Factors Associated with Longitudinal Psychological and Physiological Stress in Health Care Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Observational Study Using Apple Watch Data (Preprint)

Despite the ubiquity of health-related communications via social media, no consensus has emerged what information should be conveyed and how it should be conveyed to avoid creating panic among general population. With lockdowns social media, mass media became as a habit by people for news, information regarding COVID-19 and it is practiced even after lockdown. During the COVID-19 pandemic, mass media, social media and local news has become as the source of a toxic “infodemic” source for public. It contained both solicited and unsolicited advice. No conceptual model exists for examining the roles of media. It is important to rst assess the important mis-information, role of infodemics and prevalent casualness among the public regarding the COVID-19. Till mass vaccination is not commenced it is prudent to emphasize guidelines and practices as per COVID guidelines like social distancing, wearing mask, hand hygiene

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Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa

Global Health Action ◽

10.1080/16549716.2021.1979281 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Amiya A. Ahmed ◽

Megan Grammatico ◽

Anthony P. Moll ◽

Sipho Malinga ◽

Philile Makhunga ◽

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Keyword(s):

South Africa ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Preventive Therapy ◽

Rural South ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Care Workers ◽

Prescription Rates ◽

Rural South Africa

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Incidence of COVID-19 Infection in Hospital Workers From March 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021 Routinely Tested, Before and After Vaccination With BNT162B2

10.21203/rs.3.rs-803215/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Francesca Larese Filon ◽

Francesca Rui ◽

Federico Ronchese ◽

Paola Michieli ◽

Corrado Negro

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Hospital Workers ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Care Workers ◽

Before And After ◽

Polymerase Chain ◽

Incident Rate ◽

Rate Ratios ◽

Monthly Incidence

Abstract Objective To evaluate the incidence of COVID-19 infection in health care workers from the start of COVID-19 pandemic in NE of Italy, to the vaccination with BNT162b2. Materials and methods This was a retrospective cohort study. Health care workers were routinely tested for SARS-CoV-2 infections using real-time polymerase chain reaction tests in nasopharyngeal swabs. Logistic regression was used to calculate incident rate ratios (IRRs) of factors associated to COVID-19. Results A total of 4251 workers were followed-up and an annual incidence of COVID-19 of 13.6% was found. In March 2021 the incidence of infection was 4.88 and 103.55 cases for 100.000 person-days in vaccinated and non-vaccinated workers, respectively, with an adjusted IRRs of 0.05 (95% CI 0.02–0.08). Conclusions Our study evaluated the monthly incidence in health care workers in Trieste hospitals before and after the vaccination finding the protective effect of BNT162B2 vaccine in 95% of health care workers routinely tested.

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Psychological status of healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic: a single center observational study from Peshawar

Journal of Rehman Medical Institute ◽

10.52442/jrmi.v6i4.166 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 6 (4) ◽

pp. 03-06

Author(s):

Wajeeha Qayyum ◽

Asad Khalil ◽

Mohammad Jawad ◽

Seema Ashraf

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Psychological Status ◽

Anxiety And Depression ◽

Medical Institute ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Care Workers

Introduction: Infectious pandemics are a significant health risk to the general population, but much more so for the frontline health care workers tending patients at different locations. The increased workload, stress, fear, and anxiety are the burdens to be coped with by health professionals through resort to resiliency and other mechanisms.Objective: To determine the magnitude of depression / anxiety and factors associated with it in health care workers of a tertiary care hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.Materials & Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted at Rehman Medical Institute, Peshawar after approval from Rehman Medical Institute Research Ethics Committee. A structured questionnaire consisting of two sections was distributed by convenience sampling to health care workers in the hospital, the first part containing demographic information, and the second part consisting of Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) comprised of 14 scales to assess anxiety and depression. Scoring for Normal, Borderline Abnormal, and Definitive Disorder was done as per standard criteria. Data were analyzed for descriptive statistics by SPSS 22. Results: Total 327 participants were included in the study, having mean age of 30.19 ± 7.82 years, of which 230(70.3%) were males. The majority of health care workers 226(69.1%) were suffering from disturbed mental status either in the form of Anxiety (19.9%), Depression (8%) or Mixed Disorder (41.3%). Factors associated with high disease frequency were female gender, age group 21-30 years, nursing staff, workers of ICU and Hostel residence (p value <0.05). Conclusion: COVID-19 related psychological disturbances significantly affected healthcare staff of a tertiary care hospital of Peshawar, being more evident in females, younger age groups, nurses, and ICU staff on duty.

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