1 4 COVID-19 has been associated with high risk of acute respiratory distress syndrome and intensive care unit (ICU) admission. 1 2 6 Currently, it is hard to predict the long-term impact of the pandemic on healthcare facilities and personnel. Healthcare workers, being in the frontline of...
Corrigendum to ‘The psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic on health careworkers in a MERS-CoV endemic country’ [Journal of Infection and Public Health 13 (2020) 877–882] Journal of Infection and Public Health, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2020, Pages 1599 Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Fahad ...
Home health care workers (home-HCWs) such as visiting doctors, nurses, medicalsocial workers, care workers, and others engage with patients in a community setting, increasing their risk of contracting diseases such as COVID-19. As a result, these individuals have faced highly stressful working c...
by University of Birmingham Hospital healthcare workers reported higher rates of clinically significant mental health symptoms following the initial COVID-19 pandemic peak in the UK, new research led by the University of Birmingham has revealed. A study, published in BJPsych Open, found around a ...
Thus, we examined the actual and perceived overall impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work and private life, and the consequences for mental well-being (MWB), and self-rated health (SRH) in German and Swiss employees. Methods Cross-sectional data were collected via an online questionnaire ...
By March 10th, 2020 the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has infected ~117k and been responsible for the deaths of over 4k people worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) has not yet classified the COVID-19 outbreak as a pandemic, however, COVID-19 has resulted in ...
As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) spreads across Africa, little is known about the impact of the pandemic on health-care workers (HCWs) in the region. We designed an anonymous survey distributed via e-mail and phone messaging to 13 countries through the African Hepatitis B Network. We ...
Impact of COVID-19 on the number of days working from home and commuting travel: A cross-cultural comparison between Australia, South America and South Africa Author links open overlay panelCamila Balbontin a, David A. Hensher a, Matthew J. Beck a, Ricardo Giesen b, Paul Basnak b, Jose...
The COVID-19 pandemic and its prevention policies have taken a toll on Canadians, and certain subgroups may have been disproportionately affected, including those with non-communicable diseases (NCDs; e.g., heart and lung disease) due to their risk of CO
The COVID-19 pandemic has destabilized the traditional bench to bedside workflow of cancer research. Particularly, in vivo experimentation plus the collection and distribution of patient samples has been significantly affected. Strategies are needed now to revolutionize current cancer research practices in...