scholarly journals Epidemiological Evaluation of the Covid-19 Pandemic in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Nwafor E. Odumegwu ◽  
Umeh M. Ngozi ◽  
Ebere U. Chidi
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
General Public ◽  
Death Rate ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Patient Response ◽  
Epidemiological Evaluation ◽  
The Government ◽  
And Control

This research presents the epidemiological evaluation and statistical analysis COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria after three months of its first incidence. The aim is to assess the performance of the medical professionals, Nigerian Center for Disease and Control (NCDC), the Governments and the general public respectively in the fight against COVID-19 in the last three months of the first incidence case. This was done using the data collected from the NCDC and analyzed using the Microsoft BI analyzer. From the evaluation, it was observed that after three months, a total number of 8077 cases have been recorded. Of this, 68.5% are active cases, receiving treatment in the hospital, 28.6% have recovered while 2.9% have died with majority of them over 50 years in age and have cardiac related cases before the virus struck. The implication of this result shows that the health care professionals and NCDC are doing their best having recorded a very low death rate so far compared to the total recorded cases. However the government needs to support and properly equip the hospitals with enough health care resources to help optimize patient response to treatment. Finally it was observed that despite the low death rate recorded, that the rate of increased new cases is alarming. The implication is that the general public is not very supportive in this fight of COVID-19. Hence more public awareness and recommended to educate the public on the safety measures required to prevent the spread of this virus and ensure public safety.

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1998 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Wilkinson
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Recent Article ◽  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Nursing Ethics ◽  
Patient Response ◽  
Treatment Regimens

A recent article published in Nursing Ethics, written by Professor Bridgit Dimond, highlighted the topic of noncompliance by patients and attention was drawn to a number of issues relevant to health care professionals. In this response, some specific challenges facing nurses are considered in the light of Professor Dimond’s arguments. In doing so, the notion of compliance as an appropriate concept in modern nursing practice is questioned. The recommendations to emerge include strategies to consider patient response to treatment regimens in the form of adherence to health care advice through negotiated therapy. The claimed benefits of health care recommendations are considered and caution about iatrogenesis is advised.

The implications of providing patient-friendly letters in the outpatient clinic

2007 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 66-67
Author(s):  
MJ Hall ◽  
TJ Edwards ◽  
S Ashley ◽  
AJ Walker ◽  
C Cosgrove ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Outpatient Clinic ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
General Public ◽  
Patient Involvement ◽  
Health Care Provision ◽  
Care Provision ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Government

During the past decade the government has implemented several schemes to modernise health care provision to the general public. One such initiative has been to increase patient involvement in the health care they receive. The NHS Plan in 2000 demonstrated a commitment to empower patients through increased communication with the health care professionals, stating that 'letters between clinicians about an individual patient's care will be copied to the patient as of right' from April 2004.

scholarly journals COVID-19-A CHALLENGE FOR THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Sana Wazir
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care System ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
The World ◽  
And Control ◽  
Care System

