020 and is associated with high public anxiety all over the world. The healthcare community is at the highest risk of infection and thereby prone to most distress. The aim of this study was to explore and evaluate the degree of depression, anxiety, and stress levels among medical college students during the COVID-19 epidemic in Iran. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in February and March 2020, 3 weeks after the first reported COVID-19 infection was identified in Iran. All medical college students who entered clinical courses were eligible for the study. Depression, stress, and anxiety were evaluated in these students using the DASS-21 questionnaire. Participants were selected by using availability sampling. All statistical analyses were performed using R version 3.5.1. Results The total number of participants was 207, with 143 males and 64 females. More than half of the participants (57.97%) were married. The mean duration of working experience among students with COVID-19 infection and experience in a medical ward was 3.00 ± 1.27 days and 17.40 ± 7.26 months, respectively. The majority of students had 2 or 3 days working experience with COVID-19 infection. The mean anxiety score of participants was 28.56 ± 4.68, the depression score was 29.36 ± 4.42, and the stress score was 28.99 ± 4.53. Our findings indicated that the mean scores of depression were at an &quot;extremely severe&quot; level, while stress and anxiety were at &quot;severe&quot; levels. The prevalence of &quot;severe&quot; symptoms of depression, stress, and anxiety was 69.57%, 60.87%, and 99.04%, respectively. Conclusions There is a high prevalence of anxiety and depression among medical students who were exposed to COVID-19-infected patients. Our results highlight the need to establish psychological support programs, training, and self-care for medical college students in relation to mental health. We recommend incorporation of molecular biomarker tests into an algorithm to aid in assessments and consideration of the appropriate therapeutic responses.","Moayed, Vahedian-Azimi, Mirmomeni, Rahimi-Bashar, Goharimoghadam, Pourhoseingholi, Abbasi-Farajzadeh, Khatibzadeh, Sathyapalan, Guest, Sahebkar","https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_21","20210303","Anxiety; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Depression; Iran; Medical student; Stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11511,""
"Survey of Immediate Psychological Distress Levels Among Healthcare Workers in the COVID-19 Epidemic: A Cross-Sectional Study","The outbreak of COVID-19 has laid unprecedented psychological stress on healthcare workers (HCWs). We aimed to assess the immediate psychological impact of COVID-19 epidemic on the HCWs at Baqiyatallah Hospital in Tehran, Iran. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of HCWs using questionnaires in February and March 2020 in Baqiyatallah Hospital, Tehran. We evaluated depression, stress, and anxiety levels using the DASS-21 questionnaire. Participants were selected by using census sampling. All statistical analyses were performed using R version 3.5.1. The study population included 217 HCWs (111 male, 116 female) and the mean age of the study group was 39.6 years old. Approximately two-thirds of the HCWs stayed in the hospital for 2-3 weeks. The mean scores of depression and stress were at a &quot;severe&quot; level, while anxiety scores were at an &quot;extremely severe&quot; level. The prevalence of severe scores was 38.71%, 2.30%, and 48.97% for depression, anxiety, and stress, and the prevalence of extremely severe scores was 46.54%, 97.24%, and 4.98% depression, anxiety, and stress, respectively. In stress subscale, moderate stress was 47.46%. Female HCWs reported higher levels of depression compared with males. In this study, HCWs reported experiencing severe and extremely severe psychological burdens. Timely interventions to promote mental health in HCWs exposed to patients with COVID-19 need to be immediately implemented, with female nurses requiring particular attention. This process could be facilitated via tests for molecular biomarkers in accessible body fluids, such as saliva, plasma, and serum.","Moayed, Vahedian-Azimi, Mirmomeni, Rahimi-Bashar, Goharimoghadam, Pourhoseingholi, Abbasi-Farajzadeh, Hekmat, Sathyapalan, Guest, Sahebkar","https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_20","20210303","Anxiety; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Depression; Healthcare worker; Iran; Stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11512,""
"Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Among Patients with COVID-19: A Cross-Sectional Study","Patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection can develop several psychological consequences. Epidemiological data on mental health and psychological disorder inpatients infected with COVID-19 pneumonia are not available in Iranian patients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the anxiety, stress, and depression of patients with COVID-19. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 2020. All confirmed patients with COVID-19 were included in the study by census sampling. Assessment of depression, stress, and anxiety was performed using the DASS-21 questionnaire. All statistical analyses were performed using R version 3.5.1. The questionnaires were completed by 221 patients with COVID-19 infection (204 males, 17 females). The mean age was 45.90 ± 7.73 years. Our results indicated that the mean scores of depression and anxiety were at &quot;extremely severe&quot; levels, while stress levels were &quot;severe.&quot; The prevalence of &quot;extremely severe&quot; symptoms of depression and anxiety was 54.29% and 97.29%, respectively. The prevalence of severe stress was 46.61%. In this study, patients infected with COVID-19 reported severe and extremely severe experience psychological distress. Further studies should focus on the combined use of psychological and molecular biomarker testing to increase accuracy. Overall, the findings demonstrate the necessity of special intervention programs for the confirmed patients with emerging infectious disease COVID-19 to promote mental health needs.","Moayed, Vahedian-Azimi, Mirmomeni, Rahimi-Bashar, Goharimoghadam, Pourhoseingholi, Abbasi-Farajzadeh, Hekmat, Sathyapalan, Guest, Sahebkar","https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59261-5_19","20210303","Anxiety; COVID-19; Coronavirus; Depression; Iran; Patient; Stress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11513,""
