Epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and management of long COVID: an update

Molecular Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 28(10), С. 4056 - 4069

Опубликована: Июль 25, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Social Stigma, Mental Health, Stress, and Health-Related Quality of Life in People with Long COVID

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(5), С. 3927 - 3927

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2023

A considerable amount of people who have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience ongoing symptoms, a condition termed long COVID. This study examined nuanced experiences social stigma in COVID and their associations perceived stress, depressive anxiety, mental physical health-related quality life (hrqol). total N = 253 participants symptoms (mean age 45.49, SD 12.03; n 224, 88.5% women) completed cross-sectional online survey on overall the subfacets enacted external stigma, disclosure concerns, internalized stigma. Data were analysed using multiple regression controlling for burden consequences COVID, outcome-specific confounders. In line our preregistered hypotheses, was related to more higher lower hrqol, but-in contrast hypothesis-it unrelated hrqol after The three subscales resulted differential outcomes. Social go hand worse health Future studies should examine potential protective factors buffer effects people's well-being.

Язык: Английский

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Close contacts of xenograft recipients: Ethical considerations due to risk of xenozoonosis

Xenotransplantation, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 31(2)

Опубликована: Март 1, 2024

With decades of pre-clinical studies culminating in the recent clinical application xenotransplantation, it would appear timely to provide recommendations for operationalizing oversight xenotransplantation trials. Ethical issues with have been described decades, largely centering on animal welfare, risks posed recipient, and public health by potential spread xenozoonosis. Much less attention has given considerations relating potentially elevated faced those who may care or otherwise close contact xenograft recipients. This paper examines ethical logistical raised exposure xenozoonotic disease contacts xenotransplant recipients-defined herein as including but not limited caregivers, household contacts, sexual partners-which warrants special their increased risk infection compared general public. We discuss implications assent consent these undergo, along procedures screening possible quarantine. then propose several options trials that could account address contacts' education agency regarding

Язык: Английский

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Experiences of stigma, discrimination and violence and their impact on the mental health of health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Scientific Reports, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 14(1)

Опубликована: Май 8, 2024

Health care workers have been exposed to COVID-19 more than people in other professions, which may led stigmatization, discrimination, and violence toward them, possibly impacting their mental health. We investigated (1) factors associated with stigma, violence, (2) the association of health, (3) everyday experiences violence. chose a combination quantitative approach qualitative content analysis analyze data collected at three time points: 2020, 2021 2022. A higher age was lower odds experiencing whereas female gender related negative experiences. The intensity exposure greater experience across all years (for example 2022: ratio, 95% confidence interval: 1.74, 1.18-2.55 for mild exposure; 2.82, 1.95-4.09 moderate 5.74, 3.55-9.26 severe exposure, when compared no exposure). Stigma, were most strongly psychological distress 2020 (odds ratio = 2.97, interval 2.27-3.88) depressive symptoms 2.78, 2.12-3.64). Attention should be given destigmatization contagious diseases prevention health problems, both within workplaces among public.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 Racism and Chinese American Families’ Mental Health: A Comparison between 2020 and 2021

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 20(8), С. 5437 - 5437

Опубликована: Апрель 7, 2023

This study compared rates of multiple forms COVID-19 racism-related discrimination experiences, fear/worries, and their associations with mental health indices among Chinese American parents youth between 2020 2021. 4- to 18-year-old children a subsample 10- adolescents completed surveys in A high percentage continued experience or witness anti-Chinese/Asian racism both online person Parents experienced less vicarious but more direct (both person) reported poorer 2021 than 2020. Associations were stronger for parents’ and/or youth’s perceptions Sinophobia, government-related worries, weaker only experiences. The spillover effect from experiences Sinophobia all families racial across dimensions, the detrimental impacts on still salient second year pandemic. Vicarious collective may have even negative well-being later Decreasing disparities Americans other communities color requires extensive, long-term national efforts eliminate structural aspects racism.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 and Its Impact on Healthcare Workers: Understanding Stigma, Stress, and Quality of Life

Cureus, Год журнала: 2023, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2023

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively impacted public health systems worldwide and created anxiety stress among communities, resulting in the stigmatization of patients infected with virus. Stigmatization individuals who are sick or thought to be a long history can lead discrimination prejudice. This study aims evaluate prevalence COVID-19-related stigma Jordan, assess relationship between quality life (QoL) healthcare workers, identify possible measures decrease stressful events. Understanding psychological effects workers' jobs reducing their burden is essential improving medical outcomes QoL patients.This cross-sectional was conducted three primary hospitals Amman, from July December 2021. Healthcare workers were recruited through convenience sampling completed self-administered questionnaire, which included demographic information, validated COVID-19 work conditions during pandemic, Depression, Anxiety Stress Scale - 21 Items (DASS-21) questionnaire measure depression, anxiety, stress, EUROHIS-QOL QoL. Data analyzed using descriptive inferential statistics, including chi-square tests post hoc analysis. approved by institutional review board, participation voluntary confidential.The 683 77.7% based capital city, Amman. Most participants 18 30 years age, slightly more than half female. found that 38.1% would not take vaccine once it became available. More (56%) reported experiencing 61% 65% depression pandemic. Internal medicine specialties frontline nurses highest levels greater exposure higher stress. Only 3% (p=0.043), low-income reporting frequently. significantly correlated feelings (p<0.001).Healthcare mental well-being been affected Widespread surveillance for crucial protect issues improve service provided patients. Stigma major factor may increase

