Mobile Phone App-Based or Face-to-Face Pulmonary Rehabilitation in COVID-19 Survivors DOI Creative Commons
Vajiheا Atashi,

Marzieh Hashemi,

Shila Haghighat

et al.

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(6), P. 699 - 706

Published: Nov. 1, 2023

Pulmonary Rehabilitation (PR) is recommended as a standard, effective, and important treatment for COVID-19 survivors who remain symptomatic after the acute phase. Therefore, we aimed to compare effect of mobile phone-based PR application with face-to-face on quality life, anxiety, depression, daily life activities survivors.

Language: Английский

The value of decentralized clinical trials: Inclusion, accessibility, and innovation DOI
Girardin Jean‐Louis, Azizi Seixas

Science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 385(6711)

Published: Aug. 22, 2024

In this Review, we explore the transformative potential of decentralized clinical trials (DCTs) in addressing limitations traditional randomized controlled (RCTs). We highlight merits DCTs fostering greater inclusivity, efficiency, and adaptability. emphasize challenges RCTs, including limited participant diversity logistical barriers, geographical constraints, mistrust research institutions, showing how are preferred these by utilizing remote digital technologies community providers to enable broader, more inclusive participation. Furthermore, underscore for democratizing research. also stress importance unresolved challenges, data security privacy, patient monitoring, regulatory variations. Research is needed devise standardized protocols streamline DCT processes, its long-term impacts on outcomes, overcome through equitable stakeholder engagement.

Language: Английский

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Geoepidemiological perspective on COVID-19 pandemic review, an insight into the global impact DOI Creative Commons
Alexandre Vallée

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: Oct. 19, 2023

The COVID-19 pandemic showed major impacts, on societies worldwide, challenging healthcare systems, economies, and daily life of people. Geoepidemiology, an emerging field that combines geography epidemiology, has played a vital role in understanding combatting the spread virus. This interdisciplinary approach provided insights into spatial patterns, risk factors, transmission dynamics at different scales, from local communities to global populations. Spatial patterns have revealed variations incidence rates, with urban-rural divides regional hotspots playing significant roles. Cross-border highlighted importance travel restrictions coordinated public health responses. Risk factors such as age, underlying conditions, socioeconomic occupation, demographics, behavior influenced vulnerability outcomes. Geoepidemiology also transmissibility COVID-19, emphasizing asymptomatic pre-symptomatic transmission, super-spreading events, impact variants. should be responding evolving new viral challenges this future pandemics.

Language: Английский

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Impact of School Nurse on Managing Pediatric Type 1 Diabetes with Technological Devices Support: A Systematic Review DOI Creative Commons
Giovanni Cangelosi, Stefano Mancin, Sara Morales Palomares

et al.

Diseases, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(8), P. 173 - 173

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

Introduction: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a disease that primarily occurs in pediatric populations. A school nurse (SN) can provide valuable support the setting for minors affected by this condition. Methods: The main objective of study was to evaluate impact nursing care provided adolescents and children with T1D using technological devices school. Qualitative quantitative outcomes considered included studies were collected discussed. systematic review conducted PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus databases reported thought PRISMA guidelines. Results: Eleven included. results showed SNs need enhance both their skills organization effectively manage young patients technology. response population caregivers management SN has been positive. Conclusions: chronic diseases one most urgent public health issues, especially Western healthcare systems. Proper at level definitely an aspect policymakers managers should consider improve quality life extremely vulnerable population, particularly those T1D.

Language: Английский

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Bewertung der Einsätze des Robert Koch-Instituts für COVID-19-Ausbruchsuntersuchungen durch subnationale Gesundheitsbehörden DOI Creative Commons
Mario Martín-Sánchez,

C Siffczyk,

Anna Loenenbach

et al.

Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 19, 2025

Zusammenfassung Hintergrund Gemäß Infektionsschutzgesetz kann das Robert Koch-Institut (RKI) auf Amtshilfeersuchen (AHE) die Gesundheitsämter (GÄ) und Landesbehörden (LB) bei Ausbruchsuntersuchungen unterstützen. Während der COVID-19-Pandemie unterstützten RKI-Teams GÄ LB ca. 50 (vor Ort oder virtuell). Gründe für gegen ein AHE sowie Einschätzung stattgefundener RKI-Einsätze sollen erhoben analysiert werden. Methoden Im Zeitraum 09.03.2023–12.05.2023 stellte RKI allen ( n = 376) 16) den Link zu einer Online-Befragung zur Verfügung. Diese enthielt Fragen dazu, ob, wie oft warum bzw. nicht RKI-Team gestellt wurde. Wenn Einsatz stattfand, wurde um eine Bewertung hinsichtlich Nützlichkeit, Rechtzeitigkeit, Zufriedenheit des Arbeitsaufwandes gebeten. Ergebnisse 146 Behörden (136 10 LB) nahmen teil; 21 (14 %) stellten mindestens gaben Feedback 22 Einsätzen vor Ort. Häufige Nichtstellen waren kein Bedarf (60 %, 56/94) keine Erfahrungen mit (31 29/34) Kenntnis AHE-Prozessen (29 27/94). Die Einsätze fanden zwischen Februar 2020 September 2021 statt. Unterstützungsanfragen fehlende fachliche Expertise 18), personelle Ressourcen 13) politischer/öffentlicher Druck 12). Größter Nutzen war Beantwortung epidemiologischer Fragestellungen 18). Bei 20 dem zufrieden; 19 rechtzeitig Mehrarbeit amtshilfeersuchenden als angemessen bewertet. Diskussion bewerteten positiv. Bezüglich AHE-Prozesse zeigte sich Informationsbedarf, Schulungen Bereitstellung von Informationsmaterial durch einschloss.