"The Impact of Work Loss on Mental and Physical Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Baseline Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study","Purpose To determine if losing work during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with mental and physical health status. To determine if social interactions and financial resources moderate the relationship between work loss and health. Methods Participants were Australians aged 18 + years that were employed in paid work prior to the COVID-19 pandemic who responded to an online or telephone survey from 27<sup>th</sup> March to 12<sup>th</sup> June 2020 as part of a prospective longitudinal cohort study. Outcome measures include Kessler-6 score &gt; 18 indicating high psychological distress, and Short Form 12 (SF-12) mental health or physical health component score &lt;  = 45 indicating poor mental or physical health. Results The cohort consisted of 2,603 respondents, including groups who had lost their job (N = 541), were not working but remained employed (N = 613), were working less (N = 660), and whose work was unaffected (N = 789). Three groups experiencing work loss had greater odds of high psychological distress (AOR = 2.22-3.66), poor mental (AOR = 1.78-2.27) and physical health (AOR = 2.10-2.12) than the unaffected work group. Poor mental health was more common than poor physical health. The odds of high psychological distress (AOR = 5.43-8.36), poor mental (AOR = 1.92-4.53) and physical health (AOR = 1.93-3.90) were increased in those reporting fewer social interactions or less financial resources. Conclusion Losing work during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with mental and physical health problems, and this relationship is moderated by social interactions and financial resources. Responses that increase financial security and enhance social connections may alleviate the health impacts of work loss. Registration Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12620000857909.","Griffiths, Sheehan, van Vreden, Petrie, Grant, Whiteford, Sim, Collie","https://doi.org/10.1007/s10926-021-09958-7","20210303","COVID-19; Employment; Financial support; Mental health; Psychological distress","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11514,""
"Impact of lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic on number of patients and patterns of injuries at a level I trauma center","The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) and its associated illness, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has led to a global health crisis burdening frontline emergency departments, including orthopedic and trauma units. The aim of this study was to provide an overview of the impact of the lockdown secondary to the pandemic on patient numbers and pattern of injuries at the department of traumatology of the Medical University of Vienna. This retrospective, descriptive study identified all patients admitted and enrolled onto the trauma registry at a level I trauma center, between 15 March 2020 and 30 April 2020 (lockdown) and compared them to those between 15 March 2019 and 30 April 2019 (baseline). Variables collected included patient age, sex, reason for hospital admission, place of injury, death, injury severity score (ISS), as well as American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) score. A total of 10,938 patient visits to the trauma emergency department were analyzed, 8353 presentations during the baseline period and 2585 during lockdown. Only 1869 acutely injured and 716 follow-up patients presented during lockdown, compared to 6178 and 2175, respectively, during baseline. Throughout the COVID-19 lockdown there were significant reductions in both workplace and traffic accidents, sports injuries, number of hospitalized patients, and overall visits to the trauma emergency department; however, the number of major traumas and hip fractures remained similar. Furthermore, there was a significant increase in the frequency of injuries at home as well as hospital admissions due to attempted suicide. Despite the reduction in total number of patients, trauma departments should continue to provide adequate service during lockdown considering that severe injuries showed no change. Conditions such as breakdown of social networks and limited access to mental health care and support might account for the significant rise in hospital admissions due to suicides. We recommend that more attention and effort should be made to prevent this excess of suicide deaths.","Nia, Popp, Diendorfer, Apprich, Munteanu, Hajdu, Widhalm","https://doi.org/10.1007/s00508-021-01824-z","20210303","Coronavirus; Hip fracture; Suicide; Traumatology","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11515,""
"Supporting people leaving prisons during COVID-19: perspectives from peer health mentors","Currently, people leaving prisons face concurrent risks from the COVID-19 pandemic and the overdose public health emergency. The closure or reduction of community services people rely on after release such as treatment centres and shelters has exacerbated the risks of poor health outcomes and harms. This paper aims to learn from peer health mentors (PHM) about changes to their work during overlapping health emergencies, as well as barriers and opportunities to support people leaving prison in this context. The Unlocking the Gates (UTG) Peer Health Mentoring Program supports people leaving prison in British Columbia during the first three days after release. The authors conducted two focus groups with PHM over video conference in May 2020. Focus groups were recorded and transcribed, and themes were iteratively developed using narrative thematic analysis. The findings highlighted the importance of peer health mentorship for people leaving prisons. PHM discussed increased opportunities for collaboration, ways the pandemic has changed how they are able to provide support, and how PHM are able to remain responsive and flexible to meet client needs. Additionally, PHM illuminated ways that COVID-19 has exacerbated existing barriers and identified specific actions needed to support client health, including increased housing and recovery beds, and tools for social and emotional well-being. This study contributes to our understanding of peer health mentorship during the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of mentors. PHM expertise can support release planning, improved health and well-being of people leaving prison and facilitate policy-supported pandemic responses.","McLeod, Timler, Korchinski, Young, Milkovich, McBride, Young, Wardell, Condello, Buxton, Janssen, Martin","https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-09-2020-0069","20210303","COVID-19; Peer health mentor; Prison; Public health; Qualitative research; Throughcare","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11516,""