Until  the  last  century,  coronavirus  have  been  associated  with  non-severe  respiratory  infections  in humans'.  In December  2019, a new coronavirus  was isolated  in patients related   to the Wet  market  in the  city  of Wuhan  (China)². It  rapidly  spread  across  the world and  has become the largest pandemic since the Spanish Flu in 1918. More than half  a  million  people   worldwide  were  infected  by  the  end  of  March  2020  with  an increasing  number of deaths  being reported³  The first COVID-19 case in Pakistan was reported in the end of February, since  than the total confirmed cases of COVID- 19 are 261,914 and reported  deaths  of 5,522 and  recovered  cases are 198,509⁴. By now we are all aware  of the symptoms  of the still evolving   disease,  which  can  include  cough, fever  and  chills,  muscle  pain,  sore  throat,  shortness   of  breath  and  loss  of  taste  and smell. It can also include gastrointestinal symptoms and headaches. The  year  2020  has  proved  to  be  a  nightmare  for  the  economy  and  health  care; creating   a panic  situation  across  the  world⁵. It  is a three-fold  challenge  for  the health care    professionals:   one   concerning   health   care   of   the   general   population   and  prevention  and  control  of  infection  in  the  community,  secondly  providing  health  care  facilities  for  combating  this  critical  situation,  and  thirdly  safety  and  protection  of   the front-liners³. This  is  an  uphill  task  for  developing  countries  like  Pakistan  due  to   low socioeconomic reasons⁵. The  virus  is transmitted  from human  to human droplets  putting  the medical  personnel at   greater  risk  and  requiring  the  use  of  full  personal  protective  equipment  (PPE)  as they   are  in  close  contact  with  such  patients.  The  shortage  of  PPE  is  a  worldwide problem.   Proper  triage  systems should  be established  at different  health  care centers for  screening   of  suspected  COVID-19  patients.  Infected  patients  require  critical  care and assisted   ventilation  which  needs professional  training  of staff  who are involved  in care of virus   infected patients.  High  demand for ventilators  and establishment  of high dependency  units  on   emergency  basis  is  also  a  challenge.  The  emerging  need  for experienced   frontline  health   care  professionals   is  putting  our  skeletal  health  care system  under  a  lot  of   pressure.  As  we  are  eagerly  waiting  for drugs  and  vaccines  to combat this pandemic, the  only option we have is to take precautions. However,  health care professionals  cannot stay away  from the patients nor can they avoid contact with suspected   cases   of  COVID-19.   They   are    the   frontline   warriors   fighting   with   full strength. They are under tremendous physical  and mental stress. Many doctors across the world have lost their lives mainly in China and Italy,  and several deaths have been reported  in Pakistan.  Apart from their health, they are at a high  risk of transmitting  the disease to family and friends. Many queries still need to be answered in research for best scientific evidence in order to   prevent  and  control  spread  of  COVID-19  and  clinical  management   of  infected patients.   COVID-19  pandemic  is  a  challenge  for  health  care  system  globally,  which should  be   combated  with  improvement  in  acquiring  knowledge  about  the  disease, spreading  that   knowledge  to the common  man  and getting  acclimatized  with  the new normal  by  changing  our   practice  guidelines  for  providing  best  medical  care.  Public awareness   and   strict    adherence   to   standard   operational   procedures   cannot   be stressed enough to control the spread of the novel coronavirus.

scholarly journals Differences in Perceptions of Health Information Between the Public and Health Care Professionals: Nonprobability Sampling Questionnaire Survey (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anat Gesser-Edelsburg ◽  
Nour Abed Elhadi Shahbari ◽  
Ricky Cohen ◽  
Adva Mir Halavi ◽  
Rana Hijazi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
New Media ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
General Public ◽  
The Public ◽  
Search For Information

BACKGROUND In the new media age, the public searches for information both online and offline. Many studies have examined how the public reads and understands this information but very few investigate how people assess the quality of journalistic articles as opposed to information generated by health professionals. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine how public health care workers (HCWs) and the general public seek, read, and understand health information and to investigate the criteria by which they assess the quality of journalistic articles. METHODS A Web-based nonprobability sampling questionnaire survey was distributed to Israeli HCWs and members of the public via 3 social media outlets: Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. A total of 979 respondents participated in the online survey via the Qualtrics XM platform. RESULTS The findings indicate that HCWs find academic articles more reliable than do members of the general public (44.4% and 28.4%, respectively, P<.001). Within each group, we found disparities between the places where people search for information and the sources they consider reliable. HCWs consider academic articles to be the most reliable, yet these are not their main information sources. In addition, HCWs often use social networks to search for information (18.2%, P<.001), despite considering them very unreliable (only 2.2% found them reliable, P<.001). The same paradoxes were found among the general public, where 37.5% (P<.001) seek information via social networks yet only 8.4% (P<.001) find them reliable. Out of 6 quality criteria, 4 were important both to HCWs and to the general public. CONCLUSIONS In the new media age where information is accessible to all, the quality of articles about health is of critical importance. It is important that the criteria examined in this research become the norm in health writing for all stakeholders who write about health, whether they are professional journalists or citizen journalists writing in the new media.

