COVID-19: Rethinking the Lockdown Groupthink

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2021, Номер 9

Опубликована: Фев. 26, 2021

The Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused the Disease 2019 (COVID-19) worldwide pandemic in 2020. In response, most countries world implemented lockdowns, restricting their population's movements, work, education, gatherings, and general activities attempt to “flatten curve” of COVID-19 cases. public health goal lockdowns was save population from cases deaths, prevent overwhelming care systems with patients. this narrative review I explain why changed my mind about supporting lockdowns. initial modeling predictions induced fear crowd-effects (i.e., groupthink). Over time, important information emerged relevant modeling, including lower infection fatality rate (median 0.23%), clarification high-risk groups (specifically, those 70 years age older), herd immunity thresholds (likely 20–40% immunity), difficult exit strategies. addition, on significant collateral damage due response pandemic, adversely affecting many millions people poverty, food insecurity, loneliness, unemployment, school closures, interrupted healthcare. Raw numbers deaths were interpret, may be tempered by placing number proper context perspective relative background rates. Considering information, a cost-benefit analysis finds that are far more harmful (at least 5–10 times so terms wellbeing years) than can be. Controversies objections main points made considered addressed. Progress depends considering trade-offs discussed here determine populations. close some suggestions for moving forward, focused protection truly at high risk, opening schools, building back better economy.

Язык: Английский

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Investigating the relationship between digital technologies, supply chain integration and firm resilience in the context of COVID-19

Annals of Operations Research, Год журнала: 2022, Номер 327(2), С. 825 - 853

Опубликована: Май 24, 2022

Язык: Английский

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Effect of leadership styles on turnover intention among staff nurses in private hospitals: the moderating effect of perceived organizational support

BMC Health Services Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 24(1)

Опубликована: Фев. 14, 2024

Leadership styles have often been proven to support employees in performing their duties better and with more efficiency while enabling them extended organizational tenures. Staff nurses are an essential resource of hospitals ensure proper administration quality patient health care. The study aims determine how transformational authentic leadership affect the staff nurses' turnover intention private hospitals. In addition, it also finds moderating effect perceived support. An explanatory quantitative research design a cross-sectional investigation stratified sampling strategy was used for study. Data from 296 eight chosen Kingdom Bahrain were gathered using questionnaire 24 items. Smart-PLS employed conduct PLS-SEM (partial least squares structural equation modeling) measure direct indirect effects. result indicates that transformational, significantly negatively intention. confirms negative between positive Managers should concentrate on style avoid its impact By considering human practices such as communication training strategies cope intention, organizations can enhance employee engagement, improve job satisfaction, foster stable productive work environment. present revealed adverse within by examining association styles. made significant contribution existing literature delving into focusing study's findings shed light intricate relationship turnover, providing valuable insights both scholars practitioners field. collect data ensured absence standard method variance. enhanced social dominance theory (SDT) moderates

Язык: Английский

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For the Greater Good? The Devastating Ripple Effects of the Covid-19 Crisis

Frontiers in Psychology, Год журнала: 2020, Номер 11

Опубликована: Сен. 29, 2020

As the crisis around Covid-19 evolves, it becomes clear that there are numerous negative side-effects of lockdown strategies implemented by many countries. Currently, more evidence available lockdowns may have effects than positive effects. For instance, measures taken in a aimed at protecting human life compromise immune system, and purpose life, especially vulnerable groups. This leads to paradoxical situation compromising system physical mental health people, including ones we aim protect. Also, is expected hundreds millions people will die from hunger postponed medical treatments. Other side include financial insecurity billions problems, increased inequalities. The economic repercussions be falling disproportionately on young workers, low-income families women, thus exacerbate existing virus outbreak media coverage spread fear anxiety, superstition, cognitive dissonance reduction conspiracy theories ways find meaning reduce anxiety. These behavioral aspects play role continuance decisions. Based regarding agnotology (i.e., ignorance or doubt about certain topics created means withholding presenting information way), social influence, superstition stress coping, I seek explain behavior times crises. Both itself as well resulting (mental) global problems require solutions. present model drivers outcomes behaviors offer suggestions tool counteract psychological online crafting therapeutic writing interventions.

Язык: Английский

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COVID-19 advocacy bias in theBMJ: meta-research evaluation

BMJ Open Quality, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 14(1), С. e003131 - e003131

Опубликована: Март 1, 2025

Objectives During the COVID-19 pandemic, BMJ , a leading journal on evidence-based medicine worldwide, published many views by advocates of specific policies. We aimed to evaluate presence and potential bias this advocacy. Design methods Scopus was searched for items until 13 April 2024 ‘COVID-19 OR SARS-CoV-2’. publication numbers types before (2016−2019) during (2020–2023) pandemic were compared group favouring aggressive measures (leaders both indieSAGE Vaccines-Plus initiative) four control groups: members governmental SAGE, UK-based key signatories Great Barrington Declaration (GBD) (favouring more restricted measures), highly cited UK scientists who highest number COVID-19-related papers across science (n=16 in each group). Results 122 authors >5 : 18 members/signatories advocacy groups publishing 231 documents, 53 editors, journalists or regular columnists 51 not identified as associated with any Of 41 >10 publications 8 advocating measures, 7 23 only 3 non-advocate scientists. Some already had strong prepandemic. years, studied indieSAGE/Vaccines-Plus outperformed SAGE 16.0-fold, GBD 64.2-fold, most-cited 16.0-fold most overall 10.7-fold. The difference driven mainly short opinion pieces analyses. Conclusions favour an approach mitigation. Advocacy may influence public policy decisions should be mitigated future health crises open balanced debate different options.

