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IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6748: Unique SARS-CoV-2 Variants, Tourism Metrics, and B.1.2 Emergence in Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A Correlation Analysis in South Dakota
This study investigated the spread of COVID-19 in South Dakota during the early pandemic period to better understand how tourism affected the movement of the virus within the region. Sequences from the fall of 2020 were retrieved from public sources. CDC and other sources were used to determine infections, deaths, and tourism metrics during this time. The data were analyzed using correlation and logistic regression. This study found that the number of unique variants per month was positively correlated with hotel occupancy, but not with the number of cases or deaths. Interestingly, the emergence of the B.1.2 variant in Sou...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - September 13, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ahmed Nahian Victor C. Huber Lisa M. McFadden Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6545: Subjective Well-Being, Health and Socio-Demographic Factors Related to COVID-19 Vaccination: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Sample Survey Study from 2021 & ndash;2022 in Urban Pakistan
IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6545: Subjective Well-Being, Health and Socio-Demographic Factors Related to COVID-19 Vaccination: A Repeated Cross-Sectional Sample Survey Study from 2021–2022 in Urban Pakistan International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health doi: 10.3390/ijerph20166545 Authors: Khadija Shams Alexander Kadow Background: Containing the spread of the COVID-19 rests on many people willing to get vaccinated. At the same time, it is important to recognize the various socio-demographic factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination. This paper aims to identify socio-demographic and heal...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 8, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Khadija Shams Alexander Kadow Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6526: The Relationship between Socio-Demographic Factors, Preventive Health Behaviors and Acceptance of COVID-19 Vaccine among Israeli Pregnant Women during the Coronavirus Pandemic
Conclusions: These findings can be helpful as a preliminary evidence base for policy-making at present and for future epidemics regarding guidelines on PHB adjusted for pregnant women.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Shir Nahum Talma Kushnir Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6361: Contact with Nature in Social Deprivation during COVID-19: The Positive Impact on Anxiety
lliti The 2019 outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) had a devastating impact on millions of people worldwide. Following the constantly changing course of the pandemic, the Italian government massively restricted public and private life to prevent the further spread of the virus. Unfortunately, lockdown policies negatively impacted many people’s mental and physical health. Numerous studies recognized an essential role of urban green areas in promoting human well-being. The present study aims to evaluate the effect of personal dispositions towards nature, measured using the connectedness to ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 14, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ferdinando Fornara Elena Rinallo Massimiliano Scopelliti Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6319: Depression and Generalized Anxiety as Long-Term Mental Health Consequences of COVID-19 in Iraqi Kurdistan
lewa-Younan Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with a variety of psychiatric symptoms. However, COVID-19’s association with psychiatric symptoms after the acute illness phase is not fully understood. Thus, this study sought to examine symptoms of depression and generalized anxiety and associated factors in the period following COVID-19 infection. A cross-sectional study design was conducted in three governorates of the Iraqi Kurdistan region. Face-to-face interviews were held between the period of 15 September and 20 December 2021 with both those who had been infected with COVID-19 an...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Perjan Taha Arazoo Tahir Fatima Ahmed Runak Radha Ari Taha Shameran Slewa-Younan Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6312: Development of a COVID-19 Vulnerability Index (CVI) for the Counties and Residents of New Jersey, USA
r Jahan The coronavirus disease 2019, or COVID-19, has impacted countless aspects of everyday life since it was declared a global pandemic by the World Health Organization in March of 2020. From societal to economic impacts, COVID-19 and its variants will leave a lasting impact on our society and the world. During the height of the pandemic, it became increasingly evident that indices, such as the Center for Disease Control’s (CDC) Social Vulnerability Index (SVI), were instrumental in predicting vulnerabilities within a community. The CDC’s SVI provides important estimates on which communit...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 7, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Remo DiSalvatore Sarah K. Bauer Jeong Eun Ahn Kauser Jahan Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6308: Coping with COVID-19: Can a Sense of Coherence and Social Support Play a Protective Role in the Perception of COVID-19 by Polish Women Football Players? A Cross-Sectional Study
Conclusions: The data from the quasi-qualitative study testify to the use of the adversity of the pandemic to grow in many areas of female football players’ lives. The sense of coherence was a protective factor in mitigating the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic situation.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - July 6, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Anna Ussorowska-Krokosz Jan Blecharz Malgorzata Siekanska Monika Grygorowicz Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6207: Distribution of Minor and Major Metallic Elements in Residential Indoor Dust: A Case Study in Latvia
