scholarly journals COVID-19 Infection Rate among Dental Health Care Workers

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guy Tobias
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Health Maintenance Organization ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Waiting Room ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Public Clinics

Background: First infections of COVID-19 pandemic occurred in December 2019 in China and then spread rapidly all over the world. In February 2020, the first Corona case was diagnosed in Israel, since then, three national lockdowns have been imposed. Israeli Ministry of health published guidelines for dental treatment during times of social distancing which include: 1) Questioning patients prior to admittance. 2) Increasing intervals between appointments. 3) Restricting number of people permitted in the waiting room to prevent crowds. 4) Wearing masks at all times. 5) Wearing long sleeve waterproof surgical gowns, goggles / face shield. Methods: Data from 54 dental clinics (MaccabiDent health maintenance organization) were collected between March and October 2020 regarding: 1) Number of treatments performed. 2) Number of health care providers participating in the procedures. 3) Number of patients with positive COVID-19 results. 4) Number of healthcare workers positive for COVID-19. 5) Number of paramedical and administrative staff positive for COVID-19. 6) Number of patients treated by dentists who later turned out to be infected by the virus. Results: 1,079 dentists and 354 dental hygienists worked during the study period, and performed 1.29 million procedures of these, seventy eight dentists treated 99 verified COVID-19 patients. 17 dentists (1.58%) tested positive for the virus. Conclusion: By following guidelines, the risk of transmission of coronavirus is minimal in the dental setting. Practical Implications: This article reinforces the evidence regarding the importance of education and following guidelines regarding infection control for dental professionals employed in public clinics.

scholarly journals Nurses' performance on hospital discharge: patients' point of view

2007 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Alcalá Pompeo ◽  
Maria Helena Pinto ◽  
Claudia Bernardi Cesarino ◽  
Renilda Rosa Dias Ferreira de Araújo ◽  
Nadia Antonia Aparecida Poletti
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Hospital Discharge ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Clinical Care ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Discharge Process ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Discharge Instructions ◽  
Effective Discharge ◽  
Number Of Patients

OBJECTIVE: To know the hospital discharge process in place and the nurses' performance in preparing patients for discharge. METHODS: A descriptive study using semi-structured interviews was used to collect data from 43 patients of medical-surgical units of a major teaching hospital in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. RESULTS: The majority of patients (83.72%) received tailored discharge instructions. However, a great number of patients (72.08%) reported discharge instructions were not given by nurses. Almost a half of patients (48.84%) reported that discharge instructions were given by their physicians. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study provide insights to improve the educational process of new nurses and their preparation to provide effective discharge instructions. There is also a need to design and implement a hospital discharge process that promotes the participation of interdisciplinary health care providers who are involved in patient clinical care. This discharge process might be an effective way to change health care providers' attitude toward discharge instructions.

Understanding COVID-19 vaccines and immunity

Dental Update ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-160
Author(s):  
Lakshman Samaranayake ◽  
Sukumaran Anil
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
The World

COVID-19 Vaccines are currently the talk of the world. The internet is full of memes on COVID-19 vaccines - myths more than truths. In this commentary we further review some of the issues related to the success and failure of COVID-19 vaccines, and the theoretical and practical elements on vaccinations and immunity that the dental health care providers have to be knowledgeable, so as to offer advice and guidance to their team, the patients, as well as the public.

Dental health care providers’ views on child physical abuse in Malaysia

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 387-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Hussein ◽  
R. Ahmad ◽  
N. Ibrahim ◽  
A. Yusoff ◽  
D. Ahmad
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Child Physical Abuse ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health Care

Health Care Services in Shopping Centers: A Routine Mass-Gathering Event

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 669-675
Author(s):  
Mehmet Ali Ceyhan ◽  
Gültekin Günhan Demir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Medical Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Shopping Centers ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Number Of Customers

AbstractBackground:Shopping centers (SCs) are social areas with a group of commercial establishments which attract customers of numerous people every day. However, analysis of urgent health conditions and provided health care in SCs has not been performed so far.Objective:The aim of the study was to perform a comparative analysis of clients visiting SCs and demographics, complaints, and health care of patients admitted to Emergency Medical Intervention Units (EMIU) located in grand SCs in Ankara, Turkey.Methods:Customer and health care records of nine grand SCs in Ankara from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018 were evaluated retrospectively. Health care services in EMIUs of SCs were provided by employed medical staff. Data including demographic characteristics, complaints, treatment protocols, discharge, and referral to hospital of the patients were retrospectively analyzed from medical registration forms.Results:Medical records of nine grand SCs were analyzed. Number of customers could not be obtained in three SCs due to privacy issues and were not included in patient presentation rate (PPR) and transport-to-hospital rate (TTHR) calculation. Total number of customers in the remaining six SCs were 53,277,239. The total number of patients seeking medical care was 6,749. The number of patients seeking health care in six SCs with known number of customers was 4,498 and PPR ranged from 0.018 to 0.381 patients per 1,000 attendants. The median age of the recorded 4,065 patients (60.2%) was 28 (interquartile range [IQR]: 38-21), and 3,611 (53.5%) of the patients admitted to EMIUs were female. The number of patients treated in the SC was 4,634 (68.6%) and 189 patients (2.8%) were transferred-to-hospital by ambulance for further evaluation and treatment. Transportation to hospital was required in 125 patients who sought medical care in six SCs which provided total number of customers, and TTHR ranged from 0.000 to 0.005 patients per 1,000 attendants. No sudden cardiac death was seen. Medical conditions were the primary reasons for seeking health care. The most frequent causes of presentation were laceration and abrasions (639 patients, 9.4%).Conclusion:The PPR and TTHR in SCs are low. The most common causes of presentation are minor conditions and injuries. Majority of urgent medical conditions in SCs can be managed by health care providers in EMIUs.

