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http://dx.doi.org/10.2106/JBJS.20.00690 | DOI Listing |
Nurs Health Sci
December 2024
School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.
Experiencing side effects when wearing N95/P2 masks has negative impacts on health workers and increases exposure to pathogens. While side effects of wearing P2/N95 masks have been reported previously, these masks have never been used as widely as during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines Australian hospital nurses' experiences and perceptions of P2/N95 mask usage and its impacts on patient care at a time when P2/N95 masks were widely used.
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December 2024
School of Nursing, Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic exposed critical gaps in health system preparedness. This study, guided by a critical ecological model, examines the experiences of primary health and community services in Aotearoa New Zealand during the pandemic, focusing on their response to older people and their unpaid caregivers. The study aims to identify effective strategies for health system resilience.
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December 2024
Department of Pediatrics, Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.
Objectives: To describe changes in respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemiology, its associated clinical outcomes and predictors of severe acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) pre- and post-COVID-19.
Methods: In this retrospective cohort, we analysed data from electronic medical record of children <5 years who were hospitalized at Jordan University Hospital with RSV-associated ALRTI from 2018 to 2022.
Results: 325 inpatients with respiratory infections were included.
J Viral Hepat
January 2025
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Koç University Medical School, Istanbul, Turkey.
In coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), older age and co-morbidities are associated with mortality. Among liver disease aetiologies alcoholic liver disease was associated with mortality. Chronic hepatitis delta (CHD) had not been studied.
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December 2024
Department of Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, United States.
Background: Burnout is among the greatest challenges facing healthcare today. Healthcare providers have been found to experience burnout at significant rates, with COVID-19 exacerbating the challenge. Burnout in the healthcare setting has been associated with decreases in job satisfaction, productivity, professionalism, quality of care, and patient satisfaction, as well as increases in career choice regret, intent to leave, and patient safety incidents.
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