The largest epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam

Nguyen, Trang Ha; Vu, Danh C.

doi:10.1017/ice.2020.128

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“…The number of cases, however, increased approximately by 15-folds in 2 weeks from 15 cases on March 15, 2020, to 206 cases on March 31, 2020 [ 5 ]. Notably, the epicenter was the largest public hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam [ 6 ]. Accordingly, the government imposed the first nationwide lockdown from April 1 to 15, 2020 [ 7 ].…”

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Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 During the First Nationwide Lockdown in Vietnam: Web-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Duong¹,

Tien²,

Nguyen³

et al. 2020

JMIR Form Res

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Background: The first nationwide lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic was implemented in Vietnam from April 1 to 15, 2020. Nevertheless, there has been limited information on the impact of COVID-19 on the psychological health of the public. Objective: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of psychological issues and identify the factors associated with the psychological impact of COVID-19 during the first nationwide lockdown among the general population in Vietnam. Methods: We employed a cross-sectional study design with convenience sampling. A self-administered, online survey was used to collect data and assess psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and stress of participants from April 10 to 15, 2020. The Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R) and the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21) were utilized to assess psychological distress, depression, anxiety, and stress of participants during social distancing due to COVID-19. Associations across factors were explored using regression analysis. Results: A total of 1385 respondents completed the survey. Of this, 35.9% (n=497) experienced psychological distress, as well as depression (n=325, 23.5%), anxiety (n=195, 14.1%), and stress (n=309, 22.3%). Respondents who evaluated their physical health as average had a higher IES-R score (beta coefficient [B]=9.16, 95% CI 6.43 to 11.89), as well as higher depression (B=5.85, 95% CI 4.49 to 7.21), anxiety (B=3.64, 95% CI 2.64 to 4.63), and stress (B=5.19, 95% CI 3.83 to 6.56) scores for DASS-21 than those who rated their health as good or very good. Those who self-reported their health as bad or very bad experienced more severe depression (B=9.57, 95% CI 4.54 to 14.59), anxiety (B=7.24, 95% CI 3.55 to 10.9), and stress (B=10.60, 95% CI 5.56 to 15.65). Unemployment was more likely to be associated with depression (B=3.34, 95% CI 1.68 to 5.01) and stress (B=2.34, 95% CI 0.84 to 3.85). Regarding worries about COVID-19, more than half (n=755, 54.5%) expressed concern for their children aged <18 years, which increased their IES-R score (B=7.81, 95% CI 4.98 to 10.64) and DASS-21 stress score (B=1.75, 95% CI 0.27 to 3.24). The majority of respondents (n=1335, 96.4%) were confident about their doctor's expertise in terms of COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment, which was positively associated with less distress caused by the outbreak (B=-7.84, 95% CI-14.58 to-1.11).

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Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 During the First Nationwide Lockdown in Vietnam: Web-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Duong¹,

Tien²,

Nguyen³

et al. 2020

JMIR Form Res

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“…The shutdown and restriction of coffee shops, and restaurants during the pandemic favored an increase in food delivery services. Although considered safe to aid in social distancing, reports suggest that this food distribution approach has a great potential of spreading COVID-19 infection [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Dietary Intake and Supplement Use Among Saudi Residents during COVID-19 Lockdown

Alfawaz

Khan

Aljumah

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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Healthy diet and supplement use may prove as sustainable strategies to lower COVID-19 infection. Our study investigated the dietary changes before and during lockdown and observed dietary supplements (DS) use among residents in Saudi Arabia. This cross-sectional study collected data via an online electronic survey questionnaire among males (N = 921) and females (N = 1044) residing in Saudi Arabia, 15 years of age and above. There was a significant decrease in the prevalence of males (before vs. during lockdown) having improved changes in dietary habit (68.6% vs. 65.8%; p = 0.004), which was similar in female participants (69 vs. 73.4% vs. 69%; p < 0.001). The frequency of multivitamin users among COVID-19 participants was significantly lower than non-users (44.4 vs. 55.6; p < 0.003). Male respondents within 26–35 years of age were more likely to use multivitamin supplements than females (30.1 vs. 22.6%; p < 0.05) of same age group. Predictors for DS use were increased age group, income, education level and COVID-19 status. In conclusion, an increase in unhealthy diet behavior was observed among Saudi males and females during the pandemic lockdown and the predictors of DS use included increased age, income, education level and COVID-19 status.

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“…It does sound like this is the main direction telehealth is currently being used amidst the pandemic (Gao et al, 2020). In developing economies in Asia, telemedicine has come a long way from store-and-forward (Brandling-Bennett et al, 2005) email-based diagnostic in remote rural areas of Cambodia (Heinzelmann et al, 2005) to the development of smart helmets with a Mounted Thermal Imaging System that measures temperature in Indonesia (Mohammed et al, 2020), NCOVI software to report symptoms in Vietnam (Nguyen et al, 2020) and Afghanistan's assessment via the Internet of Things (Azizy et al, 2020).…”

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The 'Coming of Age' of Telehealth, with NCOVID-19 in Context

George¹,

Bucatariu²

2020

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Telehealth has been playing a progressively major role in the management of the NCOVID-19 crisis. The enforcement of social distancing measures has had the consequence of reduced technology distance in almost every walk of life. In this paper, based primarily on the still unfolding experiences of deploying it during the current situation, we argue that telehealth has finally come of age and that it is time to move it from the peripheries to the center of the 21st century healthcare. To provide a live context to the discussion, several instances of how telehealth strengthened our healthcare systems during the NCOVID-19 crisis are presented.

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The largest epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam

Cited by 13 publications

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Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 During the First Nationwide Lockdown in Vietnam: Web-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Psychological Impacts of COVID-19 During the First Nationwide Lockdown in Vietnam: Web-Based, Cross-Sectional Survey Study

Dietary Intake and Supplement Use Among Saudi Residents during COVID-19 Lockdown

The 'Coming of Age' of Telehealth, with NCOVID-19 in Context

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