Why Do Patients Choose Chemotherapy Near the End of Life? A Review of the Perspective of Those Facing Death From Cancer

2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (21) ◽  
pp. 3490-3496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Matsuyama ◽  
Sashidhar Reddy ◽  
Thomas J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Adverse Effects ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Decision Aids ◽  
Good Choice ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Small Benefit ◽  
Realistic Information

Purpose The number of patients receiving chemotherapy near the end of life is increasing, as are concerns about goals of treatment, toxicity, and costs. We sought to determine the available sources of knowledge, the choices, and concerns of actual patients, and how patients balanced competing issues. Methods We used a literature search from 1980 to present. Results Available patient sources provide little information about prognosis, choices, alternatives, consequences, or how to choose. Many patients would choose chemotherapy for a small benefit in health outcomes, and for a smaller benefit than perceived by their health care providers for their own treatment. Adverse effects are less a concern for patients than for their well health care providers. There are no decision aids to assist patients with metastatic disease in making their choices, such as there are for adjuvant breast therapy. Conclusion The perspective of the patient is different from that of a well person. Patients are willing to undergo treatments that have small benefits with major toxicity. Receiving realistic information about the different options of care and the likelihood of successful treatment or adverse effects is difficult. These factors may explain some of the increased use of chemotherapy near the end of life. Decision aids and honest, unbiased sources to inform patients of their prognosis, choices, consequences, typical outcomes, and ways to make decisions are needed. More prospective information about how patients make their choices, and what they would consider a good choice, would assist informed decision making.

scholarly journals Number needed to treat: A primer for neurointerventionalists

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 613-618 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juan Carlos Martinez-Gutierrez ◽  
Thabele Leslie-Mazwi ◽  
Ronil V Chandra ◽  
Kevin L Ong ◽  
Raul G Nogueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Mechanical Thrombectomy ◽  
Clinical Trial Data ◽  
Number Needed To Treat ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Statin Drugs

Background The number needed to treat is a commonly used statistical term in modern neurointerventional practice. It represents the number of patients that need to be treated for one patient to benefit from an intervention. Given its growing popularity in reflecting study results, understanding the basics behind this statistic is of practical value to the neurointerventionalist. Methods Here, we review the basic theory and calculation of the number needed to treat, its application to stroke interventions, and its limitations. In addition, we demonstrate several simple methods of calculating the number needed to treat utilizing recent thrombectomy trial results. By presenting the number needed to treat as a universal metric, we provide a comprehensive comparative of the number needed to treat for key stroke therapies, including mechanical thrombectomy, tissue plasminogen activator, carotid endarterectomy, and prevention with antiplatelet and statin drugs. Conclusions In comparison with available stroke therapies, mechanical thrombectomy stands out as the most effective acute intervention in patients with emergent large-vessel occlusions. Understanding how the number needed to treat is derived and its implications helps provide perspective to clinical trial data, identify health-care resource priorities, and improve communication with patients, health-care providers, and additional key stakeholders.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Carpal Tunnel syndrome among dental health care providers -systematic review protocol

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalyana Pentapati ◽  
◽  
Deepika Chenna ◽  
Mathangi Kumar ◽  
Medhini Madi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome ◽  
Median Nerve ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Carpal Tunnel ◽  
Dental Health ◽  
Ring Finger ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Dental Health Care ◽  
Tunnel Syndrome

Review question / Objective: What is the prevalence of Carpal Tunnel syndrome among dental health care providers? Condition being studied: Carpal tunnel syndrome is median nerve peripheral neuropathy which causes paresthesia, pain, and numbness in territory of median nerve (thumb, index, middle, and lateral half of the ring finger). Information sources: Pubmed, SCOPUS, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Sciences, Dentistry and Oral Science Source from inception to January 1st 2022.

scholarly journals Evaluating usability, effectiveness, and usage of telehealth technologies

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Mirna Becevic
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Access To Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Care Delivery ◽  
Traditional Approach ◽  
Additional Stress ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Medical Specialties ◽  
Number Of Patients

Affordable Care Act (ACA) has allowed more patients that did not previously have health care insurance to have coverage and access to care. This increase in the number of patients seeking medical care will only add additional stress to the existing disproportion of supply and demand for health care providers. In addition, rising health care costs have major effect on how, where, and even if consumers will get needed care. This study examined three different telehealth platforms in three different medical specialties in order to evaluate the perception that they would be appropriate vehicles for increasing access to care. I also wanted to find out what the users' perceptions of these technologies are, as that can be a driving factor in adoption of new technologies. The first study examined the usability and acceptance of new mobile application in teledermatology clinic. The second study focused on usability and acceptance of ICU Robots in a medical ICU. Finally, the third study evaluated if children and youth currently using telepsychiatry as a care delivery method would have other in-person options if telehealth was not available. The results of these three studies point at the complexity and richness of telehealth. The adoption and acceptance of mHealth was very fast and streamlined. In the same fashion, children might not have other appropriate options for care if telepsychiatry was not available in rural Missouri. Interestingly, though, the provider acceptance of ICU Robots was slow, with some provider disengagements observed. This research contributes to the field of health informatics and medical informatics by evaluating adoption and usability of technologies from the provider perspective, vs. the more traditional approach of examining patient satisfaction, or even provider satisfaction without fully understanding the implications of attitudes on the adoption itself. This study has focused purposefully on different groups of providers using different types of telehealth technologies so we could try to see the bigger picture of how telehealth actually contributes to the health care organizational structure.

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