Utility of telemedicine in ophthalmology clinic during COVID-19 era

Due to safety concerns to health care workers and the patients alike, hospitals are have been in a desperate search for medical supplies and physicians in the face of overloaded hospitals. The need for social distancing to safeguard the health care personnel and patients have warranted new tools for running an ophthalmic clinic. Before the implementation of social distancing measures, most patients were ignorant of a telemedicine option in clinical visits. Also, leading telehealth platforms have reported a tremendous increase in virtual patient visits. This rise has been proportional to the regional impacts brought by coronavirus infection. In this review article, we tried to highlight the challenges faced by healthcare providers and patients in the ophthalmology clinic.

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Corona Virus (COVID-19) Awareness Assessment - A Survey Study Amongst the Indian Population

Journal of Clinical and Medical Research ◽

10.37191/mapsci-2582-4333-2(3)-041 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Gabriela Fernandes

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Social Media ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Indian Population ◽

Age Groups ◽

Survey Study ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Corona Virus ◽

Care Workers ◽

Amount Of Knowledge

Aim: The aim of this survey study was to assess the level of awareness amongst Indian population regarding the COVID-19. Method: A survey was conducted amongst 745 individuals to assess their level of awareness regarding COVID-19 and steps to be taken for its prevention. Result: The results revealed that a considerable percentage of individuals learned about the pandemic through social media and news and were aware of the mode of spread of the virus and also steps to be taken to prevent it from spreading. But considerable percentage of people was also not fully aware regarding the age groups this virus will be affecting. Conclusion: Upon understanding the percentage of people not aware about the age groups this virus will be affecting, keeping in mind good amount of knowledge amongst individuals about maintaining hygiene and social distancing, this survey would help the health care workers to create awareness regarding the effect of this virus on different age groups to help prevent carelessness amongst youth in following the regime.

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Survey of Behaviour Attitudes Towards Preventive Measures Following COVID-19 Vaccination

10.1101/2021.04.12.21255304 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Daniella Rahamim-Cohen ◽

Sivan Gazit ◽

Galit Perez ◽

Barak Nada ◽

Shay Ben Moshe ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Public Policy ◽

Policy Change ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Vaccination Program ◽

Behavior Changes ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Care Workers ◽

Preventive Behaviour

Following the widespread vaccination program for COVID-19 carried out in Israel, a survey was conducted to preliminarily assess behavior changes in the vaccinated population, prior to the expected upcoming policy change as to mask wearing and social distancing regulation in Israel. 200 people answered at least one question pertaining to preventive behaviour. Among the respondents, 21.1% reported a decrease in mask wearing compared to 47.3% who reported a decrease in social distancing. There was no difference in these measures between the sexes. However, people under the age of 50 were more likely to decrease mask wearing (28.1%) and decrease social distancing (56.1%), as compared with people over the age of 50 (17.2% and 41.8%, respectively). Among health care workers, there was a minimal decrease in mask wearing (1/23 people) compared to a more widespread decrease in social distancing (10/23). These data suggest that preventive attitudes change following COVID-19 vaccination, with less adherence to social distancing as compared to mask wearing, and should be taken into account when planning public policy in the future.

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Protecting health-care workers from subclinical coronavirus infection

The Lancet Respiratory Medicine ◽

10.1016/s2213-2600(20)30066-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. e13 ◽

Cited By ~ 205

Author(s):

De Chang ◽

Huiwen Xu ◽

Andre Rebaza ◽

Lokesh Sharma ◽

Charles S Dela Cruz

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Care Workers ◽

Coronavirus Infection

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Medical Supplies Shortages and Burnout among Greek Health Care Workers during Economic Crisis: a Pilot Study

International Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.7150/ijms.7933 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 442-447 ◽

Cited By ~ 27

Author(s):

George Rachiotis ◽

Christos Kourousis ◽

Maria Kamilaraki ◽

Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis ◽

George Dounias ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Economic Crisis ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Medical Supplies ◽

Care Workers

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Consideration for the asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

10.1101/2020.10.06.20207597 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Khaiwal Ravindra ◽

