community mental healthcareCovid‐19infection controlinpatient mental healthcaremental health nursingpsychiatryremote workingIntroduction While evidence has emerged concerning the impact of Covid on the general
One-in-five Canadians indicate that isolation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on their mental health, a new report has found. Lifeworks’ latest survey-based Mental Health Index found 68 per cent of Canadians have had difficulty with their mental health dur...
1 co-observer Five years after the Covid-19 pandemic exposed the weaknesses of Europe’s health and social care systems, have policymakers truly learned from the crisis? While some steps have been taken to improve preparedness, such as improving coordination of disease centres as well as response...
However, 2020 has brought a new perspective to creativity. I believe we need to place a greater emphasis on the arts if our students are going to thrive (and survive) in the post-Covid world. Managing emotional wellbeing The relationship between the arts and mental health is well documented...
Two and a half years into the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become increasingly clear that telehealth has boosted access to mental healthcare and bolstered the workforce. But certain hurdles stand in the way of continued use, including resistance among some providers due to the...
It has been five years since a once-in-a-century pandemic upended the U.S. healthcare system. With in-person care severely restricted amid COVID-19 waves, healthcare providers and payers had to pivot, pushing care out of traditional brick-and-mortar facilities. Virtual healthcare si...
For context, this is equivalent to three times the estimated DALYs burden of the global COVID-19 pandemic (43 million DALYs between January 2020 and April 2021).31 If obesity were to be eliminated as a global public health concern, an extra 6.5 billion years of life could be gained ...
With the complete elimination of pandemic prevention and control measures since the last quarter of 2022, China has entered into a “new normal” situation. Furthermore, because of the sudden, unprecedented, uncertain, and severe nature of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers and tourism ...
The COVID-19 pandemic is clearly taking a toll on the mental health of our nation’s healthcare workers, according to the findings of our recent survey.
In March, modelers were forecasting collapsed health systems; for example 140,000 beds would be needed in New York, when only a small fraction were available. Precautionary actions damaged the health system, increased COVID-19 deaths (AP counts: over 4500 virus patients sent to NY nursing ...