PubMed COVID-19 Clinical Care

Perceived risk of infection, ethical challenges and motivational factors among frontline nurses in Covid-19 pandemic: prerequisites and lessons for future pandemic

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSIONS: During the pandemic, nurses were afraid to work and faced personal and family risks of contracting the virus. Despite these challenges, they still feel a strong sense of commitment and dedication to providing the best possible care

Profiles of burnout and work engagement in a public service organization: Nature, drivers, and outcomes

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

BACKGROUND: The Canadian Federal Public Service Workplace Mental Health Strategy (the Strategy) seeks to measure, report, and improve employee psychological health, recognizing the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in

Intention to quit and its correlates among dieticians residing in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional survey

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: This study revealed a high intention to quit among dieticians during the COVID-19 pandemic and identified a few correlates for the intention to quit that could support the development of evidence-based interventions. Such interventions

Care pathways of individuals with tuberculosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Bandung, Indonesia

Tuesday, January 02, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The COVID-19 pandemic is thought to have undone years' worth of progress in the fight against tuberculosis (TB). For instance, in Indonesia, a high TB burden country, TB case notifications decreased by 14% and treatment coverage decreased by 47%

Comparison of Decaying Antibody Level After SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Case of Home Treated and Hospital Treated Patients at Different Interval

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

The aim of the study was to evaluate the quantities difference and persistence of antibody in home and hospital treated patients at different interval. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Boosting with variant-matched adenovirus-based vaccines promotes neutralizing antibody responses against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron sublineages in mice

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

Global spreading of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants, such as BA.4, BA.5, and XBB.1.5, has been leading the recent wave of COVID-19. Unique mutations in the spike proteins in these emerging Omicron subvariants caused immune evasion from the pre

The association between frailty, long-term care home characteristics and COVID-19 mortality before and after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination: a retrospective cohort study

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

BACKGROUND: The relative contributions of long-term care (LTC) resident frailty and home-level characteristics on COVID-19 mortality has not been well studied. We examined the association between resident frailty and home-level characteristics with

Time to recovery and determinant factors of COVID-19 patients under treatment in Sidama region, Ethiopia: A retrospective cohort study

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: Age, critical severity status of infection, having symptoms of infection, having a history of headaches, and being diabetic had statistically significant effects on time to recovery among COVID-19 patients admitted to the treatment

An IoT-fuzzy intelligent approach for holistic management of COVID-19 patients

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

In this study, an internet of things (IoT)-enabled fuzzy intelligent system is introduced for the remote monitoring, diagnosis, and prescription of treatment for patients with COVID-19. The main objective of the present study is to develop an

Association of COVID-19 Vaccinations with Flares of Systemic Rheumatic Disease: A Case-Crossover Study

Monday, January 01, 2024 - 4:00 AM

CONCLUSION: COVID-19 vaccination was not associated with flares in this cohort of participants with SRD. These data are reassuring and can inform shared decision-making on COVID-19 immunization.