Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic: Before-and-after online community survey.

Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic impacts many communities worldwide. In this study the Poles' knowledge about COVID-19 as well as people’s behaviours, attitudes and fears during the pandemic were assessed. Changes in these between the outset of the pandemic and the imposition of the strictest lockdown measures in Poland were investigated. Methods Physicians, nurses, students of medicine-oriented faculties, non-medical professionals, students of non-medicine-oriented faculties and secondary school students were surveyed by an anonymous online questionnaire two times: at the onset of the pandemic and in the second week of the strictest lockdown. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric tests - Chi square Persons, Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results In total 2618 responses were collected. At the beginning people knew that the respiratory system was attacked (97.9%); correctly identified the major symptoms of COVID-19 (95.0%) and ways to prevent infection: hand washing (99.8%), covering mouth (85.9%) and the need to call sanitary-epidemiological services if one experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (92.1%). The biggest changes between the first and second phase of the study concerned behaviours: more people wearing facial masks (+37.5%) and staying at home (+66.1%). Respondents in the second wave of the survey were also more scared of the pandemic (+19.6%), economic crisis (+64.1%), and worried about their families (+26.5%). However, they were less afraid of the quarantine (lockdown) (-18.2%). Nurses and physicians were the most worried groups. Conclusions The study showed that even at the outset of the pandemic Polish population had a good initial knowledge about symptoms, transmission, and preventive behaviours regarding COVID-19. People revealed more short-term concerns, such as the worries about coping with quarantine and isolation. After a month, the knowledge and the concerns among the respondents changed. A shift towards long-term pandemic management issues was observed. Respondents reported to experience more fears concerning the pandemic in general, as well as economic and healthcare crises. Medical professionals reported higher level of fear of the pandemic than other groups included in this study. This study uses before-and-after approach which highlights the changes in people’s knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pandemic’s progression. Keywords online survey, COVID-19, medical personel, before-and-after study

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Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic. Before-and-after online community survey.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-28849/v3 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wojciech Nazar ◽

Julia Leszkowicz ◽

Agata Pieńkowska ◽

Michał Brzeziński ◽

Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz ◽

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Keyword(s):

Online Community ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Chi Square ◽

Before And After ◽

Second Wave ◽

Management Issues

Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic impacts many communities worldwide. In this study the Poles' knowledge about COVID-19 as well as people’s behaviours, attitudes and fears during the pandemic were assessed. Changes in these between the outset of the pandemic and the imposition of the strictest lockdown measures in Poland were investigated.Methods Physicians, nurses, students of medicine-oriented faculties, non-medical professionals, students of non-medicine-oriented faculties and secondary school students were surveyed by an anonymous online questionnaire two times: at the onset of the pandemic and in the second week of the strictest lockdown. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric tests – Pearson Chi Square, Kruskal-Wallis tests.Results In total 2618 responses were collected. At the beginning people knew that the respiratory system was attacked (97.9%); correctly identified the major symptoms of COVID-19 (95.0%) and ways to prevent infection: hand washing (99.8%), covering mouth (85.9%) and the need to call sanitary-epidemiological services if one experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (92.1%).The biggest changes between the first and second phase of the study concerned behaviours: more people wearing facial masks (+37.5%) and staying at home (+66.1%). Respondents in the second wave of the survey were also more scared of the pandemic (+19.6%), economic crisis (+64.1%), and worried about their families (+26.5%). However, they were less afraid of the quarantine (lockdown) (-18.2%). Nurses and physicians were the most worried groups.Conclusions The study showed that even at the outset of the pandemic Polish population had a good initial knowledge about symptoms, transmission, and preventive behaviours regarding COVID-19. People revealed more short-term concerns, such as the worries about coping with quarantine and isolation. After a month, the knowledge and the concerns among the respondents changed. A shift towards long-term pandemic management issues was observed. Respondents reported to experience more fears concerning the pandemic in general, as well as economic and healthcare crises. Medical professionals reported higher level of fear of the pandemic than other groups included in this study. This study uses before-and-after approach which highlights the changes in people’s knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pandemic’s progression.

