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Using social and behavioural science to support COVID-19 pandemic response

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a massive global health crisis. Because the crisis requires large-scale behaviour change and places significant psychological burdens on individuals, insights from the social and behavioural sciences can be used to help al...

Unconventional Answers to Unprecedented Challenges: The Swedish Experience During the COVID-19 Outbreak

Since its early stages, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has posed immense challenges in meeting the public health and healthcare and social care needs of migrants. In line with other reports from United Kingdom and United States, data fro...

Ten Eleven Things Not to Say to Healthcare Professionals During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic

On March 11, 2020, the infection caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) virus was declared a pandemic. Throughout this pandemic, healthcare professionals (HCPs) have experienced difficulties stemming from poor communications, resource scarcity,...

Sosial ulikhet i krisetider

Hvilken effekt har korona-krisen hatt på minoritetsbefolkningen så langt? Har sosial ulikhet og maktstrukturer i samfunnet hatt innvirkning på hvem som rammes hardest i en krisesituasjon? I MiRA-Senterets utredning: Sosial ulikhet i krisetider (2020) kan...

Råd under korona-pandemien

Smitterverntiltakene under koronapandemien gav oss de strengeste begrensningene siden krigen. Karantene, isolasjon og redsel for smitte kan slite på både voksne og barn. Her er råd fra NKVTS om hvordan best håndtere situasjonen. Pandemien rammet oss hard...

Psychological impact of COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines

BACKGROUND: The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic poses a threat to societies' mental health. This study examined the prevalence of psychiatric symptoms and identified the factors contributing to psychological impact in the Philippines., METHOD...

Psychological Impact and Associated Factors During the Initial Stage of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic Among the General Population in Spain

The outbreak of COVID-19 in Spain started at the end of February. By 9th April 2020 Spain was the second country in confirmed cases and in deaths. On March 14, 2020, the Spanish Government declared the state of alarm to limit viral transmission. During su...

Psychological burden of healthcare professionals in Germany during the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic: Differences and similarities in the international context

BACKGROUND: Healthcare professionals (HPs) are the key figures to keep up the healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic and thus are one of the most vulnerable groups in this. To this point, the extent of this psychological burden, especially in Euro...

Preliminary impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on smoking and vaping in college students

We examined tobacco use changes in young adult college students in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on smoking and vaping. First, we evaluated changes in tobacco use from pre to post campus closure focusing on smoking and electronic nicotine...

Poor self-reported adherence to COVID-19-related quarantine/isolation requests, Norway, April to July 2020

To limit SARS-CoV-2 spread, quarantine and isolation are obligatory in several situations in Norway. We found low self-reported adherence to requested measures among 1,704 individuals (42% 95% confidence interval: 37-48). Adherence was lower in May-June-J...

Pårørende til pasienter med covid-19 trenger oss

Pandemics, panic and prevention: Stages in the life of COVID-19 pandemic

Online Guidance for Domestic Violence Survivors and Service Providers: A COVID-19 Content Analysis

To assess COVID-19 information and services available to domestic violence service providers, survivors, and racially and culturally specific communities in the U.S., a content analysis of 80 national and state/territorial coalition websites was performed...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) towards COVID-19 pandemic in America: A preliminary systematic review

Introduction: On the eleventh of March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic by the number of cases and deaths worldwide: More than 91.1 million confirmed cases and approx. 1.9 million ...

Informing children citizens efficiently to better engage them in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic

Since the beginning of the year, the world’s attention has rightly been focused on the spread of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the implementation of drastic mitigation strategies to limit disease transmission. However, public health...

Informasjon og tiltak rettet mot innvandrerbefolkningen i forbindelse med Covid-19: Delrapport 3

Rapporten er den tredje delrapporten i prosjektet «Informasjon og tiltak rettet mot innvandrerbefolkningen i forbindelse med covid-19.» Rapporten presenterer resultater fra intervjuer med 15 personer med innvandrerbakgrunn som jobber i eksponerte eller u...

Informasjon og tiltak rettet mot innvandrerbefolkningen i forbindelse med Covid-19: Delrapport 2

Rapporten presenterer resultater fra en kartlegging av informasjonstiltak fra offentlige myndigheter og frivillige organisasjoner overfor innvandrerbefolkningen i forbindelse med covid-19. Rapporten har hatt særlig oppmerksomhet mot tiltak i bydelene Gaml...

Informasjon og tiltak rettet mot innvandrerbefolkningen i forbindelse med Covid-19: Delrapport 1

Rapporten inneholder en oversikt over informasjons- og veiledningstiltak fra offentlige myndigheter og frivillige organisasjoner i forbindelse med covid-19, samt en oversikt over smittesituasjonen i innvandrerbefolkningen. Dataene er fra perioden mai -au...

Family violence and COVID‐19: Increased vulnerability and reduced options for support

Compliance and Psychological Impact of Quarantine in Children and Adolescents due to Covid-19 Pandemic

OBJECTIVES: To examine a cohort of children and adolescents quarantined during Coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak in India and to describe their understanding of, compliance with and the psychological impact of quarantine experience. METHODS: One hundred t...