Review of personal protective equipment and their associated wastes, life-cycle and effective management during the Covid-19 pandemic in developing nations DOI Creative Commons
Wilson Uzochukwu Eze, Toyese Oyegoke,

Jonathan D. Gaiya

и другие.

Clean Technologies and Recycling, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 2(1), С. 1 - 31

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2022

<abstract> <p>Plastics have become vital assets for humanity; these materials are used widely in pharmaceuticals, healthcare systems, and many other applications. The rising demand uses of articles made wholly or partly from synthetic polymers, coupled with their non-biodegradability, contributes to the massive volume plastic wastes across cities most developing nations. Thistrend has an issue significant environmental concern. However, fight against COVID-19 would look almost impossible without personal protective equipment (PPE) primarily various plastics which turn, contribute enormously waste streams. To circumvent this present challenge, research been recommending solutions. existing literature focuses on developed countries, emphasising Asian countries less attention like Nigeria African countries. This study, therefore, reviewed healthcare, types employed production, appropriate technology managing associated wastes. application proper disposal methods can reduce toxic effects discarded human health environment. In review, SWOT analysis approach was unveil benefits, limitations, opportunities, threats respective management approaches. As coronavirus pandemic continues intensifier, its adverse impacts economy increasing; authorities encouraged address management, including medical, household, hazardous waste, as urgent critical public service minimize potential secondary impacts.</p> </abstract>

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Impact of Social Media Usage on Users’ COVID-19 Protective Behavior: Survey Study in Indonesia DOI Creative Commons
Putu Wuri Handayani, Guilherme Augusto Zagatti, Hajer Kéfi

и другие.

JMIR Formative Research, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 7, С. e46661 - e46661

Опубликована: Март 21, 2023

Social media have become the source of choice for many users to search health information on COVID-19 despite possible detrimental consequences. Several studies analyzed association between information-searching behavior and mental health. Some these examined users' intentions in searching social impact use Indonesia. This study investigates both active passive participation media, shedding light cofounding effects from different forms engagement. In addition, this analyses role trust platforms its effect public outcomes. Thus, purpose is analyze usage protective The most commonly used are Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, Twitter. We primary data an online survey. processed 414 answers a structured questionnaire evaluate relationship anxiety, self-efficacy, COVID-19. modeled using partial least square structural equation modeling. reveals that crucial antecedent, where positively associated with contribution consumption content behavior. found related correlated while increases self-efficacy and, turn, also negative outcomes, has opposite effects. results can potentially be other infectious diseases, example, dengue fever diseases transmitted through air handling protocols similar Public campaigns promotion. should post positive messages distil received parsimoniously avoid unnecessary possibly counterproductive increased anxiety users.

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Social Media Use, Fake News and Mental Health during the Uncertain Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Ukraine DOI Creative Commons
Andriy Haydabrus, Igor Linskiy, Lydia Giménez‐Llort

и другие.

Behavioral Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(4), С. 339 - 339

Опубликована: Апрель 18, 2023

A sample of 351 adults (women/men 4:1) aged 18 to 60 participated in an online survey administered during the first two waves (15 March-25 April and 10 October-25 November 2020) COVID-19 pandemic Ukraine. The user ethnography profile was Generation Z (born 1990s), female (81.2%), Instagrammer (60.3%), unmarried (56.9%) student (42.9%). An increased time spent on social media (3.18 h/day), searching for COVID-19-related information (1.01 h/day) after case observation fake news that went viral (58.8%) decreased second wave. Alterations (increase or reduction) sleep patterns (46.7%) changes loss) appetite (32.7%) affected participants' well-being, but only ameliorated Mental health reports unveiled moderate perceived stress (PSS-10: 20.61 ± 1.13) mild anxiety (GAD-7: 14.17 0.22), which improved higher prevalence severe (8.5%) found among individuals than those (3.3%). Social counteracted physical distance policies played as immediate source (mis)information users, also anticipated impact most uncertain times this crisis well-being mental health.

