Publications by authors named "Daphne Kaitelidou"

The aim of the study was to examine the impact of moral resilience on quiet quitting, job burnout, and turnover intention among nurses. A cross-sectional study was implemented in Greece in November 2023. The revised Rushton Moral Resilience Scale was used to measure moral resilience among nurses, the Quiet Quitting Scale to measure levels of quiet quitting, and the single-item burnout measure to measure job burnout.

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Although recent studies suggest a negative relationship between organizational support and turnover intention among nurses, there has been no systematic review on this issue. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize and evaluate the association between organizational support and turnover intention in nurses. The review protocol was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42023447109).

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  • - The SUN4P project investigates stroke healthcare quality in Greece by analyzing patient data from nine hospitals for first-ever strokes between 2019-2021.
  • - Out of 892 patients studied, the majority had ischemic strokes, with only a small percentage receiving treatment in specialized acute stroke units; yet, a high percentage received follow-up medications upon discharge.
  • - This study marks the first comprehensive data collection on stroke care quality in Greece, aiming to enhance treatment standards and outcomes for stroke patients nationwide.
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Physical and mental health problems among post-COVID-19 patients are common, even a year after infection. As there is no prior study available, we investigated the impacts of resilience and social support on anxiety, depression, and quality of life among patients with post-COVID-19 syndrome. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample.

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As turnover intention is a strong determinant of actual turnover behavior, scholars should identify the determinants of turnover intention. In this context, the aim of this study was to assess the effect of quiet quitting on nurses' turnover intentions. Additionally, this study examined the impact of several demographic and job characteristics on turnover intention.

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  • The study aimed to examine the prevalence of quiet quitting among healthcare workers (HCWs), specifically focusing on differences between nurses, physicians, and other HCWs, as well as exploring factors like job burnout and satisfaction.
  • Results revealed that 67.4% of nurses exhibited quiet quitting behaviors, compared to 53.8% of physicians and 40.3% of other HCWs, with job burnout and dissatisfaction being significant contributors.
  • The findings emphasize the need for healthcare managers to identify and address quiet quitting through targeted interventions to improve worker engagement and overall job satisfaction among HCWs.
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Introduction: COVID-19 pandemic causes drastic changes in workplaces that are likely to increase quite quitting among employees. Although quiet quitting is not a new phenomenon, there is no instrument to measure it.

Objective: To develop and validate an instrument assessing quiet quitting among employees.

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As the European population ages, it becomes increasingly important to promote and facilitate healthy and active ageing and age-friendly societies. Professionals across a range of disciplines and sectors need knowledge and skills to support both. This scoping review aims to identify and map the literature on learning needs, learning outcomes and respective curricula in healthy and active ageing and age-friendly society concepts.

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  • The study assessed the one-year total cost of strokes in Greece, focusing on patients with first-ever acute strokes admitted to hospitals within 48 hours of symptom onset.
  • It found that the total annual cost of stroke care was EUR 343.1 million in 2021, averaging EUR 10,722 per patient, with an estimated cost-effectiveness of EUR 23,308 per Quality Adjusted Life Year (QALY).
  • Key costs included 53.3% direct healthcare expenses and significant productivity losses, totaling EUR 160.2 million from work absences, premature retirement, and caregiving, emphasizing the need for improved stroke care and effective interventions.
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Nurses experience high levels of job burnout and low levels of job satisfaction, while the COVID-19 pandemic has deteriorated working conditions. In this context, our aim was to compare levels of job burnout and job satisfaction among nurses and other healthcare workers (HCWs) after the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, we investigated the influence of demographics and job characteristics on burnout and satisfaction.

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Background: Research on the pandemic-related burnout has focused on work-related burnout especially among healthcare workers, but not in the general population.

Aim: To develop a valid and reliable instrument scale to measure pandemic-related burnout in the general population.

Methods: We took several steps to develop the scale items and achieve content and face validity; literature review, panel of experts, calculation of content validity ratio, and cognitive interviews.

