The COVID-19 pandemic and global environmental change: Emerging research needs

Barouki, Robert; Kogevinas, Manolis; Audouze, Karine; Belesova, Kristine; Bergman, Åke; Birnbaum, Linda S.; Boekhold, Sandra; Denys, Sébastien; Desseille, Céline; Drakvik, Elina; Frumkin, Howard; Garric, Jeanne; Destoumieux-Garzón, D.; Haines, Andy; Huss, Anke; Jensen, Génon K.; Karakitsios, Spyros; Klánová, Jana; Koskela, Iida Maria; Laden, Francine; Marano, Francelyne; Matthies-Wiesler, Eva Franziska; Morris, George; Nowacki, J; Paloniemi, Riikka; Pearce, Neil; Peters, Annette; Rekola, Aino; Sarigiannis, D; Šebková, Kateřina; Slama, Rémy; Staatsen, Brigit; Tonne, Cathryn; Vermeulen, Roel; Víneis, Paolo

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.106272

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“…This represents a relevant issue, especially in countries where climate-induced natural disasters frequently occur, since food deficiency and lack of medical assistance during such events is expected to be even more critical in consideration of the ongoing pandemic situation [ 14 ]. Indeed, climate-related calamities, i.e., heat waves, hurricanes, cyclones, still represent a global threat for under-resourced health systems, that may not be able to guarantee an adequate response [ 64 ]. This could particularly affect overloaded mental health professionals, which would be conversely expected to implement different actions in order to face these disasters, providing psychosocial treatments and improving technology-based interventions that could be spread on large scale [ 65 ].…”

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The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

Menculini

Bernardini

Attademo

et al. 2021

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused a crisis worldwide, due to both its public health impact and socio-economic consequences. Mental health was consistently affected by the pandemic, with the emergence of newly diagnosed psychiatric disorders and the exacerbation of pre-existing ones. Urban areas were particularly affected by the virus spread. In this review, we analyze how the urban environment may influence mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic, considering two factors that profoundly characterize urbanization: air pollution and migration. Air pollution serves as a possibly risk factor for higher viral spread and infection severity in the context of urban areas and it has also been demonstrated to play a role in the development of serious mental illnesses and their relapses. The urban environment also represents a complex social context where minorities such as migrants may live in poor hygienic conditions and lack access to adequate mental health care. A global rethinking of the urban environment is thus required to reduce the impact of these factors on mental health. This should include actions aimed at reducing air pollution and combating climate change, promoting at the same time a more inclusive society in a sustainable development perspective.

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The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

Menculini

Bernardini

Attademo

et al. 2021

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“…In the year 2020 alone, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is estimated to have infected about 70,000,000 people worldwide and about 1,500,000 deaths [ 1 ] have been attributed to coronavirus-19 disease (COVID-19). The COVID-19 pandemic is regarded as a global medical (and ICU) emergency, with enormous impact on society, global health care systems, health care staff, relatives/next of kin, and the affected individuals [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] , [7] , [8] ].…”

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COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

Pfortmueller

Spinetti

Urman

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Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology

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“…The study's findings could inform health policy guidelines towards decreasing the impacts of future epidemics and the impact of NPI measures. The COVID-19 pandemic brought up challenges for all sectors (health, social, and economic) and revealed the urgent need for an integrated assessment of the impacts and response plans to major public health events, as well as for sustainable development that benefit both the environment and public health [39] . Monitoring the degree of compliance of children to NPI measures and health protocols could ultimately help towards improving interventions that, within the context of a public health emergency, do not compromise multiple determinants of health.…”

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Exposome changes in primary school children following the wide population non-pharmacological interventions implemented due to COVID-19 in Cyprus: A national survey

Konstantinou¹,

Andrianou²,

Constantinou³

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Background: Non-pharmacological interventions (NPI), including lockdowns, have been used to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We describe changes in the environment and lifestyle of school children in Cyprus before the lockdown and during school reopening , and assess compliance to NPI, using the exposome concept. Methods: During June 2020, parents completed an online questionnaire about their children's lifestyle/behaviours for two periods; school reopening (May 21-June 26) following the population-wide lockdown, and the school period before lockdown (before March). Findings: Responses were received for 1509 children from over 180 primary schools. More than 72% of children complied with most NPI measures; however, only 48% decreased the number of vulnerable contacts at home. Sugary food consumption was higher in the post-lockdown period with 37% and 26% of the children eating sugary items daily and 4À6 times/week, compared to 33% and 19%, respectively, for the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). Children's physical activity decreased compared to pre-lockdown (p<0.001), while screen time increased in the post-lockdown period, with 25% of children spending 4-7 hours/day in front of screens vs. 10% in the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). About half of the children washed their hands with soap 4À7 times/day post-lockdown vs. 30% in the pre-lockdown period (p<0.001). Interpretation: This national survey showed a high degree of compliance to NPI measures among school children. Furthermore, the exposome profile of children may be affected in the months following NPI measures due to alterations in diet, physical activity, sedentary behaviour, and hand hygiene habits.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and global environmental change: Emerging research needs

Cited by 191 publications

References 21 publications

The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

The Influence of the Urban Environment on Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Focus on Air Pollution and Migration—A Narrative Review

COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (CARDS): Current knowledge on pathophysiology and ICU treatment – A narrative review

Exposome changes in primary school children following the wide population non-pharmacological interventions implemented due to COVID-19 in Cyprus: A national survey

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