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The COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to public health. Latin American structural conditions are a propitious place for the spread of COVID-19. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru are the countries with the most deaths on the continent. We aimed to explore the characteristics of EoL care practices as provided during the pandemic in 7 Latin American countries (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Perú, Uruguay) and the experiences from relatives and healthcare providers. Methods: Observational study of a convenience sample of people who have recently experienced the death of either a relative or a patient died or not from COVID-19 using 2 rounds of questionnaire surveys, with additional deep-interviews. Social Determinants of Health, working conditions, and QoL were assesed. Primary outcome: a descriptive assessment of the characteristics of EoL care during the pandemic, from the experience of relatives and HCP. Preliminary Results:1430 questionnaires completed until now (726 relatives/ 704 HCP) In-depth interviews analysis in progress. Most of the relatives perceived their loved ones were treated with respect and dignity during the last days of life by doctors 85% and nurses 81 % most of time. HCP rated their QoL average 5 (1 Very poor, 7 Excellent). Conclusion: Provision of best person-centred care for dying patients requires understanding of cross-cultural experiences of dying and bereavement. We provided international and multidimensional perspectives of the impact of this unprecedented pandemic from 7 Latin American countries.
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The Sars-Cov-2 pandemic has produced a change in the quality of life of people, both directly and indirectly involved by the virus, and in particular, on individuals belonging to the most vulnerable groups of the population. In the development of the pandemic, the local, public and Third Sector assistance services have been called to experiment in the name of innovation to respond to the needs deriving from the emergency. As is well known, this has generated unprecedented socio-economic and health fractures. These conditions have highlighted the need for scholars, and the Italian Society of Sociology of Health (SISS), to analyze the phenomenon of social fragility at the time of Covid-19 through national research. This article constitutes a framework of the research, conducted with a qualitative method, on two provinces of Southern Italy, that of Caserta and Frosinone. Copyright © FrancoAngeli
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The essay looks at the 50th anniversary of the Workers’ Statute (“Statuto”) moving from the recent ongoing economic and social crisis related to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the author’s opinion, this new stress test for the Statuto does confirms its vitality. The Statuto stands still up to date as a tool to ensure to all workers the effective enjoining of fundamental rights at work. © 2021 Societa Editrice il Mulino. All rights reserved.
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Demographic changes in the Western world linked to the increase in the elderly population, life expectancy and above all cancer patients and chronically ill patients, often entrusted to home care or in healthcare residences, highlight an exponential increase in requests for diagnostic tests at home. Conventional radiographic examinations, such as thoracic, musculoskeletal and abdominal images are the most requested and are important first level diagnostic tests. To date and, in particular, in times of COVID-19 emergency, these patients need to be transferred to the hospital to perform radiological examinations which involve an increase in costs for the health system and an increased risk for the health of these patients, already often debilitated and immunocompromised. This article discussed the benefits of taking conventional chest x-rays directly at the patient's home.