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  • * In Greece, early restriction measures resulted in a milder Covid-19 surge, allowing for a study comparing stroke admissions before and during the pandemic.
  • * The study found no significant differences in stroke severity or patient characteristics between the two periods, but there was a notable delay in the time from symptom onset to CT scan during the pandemic (p=0.03).
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  • - The study in Greece found that 96% of participants experienced at least one minor adverse effect after receiving their first COVID-19 booster dose, with an average of 5.5 effects reported.
  • - Common adverse effects included pain at the injection site, fatigue, and muscle pain, with females and younger individuals experiencing these effects more frequently.
  • - There was a significant correlation between the severity of COVID-19 symptoms in recovered patients and the prevalence of adverse effects from the booster dose.
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High-risk populations are at increased risk of severe influenza-related illness, hospitalization, and death due to influenza. The aim of our study was to assess the willingness of high-risk populations to take the influenza vaccine for the 2022-2023 season, and to investigate the factors associated with such willingness. We conducted a cross-sectional study in Greece in September 2022 using a convenience sample.

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An understanding of the factors associated with the COVID-19 vaccine uptake in pregnant women is paramount to persuade women to get vaccinated against COVID-19. We estimated the vaccination rate of pregnant women against COVID-19 and evaluated psychosocial factors associated with vaccine uptake among them. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample.

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Seasonal influenza continues to be a significant public health issue causing hundreds of thousands of deaths annually. Nurses are a priority risk group for influenza vaccination and a high vaccine uptake rate among them is crucial to protect public health. Thus, the aim of our study was to estimate the levels of influenza vaccine acceptance, as well as its determinants, among nurses for the 2022/2023 season.

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Because an annual COVID-19 booster vaccine appears to be required to control the pandemic, identifying the factors that influence individuals' decision to receive a booster dose is critical. Thus, our goal was to quantify the influence of COVID-19-related burnout on vaccination intention and to investigate the role of resilience in mediating the link between burnout and intention. We conducted a cross-sectional study with a convenience sample during October 2022.

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COVID-19 booster doses for high-risk groups such as nurses are necessary to reduce the impacts of the pandemic and promote public health. We examined the relationship between COVID-19-related burnout and booster vaccination willingness among nurses, and we assessed whether social support can buffer this relationship. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 963 fully vaccinated nurses working in healthcare settings in Greece.

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Background: Post-COVID-19 syndrome affects a significant number of SARS-CoV-2 infected individuals, even in asymptomatic cases causing several neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms and signs.

Materials And Methods: An online cross-sectional study with a convenience sample was conducted in Greece from November 2022 to January 2023. We measured the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with post-COVID-19 dysautonomia in terms of the quality of life with the EQ-5D-3L, and anxiety and depressive symptoms by employing .

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Aims And Objectives: To assess the levels of second COVID-19 booster dose/new COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among nurses and explore the potential predictors of vaccine hesitancy.

Background: COVID-19 full vaccination seems to be highly effective against highly contagious variants of SARS-CoV-2. Healthcare workers are at high-risk group since they have experienced high levels of COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality.

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The vaccine-induced immunity of healthcare workers (HCWs) is crucial to controlling the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the COVID-19 vaccine uptake among HCWs worldwide and to identify predictors of vaccination. We searched Scopus, Web of Science, Medline, PubMed, ProQuest, CINAHL, and medRxiv up to 25 August 2022.

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Background: As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten public health, the vaccination of children against the disease appears to be a key factor to control the pandemic. Our aim was to investigate the prevalence of parents who have vaccinated their children against the COVID-19 and the factors influencing this decision.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a web-based cross-sectional study in Greece during the first week of September 2021.

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  • A systematic review and meta-analysis examined the acceptance of the COVID-19 booster dose among fully vaccinated individuals, finding that 79% intended to accept it, while 12.6% were unsure and 14.3% planned to refuse.* -
  • Key factors influencing willingness to receive the booster included older age, having received a flu shot the previous season, and general confidence in COVID-19 vaccinations.* -
  • Concerns over adverse reactions from previous vaccinations were primary reasons for hesitancy, and the high acceptance rate for boosters is critical for controlling the pandemic and can inform public health policies.*
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Given the concerns of waning immunity from the primary COVID-19 vaccines and the first booster dose, we conducted an online cross-sectional study in May 2022 to investigate willingness to receive a second COVID-19 booster dose or a new COVID-19 vaccine and its associated factors. Overall, 62% of the participants were willing to be vaccinated, 25.8% were unsure, and 12.

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Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause great losses in human lives and adverse consequences in many sectors of the EU economy. The aim of the paper is to evaluate the effects of the pandemic in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in culture - entertainment industry and to investigate the effectiveness of the corresponding entrepreneurship support measures have been taken. This review was conducted based on related articles that were published during the years 2020-2021, using the online databases of Google Scholar, Science Direct, Elsevier, PubMed, OECD, IOBE.

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