"Posttraumatic symptoms, posttraumatic growth, and internal resources among the general population in Greece: A nation-wide survey amid the first COVID-19 lockdown","Scarce and inconclusive evidence exists on the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 lockdown. This study examined the psychological impact of the lockdown in Greece, resilience levels, use of coping strategies, and identified high-risk groups. A sample of 1661 participants (mean age = 39.5, SD = 12.2; 75.5% females) completed a web-based survey, which was distributed through social networking sites, webpages, and personal contacts. Posttraumatic symptoms, posttraumatic growth, resilience, and coping strategies were assessed. Different population subgroups suffered the impact of lockdown disproportionately. Healthcare workers, females, younger, less educated, and those living alone reported higher rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms. Females achieved more posttraumatic growth and were using coping strategies more frequently than men. Men, older, healthcare workers, and those with a partner were more resilient. Interventions need to be developed to target personal resources, protect vulnerable populations, facilitate posttraumatic growth, and ameliorate wellbeing and quality of life.","Kalaitzaki","https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12750","20210303","Adaptive and maladaptive coping responses; COVID-19 outbreak; Coronavirus; Mental health; Morbidity; Posttraumatic outcomes; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychosocial impact","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11517,""
"COVID-19: Epidemiology, Pathology, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Impact","The pandemic, well-known as COVID-19, has been brought about by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 and it has distinct characteristics from other coronavirus-related epidemics. This pandemic has been ravaging the whole world for more than a year now and no drugs or vaccines have been found to eliminate this virus from the infected people effectively; only physical measures like social distancing, hand washing and face-mask wearing have been taken to reduce its spreading and very recently Veklury (remdesivir) has been permitted by the USFDA to manage the critical patients. This disease can be asymptomatic but when it is symptomatic, it presents with respiratory problems and cold- or flu-like symptoms which can be diagnosed with a chest CT and confirmed with RT-PCR tests. In this review, the taxonomy and structure of SARS-CoV-2 and history, transmission, epidemiology, pathology, clinical features and impacts of the COVID-19 have been discussed. A summary of possible drug targets, attempted physical and chemical measures, as well as vaccine candidates, have also been provided. How this coronavirus is different from other coronaviruses, the obstacles in managing this disease and the possibility of a second wave have also been reviewed. This review represents a wide range of information regarding COVID-19 and intends to be used as a comprehensive overview in this regard.","Shahriar, Rana, Hossain, Karim, Mredula, Nourin, Uddin, Amran","https://doi.org/10.2174/1381612827666210224142446","20210303","COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus; drug targets; mental health; second wave","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11518,""
"National Survey of School Employees: COVID-19, School Reopening, and Student Wellness","During spring 2020, COVID-19 forced widespread United States school building closures in an unprecedented disruption for K-12 students and staff. Partnering with the American School Health Association (ASHA), we sought to identify areas of concern among school staff planning for school reopening with the goal of addressing gaps in resources and education. This 16-item web-based survey was distributed via email to 7467 ASHA members from May to June 2020. Topics focused on 3 Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child components: physical environment, health services, and mental health. Chi-square tests were used to identify differences in responses by school characteristics and school role on each survey item. A total of 375 respondents representing 45 states completed the survey. The majority were female (91.7%), white (83.4%) and non-Hispanic (92.2%), and school nurses (58.7%). Priority concerns were feasibility of social distancing (93.6%), resurgence of COVID-19 (92.8%), and the availability of health supplies (88.8%). Understanding staff concerns in the context of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model better positions the school community to address ongoing gaps and changing needs as schools continue to address COVID-19 complications.","Pattison, Hoke, Schaefer, Alter, Sekhar","https://doi.org/10.1111/josh.13010","20210303","COVID-19; child and adolescent health; school health; school reopening; whole child model; whole community; whole school","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11519,""
