Psychological sequelae among health personnel treated for COVID 19 at the Hassan II hospital in Agadir

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
fatiha bounoua ◽  
Houda Moubachir ◽  
Hind Serhane
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Psychological Sequelae

Psychological Sequelae of Covid 19 Calamity on Medical Personnel in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 1225-1226
Author(s):  
T. Iqbal ◽  
F. Naseem ◽  
A. A. Baig ◽  
F. Liaquat
Keyword(s):  
Stress Level ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Medical Personnel ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Psychological Sequelae ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Extreme Stress ◽  
Post Traumatic

Aim: To gauge the physiological sequelae of covid-19 pandemic on medical personnel in Pakistan. Place & duration: An online cross sectional study was conducted from May, 2020 to August, 2020 in Lahore. Methodology: 17 score PTSD check list civilian version was used to assess the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in medical personnel. Results: Mean post-traumatic stress score (PTSS) was 39±15 with a range of 18-89. 66% (n=240) of the participants experienced moderate to extreme stress level. Chi Square test was used to determine an association between higher stress level and age, gender and staff category. Higher stress scores were associated with females (p<0.01). Conclusion: Rewarding the health personnel with gratitude, acknowledgement, financial compensations and provision of personal protective equipments (PPEs) can halt the psychological sequelae and is a promise to win this battle. Keywords: SARS coV2, Covid 19, PTSD, Health personnel

A 50-Year Prospective Study of the Psychological Sequelae of World War II Combat

1996 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kimberly A. Lee ◽  
◽  
George E. Vaillant ◽  
William C. Torrey ◽  
Glen H. Elder
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
World War ◽  
Psychological Sequelae

The Demand for Doctorally Prepared Public Health Personnel in Institutions of Higher Education

1988 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 298-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Douglas Scutchfield ◽  
Sharon Quimson ◽  
Stephen J. Williams ◽  
Richard Hofstetter
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education

Outbreak Of Nipah Encephalitis In Greater Faridpur District

1970 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-65
Author(s):  
MY Ali ◽  
SA Fattah ◽  
MM Islam ◽  
MA Hossain ◽  
SY Ali
Keyword(s):  
Health Personnel ◽  
Viral Encephalitis ◽  
Review Article ◽  
Personal Protection ◽  
Emerging Infections ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Personal Protection Equipment ◽  
Medical College ◽  
History Of ◽  
Deadly Disease

Nipah viral encephalitis is one of the fatal re-emerging infections especially in southeast Asia. After its outbreak in Malaysia and Singapore; repeated outbreaks occurred at western part of Bangladesh especially in Faridpur region. Besides, sporadic attacks appear to occur in the country throughout the year. Here two Nipah outbreaks in greater Faridpur district in 2003 and 2004 are described along with brief review on transmission of the virus. Where the history of illness among patients are very much in favour of man to man transmission. Moreover the death of an intern doctor from Nipah encephalitis who was involved in managing such patients in Faridpur Medical College Hospital strongly suggests man to man transmission of this virus. So, aim of this review article to make the health personnel and general people be aware about man to man transmission of virus, so that they can adapt personal protection equipment (PPE) for their protection against this deadly disease. DOI: 10.3329/fmcj.v5i2.6825Faridpur Med. Coll. J. 2010;5(2):63-65

Recomendações de equipamentos de proteção individual no combate ao COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (31) ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Nicole Maria Miyamoto Bettini ◽  
Fabiana Tomé Ramos ◽  
Priscila Masquetto Vieira de Almeida
Keyword(s):  
World Health Organization ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Effective Strategy ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

