Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 209, P. 1 - 3
Published: June 20, 2022
Language: Английский
BMJ Open, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. e061203 - e061203
Published: Aug. 1, 2022
To investigate changes in beliefs and behaviours following news of the Omicron variant to guidance understanding Omicron-related guidance, factors associated with engaging protective behaviours. Series cross-sectional surveys (1 November 16 December 2021, five waves data collection). Online. People living England, aged years or over (n=1622-1902 per wave). Levels worry perceived risk, engagement key (out-of-home activities, risky social mixing, wearing a face covering testing uptake). Degree risk COVID-19 (to oneself people UK) fluctuated time, increasing slightly around time announcement about (p<0.001). Understanding rules England was varied, ranging between 10.3% 91.9%, overestimating stringency new rules. Rates increased Meeting up from another household decreased (29 1 December), but then returned previous levels (p=0.002). Associations were investigated using regression analyses. There no evidence for significant associations out-of-home activity (COVID-19 generally Omicron-specific, p≥0.004; Bonferroni adjustment p<0.002 applied). Engaging highest mixing always (p≤0.001). Always shops having heard more Almost 2 into outbreak, emergence novel concern only influenced risk. The main behaviour (wearing covering) promoted by showed re-uptake, other little change.
Language: Английский
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Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(1)
Published: June 21, 2022
Social mixing contributes to the transmission of SARS-CoV-2. We developed a composite measure for risky social mixing, investigating changes during pandemic and factors associated with mixing. Forty-five waves online cross-sectional surveys were used (n = 78,917 responses; 14 September 2020 13 April 2022). investigated socio-demographic, contextual psychological engaging in highest risk England at seven timepoints. Patterns varied over time, broadly line restrictions. Engaging was being younger, less worried about COVID-19, perceiving lower COVID-19 be severe illness, thinking risks exaggerated, not agreeing that one's personal behaviour had an impact on how spreads, information from UK Government can trusted. Our restrictions place time data collection, providing some validation measure. While messages targeting may reduce higher achieving large change short space necessitate reimposition
Language: Английский
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Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11
Published: April 12, 2023
Background We estimated the association between level of restriction in nine different fields activity and SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility Spain, from 15 September 2020 to 9 May 2021. Methods A stringency index (0–1) was created for each Spanish province ( n = 50) daily. hierarchical multiplicative model fitted. The median coefficients across provinces (95% bootstrap confidence intervals) quantified effect increasing one standard deviation over logarithmic return weekly percentage variation 7-days cumulative incidence, lagged 12 days. Results Overall, restrictions reduced transmission by 22% (RR 0.78; one-sided 95%CI: 0, 0.82) 1 week, with highest effects culture leisure 14% (0.86; 0.98), social distancing 13% (0.87; 0.95), indoor restaurants 10% (0.90; 0.95) sports 6% (0.94; 0.98). In a seven fields, no longer had significant while ceremonies decreased 5% (0.95; 0.96). Models R 2 around 70%. Conclusion Increased COVID-19 transmission. Limitations include remaining collinearity somewhat artificial quantification qualitative restrictions, so exact attribution specific areas must be done caution.
Language: Английский
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BMC Public Health, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)
Published: April 4, 2024
In November 2020, similar to other European countries, Portugal implemented a tiered restrictions system control the COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed compare growth rate across tiers assess effect of in Portugal, using models with different times between assessment. Our hypothesis was that being higher tier brings faster deceleration than lower tier.
Language: Английский
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Peer Community Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 4
Published: Sept. 4, 2024
Language: Английский
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Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 33, P. 101124 - 101124
Published: March 25, 2023
Functional motor disorder (FMD) is a common cause of disabling neurological symptoms such as weakness and tremor. Physio4FMD pragmatic, multicentre single blind randomised controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness cost specialist physiotherapy for FMD. Like many other studies this was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.The planned statistical health economics analyses are described, well sensitivity designed assess disruption caused COVID-19. The treatment at least 89 participants (33%) disrupted due pandemic. To account this, we have extended increase sample size. We identified four groups based on how participants' involvement in affected; A: 25 were unaffected; B: 134 received their before start pandemic followed up during pandemic; C: recruited early 2020 had not any clinical services closed because COVID-19; D: 88 after restarted July 2021. primary analysis will involve A, B D. Regression be used effectiveness. conduct descriptive each regression with from all groups, including group C, separately.The mitigation strategy plans maintain integrity while providing meaningful results.ISRCTN56136713.
Language: Английский
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Published: May 3, 2022
Since February 2020, we have been working with the Department of Health and Social Care on a series surveys, COVID-19 Rapid Survey Adherence to Interventions Responses (CORSAIR) study. This entails cross-sectional national (UK) surveys approximately 2000 participants per wave, recruited via two survey panels. Surveys conducted weekly or fortnightly since end January 73 waves data collection date (correct at time writing: 20 April 2022). There some errors datasets delivered us. We re-analysed those our previously reported results that are affected by these corrections. The changes make very little difference any conclusions.
Language: Английский
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Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: June 7, 2022
Abstract Background We estimated the association between level of restriction in nine different fields activity and SARS-CoV-2 transmissibility Spain, from 15 September 2020 to 9 May 2021. Methods A stringency index (0 1) was created for mobility, social distancing, commerce, indoor outdoor bars restaurants, culture leisure, worship ceremonies, sports, each Spanish province (n = 50) daily. The logarithmic return (LR) weekly percentage variation 7-days COVID-19 cumulative incidence used measure transmission, lagged 12 days behind index. hierarchical multiplicative model fitted, median coefficients across provinces (with 95% bootstrap confidence intervals) quantify effect increasing one standard deviation (1SD) field. Results Highest levels were seen sports particularly indoors. increase restrictions overall reduced transmission by 22% (RR 0.78; one-sided 95%CI: 0,0.82) week, with highest effects leisure 14% (0.86; 0,0.98), distancing 13% (0.87; 0,0.95), restaurants 10% (0.90; 0,0.95) 6% (0.94; 0,0.98). In a seven fields, no longer had significant while ceremonies decreased 5% (0.95; 0,0.96). Models R 2 around 70%. Conclusion Increased transmission. Limitations include remaining collinearity somewhat artificial quantification qualitative restrictions, so exact attribution specific areas must be done caution.
Language: Английский
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Public Health, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 209, P. 1 - 3
Published: June 20, 2022
Language: Английский
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