Empirical data regarding Covid pandemic impact on the Nevada Adult Protective Services (APS) Program clients, casework, and staff was gathered and analyzed as part of a multi-faceted program evaluation. Key findings include: 66% of the staff agreed or strongly agreed that the pandemic made their...
COVID-19 pandemicadult protective serviceselder abuseabuse of persons with disabilitiesneglectexploitationIn the United States, Adult Protective Services (APS) exist in every state and territory. APS isthe only government agency dedicated to addressing older and dependent adult abuse- fromthe reception ...
Potential protective effects of extra virgin olive oil on the hepatotoxicity induced by co-exposure of adult rats to acrylamide and aluminum Ghorbel I, Elwej A, Jamoussi K, Boudawara T, Kamoun NG, Zeghal N (2015) Potential protective effects of extra virgin olive oil on the hepatotoxicity ...
(b) address the different meanings and motivations that the sexting behaviors may have for young adult people and in particular for sexual minority people; and (c) provide specific suggestions for work with clients with at online risk behaviors, due to the spread of technologies and Internet ...
(and the power to isolate away from exposure), the likelihood of compliance with protective interventions (such as mask-wearing or vaccine uptake), patterns of care-seeking including testing uptake, and access to health services, including through characteristics such as service accessibility or ...
Child protective services during COVID-19 and doubly marginalized children: International perspectives 2022, Child Abuse and Neglect Citation Excerpt : The lockdowns were also found to affect CPS and disrupt their service delivery. A recent study (Katz et al., 2021) demonstrated the international ...
Response efficacy, which assesses the effectiveness of protective behavior in lessening the health threat, is one of the key predictors of vaccination intentions [66,67]. In this study, it refers to individuals’ cognitive evaluation about the effectiveness of receiving the COVID-19 vaccination. Re...
health literacy or a combination of these characteristics. We hypothesize that an older adult’s profile as it pertains to Covid-19 pathology, severity and risk/protective factors will likely influence their level of concern with the Covid-19 pandemic, which can mitigate their psychological well-...
Multiple studies have looked at long-term effects of COVID-19 on the respiratory system. In a retrospective study of 57 adult patients (17 severe and 40 non-severe cases during their admission), serial lung function tests, imaging studies and exercise capacity were examined 1 month following th...
Conclusions and Relevance This systematic review and meta-analysis demonstrated that certain demographic characteristics (eg, age and sex), comorbidities, and severe COVID-19 were associated with an increased risk of PCC, whereas vaccination had a protective role against developing PCC sequelae. These ...