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Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic: Before-and-after online community survey.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-28712/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wojciech Nazar ◽

Julia Leszkowicz ◽

Agata Pieńkowska ◽

Michał Brzeziński ◽

Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Community ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Chi Square ◽

Before And After ◽

Second Wave ◽

Management Issues

Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic impacts many communities worldwide. In this study the Poles' knowledge about COVID-19 as well as people’s behaviours, attitudes and fears during the pandemic were assessed. Changes in these between the outset of the pandemic and the imposition of the strictest lockdown measures in Poland were investigated.Methods Physicians, nurses, students of medicine-oriented faculties, non-medical professionals, students of non-medicine-oriented faculties and secondary school students were surveyed by an anonymous online questionnaire two times: at the onset of the pandemic and in the second week of the strictest lockdown. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric tests - Chi square Persons, Kruskal-Wallis tests.Results In total 2618 responses were collected. At the beginning people knew that the respiratory system was attacked (97.9%); correctly identified the major symptoms of COVID-19 (95.0%) and ways to prevent infection: hand washing (99.8%), covering mouth (85.9%) and the need to call sanitary-epidemiological services if one experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (92.1%). The biggest changes between the first and second phase of the study concerned behaviours: more people wearing facial masks (+37.5%) and staying at home (+66.1%). Respondents in the second wave of the survey were also more scared of the pandemic (+19.6%), economic crisis (+64.1%), and worried about their families (+26.5%). However, they were less afraid of the quarantine (lockdown) (-18.2%). Nurses and physicians were the most worried groups.Conclusions The study showed that even at the outset of the pandemic Polish population had a good initial knowledge about symptoms, transmission, and preventive behaviours regarding COVID-19. People revealed more short-term concerns, such as the worries about coping with quarantine and isolation. After a month, the knowledge and the concerns among the respondents changed. A shift towards long-term pandemic management issues was observed. Respondents reported to experience more fears concerning the pandemic in general, as well as economic and healthcare crises. Medical professionals reported higher level of fear of the pandemic than other groups included in this study. This study uses before-and-after approach which highlights the changes in people’s knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pandemic’s progression.

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Before-and-after online community survey on knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic

BMC Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1186/s12879-020-05602-6 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Wojciech Nazar ◽

Julia Leszkowicz ◽

Agata Pieńkowska ◽

Michał Brzeziński ◽

Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Community ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Chi Square ◽

Before And After ◽

Second Wave ◽

Management Issues

Abstract Background COVID-19 pandemic impacts many communities worldwide. In this study the Poles’ knowledge about COVID-19 as well as people’s behaviours, attitudes and fears during the pandemic were assessed. Changes in these between the outset of the pandemic and the imposition of the strictest lockdown measures in Poland were investigated. Methods Physicians, nurses, students of medicine-oriented faculties, non-medical professionals, students of non-medicine-oriented faculties and secondary school students were surveyed by an anonymous online questionnaire two times: at the onset of the pandemic and in the second week of the strictest lockdown. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric tests – Pearson Chi Square, Kruskal-Wallis tests. Results In total 2618 responses were collected. At the beginning people knew that the respiratory system was attacked (97.9%); correctly identified the major symptoms of COVID-19 (95.0%) and ways to prevent infection: hand washing (99.8%), covering mouth (85.9%) and the need to call sanitary-epidemiological services if one experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (92.1%). The biggest changes between the first and second phase of the study concerned behaviours: more people wearing facial masks (+ 37.5%) and staying at home (+ 66.1%). Respondents in the second wave of the survey were also more scared of the pandemic (+ 19.6%), economic crisis (+ 64.1%), and worried about their families (+ 26.5%). However, they were less afraid of the quarantine (lockdown) (− 18.2%). Nurses and physicians were the most worried groups. Conclusions The study showed that even at the outset of the pandemic Polish population had a good initial knowledge about symptoms, transmission, and preventive behaviours regarding COVID-19. People revealed more short-term concerns, such as the worries about coping with quarantine and isolation. After a month, the knowledge and the concerns among the respondents changed. A shift towards long-term pandemic management issues was observed. Respondents reported to experience more fears concerning the pandemic in general, as well as economic and healthcare crises. Medical professionals reported higher level of fear of the pandemic than other groups included in this study. This study uses before-and-after approach which highlights the changes in people’s knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pandemic’s progression.