This article presents the study results obtained through the analysis of collected dust samples from 46 dwellings, both in the capital of Latvia, Riga, and in smaller cities. Two methods were employed for indoor dust collection: vacuum sampling and manual sampling with a brush and plastic spatula. After microwave-assisted acid extraction, the samples were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) in terms of the major (Na, K, Ca, Mg, Al and Fe) and minor (Mn, Ni, Co, Pb, Cr, As, Ba, Li, Be, B, V, Cu, Zn, Se, Rb, Sr, Cd, La, Ce and Bi) elements. For the data analysis, principal component analysis ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 22, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Agnese Araja Maris Bertins Gunita Celma Lauma Busa Arturs Viksna Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6106: The Impact of the Organization of Public Health Systems on the Ability of Countries to Resist the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Experience of Developed Countries of the World and Ukraine
a Kashcha The purpose of the study is to analyze the presence of functional interrelationships between the level of funding of the healthcare sector and the country’s ability to withstand any pandemic, using the example of the COVID-19 pandemic. Official indicators presented by the WHO, analytical reports by Numbeo (the world’s largest cost-of-living database), and the Global Health Security Index were used for the study. Using these indicators, the authors analyzed the following: the level of the spread of coronavirus infections in the world’s countries, the share of public ex...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Aleksandra Kuzior Tetiana Vasylieva Olga Liuta Olha Deineka Mariia Kashcha Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6107: Pain Self-Management with Inhaled Methoxyflurane by Emergency Department Trauma Patients: A Prospective, Interventional, Single-Center Study
In conclusion, a combination of self-administered methoxyflurane and the WHO analgesic ladder improves pain management in the ED.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 12, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Daniel Aiham Ghazali Donia Bouzid Alix Frachon Sarah Ait-Abdesselam Philippe Kenway Christophe Choquet Enrique Casalino Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 6064: Assessing Resilience and Its Correlates among Residents of Fort McMurray during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Conclusions: This study highlights the importance of examining resilience and its associated factors during a pandemic such as COVID-19. The results demonstrated that a history of anxiety disorder, depression and being younger were important predictors of low resilience. Responders who reported the desire to receive mental health counselling also reported expressing low resilience. These findings could be used to design and implement interventions aimed at improving the resilience of individuals affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Nnamdi Nkire Reham Shalaby Gloria Obuobi-Donkor Belinda Agyapong Ejemai Eboreime Vincent I. O. Agyapong Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 5938: Factors Associated with the Level of Knowledge about Biosafety against COVID-19 in Peruvian Dental Students: A Cross-Sectional Study under a Multivariable Regression Model
Conclusion: Only a minority of dentistry students had a good level of knowledge about biosafety against COVID-19. Younger and less educated students were more likely to fail the questionnaire. On the other hand, those students with outstanding academic performance were more likely to pass the questionnaire.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: John Santome-Pariona Gissela Brice ño-Vergel Nancy C órdova-Limaylla Marysela Ladera-Casta ñeda Jos é Huamani-Echaccaya Rita Tolmos-Valdivia Juan Huamani-Cantoral Fredy Sol ís-Dante Luis Cervantes-Ganoza C ésar Cayo-Rojas Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 5907: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Outcomes of Post-Acute COVID-19 Patients during Different Waves of the Pandemic
Conclusions: Patients of the COVID-19 infection waves differed significantly according to their anthropometric data, incidence of comorbidities, and impact of the infection. All cohorts achieved clinically relevant and significant functional improvements during PR, with significant higher improvements in Wave 3 + 4.
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 22, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Marc Spielmanns Corina E. Schaer Anna-Maria Pekacka-Egli Sabine Spielmanns Olberk Ibish Guzel Gafina Antonela Stiube Matthias Hermann Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 5873: Relationship between COVID-19 Pandemic-Related Life Behavior, Dispositional Mindfulness, and Psychological Health: Evidence from a Sample of Japanese Working Adults
shikawa The present study investigated how altered daily life behavior and its self-evaluation associated with the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic relate to psychological health in Japanese working adults, and how such relationships may be moderated by dispositional mindfulness. A total of 1000 participants completed an online survey comprising questions on how they used time and self-evaluated life behavior before and during the pandemic, as well as scales on mindfulness and psychological health. The results revealed that after the pandemic, participants spent significantly more time at home and using a P...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 19, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Hiromitsu Miyata Kaho Yamasaki Noh ChaeEun Haruyuki Ishikawa Tags: Article Source Type: research

IJERPH, Vol. 20, Pages 5853: The Psychological and Wellbeing Impacts of Quarantine on Frontline Workers during COVID-19 and Beyond
Conclusions: The current study points to specific aspects of mental health care that can be applied to participants of similar voluntary quarantine programs in the future. It seems necessary to screen for psychological needs at various stages of quarantine, and to allocate appropriate care and improve its accessibility, as many participants did not utilise the routine support offered. Support should especially target disease-related anxiety, symptoms of depression and trauma, and the impacts of fatigue. Future research is needed to clarify specific phases of need throughout quarantine programs, and the barriers for partici...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 17, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Oliver S. Holmes Steven Ellen Natasha Smallwood Karen Willis Clare Delaney Leon J. Worth Shelley Dolan Lisa Dunlop Geraldine McDonald Leila Karimi Megan Rees Maria Ftanou Tags: Article Source Type: research