Voluntary Reduction of Social Interaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan: Related Factors and Association with Perceived Social Support

Chou, Wei-Po; Wang, Peng Wei; Chang, Yu Ping; Wu, Chia Fen; Lu, Wei-Hsin; Yen, Cheng Fang

doi:10.3390/ijerph17218039

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“…Similarly, we found that social contacts in the shift camps outside of work hours contributed to disease spread. People still interact outside of working hours, and they need targeted communication messages that do not prohibit social interactions, but instead suggest ways to safely telecommunicate or interact with peers in-person [ 41 ]. Indoor interactions with each other should be made safer by improved air disinfection engineering strategies like mechanical ventilation or upper room germicidal ultraviolet air disinfection (GUV).…”

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Factors Associated with an Outbreak of COVID-19 in Oilfield Workers, Kazakhstan, 2020

Nabirova

Taubayeva

Maratova

et al. 2022

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From March to May 2020, 1306 oilfield workers in Kazakhstan tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. We conducted a case-control study to assess factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission. The cases were PCR-positive for SARS-CoV-2 during June–September 2020. Controls lived at the same camp and were randomly selected from the workers who were PCR-negative for SARS-CoV-2. Data was collected telephonically by interviewing the oil workers. The study had 296 cases and 536 controls with 627 (75%) men, and 527 (63%) were below 40 years of age. Individual factors were the main drivers of transmission, with little contribution by environmental factors. Of the twenty individual factors, rare hand sanitizer use, travel before shift work, and social interactions outside of work increased SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Of the twenty-two environmental factors, only working in air-conditioned spaces was associated with SARS-CoV-2 transmission. Communication messages may enhance workers’ individual responsibility and responsibility for the safety of others to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission.

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Factors Associated with an Outbreak of COVID-19 in Oilfield Workers, Kazakhstan, 2020

Nabirova

Taubayeva

Maratova

et al. 2022

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“…The reciprocal relationship between annual leave being frozen and lowered social relationship QoL could be deduced from the decreased ability to engage in social relationships resulting from a lack of time for interaction with family and social circle of healthcare workers because of longer working hours during the pandemic. In addition, a reduction in social interaction with classmates and family members has been reported in response to the COVID-19 pandemic beyond the social distancing implemented to curb the spread of the infection (Chou et al, 2020). The impact of depression and stress on social functioning is well documented, and increased severity of stress and depression may have further aggravated social functional impairment during the COVID-19 pandemic (Kupferberg et al, 2016;Gallagher et al, 2020).…”

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Quality of Life and Its Predictive Factors Among Healthcare Workers After the End of a Movement Lockdown: The Salient Roles of COVID-19 Stressors, Psychological Experience, and Social Support

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Although healthcare workers play a crucial role in helping curb the hazardous health impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), their lives and major functioning have been greatly affected by the pandemic. This study examined the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the quality of life (QoL) of Malaysian healthcare workers and its predictive factors. An online sample of 389 university-based healthcare workers completed questionnaires on demographics, clinical features, COVID-19-related stressors, psychological experiences, and perceived social support after the movement lockdown was lifted. All domains of QoL were within the norms of the general population except for social relationship QoL, which was lower than the norm. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that COVID-19-related stressors (e.g., stress due to annual leave being frozen, loss of daily routine, and frequent exposure to COVID-19 patients) and psychological sequelae (e.g., greater severity of depression, anxiety, and stress) predicted lower QoL. Conversely, greater perceived social support from friends and significant others predicted higher QoL. Clinical and demographic characteristics predicted QoL to a lesser extent: A history of pre-existing medical illness was associated only with lower physical health QoL, whereas older age and being single, divorced, or widowed were only predictive of higher environmental QoL. Efforts to enhance QoL among healthcare workers in response to the pandemic should focus on mitigating COVID-19-related stressors and psychological sequelae and facilitating social support.

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“…Patients may also have lesser community-based support due to the suspension of social services. 8 Indeed, a recent World Health Organization survey of 134 countries shows that the pandemic had a profound impact on the delivery of health care, with services for chronic care and psychosocial services severely compromised in at least 44% of the countries studied. 9 Experiencing delays in much-needed diagnostics, therapeutics, and surgeries could have dire consequences for patients with underlying chronic conditions.…”

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Spillover Effects of COVID-19 on Essential Chronic Care and Ways to Foster Health System Resilience to Support Vulnerable Non-COVID Patients: A Multistakeholder Study

Yoon¹,

Goh²,

Chan³

et al. 2022

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

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Objectives: Little empirical research exists on how key stakeholders involved in the provision of care for chronic conditions and policy planning perceive the indirect or "spillover" effects of the COVID-19 on non-COVID patients. This study aims to explore stakeholder experiences and perspectives of the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of care for chronic conditions, evolving modalities of care, and stakeholder suggestions for improving health system resilience to prepare for future pandemics. Design: Qualitative study design.Setting and Participants: This study was conducted during and after the COVID-19 lockdown period in Singapore. We recruited a purposive sample of 51 stakeholders involved in care of non-COVID patients and/or policy planning for chronic disease management. They included health care professionals (microlevel), hospital management officers (meso-level), and government officials (macro-level). Methods: In-depth semi-structured interviews were conducted. All interviews were digitally recorded, transcribed verbatim, and thematically analyzed. Results: Optimal provision of care for chronic diseases may be compromised through the following processes: lack of "direct" communication between colleagues on clinical cases resulting in rescheduling of patient visits; uncertainty in diagnostic decisions due to protocol revision and lab closure; and limited preparedness to handle non-COVID patients' emotional reactions. Although various digital innovations enhanced access to care, a digital divide exists due to uneven digital literacy and perceived data security risks, thereby hampering wider implementation. To build health system resilience, stakeholders suggested the need to integrate digital care into the information technology ecosystem, develop strategic public-private partnerships for chronic disease management, and give equal attention to the provision of holistic psychosocial and community support for vulnerable non-COVID patients.S.Y. and H.G. are co-first authors.

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Voluntary Reduction of Social Interaction during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan: Related Factors and Association with Perceived Social Support

Cited by 37 publications

References 44 publications

Factors Associated with an Outbreak of COVID-19 in Oilfield Workers, Kazakhstan, 2020

Factors Associated with an Outbreak of COVID-19 in Oilfield Workers, Kazakhstan, 2020

Quality of Life and Its Predictive Factors Among Healthcare Workers After the End of a Movement Lockdown: The Salient Roles of COVID-19 Stressors, Psychological Experience, and Social Support

Spillover Effects of COVID-19 on Essential Chronic Care and Ways to Foster Health System Resilience to Support Vulnerable Non-COVID Patients: A Multistakeholder Study

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