"Continuous positive airway pressure for respiratory support during COVID-19 pandemic: a frugal approach from bench to bedside","We describe a frugal approach (focusing on needs, performance, and costs) to manage a massive influx of COVID-19 patients with acute hypoxemic respiratory failure (AHRF) using the Boussignac valve protected by a filter (&quot;Filter Frugal CPAP&quot;, FF-CPAP) in and out the ICU. (1) A bench study measured the impact of two filters with different mechanical properties on CPAP performances, and pressures were also measured in patients. (2) Non-ICU healthcare staff working in COVID-19 intermediate care units were trained with a video tutorial posted on a massive open online course. (3) A clinical study assessed the feasibility and safety of using FF-CPAP to maintain oxygenation and manage patients out of the ICU during a massive outbreak. Bench assessments showed that adding a filter did not affect the effective pressure delivered to the patient. The resistive load induced by the filter variably increased the simulated patient's work of breathing (6-34%) needed to sustain the tidal volume, depending on the filter's resistance, respiratory mechanics and basal inspiratory effort. In patients, FF-CPAP achieved pressures similar to those obtained on the bench. The massive training tool provided precious information on the use of Boussignac FF-CPAP on COVID-19 patients. Then 85 COVID-19 patients with ICU admission criteria over a 1-month period were studied upon FF-CPAP initiation for AHRF. FF-CPAP significantly decreased respiratory rate and increased SpO<sub>2</sub>. Thirty-six (43%) patients presented with respiratory indications for intubation prior to FF-CPAP initiation, and 13 (36%) of them improved without intubation. Overall, 31 patients (36%) improved with FF-CPAP alone and 17 patients (20%) did not require ICU admission. Patients with a respiratory rate &gt; 32 breaths/min upon FF-CPAP initiation had a higher cumulative probability of intubation (p &lt; 0.001 by log-rank test). Adding a filter to the Boussignac valve does not affect the delivered pressure but may variably increase the resistive load depending on the filter used. Clinical assessment suggests that FF-CPAP is a frugal solution to provide a ventilatory support and improve oxygenation to numerous patients suffering from AHRF in the context of a massive outbreak.","Carteaux, Pons, Morin, Tuffet, Lesimple, Badat, Haudebourg, Perier, Deplante, Guillaud, Schlemmer, Fois, Mongardon, Khellaf, Jaffal, Deguillard, Grimbert, Huguet, Razazi, de Prost, Templier, Beloncle, Mercat, Brochard, Audard, Lim, Richard, Savary, Mekontso Dessap","https://doi.org/10.1186/s13613-021-00828-2","20210303","Acute hypoxemic respiratory failure; COVID-19; Continuous positive airway pressure; Frugal innovation","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11520,""
"The type 2 asthma mediator IL-13 inhibits SARS-CoV-2 infection of bronchial epithelium","Asthma is associated with chronic changes in the airway epithelium, a key target of SARS-CoV-2. Many epithelial changes are driven by the type 2 cytokine IL-13, but the effects of IL-13 on SARS-CoV-2 infection are unknown. We sought to discover how IL-13 and other cytokines affect expression of genes encoding SARS-CoV-2-associated host proteins in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBECs) and determine whether IL-13 stimulation alters susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection. We used bulk and single cell RNA-seq to identify cytokine-induced changes in SARS-CoV-2-associated gene expression in HBECs. We related these to gene expression changes in airway epithelium from individuals with mild-moderate asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). We analyzed effects of IL-13 on SARS-CoV-2 infection of HBECs. Transcripts encoding 332 of 342 (97%) SARS-CoV-2-associated proteins were detected in HBECs (≥1 RPM in 50% samples). 41 (12%) of these mRNAs were regulated by IL-13 (&gt;1.5-fold change, FDR &lt; 0.05). Many IL-13-regulated SARS-CoV-2-associated genes were also altered in type 2 high asthma and COPD. IL-13 pretreatment reduced viral RNA recovered from SARS-CoV-2 infected cells and decreased dsRNA, a marker of viral replication, to below the limit of detection in our assay. Mucus also inhibited viral infection. IL-13 markedly reduces susceptibility of HBECs to SARS-CoV-2 infection through mechanisms that likely differ from those activated by type I interferons. Our findings may help explain reports of relatively low prevalence of asthma in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and could lead to new strategies for reducing SARS-CoV-2 infection.","Bonser, Eckalbar, Rodriguez, Shen, Koh, Zlock, Christenson, Woodruff, Finkbeiner, Erle","https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.25.432762","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11521,""
"Knowledge, Attitude and Practice About Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic and Its Psychological Impact on Students and Their Studies: A Cross-Sectional Study Among Pharmacy Students in Saudi Arabia","Individuals' knowledge, attitude and practice towards preventive and precautionary measures of COVID-19 are essential to control the spread of the disease. Consequently, the aims of the study were to evaluate knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacy students towards the pandemic and to assess its psychological impact on them to provide future guidance. A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was conducted via a web-based survey in May 2020. All pharmacy students enrolled at Unaizah College of Pharmacy, Qassim University, were invited to take part in the study. A total of 232 out of 460 students took part in the study, giving a response rate of 50.43%. The mean total knowledge score was 9.87 ± 2.04 (maximum attainable score, 12). The majority of the participants (n=163; 70.3%) believed COVID-19 is a health threat to their community in the early months of the pandemic. Moreover, the majority (93%) also believed that the lockdown at the beginning of the pandemic was necessary to contain the pandemic. Encouragingly, 86.6% reported that they did not go to any crowded places during the pandemic with more female students avoiding crowded places compared to male students (91.6% versus 78.7%, respectively, P = 0.005). The majority (91%) also reported that they were following the strategies recommended by the authorities to prevent the spread of the virus. Encouragingly, 54.3% reported that the pandemic either had no effect or just a limited effect on their studies. However, 38.5% reported that they always felt or frequently felt nervous or anxious during the pandemic. The study showed that pharmacy students had good knowledge as well as positive attitudes and good practices towards COVID-19 and the preventive measures. However, during the early months, the pandemic did have a negative psychological impact on a number of students. Consequently, proactive psychological and social support services to the students should be considered during the current and future pandemics. In addition, it is important to consider and proactively address key issues that could cause stress and anxiety among students when shifting to distance learning and assessments.","Alrasheedy, Abdulsalim, Farooqui, Alsahali, Godman","https://doi.org/10.2147/RMHP.S292354","20210303","COVID-19; Saudi Arabia; coronavirus; mental health; pharmacy","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11522,""