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Learning from COVID-19: Building better preparedness for human metapneumovirus outbreaks DOI
MD. Faisal Ahmed

Medicine India, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 0, P. 1 - 2

Published: April 14, 2025

Language: Английский

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Global Trends and Action Items for the Prevention and Control of Emerging and Re-Emerging Infectious Diseases DOI Creative Commons

Silvia De Gaetano,

Elena Ponzo, Angelina Midiri

et al.

Hygiene, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 5(2), P. 18 - 18

Published: May 2, 2025

In recent decades, the world has observed emergence and re-emergence of a multitude previously non-existent or re-emerging infectious diseases, for which there is paucity timely effective preventative measures. The WHO published catalogue priority pathogens that are likely to trigger future epidemics, with objective designing prophylactic therapeutic interventions. rationale behind these interventions rooted in comprehensive understanding aetiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis target diseases. While it imperative acknowledge pivotal role evolutionary changes play, equally important recognise influence multifaceted interplay factors on These include human populations, vectors reservoirs exposure, environmental changes. This review summarises ten as well those high epidemic potential already focus specific control programme initiatives, such HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria Furthermore, this concentrated means addressing infections through public health surveillance response systems. Such systems must be designed rapidly detect unusual unexpected disease patterns, track share information real time, mobilise global responses, most ways effectively contain transmission.

Language: Английский

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Emergence of SARS‐CoV‐2 variants KP.2 and KP.3 sparks concerns: What should we do? DOI Creative Commons
Balamurugan Shanmugaraj

Health care science, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 211 - 214

Published: Aug. 1, 2024

SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve and circulate globally. In recent weeks, variants such as KP.2 KP.3 have been rapidly increasing in many countries. Prevention strategies receiving updated COVID-19 vaccines, wearing masks when recommended, washing hands frequently, getting tested if symptoms appear, staying home sick can help protect individuals others from COVID-19.

Language: Английский

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COVID-19: Lessons from the Past to Inform the Future of Healthcare DOI Creative Commons
Camilla Mattiuzzi, Giuseppe Lippi

COVID, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 5(1), P. 4 - 4

Published: Dec. 26, 2024

The emergence of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and its global spread have left an indelible mark, disrupting multiple aspects human life. It is therefore crucial to retrospectively analyze the factors that contributed more initial inefficiency response, thus enhancing preparedness proactively addressing risk similar events occurring in future. Critical areas were identified based on our expertise. Relevant bibliographic references subsequently gathered through open search scientific databases substantiate concepts discussed this article. key issues hindered effective response disease 2019 (COVID-19) are numerous multifaceted, some these will be critically examined article, including delayed identification pathogen, inadequate public health preparedness, therapeutic management, deficiencies laboratory diagnostics. From analysis, for improvement emerge ensure efficient responses future crises, (i) strengthening information systems, (ii) improving pandemic planning, (iii) developing a resilient healthcare workforce, (iv) increasing investment research development, (v) expanding use telemedicine digital health, (vi) ensuring universal access healthcare, (vii) communication trust.

Language: Английский

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The Critical Need for Disaster Medicine in Modern Medical Education DOI Open Access
Muhammad Hamza Shah, S. Roy, Eleni Flari

et al.

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 18

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

Abstract Current escalation of natural disasters, pandemics, and humanitarian crises underscores the pressing need for inclusion disaster medicine in medical education frameworks. Conventional training often lacks adequate focus on complexities unique challenges inherent such emergencies. This discourse advocates integration into curricula, highlighting imperative to prepare health-care professionals an effective response challenging environments. These competencies encompass understanding mass casualty management, ethical decision-making amidst resource constraints, adapting practices varied emergency contexts. Therefore, we posit that equipping students with these specialized skills knowledge is vital delivery face global health

Language: Английский

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A New Model of Air–Oxygen Blender for Mechanical Ventilators Using Dynamic Pressure Sensors DOI Creative Commons
Gabryel Soares, Gilberto Fernandes, Otacílio M. Almeida

et al.

Sensors, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(5), P. 1481 - 1481

Published: Feb. 24, 2024

Respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of death globally, with COVID-19 pandemic serving as a prominent example. Issues such infections affect large population and, depending on mode transmission, can rapidly spread worldwide, impacting thousands individuals. These manifest in mild and severe forms, severely affected patients requiring ventilatory support. The air–oxygen blender is critical component mechanical ventilators, responsible for mixing air oxygen precise proportions to ensure constant supply. most commonly used version this equipment analog model, which faces several challenges. include lack precision adjustments inspiratory fraction oxygen, well gas wastage from cylinders pressure decreases. research proposes model utilizing only dynamic sensors calculate saturation, based Bernoulli’s equation. underwent validation through simulation, revealing linear relationship between pressures saturation up mixture outlet 500 cmH2O. Beyond value, begins exhibit non-linearities. However, these non-linearities be mitigated calibration algorithm that adjusts mathematical model. This represents relevant advancement field, addressing scarcity work focused essential crucial saving lives.

Language: Английский

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