BJA Open,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
5, P. 100117 - 100117
Published: Dec. 5, 2022
The
COVID-19
pandemic
disrupted
healthcare
services
worldwide,
with
a
consequent
impact
on
the
delivery
of
medical
education
and
training
in
all
acute
care
specialties.
Anaesthesia
has
been
challenged
by
combination
reduced
elective
theatre
activity,
redeployment
trainees
to
critical
units,
changes
standard
anaesthetic
practices.The
aim
this
study
was
quantify
specialist
anaesthesia
at
tertiary
level
teaching
hospital
Ireland
via
retrospective
analysis
data
captured
electronic
records.
caseloads
periods
before
during
were
analysed
along
airway
management
practices,
core
procedural
skills
performed,
rostering.
Data
relating
145
periods:
pre-pandemic
(January
2018
January
2020)
2020
2022).The
mean
number
cases
logged
per
trainee
6-month
period
from
156.8
119.2
(23.9%
reduction;
P<0.0001).
Although
caseload
reduced,
gained
additional
experience
significant
increase
overall
days
spent
staffing
wards.
In
setting,
arterial
lines,
central
neuraxial
blocks,
peripheral
nerve
blocks
performed
significantly
pandemic.Although
exposure
increased
over
an
extended
period,
long-term
significance
alteration
remains
uncertain.
Vaccines,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(4), P. 500 - 500
Published: March 24, 2022
Healthcare
workers
(HCWs)
are
at
higher
risk
of
developing
COVID-19
due
to
their
professional
exposition
the
SARS-CoV-2
virus.
This
study
assesses
intention
vaccination
against
before
vaccines
were
approved,
and
rate
vaccine
uptake
during
first
nine
months
immunization
among
HCWs.
A
cross-sectional
seroprevalence
was
carried
out
July
2020
in
University
Clinical
Hospital
Center
Bezanijska
Kosa
Belgrade,
Serbia
that
included
62.8%
all
Besides
serological
testing
for
IgG
antibodies,
data
about
HCWs'
accept
if
a
became
available
collected.
cohort
HCWs
followed
up
until
end
October
2021
assess
number
vaccinated
PCR-positive
staff.
In
study,
18.3%
had
positive
antibodies
without
difference
with
IgG-negative
regarding
age,
gender,
profession
type,
years
service.
Before
available,
significantly
percentage
IgG-positive
compared
unsure
whether
be
(62.5%
vs.
49.0%),
fewer
stated
they
would
not
(16.7%
25.1%).
When
Serbia,
HCWs,
those
who
clear
(yes)
negative
(no)
attitude
toward
period
begun
28%
20%,
respectively,
while
51%
received
(p
=
0.006).
Among
there
no
statistical
previous
negative,
positive,
opinions
0.498).
multivariate
analysis,
independent
factors
associated
being
female
(OR
1.92;
95%CI:
1.04-3.55),
age
30-59
years,
previously
vaccine-unsure
1.84;
1.04-3.25),
attitudes
2.48;
95%CI:1.23-5.01),
nurses
less
likely
become
0.39
95%
CI:
0.20-0.75)
These
findings
indicate
change
towards
vaccination.
International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
23(4), P. 100404 - 100404
Published: Aug. 22, 2023
We
aimed
to
investigate
the
impact
of
COVID-19
pandemic
on
psychological
symptom
burden
against
socioeconomic
background
cancer
patients
using
data
from
routine
assessments
before
and
during
In
this
cross-sectional
study,
standardised
assessment
instruments
were
applied
in
N
=
1,329
screen
for
symptoms
anxiety,
depression,
post-traumatic
stress,
fatigue
2018
2022.
Two
MANOVAs
with
post-hoc
tests
computed.
First,
only
time
was
included
as
predictor
examine
isolated
pandemic.
Second,
income
level
education
further
predictors
additionally
test
predictive
power
factors
final
model,
had
a
significant
all
aspects
burden,
low
being
highly
burdened
(partial
η²
.01,
p
.023).
The
highest
mean
difference
found
depressive
(MD
0.13,
CI
[0.07;
0.19],
<
.001).
no
influence
distress
Although
is
major
stressor
many
respects,
poverty
may
be
more
important
risk
factor
outpatients,
outweighing
BJA Open,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
5, P. 100117 - 100117
Published: Dec. 5, 2022
The
COVID-19
pandemic
disrupted
healthcare
services
worldwide,
with
a
consequent
impact
on
the
delivery
of
medical
education
and
training
in
all
acute
care
specialties.
Anaesthesia
has
been
challenged
by
combination
reduced
elective
theatre
activity,
redeployment
trainees
to
critical
units,
changes
standard
anaesthetic
practices.The
aim
this
study
was
quantify
specialist
anaesthesia
at
tertiary
level
teaching
hospital
Ireland
via
retrospective
analysis
data
captured
electronic
records.
caseloads
periods
before
during
were
analysed
along
airway
management
practices,
core
procedural
skills
performed,
rostering.
Data
relating
145
periods:
pre-pandemic
(January
2018
January
2020)
2020
2022).The
mean
number
cases
logged
per
trainee
6-month
period
from
156.8
119.2
(23.9%
reduction;
P<0.0001).
Although
caseload
reduced,
gained
additional
experience
significant
increase
overall
days
spent
staffing
wards.
In
setting,
arterial
lines,
central
neuraxial
blocks,
peripheral
nerve
blocks
performed
significantly
pandemic.Although
exposure
increased
over
an
extended
period,
long-term
significance
alteration
remains
uncertain.