"Perceived vulnerability to disease, knowledge about COVID-19, and changes in preventive behavior during lockdown in a German convenience sample","The COVID-19 pandemic has called worldwide for strong governmental measures to contain its spread, associated with considerable psychological distress. This study aimed at screening a convenience sample in Germany during lockdown for perceived vulnerability to disease, knowledge about COVID-19, symptoms of depression and anxiety, and behavioral responses. In an online survey, 1358 participants completed the perceived vulnerability to disease scale (PVD), the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-4), and questionnaires on knowledge about COVID-19 and self-perceived change in behaviors in response to COVID-19. Lower and upper quartiles of the PVD were used to classify individuals into low and high PVD. A confirmatory factor analysis supported three factors representing risk, preventive and adaptive behavior as behavioral responses to COVID-19 lockdown. A structural equation model showed that the score of the knowledge scale significantly predicted the self-reported increase in adaptive and preventive behavior. The score in the PVD-subscale Perceived Infectability predicted a self-reported increase in preventive behavior, whereas the Germ Aversion score predicted a self-reported increase in preventive and a decrease in risk behavior. The score in PHQ-4 predicted a higher score in the perceived infectability and germ aversion subscales, and a self-reported decrease in adaptive behavior. Low-, medium- and high-PVD groups reported distinct patterns of behavior, knowledge, and mental health symptoms. This study shows that perceived vulnerability to disease is closely linked to preventive behaviors and may enhance adaptation to COVID-19 pandemic.","Stangier, Kananian, Schüller","https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01456-6","20210303","COVID-19 pandemic; Fear of infection; Germ aversion; Preventive behavior; Risk behavior","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11523,""
"Depression, anxiety and associated factors among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparison of two cross-sectional studies","The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a public health emergency of international concern. In China, all schools were shut down and students were home quarantined to prevent disease spread; these steps could have potential negative effects on mental health of adolescents. This study aimed to examine changes in depression and anxiety among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19 epidemic, and explore factors associated with depression and anxiety. Two survey administrations were conducted among Chinese adolescents between February 20 and February 27 and between April 11 and April 19, 2020, respectively. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale (CES-D) and the 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) scale were used to assess depressive symptoms and anxiety symptoms, respectively. A total of 9554 and 3886 adolescents participated in the first and second surveys. During the initial survey, the prevalence of depression was 36.6% (95% CI: 35.6-37.6%) while the prevalence of anxiety was 19% (95% CI: 18.2-19.8%). Rates of depression and anxiety increased to 57.0% (95% CI: 55.4-58.6%) and 36.7% (95% CI: 35.2-38.2%), respectively, in the second survey. Multivariable logistic regression analyses revealed that group membership in the second survey, female gender, senior secondary school enrollment, and concerns about entering a higher grade were positively associated with both depression and anxiety. Conversely, a sleep duration of ≥6 h/day, an exercise duration ≥30 min/day, having the same as typical or higher study efficiency during the COVID-19 outbreak, and living in provinces with 1000-9999 confirmed COVID-19 cases were negatively associated with depression and anxiety. In conclusion, compared to figures reported during the COVID-19 outbreak, the prevalence of depression and anxiety in Chinese adolescents significantly increased after the initial outbreak. Regular screening and appropriate interventions are urgently needed to reduce the risk for emotional disturbances among adolescents during and after the initial COVID-19 outbreaks.","Chen, Qi, Liu, Feng, Li, Xiang, Cheung, Jackson, Wang, Xiang","https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01271-4","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11524,""
"Do COVID-19-Related Treatment Changes Influence Fear of Cancer Recurrence, Anxiety, and Depression in Breast Cancer Patients?","The worldwide spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has impacted the treatment of cancer patients. Treatment changes can negatively affect patients' prognosis and may be psychologically burdensome. The aim of this study was to explore whether COVID-19-related treatment changes (delays, cancellations, changes) influenced fear of cancer recurrence, anxiety, and depression in breast cancer patients. A convenience sample (n = 154) of patients who were diagnosed with breast cancer no longer than 2 years ago was obtained from an online community and social network site. The survey content included COVID-19-related treatment experiences and psychological status. