Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from the Survey on COVID-19 and Mental Health by Murray Weeks, Danielle Marion, Anne-Marie Robert, R. Nicholas Carleton

“…Factors associated with higher PTSD prevalence were female gender; younger age; lower income (females only); living in an urban area; frontline worker status or not being at work in the past week (males only); fair or poor mental health; a weak sense of community belonging; symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder; suicidal ideation; heavy alcohol use; daily cannabis use; increased alcohol and cannabis use since the start of the pandemic; decreased alcohol consumption since the start of the pandemic (males only); concerns about violence in the home; and negative impacts of the pandemic. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on epidemiological and clinical characteristics of inpatients with burns in a Northwest China burn centre: a retrospective study by Jiaqi Liu, Jian Feng, Yuheng Zhang, Yiwei Cui, Shuao Xiao, Yige Han, Yongqian Bian, Xueyong Li

“…Objective This study aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the characteristics and outcomes of patients with burns in a burn centre situated in Northwest China.Design A retrospective descriptive study.Setting This study was conducted in Tangdu Hospital, a major regional burn centre in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province of China.Participants A total of 1413 patients with burns were included in the study, with the admission period spanning from 2017 to 2019 (before the pandemic) and 2020 to 2022 (during the pandemic).Results Burn hospitalisations decreased during the pandemic for both children (9.80%) and adults (24.68%). …”
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A Case of New-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Schizophrenia in a 14-Year-Old Male following the COVID-19 Pandemic by Daniel Bibawy, Jennyferd Barco, Yeghia Sounboolian, Priya Atodaria

“…This report details a case of new-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and schizophrenia following the COVID-19 pandemic. The novelty of this case lies in the onset of the patient’s symptoms in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, without prior predisposing risks in the environmental, social, or biological aspects. …”
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A Bibliometric Analysis on the Impact of Internal Communication in Post-Pandemic Corporate Environments: A Transversal Survey of Trends and Developments in the Scientific Literature by Alba Puigvert-Santoro, Nuria Arimany-Serrat, Elisenda Tarrats-Pons

“…This article examines the evolution and impact of internal communication in the business world since the appearance of the mentioned virus, with an analysis of selected publications in the months following the pandemic until the present in Scopus and the Web of Science. …”
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A study report on the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in providing in-and-out-patient psychiatric services in a level-3 COVID hospital by Deepa Singh, Richa Pandey, Gaurav S. Yadav, Prabhat K. Agrawal, Amil H. Khan, Tapas K. Aich

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Clinical evidence based review and recommendations of aerosol generating medical procedures in otolaryngology – head and neck surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by Andrew Thamboo, Jane Lea, Doron D. Sommer, Leigh Sowerby, Arman Abdalkhani, Christopher Diamond, Jennifer Ham, Austin Heffernan, M. Cai Long, Jobanjit Phulka, Yu Qi Wu, Phillip Yeung, Marc Lammers

“…During the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential for HCWs to recognize which procedures are potentially aerosolizing so that appropriate infection prevention precautions can be taken. …”
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Comparison of the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of cancer patients admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Bruno Fernando da Silva Reis, Gisele O’Dwyer, Valeria Teresa Saraiva Lino, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Karla Santos da Costa Rosa, Simone Garruth dos Santos Machado Sampaio

“…Abstract Objective To compare the sociodemographic and clinical profiles of patients with advanced cancer admitted to a tertiary palliative care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This is an analysis of data from patients receiving care before (10/21/2019 to 03/16/2020) and during (09/23/2020 to 08/26/2021) the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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The economics of the performing arts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1: cost-output-profit analysis on the example of a performance by D. L. Morozova

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Gender Disparities in Pandemic-Related Strains, Digital Coping Strategies, and Protective Mechanisms Among Rural-to-Urban Migrant Working Adolescents in China by Xinge Jia, Hua Zhong, Qian Wang, Qiaobing Wu

