COVID-19 Pandemic: A Challenge for Healthcare Professionals and Assessment of Anxiety Symptoms

Maestro, Daniel; Šegalo, Sabina; Remić, Dinko; Pašalić, Arzija; Jogunčić, Anes

doi:10.17532/jhsci.2020.1073

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“…Furthermore, the fear of transmitting the virus to close relatives, particularly children, may elevate stress levels in female dentists more than male dentists (36). In this regard, the potential that most health-care personnel are unaware of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as discrepancies in information sources and perceptions about the virus's natural origin (37), may lead to a condition of misunderstanding. The high levels of psychological stress experienced during the COVID-19 epidemic and accompanying lockdown could be temporary, with the situation settling down or dentists learning and adjusting to the condition.…”

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Stress-induced behavioral changes in Iraqi dentistry academics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Al-Shaikhli

Shanshal

Hussain

2022

JHSCI

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Introduction: Studies of dental practitioners performed around the world demonstrate that COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacts their daily activities lives, social functions, and health-care providing duties. The aim of the study is to evaluate the pandemic-induced psychological stress and associated factors on dental academics in Iraq.Methods: We conduct an observational study using a self-administered survey to obtain data from dental academics in many colleges of dentistry within Baghdad city. A closed-ended questionnaire was utilized, to assess post-traumatic responses to particular events. The Impact of Event Scale was used to assess the level of stress in the first of two outcomes. The second depicts the effects of COVID-19 on behavioral changes.Results: A total of 108 participants from seven colleges in Bagdad responded. About 38% reported a state of severe stress, 46.3% showed moderate stress, and 13.9% complained of mild states of stress. Stress levels were found to be substantially linked to fear of infection, worries about professional responsibilities, and limited mobility.Conclusion: The pandemic stress induces psychological and behavioral changes on the Iraqi dental educators, which can never be eliminated.

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Stress-induced behavioral changes in Iraqi dentistry academics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Al-Shaikhli

Shanshal

Hussain

2022

JHSCI

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“…Individual health can be improved through a multidisciplinary approach (26). For the health-care system to respond adequately to the demands of the pandemic, health care workers who have worked in contact with people have proven to be the most important resource (27). Because of the reliance on health care workers, the main source of information for additional supplement use was health care workers.…”

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Attitudes of female respondents about the use of immunity supplements before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Omerović¹,

Obradović²,

Omerović³

et al. 2022

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Introduction: With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s dietary habits have changed, so the importance of additional supplementation has become a current topic. The aim of this study is to analyze the attitude of female respondents toward dietary supplementation before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods: The research is a cross-sectional study conducted in two different time periods. The sample consisted of two female subsamples who purchased immunity preparations from Verdant Pharmacy before the pandemic (n = 81) and during the pandemic (n = 120). Female respondents in both subsamples were: Of the same age, in the same health condition, residing in the same area (municipality), users of a local pharmacy located near the health center. The research instrument was a non-standardized questionnaire “Assessment of attitudes towards nutritional supplementation,” which consisted of nine questions.Results: During the pandemic COVID-19, the attitude toward the use of preparations to strengthen immunity differs by 7% compared to the pre-pandemic check. The attitude toward the use of preparations to strengthen immunity throughout the year increased by 32.3% (53.3%) during the pandemic, and the attitude toward the choice of preparations to strengthen immunity changed by 13% during the pandemic COVID-19 based on own experience and by 17% based on the recommendation of the pharmacist.Conclusion: The pandemic COVID-19 has contributed to a change in female respondents’ attitudes toward nutritional supplementation to strengthen the immune system during a pandemic. With the help of the media, public health recommendations, and people’s fear of disease, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a change in respondents’ attitudes compared to the pre-pandemic period.

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“…The unexpected increase in patient numbers already overburdened healthcare systems worldwide. In addition to medical personnel directly involved in patient care, laboratory personnel were also put under particular pressure, performing additional tests for COVID-19 alongside regular laboratory tests ( 8 ). The high number of confirmed COVID-19 cases during the study period and in each wave of infection requires the identification (screening) of patients at risk for developing severe disease as early as possible to provide them with appropriate medical treatment and reduce morbidity and admission to hospital.…”

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The Role of Hemogram-derived Ratios in COVID-19 Severity Stratification in a Primary Healthcare Facility

Šegalo¹,

Kiseljaković²,

Papic³

et al. 2023

Acta Inform Med

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can cause a wide clinical spectrum, ranging from asymptomatic to severe disease with a high mortality rate. In view of the current pandemic and the increasing influx of patients into healthcare facilities, there is a need to identify simple and reliable tools for stratifying patients. Objective: Study aimed to analyze whether hemogram-derived ratios (HDRs) can be used to identify patients with a risk of developing a severe clinical form and admission to hospital. Methods: This cross-sectional and observational study included 500 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Data on clinical features and laboratory parameters were collected from medical records and 13 HDRs were calculated and analyzed. Descriptive and inferential statistics were included in the analysis. Results: Of the 500 patients, 43.8% had a severe form of the disease. Lymphocytopenia, monocytopenia, higher C-reactive protein (CRP), and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were found in severe patients (p < 0.05). Significantly higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived NLR (dNLR), neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte-to-platelet ratio (NLPR) and CRP-to-lymphocyte ratio (CRP/Ly) values were found in severe patients (p < 0.001). In addition, they have statistically significant prognostic potential (p < 0.001). The area under the curve (AUC) for CRP/Ly, dNLR, NLPR, NLR, and NPR were 0.693, 0.619, 0.619, 0.616, and 0.603, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity were 65.7% and 65.6% for CRP/Ly, 51.6% and 70.8 for dNLR, 61.6% and 57.3% for NLPR, 40.6% and 80.4% for NLR, and 48.8% and 69.1% for NPR. Conclusion: The results of the study suggest that NLR, dNLR, CRP/Ly, NPR, and NLPR can be considered as potentially useful markers for stratifying patients with a severe form of the disease. HDRs derived from routine blood tests results should be included in common laboratory practice since they are readily available, easy to calculate, and inexpensive.

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COVID-19 Pandemic: A Challenge for Healthcare Professionals and Assessment of Anxiety Symptoms

Cited by 3 publications

References 18 publications

Stress-induced behavioral changes in Iraqi dentistry academics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Stress-induced behavioral changes in Iraqi dentistry academics during the COVID-19 outbreak

Attitudes of female respondents about the use of immunity supplements before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

The Role of Hemogram-derived Ratios in COVID-19 Severity Stratification in a Primary Healthcare Facility

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