A Organização Mundial da Saúde - OMS confirmou a circulação internacional do novo Coronavírus em janeiro de 2020, nomeando-o como COVID-19 e, declarando uma pandemia. É de extrema importância que durante a pandemia, os profissionais de saúde tenham acesso e conhecimento sobre o uso correto dos Equipamentos de Proteção Individual (EPIs) e suas indicações, tomando assim, as devidas precauções na prevenção de infecções. O presente estudo buscou identificar a padronização mundial quanto ao uso dos EPIs utilizados no atendimento a pacientes suspeitos e/ou confirmados de COVID-19 no Brasil, EUA, China, Espanha, Itália e demais países europeus. Os guidelines apresentam a padronização quanto ao uso dos EPIs utilizados no atendimento a suspeitos e/ou confirmados de COVID-19, indo ao encontro das recomendações fornecidas pela OMS. Até o momento, o uso de EPIs é sem dúvida a estratégia mais importante e eficaz para proteger os profissionais de saúde durante a assistência ao paciente com COVID-19.Descritores: Infecções por Coronavírus, Equipamento de Proteção Individual, Pessoal de Saúde, Enfermagem. Recommendations for personal protective equipment to combat COVID-19Abstract: The World Health Organization - WHO confirmed the international circulation of the new Coronavirus in January 2020, naming it as COVID-19 and declaring a pandemic. It is extremely important that during the pandemic, health professionals have access and knowledge about the correct use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and its indications, thus taking appropriate precautions to prevent infections. The present study sought to identify the worldwide standardization regarding the use of PPE utilized to take care of suspected and confirmed patients with COVID-19 in Brazil, USA, China, Spain, Italy and other European countries. The guidelines present a standardization regarding the use of PPE utilized to take care of suspected and confirmed with COVID-19, in line with the recommendations provided by WHO. To date, the use of PPE is undoubtedly the most important and effective strategy to protect healthcare professionals during care for patients with COVID-19.Descriptors: Coronavirus Infections, Personal Protective Equipment, Health Personnel, Nursing. Recomendaciones para el equipo de protección personal para combatir COVID-19Resumen: La Organización Mundial de la Salud - La OMS confirmó la circulación internacional del nuevo Coronavirus en enero de 2020, nombrándolo COVID-19 y declarando una pandemia. Es extremadamente importante que durante la pandemia, los profesionales de la salud tengan acceso y conocimiento sobre el uso correcto del Equipo de Protección Personal (EPP) y sus indicaciones, tomando así las precauciones adecuadas para prevenir infecciones. El presente estudio buscó identificar la estandarización mundial con respecto al uso de EPP utilizado para atender a pacientes sospechosos y/o confirmados con COVID-19 en Brasil, Estados Unidos, China, España, Italia y otros países europeos. Las pautas presentan la estandarización con respecto al uso de EPP utilizado para cuidar COVID-19 sospechoso y/o confirmado, de acuerdo con las recomendaciones proporcionadas por la OMS. Hasta la fecha, el uso de EPP es, sin duda, la estrategia más importante y efectiva para proteger a los profesionales de la salud durante la atención de pacientes con COVID-19.Descriptores: Infecciones por Coronavirus, Equipo de Protección Personal, Personal de Salud, Enfermería.

Update of the last 2 years on the impact of the internet and social networks on the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: simple review. (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayli Lañas-Navarro ◽  
Jose Ipanaque-Calderon Sr ◽  
Fiorela E Solano
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Diabetic Patients ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Impact

BACKGROUND Research on the use of the Internet in the medical field is experiencing many advances, including mobile applications, social networks, telemedicine. Its implementation in medical care and comprehensive patient management is a much discussed topic at present. OBJECTIVE This narrative review aims to understand the impact of the internet and social networks on the management of diabetes, both for patients and medical staff. METHODS The bibliographic search was carried out in the databases Pubmed, Virtual Health Library (VHL) and Lilacs between 2018 to 2020. RESULTS Multiple mobile applications have been created for the help and control of diabetic patients, as well as the implementation of online courses, improving the knowledge of health personnel applying them in the field of telemedicine. CONCLUSIONS The use of the Internet and social networks brings many benefits for both the diabetic patient and the health personnel, offering advantages for both.

Importancia del uso adecuado del equipo de protección individual y la implementación de protocolos de seguridad perioperatorios durante la pandemia de COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 49-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noé Pérez Carrillo ◽  
Carlos Emiliano García Córdova ◽  
Ana Paula Ruiz Funes Molina ◽  
Alberto Manuel Ángeles Castellanos ◽  
Mayra Estrada Serrano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Operating Room ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Health Personnel ◽  
Surgical Patients ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Use Of Resources

The current landscape represents an unprecedented challenge in managing surgical patients, decision-making and the use of resources such as protective equipment in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the objective of this article is to provide guidelines for good conduct in the operating room, the use of personal protective equipment, suggestions for surgeries and the best approach in the context of this situation. The main objective of these recommendations is to mitigate the risk of contagion and to educate medical-surgical health personnel in how to deal with this pandemic. Key words: COVID-19; coronavirus: protective equipment; surgery; operating room; training; emergency

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