Klinkende meerstemmige verhalen, deel II

KWALON ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Bussmann ◽  
Chris Kuiper ◽  
Alexander Maas
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Labor Market ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Elderly Care ◽  
Music Listening ◽  
Musical Work ◽  
Narrative Methodology ◽  
The Government

Sounding polyphonic stories, part II. The phase of listening in data collection Sounding polyphonic stories, part II. The phase of listening in data collection In the Netherlands, future staffing of elderly care will demand a big effort and a lot of creativity of health care organizations and the government. In this study an unconventional qualitative, narrative methodology is applied to throw a new light on the significance having a job and working in elderly care has for health care professionals and to use this as a source of inspiration for labor market policymakers. The methodology is rather unconventional because it doesn’t only focuses on the lingual content of the stories, but also includes other significant aspects of storytelling (e.g., voice and sound). Therefore musical work forms (e.g., music listening and singing) are used additionally.In the first phase of data collection stories of care professionals about the intertwining of their lifeline and career have been collected. In the second, listening phase HR-professionals listened to the stories told by the care professionals and used them as a source of inspiration for HR policy innovation.In a former article the methodology of the storytelling phase has been described. This article treats the methodology of the listening phase in the data collection. Later on the analysis methods will be described.

scholarly journals The Use of Language in Diabetes Care and Education

2017 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 551-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane K. Dickinson ◽  
Susan J. Guzman ◽  
Melinda D. Maryniuk ◽  
Catherine A. O’Brian ◽  
Jane K. Kadohiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Diabetes Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
General Public ◽  
American Diabetes Association ◽  
American Association ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Strong Impact ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Diabetes Educators

Language is powerful and can have a strong impact on perceptions as well as behavior. A task force, consisting of representatives from the American Association of Diabetes Educators and the American Diabetes Association, convened to discuss language in diabetes care and education. The literature supports the need for a language movement in diabetes care and education. There are effective ways of communicating about diabetes. This article provides recommendations for language used by health care professionals and others when discussing diabetes through spoken or written words, whether directed to people with diabetes, colleagues, or the general public, as well as research questions related to language and diabetes.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and preventive practices regarding tuberculosis care and control among health care professionals at TB centres: implications for TB control efforts

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2318
Author(s):  
K. M. Jaiswal ◽  
Lohit S. Vaishnao ◽  
Sujata Dudhgaonkar ◽  
Latesh Raghte ◽  
Mahek S. Kewalramani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Traditional Medicine ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
World Health ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Attitudes And Practices ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
Paramedical Staff ◽  
And Control

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) ranks as the leading cause of death from infectious disease. The World Health Organization (WHO) has considered TB a global public health disaster since 1993. Four factors affect non-adherence to treatment-the patient, healthcare systems, pharmaco-therapeutics and the key persons, health care professional (HCP). So, the study was conducted to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding TB care and control in HCPs working in TB units.Methods: This was a cross-sectional, observational, questionnaire-based study conducted in all the HCPs working for the TB care and control.Results: The responses to the questions of knowledge were variable indicating incompleteness of information, facts, understanding related to TB in HCPs. HCPs show very strong positive attitude for finding every new case of TB is essential. The HCPs disagree to some statements like traditional or alternative medicine assists in wellbeing of TB patients. Practice competency was low with average score 2.32 out of 6, doctors having higher score of 4.62 followed by nurses, lab-technicians, pharmacist and activist with score of 2.57, 1.66, 1.5, 1.25 respectively.  The activist are the key persons in the national tuberculosis program, exhibited the least score in this study indicates they do not have much orientation about the practice of TB treatment. Specific deficiencies existed for some knowledge statements of HCWs on TB. There was disagreement in attitudes regarding stigma and traditional medicine, and practice competencies were poor. Improvement in aspect of KAP of HCPs on TB will help India achieve the goal of End TB.Conclusions: Specific deficiencies existed for some knowledge statements of TB in paramedical staff as compared to doctor participants. There was disagreement in attitudes regarding stigma and traditional medicine, and practice competencies were poor in activists. Improvement in knowledge, attitude and practices of TB in paramedical staff by conducting CME, Workshop, training sessions will help India to achieve the goal of End TB.

scholarly journals TANTANGAN DALAM PENYELENGGARAAN PELAYANAN PUBLIK YANG EFEKTIF PADA PANDEMI COVID 19

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 459-480
Author(s):  
Winsherly Tan
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Services ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
The Public ◽  
General Obligation ◽  
Government Capacity ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Welfare State

State or government affairs shall be conducted in accordance with the principles of good governance. This is considered a must in normal times and more so when the government have to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. This general obligation is also in line with the theory proposed by Muchsan about the welfare state and the government’s obligation to provide public services. But reality shows a different picture. The Indonesian government seems to fail in providing good and reliable services in health care, public transport, social assistance, economy, and security.  One solution proposed is to appoint a person in charge of managing public complaints. The expectation is that this will empower the public, raise public awareness and increase government capacity to provide for public services.

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