Vivek Singh Malik ◽

Bijaya K Padhi ◽

Sonu Goel ◽

Madhu Gupta

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Chest Ct ◽

Nucleic Acid Testing ◽

Social Distancing ◽

Care Workers ◽

Children Health ◽

Chest Ct Scan

AbstractObjectiveWorldwide countries are experiencing viral load in their population, leading to potential infectivity of asymptomatic COVID-19. Current systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the role of asymptomatic infection worldwide reported in family-cluster, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers.DesignOnline literature search (PubMed, Google Scholar, medRixv, and BioRixv) was accomplished using standard Boolean operators, studies published till 07th June 2020.SettingStudies were included from case reports, short communication, and retrospective to cover sufficient asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission reported.ParticipantsFamilial-clusters, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers.ResultsWe observed asymptomatic transmission among familial-cluster, adults, children, health care workers, and travelers with a proportion of 32% 37%, 26%, 6%, and 32%, respectively. This study observed an overall proportion of 31% (95%CI: 0.19-0.44) with heterogeneity of I2 (97.28%, p=<0.001) among all asymptomatic populations mentioned in this study. Among children and healthcare workers, this study showed no heterogeneity; to overcome the interpretation from a fixed model, the random effect model was also applied to estimate the average distribution across studies included in the meta-analysis.ConclusionWe found and suggest the rigorous epidemiological history, early isolation, social distancing, and increased quarantine period (at least 28 days) after screening asymptomatic cases as well as their close contacts for chest CT scan even after their negative nucleic acid testing to minimize the spread among the community. This systematic review and meta-analysis support asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission between person to person depending on the variation of virus incubation period among individuals. Children especially, school-going aged <18 years, need to be monitored and prevention strategy, e.g., chest CT and social distancing required to prevent the community transmission of COVID-19 in asymptomatic mode.Strengths and limitations of this studyExamine the possibility of asymptomatic COVID-19 transmission in the community at different levels.Supports contact tracing, social distancing, early isolation, and increased quarantine period to minimize the risk of virus spread.Supports chest CT scan and viral nucleic acid testing to identify the asymptomatic cases in the community.Supports rigorous epidemiological history with multiple detection methods.A higher proportion of asymptomatic incidence was seen, suggests monitoring, and maintaining social distancing.

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Update Alert 8: Epidemiology of and Risk Factors for Coronavirus Infection in Health Care Workers

Annals of Internal Medicine ◽

10.7326/l21-0143 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Roger Chou ◽

Tracy Dana ◽

David I. Buckley ◽

Shelley Selph ◽

Rongwei Fu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Care Workers ◽

Coronavirus Infection

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Initial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ecuadorian Healthcare Providers’ self-reported anxiety

Práctica Familiar Rural ◽

10.23936/pfr.v6i2.201 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Gabriella Gaus Hinojosa

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Providers ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Psychological Impact ◽

Healthcare Providers ◽

Nationwide Survey ◽

Psychological Consequences ◽

Care Providers ◽

Explanatory Factors ◽

Care Workers

During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ecuador was one of the countries most impacted globally. High instances of corruption, widespread COVID-19 fatalities and cases, and a strained health care system impacted Ecuadorian healthcare providers’ occupational responsibilities and environment. The psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ecuadorian healthcare providers are limited. The aim of this study is to evaluate the psychological impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Ecuadorian health care providers’ anxiety. A nationwide survey of 293 physicians, nurses, and health care workers in Ecuador was conducted to understand their self-reported anxiety as measured by the Zung self-reported anxiety scale. Our findings suggest the overall mean sample score (M = 39.14, SD = 8.17) was just under the clinical anxiety threshold. Additionally, a majority (63%, n = 114) of the sample appeared to meet the clinical threshold for anxiety highlighting the significant psychological toll of the COVID-19 crisis on health care workers. Explanatory factors and future policy and research recommendations are discussed.

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Use of face mask in COVID-19 pandemic-a review

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences ◽

10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20214734 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 3750

Author(s):

Santosh Kumar Swain ◽

Pragnya Paramita Jena

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Care Workers ◽

Virus Disease ◽

Minimum Cost ◽

Face Mask ◽

Medical Community ◽

Care Workers ◽

Surgical Masks ◽

The World ◽

The Face

The current novel corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a highly infectious disease of the respiratory tract and rapidly spreading all over the world in short span of time. In current COVID-19 pandemic, use of the face mask is becoming usual and ubiquitous for both health care workers and public individuals. Wearing face mask is one of the non-pharmaceutical interventions which need minimum cost and provide dramatic response for preventing the COVID-19 infection. Limited availability of the vaccine and inadequate supply of therapeutic options, face mask use is an important part for public health measures for restricting the COVID-19 spread. Regardless of the debate among medical community regarding global face mask production shortage, a greater number of countries in the world are moving ahead with recommendations or mandates for using face mask in public. As currently global shortage of N95/FFP2 respirators and surgical masks for use by health care workers in the hospitals, simple cloth masks will act as a pragmatic solution for the use of the public. General public often use the surgical mask or even filtering facepiece (FFP) masks irrespective of their need, resulting unnecessary shortage for needy individuals those are exposed to the patients or those are health care workers. So, this review article will clarify the indication of the different types of masks and their rational use in the current COVID-19 pandemic.

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