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Mental health of healthcare workers during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands: a longitudinal study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
PurposeIn March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Previous virus outbreaks, such as the SARS outbreak in 2003, appeared to have a great impact on the mental health of healthcare workers. The aim of this study is to examine to what extent mental
Maaike van der Noordt, Karin I. Proper, Karin I. Proper, Karin I. Proper, Bette Loef, Cécile R. L. Boot, Cécile R. L. Boot, Cécile R. L. Boot, Floor M. Kroese, Floor M. Kroese, Marijn de Bruin, Marijn de Bruin, Sandra H. van Oostrom   +12 more
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Anxiety among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, many healthcare workers faced extreme working conditions and were at higher risk of infection with the coronavirus.
Esmee Bosma, Verena Feenstra, Sandra H. van Oostrom, Lifelines Corona Research Initiative, H. Marike Boezen, Jochen O. Mierau, H. Lude Franke, Jackie Dekens, Patrick Deelen, Pauline Lanting, Judith M. Vonk, Ilja Nolte, Anil P.S. Ori, Annique Claringbould, Floranne Boulogne, Marjolein X.L. Dijkema, Henry H. Wiersma, Robert Warmerdam, Soesma A. Jankipersadsing, Irene van Blokland, Geertruida H. de Bock, Judith GM Rosmalen, Cisca Wijmenga   +22 more
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Mental Health Outcomes Among Healthcare Workers and the General Population During the COVID-19 in Italy

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
IntroductionDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in Italy have been exposed to an unprecedented pressure and traumatic events. However, no direct comparison with the general population is available so far.
Rodolfo Rossi, Valentina Socci, Francesca Pacitti, Sonia Mensi, Antinisca Di Marco, Alberto Siracusano, Alberto Siracusano, Giorgio Di Lorenzo, Giorgio Di Lorenzo   +8 more
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Home Healthcare Workers' Occupational Exposures

Home Healthcare Now, 2020
Home healthcare workers (HHCWs) belong to one of the fastest growing industries and have an unpredictable work environment, potentiating their risk of exposures to occupational hazards. More patients seeking care for chronic health conditions, and improvements in technology and medical advancements are allowing more complex patient care to be provided ...
Bien, Elizabeth, Davis, Kermit, Gillespie, Gordon   +2 more
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MERS-CoV infection among healthcare workers and risk factors for death: Retrospective analysis of all laboratory-confirmed cases reported to WHO from 2012 to 2 June 2018

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2020
Background: Approximately half of the reported laboratory-confirmed infections of Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) have occurred in healthcare settings, and healthcare workers constitute over one third of all secondary infections ...
Amgad A. Elkholy, Rebecca Grant, Abdullah Assiri, Mohamed Elhakim, Mamunur R. Malik, Maria D. Van Kerkhove   +5 more
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Protecting the healthcare workers in low- and lower-middle-income countries through vaccination: barriers, leverages, and next steps

Global Health Action, 2023
Healthcare workers play a critical role in providing medical care to individuals and communities. Due to the nature of their work, compared to the general public, healthcare workers are at a higher risk of exposure to infectious diseases, including ...
Karla Kroflin, Mariana Gonzalez Utrilla, Michael Moore, Marta Lomazzi   +3 more
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Tuberculosis in healthcare workers and infection control measures at primary healthcare facilities in South Africa. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
BACKGROUND:Challenges exist regarding TB infection control and TB in hospital-based healthcare workers in South Africa. However, few studies report on TB in non-hospital based healthcare workers such as primary or community healthcare workers.
Mareli M Claassens, Cari van Schalkwyk, Elizabeth du Toit, Eline Roest, Carl J Lombard, Donald A Enarson, Nulda Beyers, Martien W Borgdorff   +7 more
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Violence against healthcare workers [PDF]

International Orthopaedics, 2013
The objective of SICOT is "to promote the advancement of the science and art of orthopaedics and traumatology at international level in particular for the improvement of patient care; to foster and develop teaching, research and education; to facilitate and encourage exchange of professional experience and to promote good fellowship among its members."
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HEALTHCARE WORKERS SECURITY

Khatulistiwa Law Review, 2020
Abstrak Kematian tenaga kesehatan selama penanganan kasus virus corona menjadi masalah yang esensial dan harus diberikan solusi. Artikel ini akan memberikan inovasi untuk memenuhi perlindungan dan kebutuhan tenaga kesehatan melalui Health Workers Security (HWS), yang berisi tiga instrumen.
Tania Amelia, Rr. Halimatu Hira
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Risk factors for norovirus infection in healthcare workers during nosocomial outbreaks: a cross-sectional study

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2021
Background Norovirus outbreaks cause severe medico-socio-economic problems affecting healthcare workers and patients. The aim of the study was to investigate prevalence of norovirus infection and risk factors for infection in healthcare workers during ...
Kjell Torén, Linus Schiöler, Nancy P. Nenonen, Charles Hannoun, Anette Roth, Lars-Magnus Andersson, Johan Westin, Tomas Bergström   +7 more
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