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, χ2 test, independent t test, and analysis of variance. Twenty-nine patients (18.8%) had experienced COVID-19-related treatment changes, and changes of the treatment plan had a significant correlation with depression (t = 2.000, P = .047). Fear of cancer recurrence was high (mean score, 84.31 ± 24.23). Fifteen percent had moderate to severe levels of anxiety, and 24.7% had moderate to severe levels of depression. Narrative reports also identified COVID-19-related unforeseen costs. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, breast cancer patients experienced treatment changes, and changes in treatment plans were significantly associated with depression. Fear of recurrence, anxiety, and depression were found at high levels. Oncology nurses should assess the psychological status of cancer patients in the early survivorship phase who appear to be especially vulnerable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oncology nurses can also monitor whether patients are receiving timely supportive care to alleviate fears and anxiety and assess financial needs for COVID-19-related costs.","Kim, Kim","https://doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000000937","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11525,""
"Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity, anxiety, and depression in patients with Parkinson's disease","The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has yielded containment measures with detrimental effects on the physical and mental health of the general population. The impacts of lockdown on clinical features in Parkinson's disease are not well known. We aimed to compare the physical activity, anxiety-depression levels between Parkinson's disease patients and controls during lockdown. Forty-five Parkinson's disease patients and 43 controls were evaluated with the Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly (PASE) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) via telephone interview. The patients' disease-related symptoms were worsened during lockdown though regular Parkinson's disease medication use. The PASE scores were low in both groups. The HADS scores of groups were below the cutoff point of anxiety-depression presence. Pandemic restrictions could lead to worsening of the motor and nonmotor symptoms in Parkinson's disease.","Balci, Aktar, Buran, Tas, Donmez Colakoglu","https://doi.org/10.1097/MRR.0000000000000460","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11526,""
"Centenarians in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic","Centenarians are known to be successful agers compared to other older adults. The objective of the present study was to compare coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms and outcomes in centenarians and other residents living in nursing homes. Design-Setting-Subjects-Methods: A retrospective multicenter cohort study was conducted using data from 15 nursing homes in the Marseille area. Older residents with confirmed COVID-19 between March and June 2020 were enrolled. The clinical and biological characteristics, the treatment measures, and the outcomes in residents living in these nursing homes were collected from the medical records. A total of 321 residents were diagnosed with COVID-19 including 12 centenarians. The median age was 101 years in centenarians and 89 years in other residents. The most common symptoms were asthenia and fever. Three centenarians (25%) experienced a worsening of pre-existing depression (vs. 5.5% of younger residents; <i>p</i> = 0.032). Mortality was significantly higher in centenarians than in younger residents (50% vs. 21.3%, respectively; <i>p</i> = 0.031). A quarter of the younger residents and only one centenarian were hospitalized. However, 33.3% of the centenarians received treatment within the context of home hospitalization. Worsening of pre-existing depression seems to be more frequent in centenarians with COVID-19 in nursing homes. This population had a higher mortality rate but a lower hospitalization rate than younger residents.","Couderc, Correard, Nouguerède, Berbis, Rey, Daumas, Villani","https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202743","20210303","COVID-19; centenarians; mortality; nursing home; symptoms","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11527,""
"Building a Community Partnership in a Pandemic: NJ Pediatric Residency Advocacy Collaborative","The New Jersey Pediatric Residency Advocacy Collaborative (NJPRAC) is a statewide collaborative with faculty leads from each of the 10 New Jersey pediatric residency programs. The 2 major goals of the collaborative were to build community partnerships between pediatric residency programs and local organizations and develop a core advocacy curriculum. In this article, we focus on how the NJPRAC built community partnerships with Family Success Centers (FSCs) across the state over the course of a 2-year period. FSCs are located within every county in the state and fall under the New Jersey Department of Children and Families, providing resources and supports for families in crisis, with a focus on child abuse prevention services. Amid this growing partnership, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced the NJPRAC to swiftly pivot its partnership and develop innovative programs to support families during the COVID-19 pandemic. As FSC leadership communicated families' concerns to the collaborative, we initiated the Virtual House Call webinar, which incorporated pediatricians, community leaders, and allied health professionals to answer COVID-19 questions. These webinars quickly expanded into weekly interprofessional series, with experts in mental health, law, nutrition, and dentistry partnering with pediatricians from various subspecialties. Key to the webinars' success was responding in real time to audience questions, collaborating with the FSC leadership on content, and garnering the support from the local New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics and the national American Academy of Pediatrics. A key challenge remains to meaningfully incorporate pediatric trainees into community partnerships. The NJPRAC plans to continue the Virtual House Call series with continuous input from the FSCs and participating families.","Traba, Pai, Bode, Hoffman","https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2020-012252","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11528,""
