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The Role of Vitamins and Minerals Supplementation on COVID ‑19 Prevention: Benefit or Risk?
Dear Editor, In a scenario where there is a lot of uncertainty regarding SARS ‑CoV‑2, vitamin and mineral supplementation have gained considerable attention due to the belief that they could prevent infection. However, the scientific evidence is tenuous with regard to their potential to prevent coronavirus disease‑2019 (COVID‑19), and reduce disease severity or mortal ity
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Vaccine Hesitancy: A Contemporary Issue for New COVID ‑19 Vaccination
There are some recent reports of vaccine hesitancy globally toward the new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑19) vaccines. Vaccine hesitancy is an important issue to be discussed in preventive medicine. There are many factors that can lead to vaccine hesitancy.
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

COVID ‑19, Herd Immunity and Vaccine
Dear Editor, Herd immunity for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID ‑19) in the absence of a vaccine is an interesting issue in the current situation that the new vaccine is still not sufficient. Herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine might be a possible and/or viable path.
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Positive Predictive Value of SARS ‑CoV‑2 Spike Protein Antibody Test after COVID‑19 Vaccination Policies
Dear Editor,Mendicino and Moretti provided very useful ideas on using “tests for the detection of antibodies to SARS‑CoV‑2.”[1] Mendicino and Moretti discussed on effect of local prevalence of coronavirus disease (COVID) on diagnostic property of the test and concluded that “knowledge about the advantages and limitations of each test will help to select the most appropriate one to each clinical and epidemiological situation, and to an adequate interpretation of the results.”
Source: International Journal of Preventive Medicine - July 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Using medical university websites for health education about COVID-19; an effective solution for public education during a pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: The results of this study showed that type1 and type 2 and 62.5% of type 3 medical universities were in good condition in terms of total scores in the two areas of health information and education about coronavirus and none of the universities were in a bad situation. It is suggested that the website of medical universities can serve as a reliable and appropriate source of information not only for academics and students but also for the general public.PMID:37507804 | PMC:PMC10386773 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-023-00417-y
Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - July 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Lina Cai Jiwei Han Zahra Aghalari Hans-Uwe Dahms Source Type: research

The lesser of two evils: Assessing the public acceptance of AI thermal facial recognition during the COVID ‐19 crisis
AbstractAI thermal facial recognition (AITFR) has been rapidly applied globally in the fight against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, AITFR has also been accompanied by a controversy regarding whether the public accepts it. Therefore, it is necessary to assess the acceptance of AITFR during the COVID-19 crisis. Drawing upon the theory of acceptable risk and Siegrist's causal model of public acceptance (PA), we built a combined psychological model that included the perceived severity of COVID-19 (PSC) to describe the influencing factors and pathways of AITFR acceptance. This model was verified through a survey ...
Source: Risk Analysis - July 28, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jia Shi, Xiangnan Hu, Xuesong Guo Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

A New Framework for Co-Creating Telehealth for Cancer Care with the Patient Community
AbstractThe increased use of telehealth in cancer care during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has added to our knowledge and experience of the modality with benefits in terms of efficacy, cost, and patient and healthcare professional experience reported. However, telehealth has also been found not to be universally available to all patients with cancer, nor to be appropriate for every healthcare interaction; additionally, not all patients prefer it. Now that coronavirus disease restrictions have essentially ended and an opportunity to re-assess telehealth provision in cancer care presents, we offer a framework that a...
Source: The Patient - Patient-Centered Outcomes Research - July 26, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

COVID stress and depressive symptoms among high school students: a moderated mediation model of sleep quality and optimism
This study aimed to investigate whether optimism buffers an indirect relationship between COVID stress and depressive symptoms via poor sleep quality among Vietnamese high school students.Six hundred and eighty-five participants completed the Coronavirus Stress Measure, the Life Orientation Test-Revised, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales. Process Macro 3.5 for SPSS (Model 4 and Model 14) was used to analyze the mediating effect and moderated mediation effect.The results indicated that COVID stress was associated with an increase in depressive symptoms via the indirect pathway ...
Source: Health Education - July 25, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Hung Thanh Nguyen Thi Truc Quynh Ho Long Dau Minh Source Type: research

COVID-19: a catalyst for change in  remote and rural advanced clinical practice – A qualitative study
COVID-19: a catalyst for change in remote and rural advanced clinical practice – A qualitative study Rachel King, Clare Carolan, Steve Robertson Journal of Integrated Care, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to explore the sustainability of innovations introduced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in remote and rural primary care advanced clinical practice. The methodology includes an exploratory qualitative study of eight key stakeholders from Scottish remote and rural primary care advanced practice (three policymakers and five advanced practitioners). Data ...
Source: Journal of Integrated Care - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Rachel King Clare Carolan Steve Robertson Source Type: research

Health of homeless individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic
Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz. 2023 Jul 19. doi: 10.1007/s00103-023-03739-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe living situation and health of homeless people differs from the general population in many ways. It is reasonable to assume that the homeless population has been particularly vulnerable during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This narrative review will summarize the current literature on the health and care of homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature research was performed between December 2022 and February 2023. In addition to the current nation...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Victoria van R üth Andr é Hajek Fabian Heinrich Benjamin Ondruschka Klaus P üschel Franziska Bertram Source Type: research

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Select Child Health Services in Kenyan Hospitals
CONCLUSION: COVID-19 partially disrupted essential health services among children in Kenya. Children in need of specialized treatment were more disadvantaged.PMID:37464497 | DOI:10.1353/hpu.2023.0021
Source: Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: John Njuguna Source Type: research