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Knowledge and perception of COVID-19 pandemic. Before-and-after online community survey.

10.21203/rs.3.rs-28849/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Wojciech Nazar ◽

Julia Leszkowicz ◽

Agata Pieńkowska ◽

Michał Brzeziński ◽

Agnieszka Szlagatys-Sidorkiewicz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Online Community ◽

Medical Professionals ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Chi Square ◽

Before And After ◽

Second Wave ◽

Management Issues

Abstract BackgroundCOVID-19 pandemic impacts many communities worldwide. In this study the Poles' knowledge about COVID-19 as well as people’s behaviours, attitudes and fears during the pandemic were assessed. Changes in these between the outset of the pandemic and the imposition of the strictest lockdown measures in Poland were investigated.MethodsPhysicians, nurses, students of medicine-oriented faculties, non-medical professionals, students of non-medicine-oriented faculties and secondary school students were surveyed by an anonymous online questionnaire two times: at the onset of the pandemic and in the second week of the strictest lockdown. Statistical analyses were performed using non-parametric tests – Pearson Chi Square, Kruskal-Wallis tests.ResultsIn total 2618 responses were collected. At the beginning people knew that the respiratory system was attacked (97.9%); correctly identified the major symptoms of COVID-19 (95.0%) and ways to prevent infection: hand washing (99.8%), covering mouth (85.9%) and the need to call sanitary-epidemiological services if one experienced COVID-19-like symptoms (92.1%).The biggest changes between the first and second phase of the study concerned behaviours: more people wearing facial masks (+37.5%) and staying at home (+66.1%). Respondents in the second wave of the survey were also more scared of the pandemic (+19.6%), economic crisis (+64.1%), and worried about their families (+26.5%). However, they were less afraid of the quarantine (lockdown) (-18.2%). Nurses and physicians were the most worried groups.ConclusionsThe study showed that even at the outset of the pandemic Polish population had a good initial knowledge about symptoms, transmission, and preventive behaviours regarding COVID-19. People revealed more short-term concerns, such as the worries about coping with quarantine and isolation. After a month, the knowledge and the concerns among the respondents changed. A shift towards long-term pandemic management issues was observed. Respondents reported to experience more fears concerning the pandemic in general, as well as economic and healthcare crises. Medical professionals reported higher level of fear of the pandemic than other groups included in this study. This study uses before-and-after approach which highlights the changes in people’s knowledge and perception of the COVID-19 pandemic during the pandemic’s progression.

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Dynamic changes in anxiety level before and after reading and watching different types of online articles and videos respectively: A Pilot Study

10.31219/osf.io/fyxwq ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sizhe Zhou ◽

Keying Liu

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Dynamic Effect ◽

Anxiety Level ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Before And After ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Two Phases ◽

Ecological Momentary

In recent years, researchers studying anxiety in high school students have determined that therapeutic videos and articles are effective as auxiliary intervention methods, but the specific types of videos or articles that are most effective still remain unclear. Current research has focused on the dynamic effect of various types of videos or articles on adolescents' anxiety levels, with the aim of finding suitable types of videos or articles to be used as materials during interventions. The study is divided into two phases. In the first phase of the study, a questionnaire was distributed to a total of 2120 participants from China regarding their anxiety level and their preferred materials during online surfing, The results indicate that five types of materials were related to adolescents’ anxiety levels. In the second phase of the study, Ecological Momentary Assessment was used to continuously measure 30 participants’ anxiety levels over the course of ten days. The results show that while scenic video, online fiction, classic literature, and literature criticism affected an individual’s emotions positively. There was no significant effect when entertainment videos were used. In addition, only scenic videos were able to alleviate anxiety in the long-term.

