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2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Suzanna Schmeelk ◽  
Alison Davis ◽  
Qiaozheng Li ◽  
Caroline Shippey ◽  
Michelle Utah ◽  
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BACKGROUND Monitoring acute and long-term symptoms of COVID-19 is critical for personal and public health. Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) can be used to support symptom monitoring at the point of need for patients with COVID-19. OBJECTIVE To systematically review and evaluate mHealth apps for quality, functionality, and consistency with guidelines for monitoring symptoms of COVID-19. METHODS We conducted a systematic review of apps for COVID-19 symptom monitoring by searching in two major app stores. The final apps were independently assessed using the Mobile Application Rating Scale (MARS), IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics functionality score, and guidelines from the Center for Disease Control and World Health Organization. Interrater reliability between the reviewers was calculated. RESULTS A total of 1,017 mobile apps were reviewed and 20 met the inclusion criteria. The majority of the apps (90%, n=18) were designed to track acute COVID-19 symptoms, and only two addressed long-term symptoms. Overall, the apps scored high on quality, with an overall MARS rating of 3.94. The most common functionality among all apps was the instruct function (95%, n=19). The most common symptoms included in the apps for tracking were: fever and dry cough (n=18), aches and pains (n=17), difficulty breathing (n=17), tiredness, sore throat, headache, loss of taste, or smell (n=16), and diarrhea (n=15). CONCLUSIONS mHealth apps designed to monitor symptoms of COVID-19 had high quality, but the majority of apps focused almost exclusively on acute symptoms. Future apps should also incorporate monitoring long-term symptoms of COVID-19. CLINICALTRIAL N/A


Author(s):  
Tahmina Parvin ◽  
Elizabeth D. Thomas ◽  
Kelly Endres ◽  
Daniel Leung ◽  
Bhuyian Sazzadul ◽  
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There is limited evidence on the association between animal ownership and respiratory illness among young children in low- and middle-income countries. In this study, we examined the association between animal ownership and respiratory illness among children younger than 5 years of age enrolled in a prospective cohort study in urban Bangladesh. This prospective cohort study enrolled 884 participants younger than 5 years of age in Dhaka, Bangladesh. At baseline, trained research assistants administered caregivers of children younger than 5 years of age a questionnaire on household animal ownership. Animal ownership was defined as owning chickens, birds other than chickens, cats, and dogs. Respiratory surveillance was conducted monthly for children based on caregiver-reported coughing, rapid breathing, and difficult breathing in the past 2 weeks during the 12-month study period. At baseline, 48% of children (424 of 884) had reports of coughing, 5% (40 of 884) had difficulty breathing, 3% (25 of 884) had rapid breathing, and 49% (431 of 884) had reports of any of these three respiratory symptoms. Seventeen percent of children (151 of 884) resided in a household that owned an animal. Children residing in households reporting bird ownership had a significantly greater odds of coughing (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.02–1.28) and any of the three respiratory symptoms in the past 2 weeks (odds ratio, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.02–1.28). Household bird ownership was associated with respiratory illness in young children. These findings suggest that interventions aiming at reducing young children’s exposure to domestic animals should extend to include birds other than chickens.


2022 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 874-878
Author(s):  
Nita Arisanti Yulanda ◽  
Suhendri Suhendri ◽  
Keti Andriani ◽  
Riszky Safitri

SARS-CoV-2 virus was found to be targeted cells may be located in the lower respiratory tract, COVID-19 infection can cause mild, moderate to severe symptoms. The main symptoms that appear are fever (> 38oC), cough and difficulty breathing. Vitamin C treatment has an antiviral effect. Clinical trials have shown that administering high doses of vitamin C has a beneficial effect against colds. As a nurse, one of the roles as an extension agent can be carried out in handling Covid-19 patients, namely providing communication, information, and education about health to the community. The role of nurses in providing education to the community is very necessary because it can make people who are given education understand the information conveyed. In this Community Service activity, the focus is on teenagers as one of the preventive efforts against the transmission of the Covid-19 virus through the provision of Health Education on the importance of consuming vitamin C according to the needs of the adolescent body.


