scholarly journals Hong Kong under COVID-19: Roles of community development service

2021 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 270-274
Author(s):  
Siu Mei Lau ◽  
Yu Cheung Chan ◽  
Kwok Kin Fung ◽  
Suet Lin Hung ◽  
Juxiong Feng
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Short Article ◽  
Disadvantaged Groups ◽  
The Third ◽  
Development Service

This short article presents the plight of grassroots under the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been in the third wave from mid-July 2020. Like in many other places, the outbreak has caused economic downturn, and intensified stress about health and rising unemployment. The disadvantaged groups are suffering the most, which shows the problem of social inequality in the community. The roles of community social work in Hong Kong are highlighted to show how social workers can contribute to crisis management and empowerment of the deprived.

scholarly journals Sleep and Mood Disturbances during the COVID-19 Outbreak in an Urban Chinese Population in Hong Kong: A Longitudinal Study of the Second and Third Waves of the Outbreak

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8444
Author(s):  
Chun Sing Lam ◽  
Branda Yee-Man Yu ◽  
Denise Shuk Ting Cheung ◽  
Teris Cheung ◽  
Simon Ching Lam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
General Anxiety Disorder ◽  
General Anxiety ◽  
The Third ◽  
Patient Health ◽  
The Impact

In response to the worsening situation of the COVID pandemic, this follow-up study aimed to assess the impact of the “third wave” of the outbreak on sleep and mood disturbances among Hong Kong citizens. A total of 339 respondents included in our last study during the second wave (4–11 August 2020) joined this survey (response rate = 51.1%). The questionnaire collected data on sleep conditions, mood, stress, and risk perception. The sleep quality and mood status were assessed using the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), General Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The weighted prevalence of insomnia, anxiety, and depression was 33.6%, 15.3%, and 22.0%, respectively. Compared with the last survey, five out of six sleep parameters significantly worsened despite the lack of difference in the ISI score. The GAD-7 score was significantly lower. Old-aged adults were less likely to maintain good sleep quality compared with middle-aged adults (adjusted OR = 4.03, 95% CI: 1.04–15.73). Respondents without psychiatric disorder were more likely to be anxiety-free across the two time points (adjusted OR = 7.12, 95% CI: 1.33–38.03). One-third of Hong Kong people reported poor sleeping quality in the third wave of the COVID-19 outbreak. Policy-makers need to propose a contingent plan to allocate mental health resources to vulnerable subpopulations.

scholarly journals Pandemic fatigue impedes mitigation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanwei Du ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Songwei Shan ◽  
Dickson Lam ◽  
Tim Tsang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Third Wave ◽  
Telephone Surveys ◽  
The Third ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Fourth Wave ◽  
Protective Behaviours

Abstract Community-wide social distancing has been a cornerstone of pandemic control prior to mass vaccinations. The extent to which pandemic fatigue is undermining adherence to such measures and accelerating transmission remains unclear. Using large-scale weekly telephone surveys and mobility data, we characterize the evolution of risk perception and protective behaviours in Hong Kong. We estimate a 1.5% to 5.5% reduction in population compliance with protective policies for the fourth wave (October 2020 to January 2021) versus the third wave (July to August 2020), inducing prolonged disease circulation with increased infections. Mathematical models incorporating population protective behaviours estimates that the fourth wave would have been 14% smaller if not for pandemic fatigue. Mitigating pandemic fatigue is essential in maintaining population protective behaviours for controlling COVID-19.

Charting the Currents of the Third Wave

Hypatia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 29-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine M. Orr
Keyword(s):  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third

Rethinking Philosophy in the Third Wave of Feminism

Hypatia ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 100-115
Author(s):  
David Golumbia
Keyword(s):  
Third Wave ◽  
The Third

MODEL OF SOCIAL POTENTIAL OF CHILDHOOD IN THE RUSSIAN REGIONS: THE RESULTS OF EXPERIMENTS

2019 ◽  
pp. 152-162
Author(s):  
A.G. Filipova ◽  
A.V. Vysotskaya
Keyword(s):  
Third Wave ◽  
Russian Regions ◽  
The Third ◽  
Control Factors ◽  
Social Potential ◽  
System Input ◽  
Optimal Values ◽  
Fixed Ideal ◽  
And Control ◽  
Selection Of

The article presents the results of mathematical experiments with the system «Social potential of childhood in the Russian regions». In the structure of system divided into three subsystems – the «Reproduction of children in the region», «Children’s health» and «Education of children», for each defined its target factor (output parameter). The groups of infrastructure factors (education, health, culture and sport, transport), socio-economic, territorial-settlement, demographic and en-vironmental factors are designated as the factors that control the system (input parameters). The aim of the study is to build a model îf «Social potential of childhood in the Russian regions», as well as to conduct experiments to find the optimal ratio of the values of target and control factors. Three waves of experiments were conducted. The first wave is related to the analysis of the dynam-ics of indicators for 6 years. The second – with the selection of optimal values of control factors at fixed ideal values of target factors. The third wave allowed us to calculate the values of the target factors based on the selected optimal values of the control factors of the previous wave.

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