"Understanding different trajectories of mental health across the general population during the COVID-19 pandemic","","Saunders, Buckman, Fonagy, Fancourt","https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291721000957","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11529,""
"Mental Health Attendances in Australia During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Telehealth Success Story?","","Sreedharan, Mian, Giles","https://doi.org/10.1177/1010539521998857","20210303","","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11530,""
"Mental Health Burden of German Cancer Patients before and after the Outbreak of COVID-19: Predictors of Mental Health Impairment","The aim of this study was to analyze individual changes in cancer patients' mental health before and after the COVID-19 outbreak, and to explore predictors of mental health impairment. Over a two-week period (16-30 March 2020), 150 cancer patients in Germany participated in this study. Validated instruments assessed demographic and medical data, depression and anxiety symptoms (PHQ-2, GAD-2), distress (DT), and health status (EQ-5D-3L). All instruments were adapted to measure the individual mental health before the COVID-19 outbreak. COVID-19-related fear, trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19, and the subjective level of information regarding COVID-19 were measured. Cancer patients showed a significant increase in depression and anxiety symptoms and distress, while health status deteriorated since the COVID-19 outbreak. Increased depression and generalized anxiety symptoms were predicted by COVID-19-related fear. Trust in governmental actions to face COVID-19 and COVID-19-related fear predicted increases in distress. Higher subjective levels of information predicted less increasing anxiety symptoms and distress. Present data suggests that cancer patients experienced a significant increase in mental health burden since the COVID-19 outbreak. Observed predictors of mental health impairment and protective factors should be addressed, and appropriate interventions established, to maintain mental health of cancer patients during the pandemic.","Bäuerle, Musche, Schmidt, Schweda, Fink, Weismüller, Kohler, Herrmann, Tewes, Schadendorf, Skoda, Teufel","https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18052318","20210303","COVID-19; anxiety; cancer; depression; distress; mental health; predictors of mental health impairment","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11531,""
"Protocol for an implementation study of an evidence-based home cardiac rehabilitation programme for people with heart failure and their caregivers in Scotland (SCOT:REACH-HF)","Despite evidence that cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential component of care for people with heart failure, uptake is low. A centre-based format is a known barrier, suggesting that home-based programmes might improve accessibility. The aim of SCOT: Rehabilitation EnAblement in CHronic Heart Failure (REACH-HF) is to assess the implementation of the REACH-HF home-based CR intervention in the context of the National Health Service (NHS) in Scotland.This paper presents the design and protocol for this observational implementation study. Specific objectives of SCOT:REACH-HF are to: (1) assess service-level facilitators and barriers to the implementation of REACH-HF; (2) compare real-world patient and caregiver outcomes to those seen in a prior clinical trial; and (3) estimate the economic (health and social) impact of implementing REACH-HF in Scotland. The REACH-HF intervention will be delivered in partnership with four 'Beacon sites' across six NHS Scotland Health Boards, covering rural and urban areas. Health professionals from each site will be trained to facilitate delivery of the 12-week programme to 140 people with heart failure and their caregivers. Patient and caregiver outcomes will be assessed at baseline and 4-month follow-up. Assessments include the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), five-dimension EuroQol 5L, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Caregiver Burden Questionnaire. Qualitative interviews will be conducted with up to 20 health professionals involved in programme delivery (eg, cardiac nurses, physiotherapists). 65 facilitator-patient consultations will be audio recorded and assessed for fidelity. Integrative analysis will address key research questions on fidelity, context and CR participant-related outcomes. The SCOT:REACH-HF findings will inform the future potential roll-out of REACH-HF in Scotland. The study has been given ethical approval by the West of Scotland Research Ethics Service (reference 20/WS/0038, approved 25 March 2020). Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The study is listed on the ISRCTN registry with study ID ISRCTN53784122. The research team will ensure that the study is conducted in accordance with both General Data Protection Regulations and the University of Glasgow's Research Governance Framework. Findings will be reported to the funder and shared with Beacon Sites, to facilitate service evaluation, planning and good practice. To broaden interest in, and understanding of REACH-HF, we will seek to publish in peer-reviewed scientific journals and present at stakeholder events, national and international conferences.","Purcell, Daw, Kerr, Cleland, Cowie, Dalal, Ibbotson, Murphy, Taylor","https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040771","20210303","cardiology; heart failure; rehabilitation medicine; COVID-19; Cardiac Rehabilitation; Caregivers; Heart Failure; Humans; Prospective Studies; Quality of Life; SARS-CoV-2; Scotland; State Medicine","PubMed","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11532,""