2022 ◽  
pp. 28-57
Author(s):  
Mohamed Echchakery ◽  
Souad El Mouahid ◽  
Soraia El Baz ◽  
Maryam Mountassir ◽  
Ahmed Taoufik Hakkoum ◽  
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which was identified at the end of December 2019 in China. Symptoms of COVID-19 can appear after an incubation phase of the virus of 2 to 14 days, the most common being fever, cough, and asthenia. Other specific symptoms may include shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, muscle pain, sore throat, chills, loss of smell or sensation, chest pain, headache, nausea, rash, diarrhea, and vomiting. The severity of these symptoms can be mild or even extreme causing serious damage to several organs, directly and indirectly, namely pulmonary, renal, hepatic, cardiac, digestive, neurological. Some people have only mild symptoms, while others are asymptomatic. Seniors or those at risk for certain chronic diseases, such as massive obesity, diabetes, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, immune system abnormalities, and liver disease are more susceptible to COVID-19 and can develop more serious and fatal complications.


Author(s):  
Bryanna Garrett ◽  
Rebecca Lopez ◽  
Michael Szymanski ◽  
Drew Eidt

A 14-year-old female high school cross country runner (height = 154 cm, mass = 48.1 kg) with no history of exertional heat stroke (EHS) collapsed at the end of a race. An athletic trainer (AT) assessed the patient, who presented with difficulty breathing then other signs of EHS (i.e. confusion, agitation). The patient was taken to the medical area, draped with a towel, and a rectal temperature (Tre) of 106.9°F(41.6°C) was obtained. The emergency action plan was activated and emergency medical services (EMS) were called. The patient was submerged in a cold-water immersion tub until EMS arrived (~15 minutes; Tre = 100.1°F; cooling rate: 0.41°F·min−1[0.25°C·min−1]). At the hospital, the patient received intravenous fluids, and urine and blood tests were normal. The patient was not admitted and returned to running without sequelae. Following best practices, AT's in secondary schools can prevent death from EHS by properly recognizing EHS and providing rapid cooling before transport.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin Kim ◽  
Marcus A Threadcraft ◽  
Wei Xue ◽  
Sijia Yue ◽  
Richard P Wenzel ◽  
...  

The COVID-19 pandemic surge has exceeded testing capacities in many parts of the world. We investigated the effectiveness of home temperature monitoring for early identification of COVID-19 patients. Study Design: We compared home temperature measurements from a convenience sample of 1180 individuals who reported being test positive for SARS-CoV-2 to an age, sex, and location matched control group of 1249 individuals who had not tested positive. Methods: All individuals monitored their temperature at home using an electronic smartphone thermometer that relayed temperature measurements and symptoms to a centralized cloud based, de-identified data bank. Results: Individuals varied in the number of times they monitored their temperature. When temperature was monitored for over 72 hours fever (> 37.6 C or 99.7 F or a change in temperature of > 1 C or 1.8 F) was detected in 73% of test positive individuals, a sensitivity comparable to rapid SARS-CoV-2 antigen tests. When compared our control group the specificity of fever for COVID-19 was 0.70. However, when fever was combined with complaints of loss of taste and smell, difficulty breathing, fatigue, chills, diarrhea, or stuffy nose the odds ratio of having COVID-19 was sufficiently high as to obviate the need to employ RTPCR or antigen testing to screen for and isolate coronavirus infected cases. Conclusions - Our findings suggest that home temperature monitoring could serve as an inexpensive convenient screen for the onset of COVID-19, encourage earlier isolation of potentially infected individuals, and more effectively reduce the spread of infection in closed spaces.


