After the first wave: What effects did the COVID-19 measures have on regular care and how can general practitioners respond to this?

Weert, Henk van

doi:10.1080/13814788.2020.1798156

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“…Building upon these findings and published literature, 4,5,[7][8][9][10]12,13,21 we have developed a list of key recommendations for practice (see Box 1) in order to provide safe, effective and high-quality care for patients with a suspicion of cancer or other serious condition during the current and future pandemics.…”

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“…[2][3][4] It is feared that the COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically affected all aspects of the patient's pathway to diagnosis with cancer and subsequent treatment services. 2,[4][5][6] In March 2020, England entered its first national lockdown. Prior to the emergency, most GP consultations occurred inperson; within a week of lockdown there was an almost universal shift from face-to-face consultations to email, telephone, or video consultations.…”

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views

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BackgroundEarly diagnosis is key to improve cancer outcomes, and most cancers are diagnosed in primary care after initial symptomatic presentation. Emerging evidence suggests an increase in avoidable cancer deaths owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.AimTo understand GPs’ views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the clinical assessment of possible cancer.Design & settingGPs were purposively sampled based on age, sex, and years of experience. Interviews were conducted via Zoom or Microsoft Teams in August and September 2020. Transcribed recordings were analysed inductively using thematic analysis. The Model of Pathways to Treatment guided the analysis.MethodA qualitative semi-structured interview study with GPs from the East of England.ResultsThree themes were identified across 23 interviews on GP views on the impact of: (1) patient help-seeking on symptoms at presentation; (2) remote consultations on managing patients with possible cancer symptoms; and (3) the COVID-19 pandemic on triaging and referring patients with possible cancer. There were positive changes to practice, but concerns were raised about the adequacy of remote consultations for assessing symptoms. Some GPs reported delayed cancer diagnoses, and uncertainty about how to manage backlog in referrals.ConclusionThis study provides new evidence on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on assessing symptomatic patients. Recommendations are made to inform safe and effective primary care clinical practice. Urgent action is needed to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and ensure appropriate symptomatic assessment now and in the future.

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views

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“…Chu et al (2020) also point out that mitigation measures based on social distancing and the use of facemasks seem to be effective approaches to reduce the transmission of novel coronavirus. Instead, van Weert (2020) states that in the presence of a shortage of personal protective equipment, social distancing is a vital control measure to reduce the transmission dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic (cf., Islam et al, 2020 ).…”

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The impact of first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in society: comparative analysis to support control measures to cope with negative effects of future infectious diseases

Coccia

2021

Environmental Research

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The goal of this study is a comparative analysis of the first and second wave of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) to assess the impact on health of people for designing effective policy responses to constrain negative effects of future pandemic waves of COVID-19 and similar infectious diseases in society. The research here focuses on a case study of Italy, one of the first countries to experience a rapid increase in numbers of COVID-19 related infected individuals and deaths. Statistical analyses, based on daily data from February 2020 to February 2021, suggest that the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy had a high negative impact on health of people over February–May 2020 period; after that, negative effects declined from June 2020 onwards. Second wave of COVID-19 pandemic from August 2020 to February 2021 had a growing incidence of confirmed cases also associated with variants of coronavirus, whereas admissions to Intensive Care Units and total deaths had lower levels compared to first wave of COVID-19. Lessons learned of this comparative analysis between first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy can be generalized in similar geo-economic areas to support effective policy responses of crisis management to constrain the negative impact on health of people of recurring waves of COVID-19 pandemic and similar infectious diseases in future.

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“…Humanity is currently facing a completely new, unexpected, and extremely serious situation: the COVID-19 pandemic. Undoubtedly, the most dramatic situation occurred at the outset, catching both the governments and the populations of so many countries unprepared [ 1 ]. The imposition of a strict lockdown in some countries lessened the impact of the first wave of the pandemic, although with intense economic damage and harm to both social and personal networks [ 2 ].…”

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The Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Social Impact on Education: Were Engineering Teachers Ready to Teach Online?

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The major impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic are still affecting all social dimensions. Its specific impact on education is extensive and quite evident in the adaptation from Face-to-Face (F2F) teaching to online methodologies throughout the first wave of the pandemic and the strict rules on lockdown. As lesson formats changed radically, the relevance of evaluating student on-line learning processes in university degrees throughout this period became clear. For this purpose, the perceptions of engineering students towards five specific course units forming part of engineering degree courses at the University of Burgos, Spain, were evaluated to assess the quality of the online teaching they received. Comparisons were also drawn with their perceptions of the F2F teaching of the course units prior to the outbreak of the pandemic. According to the students’ perceptions, the teachers possessed the technical knowledge, the social skills, and the personal capabilities (empathy and understanding of the at times troubled situation of each student) for a very abrupt adaptation of their courses to an online methodology. The shortcomings of the online teaching were related to its particularities and each teacher’s personality traits. Overall, engineering teachers appeared well prepared for a situation of these characteristics and, if similar online teaching scenarios were ever repeated, the quality of engineering teaching appears to be guaranteed.

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After the first wave: What effects did the COVID-19 measures have on regular care and how can general practitioners respond to this?

Cited by 27 publications

References 10 publications

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer assessment in primary care: a qualitative study of GP views

The impact of first and second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in society: comparative analysis to support control measures to cope with negative effects of future infectious diseases

The Outbreak of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Social Impact on Education: Were Engineering Teachers Ready to Teach Online?

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