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Dynamic changes in anxiety level before and after reading and watching different types of online articles and videos respectively: A Pilot Study

10.31234/osf.io/feg5n ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sizhe Zhou ◽

Keying Liu

Keyword(s):

High School Students ◽

Dynamic Effect ◽

Anxiety Level ◽

Second Phase ◽

School Students ◽

Before And After ◽

Anxiety Levels ◽

Two Phases ◽

Ecological Momentary

In recent years, researchers studying anxiety in high school students have determined that therapeutic videos and articles are effective as auxiliary intervention methods. However, the specific types of videos or articles that are most effective remain unclear. Current research has focused on the dynamic effect of various types of videos or articles on adolescents' anxiety levels to find suitable types of videos or articles to be used as materials during interventions. The study is divided into two phases. In the first phase of the study, a questionnaire was distributed to 2120 participants from China regarding their anxiety level and their preferred materials during online surfing; The results indicate that five types of materials were related to adolescents’ anxiety levels. In the second phase of the study, Ecological Momentary Assessment was used to continuously measure 30 participants’ anxiety levels over the course of ten days. The results show that while scenic video, online fiction, classic literature, and literature criticism positively affected an individual’s emotions. There was no significant effect when entertainment videos were used. In addition, only scenic videos were able to alleviate anxiety in the long term.

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Understanding the patient voice in gout: a quantitative study conducted in Europe

BJGP Open ◽

10.3399/bjgpopen20x101003 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. bjgpopen20X101003 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Marc De Meulemeester ◽

Elsa Mateus ◽

Hilda Wieberneit-Tolman ◽

Neil Betteridge ◽

Lucy Ireland ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Severe Pain ◽

Online Survey ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Social Burden ◽

Long Term Effect ◽

Key Barrier ◽

Treatment Expectation ◽

Insight Into

BackgroundAlthough commonly diagnosed, gout often remains a poorly managed disease. This is partially due to a lack of awareness of the long-term effect of gout among patients and healthcare professionals.AimTo understand unmet needs for patients and provide insight into achieving better treatment.Design & settingA quantitative online questionnaire collected from 1100 people with gout from 14 countries within Europe.MethodPatients were recruited to complete an online survey via healthcare professional (HCP) referral, patient associations, or market research panels. Patients were included if they had been diagnosed with gout by a physician. Prior to commencement, patients were made aware that this study was sponsored by Grünenthal. The responses collected were collated and analyses were performed.ResultsPatients had an average of 2.9 gout flares within a 12-month period. Although 79% of patients were satisfied with treatment, inadequate gout control was also reported by 71% of patients. Furthermore, 84% experienced moderate-to-severe pain with their most recent flare. Of those who acknowledged treatment dissatisfaction, only 24% discussed other options with their GP. Most patients reported irregular follow-up and serum uric acid (sUA) monitoring. In addition, loss of belief that more can be done was a key barrier for patients.ConclusionPatients reported severe pain and social burden, coupled with low treatment expectation and lack of awareness of target sUA. Education around knowing and reaching sUA target is needed so that patients can receive and GPs can deliver higher quality management.

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Fine-tuning citrate synthase flux potentiates and refines metabolic innovation in the Lenski evolution experiment

eLife ◽

10.7554/elife.09696 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 ◽

Cited By ~ 47

Author(s):

Erik M Quandt ◽

Jimmy Gollihar ◽

Zachary D Blount ◽

Andrew D Ellington ◽

George Georgiou ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Citrate Synthase ◽

Fine Tuning ◽

Ecological Niches ◽

Glta Gene ◽

Evolutionary Changes ◽

Before And After ◽

Evolution Experiment ◽

History Of ◽

Second Wave

Evolutionary innovations that enable organisms to colonize new ecological niches are rare compared to gradual evolutionary changes in existing traits. We discovered that key mutations in the gltA gene, which encodes citrate synthase (CS), occurred both before and after Escherichia coli gained the ability to grow aerobically on citrate (Cit+ phenotype) during the Lenski long-term evolution experiment. The first gltA mutation, which increases CS activity by disrupting NADH-inhibition of this enzyme, is beneficial for growth on the acetate and contributed to preserving the rudimentary Cit+ trait from extinction when it first evolved. However, after Cit+ was refined by further mutations, this potentiating gltA mutation became deleterious to fitness. A second wave of beneficial gltA mutations then evolved that reduced CS activity to below the ancestral level. Thus, dynamic reorganization of central metabolism made colonizing this new nutrient niche contingent on both co-opting and overcoming a history of prior adaptation.