Author(s):  
R. G. Saifutdinov ◽  
R. R. Akhunova ◽  
A. A. Kurshakov ◽  
E. I. Mitusheva ◽  
R. R. Saifutdinov ◽  
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The article presents a rare clinical case of Gaucher's disease, a hereditary disease that belongs to lysosomal accumulation diseases. A 36-year-old patient was admitted to the clinic with complaints of pain in the left half of the abdomen, pain in the chest, cough with yellow sputum, difficulty breathing due to pain, general weakness. The mental underdevelopment, hepatosplenomegaly, anemia, thrombocytopenia, and the threat of rupture of the spleen were revealed in the process of collecting anamnesis and examination. The patient was transferred to the surgical department, and a splenectomy was performed. Histological examination of the spleen and genetic examination confirmed the diagnosis of Gaucher's disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 713
Author(s):  
Evi Diliana Rospia ◽  
Dwi Kartika Cahyaningtyas ◽  
Desi Rofita ◽  
Cahaya Indah Lestari ◽  
Ni Wayan Ari Adi Putri ◽  
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ABSTRAKNovel coronavirus 2019 atau virus corona sindrom pernafasan akut parah yang disebut COVID-19. Gejala klinis utama yang muncul yaitu demam, batuk dan kesulitan bernapas. World Health Organization (WHO) melaporkan 11.84.226 kasus konfirmasi dengan 545.481 kematian di seluruh dunia (Case Fatality Rate/CFR 4,6%). Di Indonesia kasus meningkat dan menyebar dengan cepat, kasus pertama pada tanggal 2 Maret 2020, pada tanggal 9 Juli 2020 Kementerian Kesehatan melaporkan 70.736 kasus konfirmasi COVID-19 dengan 3.417 kasus meninggal (CFR 4,8%). Kegiatan vaksinasi masal ini bertujuan terbentuknya herd immunity (kekebalan kelompok) dan berkurangnya angka kematian akibat COVID-19 pada masyarakat. Kegiatan vaksinasi masal dilaksanakan di Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram Kota Mataram Nusa Tenggara Barat, dan jenis vaksin yang digunakan pada kegiatan vaksinasi masal ini adalah Sinovac. Jumlah responden yang mengikuti kegiatan ini sebanyak 1.000 orang. Hasil pengabdian didapatkan jumlah yang melakukan vaksinasi sebanyak 1000 orang yang terdiri dari masyarakat umum dan karyawan Universitas Muhammadiyah Mataram. Kata kunci: vaksinasi; covid-19; komunitas; indonesia. ABSTRACTNovel coronavirus 2019 or severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus called COVID-19. The main symptoms that appear are fever, cough and difficulty breathing. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports 11,84,226 confirmed cases with 545,481 deaths worldwide (Case Fatality Rate/CFR 4.6%) In Indonesia cases are increasing and spreading rapidly, the first case on March 2, 2020, on July 9 2020 The Ministry of Health reported 70,736 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 3,417 deaths (CFR 4.8%). This mass vaccination activity aims to form herd immunity and reduce the death rate due to COVID-19 in the community. The mass vaccination activity was carried out at the Muhammadiyah University of Mataram, and the type of vaccine used in this mass vaccination activity was Sinovac. The number of respondents who participated in this activity was 1,000 people. The results of the service found that the number of people who vaccinated was 1000 people consisting of the general public and employees of the Muhammadiyah University of Mataram. Keywords: vaccination; covid-19; community; indonesia. 