Язык: Английский

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Management education in the age of information overload

Organization Management Journal, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advocate for the integration quantitative reasoning into management education and leadership development literature. authors argue that increasing complexity managerial decision contexts, particularly in age information overload, demands leaders possess ability critically analyze interpret information. Design/methodology/approach This viewpoint uses narrative argument explore concept its relevance education. draw on research from mathematics education, psychology support their argument. They also use real-world examples, such as COVID-19 pandemic, illustrate importance contemporary leadership. Findings argues a critical skill organizational leaders. It highlights limitations traditional preparing effectively navigate data-rich environments. contend incorporating programs can improve decision-making effectiveness. Originality/value offers novel perspective by emphasizing significance reasoning, borrowed field close gap current practices.

Язык: Английский

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Aggressive measures, rising inequalities, and mass formation during the COVID-19 crisis: An overview and proposed way forward

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

Опубликована: Авг. 25, 2022

A series of aggressive restrictive measures were adopted around the world in 2020–2022 to attempt prevent SARS-CoV-2 from spreading. However, it has become increasingly clear most (lockdown) response strategies may involve negative side-effects such as a steep increase poverty, hunger, and inequalities. Several economic, educational, health repercussions have fallen disproportionately on children, students, young workers, especially groups with pre-existing inequalities low-income families, ethnic minorities, women. This led vicious cycle rising issues. For example, educational financial security decreased along unemployment loss life purpose. Domestic violence surged due dysfunctional families being forced spend more time each other. In current narrative scoping review, we describe macro-dynamics that are taking place because public policies psychological tactics influence behavior, mass formation crowd behavior. Coupled effect inequalities, how these factors can interact toward aggravating ripple effects. light evidence regarding health, economic social costs, likely far outweigh potential benefits, authors suggest that, first, where applicable, lockdown should be reversed their re-adoption future avoided. If needed, non-disruptive. Second, is important assess dispassionately damage done by offer ways alleviate burden long-term Third, structures counterproductive assessed sought optimize decision-making, counteracting groupthink increasing level reflexivity. Finally, package scalable positive psychology interventions suggested counteract improve humanity's prospects.

Язык: Английский

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The academic left, human geography, and the rise of authoritarianism during the COVID-19 pandemic

Geografiska Annaler Series B Human Geography, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 106(2), С. 175 - 195

Опубликована: Янв. 23, 2023

In this paper, we critically analyse the response to COVID-19 pandemic, highlighting not only breadth of knowledge geographers have already contributed assessment, but also surprisingly limited critique within geography, social sciences and broadly defined 'Academic Left' authoritarian dimension public health policies 2020 onwards. We conclude with a number research questions for aftermath hope that they will help spur growth new wave anti-authoritarian Leftist geographical thinking reaffirms centrality human rights civil liberties making world better place.

Язык: Английский

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Confronting policy myopia: Short‐term government policy and information seeking behaviors in rural Thailand

Review of Policy Research, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Янв. 11, 2025

Abstract Short‐term policy (STP) has attracted considerable attention as a form of time‐related public and is typically used to solve urgent problems. The objective this study, which considers STP myopia from an information science perspective, discuss the challenges encountered during policymaking process their impact on effectiveness dissemination public, barriers seeking behavior (ISB) among rural residents implementation, alongside methods information. This study uses first car buyer (FCBP) in Thailand case study. Semistructured interviews were conducted with five government officials 39 December 2019. A qualitative analysis, facilitated by ATLAS.ti software, involved iterative coding develop thematic categories that emerged directly data, ensuring grounded understanding ISB challenges. findings show its consequences are main issues process. They also reveal related limited time resources, concerns about policy, substandard Internet access obstacles or intervening factors. Based these findings, provides theoretical implications can enrich developing countries. From standpoint, it introduces novel conceptual framework integrates within model, highlighting how influences ISB, particularly areas. Additionally, practical insights for policymakers identifying key offering strategies enhance communication effectiveness. gained inform future design, showing governments should dissemination, adapt channels audience needs, tailor local contexts, support active through targeted awareness campaigns infrastructure improvements.

Язык: Английский

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Biases and debiasing in policy decision‐making

European Journal of Clinical Investigation, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Май 2, 2025

Abstract Policy decision‐making should use the best evidence obtained with most rigorous and reproducible science be applied minimal bias to maximize positive outcomes. This is particularly important in public health other major decisions. Reality, however, usually far from this ideal. The quality of scientific address wicked problems sticky crises have been focus intense debate. Policymakers often succumb fallacies, leading suboptimal maladaptive practices. We map key biases involved at three different, but communicating, domains: itself, policymakers citizens. Biases may classified along two axes pertaining perception risk effectiveness intervention: minimizing (e.g. crisis denial), maximizing moral panic), intervention anti‐medicine, anti‐government) drug lobbyism). discuss common cognitive biases, including normalcy bias, ostrich effect, negativity Just World Fallacy, false consensus action death spiral effect. Furthermore, we present an overview potential debiasing processes tools. Debiasing help enhance implementations trust institutions, benefit both society large.

Язык: Английский

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