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A Systematic Review on Social Media Health Communications and Behavioural Development among Indians in the COVID-19 Context DOI Open Access
Maria Brony, Mumtaz Aini Alivi, Md Azalanshah Md Syed

и другие.

Studies in Media and Communication, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12(2), С. 37 - 37

Опубликована: Янв. 29, 2024

Social media holds enormous power in directing the flow of health information during a crisis and can tap into individual collective consciousness to make behavioural improvements. Being third country with highest number COVID-19 cases reported worldwide, magnitude pandemic was immense Indian context; timely communications that prompt individuals adopt preventive measures were crucial process risk control. This systematic review consolidated evidence on effect COVID-related social development protective behaviours among population. A comprehensive search PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar CINAHL yielded 11 studies highlighting six themes related behaviours. The associated positive impact include catalysing awareness, shaping psychological responses perceptions at an level, changes community level as most influential source for negative effects comprise misinformation disparities emerge from communications.

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Social media and anti-immigrant prejudice: a multi-method analysis of the role of social media use, threat perceptions, and cognitive ability DOI Creative Commons
Saifuddin Ahmed, Kokil Jaidka, Vivian Hsueh Hua Chen

и другие.

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15

Опубликована: Март 13, 2024

Introduction The discourse on immigration and immigrants is central to contemporary political public discussions. Analyzing online conversations about provides valuable insights into opinion, complemented by data from questionnaires how attitudes are formed. Methods research includes two studies examining the expressive informational use of social media. Study 1 conducted a computational text analysis comments Singaporean Facebook pages forums, focusing media used discuss immigrants. 2 utilized survey examine at individual level, testing relationships between cognitive ability, perceptions threat, negative emotions towards immigrants, usage within Integrated Threat Theory framework. Results found that discussions often involved concerns economic impact, such as competition for jobs crime. Complementing these findings perceived threats, showed individuals with higher greater threat were more likely have These mediated stronger in lower abilities. Discussion both demonstrate role shaping highlighting threats influence attitudes. This suggests importance considering digital platforms contribute opinion immigration, implications understanding dynamics attitude formation age.

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COVID-19 preventive behaviors and digital health communication media usage model DOI Creative Commons
Subhan Afifi, Iriana Bakti, Aris Yaman

и другие.

Cogent Social Sciences, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 9(2)

Опубликована: Окт. 16, 2023

More than two years have passed, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is yet to be completely resolved. Campaigns on COVID-19 preventive behaviors become crucial in tackling this issue among public. Persuading public practice remains a challenge. The current research aims develop test model that can explain by considering factors: digital communication psychological factors. This study employed quantitative approach, wherein data were collected through an online survey. sample consisted of 358 participants. Samples selected using purposive sampling method. SEM-PLS was used as analytical tool study. results indicate are directly positively influenced behavioral intentions, media platforms, exposure. Furthermore, indirectly perceived threat, subjective norms, behavior control, awareness, knowledge, attitude, message characteristics. Meanwhile, source credibility proven neither direct nor indirect influence behaviors.

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No going back: COVID-19 disease threat perception and male migrants' willingness to return to work in India DOI Open Access
Varun Arora, Sujoy Chakravarty, Hansika Kapoor

и другие.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 209, С. 533 - 546

Опубликована: Март 27, 2023

Язык: Английский

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Residents’ WeChat Group Use and Pro-Community Behavior in the COVID-19 Crisis: A Distal Mediating Role of Community Trust and Community Attachment DOI Creative Commons
Zhenwu You,

Meng Wang,

Zhiwu He

и другие.

Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер Volume 16, С. 833 - 849

Опубликована: Май 1, 2023

Background: During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, resident's WeChat group has created a new material foundation for dialogue to occur and become powerful platform resident communication. This study explores mechanism behind effects of residents' use on community trust, attachment, pro-community behavior. Methods: An online survey questionnaire was used data collection. The authors collected from 500 commercial housing residents in Wuhan, China, analyzed using SPSS 26.0 Mplus 8.3 software. Results: study's findings uncover that (1) usage groups statistically significant positive impact their behavior; (2) trust attachment both play mediating role improving (3) transmission united between form distal role. Conclusion: model systematically comprehensively reveals internal adoption Community managers can actively participate ensure dissemination information community; enhance awareness risk, belonging; cultivate resilience. At same time, should also fully recognize important transformative roles belonging by formation establish warm trusting culture, strive create atmosphere with sense belonging, make develop emotional community, then behavior is beneficial greatly enhancing resilience self-management disaster situations. Keywords: COVID-19, use, behavior,

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Prediction of academic resilience in adolescents through academic, social and emotional self-efficacy and gender DOI Creative Commons

Sevgi Uygur,

Esra ASICI,

M.A.T. Koçer

и другие.

Research in Pedagogy, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 13(1), С. 251 - 266

Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2023

This study aimed to investigate the predictive roles of gender and self-efficacy (academic, social, emotional) on academic resilience adolescents. Participants consisted 346 adolescents (227 girls 119 boys). Data were collected through Academic Resilience Scale, Self-efficacy Scale for Children, a demographic information form, analyzed with an independent simple t test, Pearson correlation, multiple linear regression analysis techniques. The results showed that male achieved higher scores in resilience, social self efficacy, emotional self-efficacy. Gender, self-efficacy, sum accounted 49% variance resilience. All variables exception (being male) statistically significant predictors Increases academic, found lead enhanced

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The Stories We Tell Influence the Support We Receive: Examining the Reception of Support-Seeking Messages on Reddit DOI
Nadia Adelina, Christian S. Chan, Keisuke Takano

и другие.

Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 26(11), С. 823 - 834

Опубликована: Окт. 23, 2023

Although social support facilitates coping and recovering from stressful life events, people do not always get the that they need. Prior research suggests way one talks about events to others may influence receive. Given are increasingly relying on online communities for support, this study adopted a person-centered approach (latent profile analysis) examine how narrative variables related motivational themes, emotional content, organizational structure of randomly sampled support-seeking messages (N = 495) posted Reddit (r/Anxiety r/Depression) influenced quantity (number comments post score) quality (type in comments) received. We identified five distinct profiles posts, which turn differentially predicted quality, but quantity, While commenters provided high levels all forms we found coherence was an important determinant esteem support. A combination coherence, as well agency affective tone, were determinants instrumental, informational, network The ways their problems them.

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Effect of educational intervention based on protection motivation theory on preventive behaviors of respiratory infections among hospital staff DOI Creative Commons
Tayebeh Rakhshani,

Sepahdar Nikeghbal,

Seyyed Mansour Kashfi

и другие.

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 11

Опубликована: Янв. 5, 2024

Background Hospital staff represent a vulnerable population for respiratory diseases. Consequently, the implementation of training programs becomes imperative as preventive measure against such infections in these populations. The current study was conducted to examine impact an educational intervention based on Protection Motivation Theory (PMT) behaviors among group hospital staff. Methods This experimental involves sample 150 from Gachsaran City, Iran, 2021–2022. sampling technique involved utilization random assignment approach allocate individuals into two distinct groups: group, consisting 75 participants, and control also including individuals. data collection instrument questionnaire designed accordance with PMT. administered both groups prior well months following intervention. program consisted total five sessions, each lasting 60 min, group. These sessions were weekly basis over period half months. Specifically, there held every month one session weeks. Following completion program, entered SPSS-24 statistical software analysis using paired t-tests, independent chi-square tests. Results results indicated that intervention, no significant difference between terms perceived vulnerability constructs ( p = 0.25), severity 0.63), response 0.32), reward 0.11). Besides, considerable distinction self-efficacy 0.84), cost 0.33), fear 0.45), behavior motivation 0.51), knowledge 92), or vaccination 0.12) before However, change noticed mentioned variables after &lt; 0.05). Conclusion this grounded PMT yields positive outcomes enhancing preventative pertaining infections. Hence, it is recommended utilize theory viable mitigating occurrence

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