2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1103-1110
Author(s):  
Didi Rethodi ◽  
Dian Kartikasari

AbstractAsthma causes narrowing of the airways, which leads to various symptoms such as whezzing, coughing, and shortness of breath (dyspnea) in sufferers. Patients with asthma often complain of experiencing sudden shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and pain when taking a breath. These conditions can causes the patient to become stressed, anxious and the breathing pattern in no longer effective. As a result, the prognosis of disease is poor. The purpose of this literature review study was to picture the frequency of breathing in asthma patients.This literature review highlighted five articles searched from 2011-2021 throught Garba Garuda and Google Scholar. The obtained articles were apprassied using the JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute) instrument before being analyzed. This study revealed that the respiratory rate in patients with asthma increases over 20x/minutes.The conclusion from this literature review is that patients with asthma have tachypnea. This literature review may be used as a reference for hospitals, educational institutions, and other researchers to determine appropriate nursing interventions for asthma patients.Keywords:Asthma; respiratoryrate. AbstrakPenyakit asma dapat menyebabkan penyempitan pada saluran napas dan hal ini dapat menimbulkan gejala seperti mengi, batuk, dan sesak napas (dyspnea) pada penderitanya. Keluhan pasien asma yaitu sering mengalami sesak napas yang dating secara mendadak, sulit untuk bernafas, nyeri saat menarik napas. Hal ini dapat menyebabkan pasien menjadi stress, cemas dan pola napas tidak lagi efektif dan prognosis penyakitnya menjadi buruk. Tujuan dari penelitian literature review ini adalah untuk mengetahui Gambaran Frekuensi Napas Pada Pasien Asma. Metode penelitian menggunakan metode deskriptif dengan pengumpulan data literature review. Pencarian artikel dari tahun 2011-2021 melalui penelusuran Garba Garuda, dan Google Shcolar dengan kriteria inklusi populasi pasien asma dewasa, tahun artikel 2011-2021, penelitian kuantitatif. Hasil pencarian yang didapatkan berupa full text dan pdf, kemudian direview dengan menggunakan instrument JBI (Joanna Briggs Institute), didapatkan 5 artikel dari tahun 2012-2021, diekstraksi kemudian dibahas dan disimpulkan .Hasil penelitian literature review dari 5 atikel menunjukkan bahwa frekuensi napas pada pasien dengan kejadian asma mengalami peningkatan pernafasan >20x/menit. Simpulan dari literature review ini yaitu pasien dengan kejadian asma mengalami peningkatan frekuensi pernapasan. Penelitian literature review ini diharapkan dapat menjadi refrensi bagi pihak rumah sakit, institusi pendidikan maupun penelitilainnya sebagai pertimbangan untuk menentukan intervensi keperawatan yang tepat bagi pasien asma.Kata kunci : Asma, Respirasi


Author(s):  
Hafadh Furqan ◽  
Theresia Febrian Sinaga ◽  
Jioanda Riza Nugraha

The Covid-19 pandemic is increasing throughout Indonesia. Due to this, the handling of covid-19 is very important to do to overcome the spread of the covid-19 virus because if there is no handling of this virus it will endanger public health. As we know COVID-19 can cause mild to severe symptoms. There are about 80% of mild symptoms (runny nose, sore throat, cough, and fever) that do not require special treatment but there are also people who suffer from severe symptoms, such as with pneumonia or difficulty breathing, which usually appear gradually. One of the efforts to deal with COVID-19 is to implement the PPKM (Enforcement of Community Activity Restrictions) policy. None other than the goal is to foster public compliance with health protocols, prevent covid-19, and suppress the spread of COVID-19, so that the tourism and creative economy sector (tourism and creative economy) will bounce back and the economic sector will recover soon. Garut Regency is one of the regencies in Indonesia that also applies this PPKM regulation. This is the background of the author to examine the participation of the people of Garut Regency during the implementation of PPKM in an effort to handle COVID-19. This study aims to find out how the role of the people of Garut Regency and what changes occur during the implementation of PPKM in Garut Regency. The research method used is a literature study by elaborating research that is relevant to the concept of empowering local communities. In one related study, it was stated that community participation in the implementation of emergency PPKM in Garut Regency showed significant results. Therefore, through this program-based idea, we are able to achieve optimal implementation of emergency PPKM so as to increase the health status as high as possible.   Keywords: Covid-19, Community Participation, PPKM, Health protocol


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