"Music as a factor associated with emotional self-regulation: A study on its relationship to age during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain","The purpose of this research is to reveal the possible relational influence of age on frequency and form of music consumption, its use, and value as a factor associated with emotional self-regulation in pandemic contexts. With this objective, this study applied a transversal, descriptive and analytical design in a sample of 1377 Spaniards during the confinement of COVID-19 from March 14 to June 20, 2020. The results report that music has been an essential generalized support for living with isolation and a powerful instrument for emotional self-regulation and relief from loneliness. Although an increase of 56% in the daily use of music for self-regulation of emotions was detected, higher frequencies of consumption, mainly in solitude, and a better conception of this artistic expression are identified in the population over 51 years old. However, young people between 18 and 40 years old stood out in the use of music as a resource to alleviate loneliness. These results confirm that music seems to have arisen as one of the most used artistic expressions to cope with loneliness, to relate to the outside or as a tool to endure psychological and emotional states catalogued as negative such as anxiety, anguish and depression, among others. Likewise, they evidence its role in personal and social wellbeing in distant age ranges, and the relational influence of music and age in contexts of isolation and loneliness.","","https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06274","20210201","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11533,""
"Effect of covid-19-induced home quarantine on parental stress and its relationship with anxiety and depression among children in Guilan Province","","","https://doi.org/10.32598/ijpcp.26.3402.1","20200901","","Scopus","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11534,""
"Objectively measured physical activity and symptoms of psychopathology in general population adolescents from the SIGMA cohort","Background: Less physical activity (PA) has been associated with the development of psychopathology in adolescence. Few studies, however, have focused on understanding the nature of the PA – psychopathology relationship and existing research relies mostly on self-report PA measures, which are less reliable. In this study, we investigated the nature and potential dose-response relationship between objectively measured light physical activity (LPA) and moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA), and psychopathology symptoms in adolescents. Methods: 1130 adolescents (67% female) aged 11-19 years from the SIGMA cohort wore the Fitbit Charge 2 measuring LPA and MVPA during at least three days. Participants completed the Brief Symptom Inventory-53, assessing general symptoms of psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and psychoticism. Model selection was conducted in a subset of the dataset (n = 566) to determine the best fit. The optimal model was then fitted to the remainder of the dataset (n= 564). Results: Results indicated that, compared to non-linear alternatives, a linear relationship between LPA/MVPA and psychopathology fits best. None of these linear associations were significant, however. Conclusions: Our study demonstrates that LPA and MVPA are not significantly related to symptoms of general psychopathology, depression, anxiety, and psychoticism. Therefore, this study does not provide evidence that higher durations of LPA and MVPA alone relate to reduced symptoms of psychopathology in the general adolescent population. A more integrative approach considering the interdependency of multiple lifestyle factors, as well as the domain, context, and individual experience of PA may add value to the understanding of the PA- psychopathology relationship.","Noëmi Hagemann et al.","https://share.osf.io/preprint/46207-295-EDB","20210304","PsyArXiv|Neuroscience; PsyArXiv|Neuroscience|Behavioral Neuroscience; PsyArXiv|Psychiatry; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology|Health-related Behavior; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology|Mental Health; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Health Psychology|Prevention","PsyArXiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11535,""
"Social behavior and youth psychopathology during the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study","Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the lives of youth, including social distancing measures and stay-at-home orders resulting in a sudden and stark reduction in daily social interactions for children and adolescents. Given that peer relationships are especially important during this developmental stage, it is crucial to understand the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on social behavior and risk for mental health problems in children and adolescents. Method: In a longitudinal sample (N=224, aged 7-15 years old) assessed at three strategic time points (prior to the pandemic, during the stay-at-home order period, and again six months later), we examine the social lives of children and adolescents and whether certain social behaviors may protect against increases in internalizing and externalizing problems during the pandemic. Results: Youth who reported lower levels of in-person and digital socialization, greater social isolation, and less peer and parent support had heightened internalizing and externalizing symptoms during the pandemic, controlling for pre-pandemic symptoms. Youth who reported more social connectedness and increased use of digital socialization during the pandemic were less likely to develop psychopathology after experiencing pandemic-related stressors. In addition, children, but not adolescents, who maintained some socialization in-person were less likely to develop internalizing symptoms following exposure to pandemic-related stressors. Conclusion: Using a longitudinal design, we identify social factors that promote well-being and resilience in children and adolescents during this societal event. We provide practical recommendations to mitigate risk of psychopathology resulting from the dramatic changes in youths’ social experiences during the pandemic.","Alexandra M Rodman et al.","https://share.osf.io/preprint/46249-00F-2C4","20210304","PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Clinical Psychology; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Developmental Psychology; PsyArXiv|Social and Behavioral Sciences|Developmental Psychology|Social Development","PsyArXiv","Undecided","","","","","","","","","","","","","False","False","","","","","False","False","False","","2021-03-04","",11536,""