Язык: Английский

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An Exploratory Study of the Mpox Media Consumption, Attitudes, and Preferences of Sexual and Gender Minority People Assigned Male at Birth in the United States

LGBT Health, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 10(5), С. 401 - 407

Опубликована: Фев. 3, 2023

Purpose: This study examined the consumption of, attitudes toward, and preferences for mpox media among U.S. sexual gender minority (SGM) people assigned male at birth (AMAB). Methods: A total of 496 SGM AMAB completed an online cross-sectional survey between August 6 15, 2022. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics logistic regressions. Results: Approximately two-thirds participants overall agreed that media-related content about targeted (66.3%) stigmatized gay, bisexual, other men who have sex (69.2%). The three most preferred destigmatization (44.2%), vaccine accessibility (25.2%), transmission prevention (19.2%). Rural had a lower likelihood consuming mpox-related than urban participants. Conclusion: prefer messaging campaigns to be grounded in stigma-reduction ensure messages do not perpetrate stigma against them. Stigmatizing might foster distrust interventions.

Язык: Английский

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Internalised stigma among people with mental illness in Africa, pooled effect estimates and subgroup analysis on each domain: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMC Psychiatry, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 23(1)

Опубликована: Июнь 29, 2023

Internalisation of stigma occurs when people with a stigmatised attribute, such as mental illness, supress negative but accepted societal attitudes. However, far is known, there no comprehensive picture the prevalence and factors associated with, internalised among living illness in Africa. This systematic review meta-analysis provide new knowledge by examining evidence on

Язык: Английский

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First-Year College Students' Mental Health in the Post-COVID-19 Era in Guangxi, China: A Study Demands-Resources Model Perspective

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 10

Опубликована: Июнь 13, 2022

The post-COVID-19 era means that the COVID-19 is basically under control; however, risk of pandemic still affects people's work, study, and life, physically psychologically. In this era, due to more challenges first-year college students face, attention should be paid their mental health. An emerging study demands-resources (SD-R) model can explain influencing mechanism students' This suggests demands increase student burnout, which results in health problems; meanwhile, resources reduce burnout engagement, thus improving Based on SD-R model, explores impacts time pressure, emotional exhaustion, perceived social support, engagement provides adequate measures problems among students. Time scales were used investigate 537 at three universities Guangxi, China, whom 290 (54%) female, 247 (46%) male, average age was 18.97 ± 1.01. Results indicated that: (1) Moderate scores pressure exhaustion slightly-above-the-median found era. (2) had a positive relationship with negative (3) Perceived support negatively correlated but positively improved sample China hypotheses based model. These findings suggest increasing while decreasing may promote

Язык: Английский

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Mpox stigma in the UK and implications for future outbreak control

Research Square (Research Square), Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 2, 2025

Background Stigma has emerged as a prominent public health challenge in the 2022–2024 global mpox outbreak, impeding outbreak control efforts and well-being of affected individuals. Addressing stigma is priority for improving infection prevention control. Despite its frequent mention policy discourse, robust assessment lacking. This study investigated causes, manifestations, impacts mpox-related United Kingdom (UK). Methods We conducted an online, mixed-methods cross-sectional survey to assess stigma. developed content validated new tool, Survey Community-based Assessment New Re-emerging outbreaks (Stigma-SCANR) this purpose. Through quota sampling, targeted populations most by at time data collection (March–July 2024), including gay, bisexual, other men who have sex with (GBMSM), healthcare workers. Results 437 respondents were included. Pre-existing prejudices toward groups linked mpox, such GBMSM migrants, identified drivers stigma, alongside fear misinformation. Most anticipated social from few half their community, more commonly rather than own circle. Among 13 reported previous diagnosis, 11 (85%) had experienced Nearly quarter (24%) said they would not, or unlikely to, tell recent sexual partner about diagnosis. Feelings shame considered common barrier care-seeking (299 respondents, 68%). Conclusion analysis UK offers insights current international response, particularly countries similarly communities. Lessons learnt may also be transferable disease outbreaks. propose range practical recommendations reducing future outbreaks, peer support initiatives, distributing accessible information safe timelines returning socialising work school, co-designing communications contact tracing programmes community members.

Язык: Английский

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