The next wave: key adaptations to operational workflows of National Screening Centre (Singapore) and the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

Manauis, Charmaine Malenab; Loh, Marvin; Lim, Amanda Hui Jun; Kwan, James; Teo, Han Jie; Teng, David; Vasoo, Shawn; Leo, Yee Sin; Ang, Hou

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“…The ID hospital is a purpose-designed facility to strengthen Singapore's capabilities to manage IDs (Lai, 2020; Manauis et al, 2021; Soh, 2020). Our findings illuminated an unexpected area where nurses’ awareness of the institution's national role in outbreak response and infrastructural capabilities was associated with mental readiness.…”

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Exploration of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

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Introduction and Objective Nurses as the core of the health care workforce affect an organization's preparedness and response. This study explores the factors and unique determinants influencing nurses’ preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in Singapore. Methods This qualitative phenomenological study utilized purposive sampling and in-depth interviews with 10 registered nurses and two enrolled nurses who had worked or were still working in an infectious disease (ID) hospital during the COVID-19 outbreak at the point of recruitment. The data were collected from September 2020 to December 2020. Results (1) Before the outbreak: Factors such as knowledge, skills, and experiences that enhanced nurses’ adaptability and response through training and exposure prior to the outbreak influenced preparedness. In addition, the importance of nurses’ knowing their purpose and the role of their institute during the outbreak also influenced preparedness. (2) The COVID-19 phase: Factors such as the novelty of the disease, communication, load and demand, and coping mechanisms affected participants’ working response to the outbreak. (3) Learning and looking forth: Lessons learnt to enhance preparedness and response to future outbreaks, and positive sentiments as part of the nation's effort to combat the disease. Conclusion Ground nurses should be actively involved in outbreak planning to gain a better view of their responsibilities and unpredictable events that may occur. A transparent and bidirectional communication among management and nurses is crucial amidst rapid changes in an outbreak to strike a balance between the needs of nurses and leadership and to enhance nurses’ resilience throughout this challenging journey.

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Exploration of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

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“…As regional emergency hub, our institution then had to maintain an active surveillance of local pandemic evolution dynamically reassessing workflow processes not only in the ED but also in the whole hospital. 15 , 16 As a result, late SARS‐CoV‐2 positivity occurred in 8.3% of patients admitted in internal medicine wards not SARS‐CoV‐2‐dedicated. Noteworthy, ED length of stay significantly impacts on overall in‐hospital mortality.…”

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“…Moreover, risk of exposure for supposedly negative patients also had to be guaranteed during transport towards radiology or other facilities. As regional emergency hub, our institution then had to maintain an active surveillance of local pandemic evolution dynamically reassessing workflow processes not only in the ED but also in the whole hospital 15,16 . As a result, late SARS‐CoV‐2 positivity occurred in 8.3% of patients admitted in internal medicine wards not SARS‐CoV‐2‐dedicated.…”

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“…Conversely, even a slightly longer stay at ED was significantly associated with late SARS-CoV-2 positivity (3 vs. 2 days, p = 0.012). Since patients with late SARS-CoV-2 positivity were immediately transferred to dedicated units, the median length of stay in internal medicine wards, not SARS-CoV-2-dedicated, was lower in this group of patients (7 days 3-13 vs. 10 days, [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] p < 0.001), without significant differences in the overall hospitalization time (Table S1).…”

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Clinical predictors of late SARS‐CoV‐2 positivity in Italian internal medicine wards

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“…The WHO recommends people stay active and available at home to reduce social relationships during the initial wave of COVID-19 and to prevent the spread of the virus. Throughout the world, after the decrease in the count of COVID-19 cases [ 9 , 10 ], and due to the limit of outbreaks in the initial stage, a survey shows that there is a rise in the COVID-19 cases in the second wave in many regions of the world [ 11 ]. Zhao et al .…”

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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health in sports: a review

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Global pandemic, lockdown restrictions, and COVID-19 compulsory social isolation guidelines have raised unprecedented mental health in the sports community. The COVID-19 pandemic is found to affect the mental health of the population. In critical situations, health authorities and sports communities must identify their priorities and make plans to maintain athletes’ health and athletic activities. Several aspects play an important role in prioritization and strategic planning, e.g., physical and mental health, distribution of resources, and short to long-term environmental considerations. To identify the psychological health of sportspeople and athletes due to the outbreak of COVID-19 has been reviewed in this research. This review article also analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on health mental in databases. The COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine would have a serious negative impact on the mental health of athletes. From the accessible sources, 80 research articles were selected and examined for this purpose such as Research Gate, PubMed, Google Scholar, Springer, Scopus, and Web of Science and based on the involvement for this study 14 research articles were accessed. This research has an intention on mental health issues in athletes due to the Pandemic. This report outlines the mental, emotional and behavioural consequences of COVID-19 home confinement. Further, research literature reported that due to the lack of required training, physical activity, practice sessions, and collaboration with teammates and coaching staff are the prime causes of mental health issues in athletes. The discussions also reviewed several pieces of literature which examined the impacts on sports and athletes, impacts on various countries, fundamental issues of mental health and the diagnosis for the sports person and athletes, and the afterlife of the COVID-19 pandemic for them. Because of the compulsory restrictions and guidelines of this COVID-19 eruption, the athletes of different sports and geographical regions are suffering from fewer psychological issues which were identified in this paper. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to negatively affect the mental health of the athletes with the prevalence and levels of anxiety and stress increasing, and depression symptoms remaining unaltered. Addressing and mitigating the negative effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of this population identified from this review.

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The next wave: key adaptations to operational workflows of National Screening Centre (Singapore) and the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic

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References 29 publications

Exploration of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Exploration of Factors Influencing Nurses’ Preparedness and Response to the COVID-19 Outbreak

Clinical predictors of late SARS‐CoV‐2 positivity in Italian internal medicine wards

Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health in sports: a review

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