“…The COVID-19 pandemic placed significant strains on daily life, particularly affecting vulnerable groups such as rural-to-urban young migrant workers. …”
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Snapshot of health-related behaviours in adults living with disabilities 1 year into the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional survey study by Syeda F Hussain, Nikki Heinze, Claire L Castle, Lauren R Godier-McBard, Theofilos Kempapidis, Renata S M Gomes

“…Objectives This survey aimed to assess the status of a range of health-related behaviours 1 year after the coronavirus outbreak was declared a pandemic in adults living with disabilities comparative with those with no disabilities.Design This cross-sectional study reports findings from an online survey conducted in March 2021. …”
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Mucormycosis Associated with Global Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic: A Study of Fungal Profile from a Tertiary Health-care Center by Snigdha Purohit, Kavita Mourya, Nazneen Pathan, Sunita Agarwal, Vithika Vyas, Aruna Vyas

“…Background and Aim: In this era of the coronavirus disease (COVID) pandemic, new health issues appear quickly and cause an outbreak in India. …”
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Exploring Vaccine Hesitancy Levels Among Turkish Parents in 2024 After Pandemic; Key Influencing Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zehra Kılınç, Songül Beycur Işık

“…The higher hesitation levels of parents who reported that the pandemic did not negatively affect their vaccination decisions suggest the effect of social and psychological factors. …”
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Exploring Future Pandemic Preparedness Through the Development of Preventive Vaccine Platforms and the Key Roles of International Organizations in a Global Health Crisis by Jihee Jeon, Eunyoung Kim

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Spatial Spillover Effect of Government Public Health Spending on Regional Economic Growth during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Evidence from China by Xiaofei Li, Fen Chen, Songbo Hu

“…The COVID-19 pandemic, which was first reported at the end of 2019, has had a massive impact on the Chinese economy and society. …”
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Effect of Pandemic COVID-19 on Tropical Forest Cover in Small Island: Case Mansinam Island Papua using Google Earth Imagery by Francine Hematang, Denisa Taran, Mutakim, Semuel Erari, Alfando Luas, Descarlo Worabai, Matheus Beljai

“…This study aims to determine the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the forest cover of small populated islands. …”
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Exploring mental health symptoms in elite athletes during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis on sex differences. by Liang-Tseng Kuo, Sung-Huang Laurent Tsai, Udit Dave, William A Marmor, Reena Olsen, Bridget Jivanelli, Michelle E Kew, Daphne I Ling

“…The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected elite athletes, leading to increased mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. …”
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The COVID‐19 pandemic and associated declines in cancer incidence by race/ethnicity and census‐tract level SES, rurality, and persistent poverty status by Benmei Liu, Mandi Yu, Jeffrey Byrne, Katheen A. Cronin, Eric J. Feuer

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Intimate partner violence among women of reproductive age during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Gizachew Yilak, Alemayehu Sayih Belay, Aychew Kassie, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Ambaw Abebaw Emrie, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Legese Fekede Abza

“…Objectives Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the violence committed by both current and former spouses and partners, and the rate of this violence is known to increase during different pandemics. The pooled prevalence of IPV among pregnant women before the COVID-19 pandemic was 37%, however, the pooled prevalence of IPV among women during COVID-19 is not yet known. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic measures on hospitalizations and epidemiological patterns of twelve respiratory pathogens in children with acute respiratory infections in southern China by Wei Wang, Xiaojuan Luo, Zhenmin Ren, Xiaoying Fu, Yunsheng Chen, WenJian Wang, Yanmin Bao, Yuejie Zheng, Ke Cao, Jiehua Chen

“…Abstract Objectives To investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic measures on hospitalizations and the alterations and persistence of the epidemiological patterns of 12 common respiratory pathogens in children during the COVID-19 pandemic and after the cessation of the “zero-COVID-19” policy in southern China. …”
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Cohort retention in a pandemic response study: lessons from the SARS-CoV2 Immunity & Reinfection Evaluation (SIREN) study by Anna Howells, Katie Munro, Sarah Foulkes, Atiya Kamal, Jack Haywood, Sophie Russell, Dominic Sparkes, Erika Aquino, Jennie Evans, Dale Weston, Susan Hopkins, Jasmin Islam, Victoria Hall

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