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19 “Love The Day Job Still;” ”More Job Satisfaction;” “I Will Never Give Up My GeriGP Job;” - Results of the BGS GeriGP Workforce Survey 2018

Age and Ageing ◽

10.1093/ageing/afz183.19 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 49 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. i1-i8

Author(s):

K Davies ◽

E Kalmus ◽

M Keeble ◽

L Lawn

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Online Survey ◽

National Policy ◽

Models Of Care ◽

Free Text ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Care Community ◽

Employment Conditions

Abstract Background In 2017, two GPs decided to form the GeriGP group, for BGS GP members with a particular interest in the care of older people. GPs are increasingly using their holistic approach and expertise in new models of care within the community and the acute setting ("GeriGP" roles), and many no longer work in traditional General Practice. Introduction By late 2018, the group had around 100 members. The committee recognised the vital role GeriGPs could play in the development and delivery of innovative models of care for older people, as recommended in the NHS Long Term Plan1 and 2019 GP Contract2. There was no data available about GeriGP roles, which appeared to have arisen in an ad hoc fashion. An online survey was undertaken with the aim of using the results to engage with national policy makers and to identify pathways into these roles to improve recruitment and retention of the GP workforce.3 Methods We are grateful to the BGS who collated 58 questions for the online questionnaire, which was sent to all GeriGP members between October and December 2018. There were five main categories: role and venue; employment conditions; indemnity; appraisal; qualifications and training. Most questions had space for free-text comments. Results 47/100 GeriGP members responded; 68% respondents held GeriGP roles of whom 62% were practising GPs. 60% of all respondents were over 45 years old. 30 job descriptions covered community frailty hubs, intermediate care, community hospitals, care homes, acute front door, visiting services and memory clinics. 60% were community based. Rates of pay and types of contract varied dramatically. GP appraisal was often difficult due to patients having frailty or dementia, with contradictory advice common. 45% had difficulty accessing training and two-thirds of jobs were gained by word-of-mouth. 87% in GeriGP roles were more likely to continue practicing medicine because of this role, yet career development barriers existed at all levels. Many comments concurred with a plea for a ``primary care geriatrics specialty'', and repeatedly the joy of having time for patient-centred care was the driving force behind experienced GPs opting to continue in GeriGP roles. Conclusions The enthusiasm for GeriGP roles should be seized upon to improve healthcare of older people and bolster the GP workforce. GeriGPs plan to use these results to influence policy makers nationally. References 1. NHS Long Term Plan (https://www.longtermplan.nhs.uk/online-version/overview-and-summary). 2. 2019 GP Contract (https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/gp-contract-2019.pdf). 3. GeriGPs. (https://www.bgs.org.uk/gerigps).

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Effectiveness of the Covid-19 vaccine in preventing infection in dental practitioners: results of a cross-sectional questionnaire based survey

10.1101/2021.05.28.21257967 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sanjeev Kumar ◽

Susmita Saxena ◽

Mansi Atri ◽

Sunil Kumar Chamola

Keyword(s):

Online Survey ◽

Health Workers ◽

Age Groups ◽

Chi Square ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Frontline Workers ◽

Dental Practitioners ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Group A ◽

Second Wave

India started its vaccination program at the beginning of 2021, the main beneficiaries being health workers and frontline workers including police, paramilitary forces, sanitation workers, and disaster management volunteers in the first phase. By the time, the second wave of Covid-19 impacted India, approximately 14 million healthcare and frontline workers, including dentists had been vaccinated. Aim: To study the effectiveness of vaccination on a subset of high-risk healthcare workers i.e. dentists in preventing Covid-19 during the second wave of the pandemic. Study design: A questionnaire based pan-India online survey was carried out to record the Covid-related experiences of dentists prior to and after vaccination. Result: During the second wave, 9.18% (n=364) respondents became positive in spite of the vaccine, while 14.69%(n=78) became positive in the unvaccinated group. A chi-square test of independence was performed to examine the relation between vaccination and the Covid positivity rate in all age groups. The relation between these variables was highly significant, [X2 (1, N = 4493) = 15.9809, p=.000064]. Conclusion: Our pan-India online survey inferred that vaccination has a definitive role to play in reducing the positivity rate amongst dentists during the second wave of the pandemic across all age groups.

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