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Since 2019, with the spread of the coronavirus and the emergence of new strains around the world, the effects of this virus on various organs of the body have been identified through various studies. According to these studies, the coronavirus has the ability to be transmitted through mucosal membranes, including respiratory membranes such as the nasal and conjunctival membranes. As the eyes are connected to the nasal duct through the inferior meatus, it is possible for the virus to be transmitted through this route. Wearing a mask can reduce the chance of transmission, but it can also lead to eye symptoms such as dryness. Additionally, individuals with COVID-19 experience various symptoms in their body systems. Some of these symptoms can affect the visual system and lead to blurry vision, dry eyes, foreign body sensation, tearing, and more. These symptoms can cause early eye fatigue and reduce the quality of academic and occupational performance. Since there is limited research in this area and considering the importance of this disease and its consequences, we decided to conduct an observational study on a number of COVID-19 patients referred to the clinic.
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COVID-19 , Asthenopia , Vision Disorders , Dry Eye SyndromesABSTRACT
Objective: The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been spreading around the world since December 2019. Neurological symptoms have been reported as a part of the clinical spectrum of the disease. This study aimed to determine the frequency of neurological complications in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.Methods: Electronic medical records in the hospital information system, laboratory findings, and radiological examinations were evaluated for all patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. The cases were referred to Shahid Beheshti Hospital affiliated to Hamadan University of Medical Sciences from February 20, 2020 to the end of the same year.Results: A total of 477 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were included in the analyses. Based on our results, 105 (22.02%) patients showed neurological manifestations. Ischemic stroke, decreased consciousness, and headache were the most frequent reported neurological symptoms with the rate of 34 (7.13%), 28 (5.88%), and13 (2.72%), respectively. Moreover, 54 (51.43%) cases were male, and the vast majority of the patients (66; 62.86%) had more than 60 years of age. Conclusions: SARS-CoV-2 may involve nervous system and cause brain tissue damage. The findings of this study provide more information on coronavirus disease, contributing to effective interventions for the control of the disease
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COVID-19ABSTRACT
Background: Caring of patients with corona virus infection disease may have had an impact on the occupational burnout, resilience, and parenting of the nurses. Purpose: Evaluation occupational burnout, resilience, and parenting stress in nurses caring for COVID 2019 patients.Methods: This cross-sectional study is based on strengthening the reporting of observational studies in epidemiology statement. A total of 630 nurses caring for COVID 2019 patients in 5 hospitals were selected via convenience sampling. Participants completed the scales online. Data were analyzed in SPSS v. 22.Results: A total of 420 nurses completed and returned the questionnaires. Occupational burnout has a negative correlation with resilience and a positive correlation with parenting stress and can predict 61.32% of changes in the occupational burnout variance of nurses. Conclusion: Resilience, parenting stress, marital status, number of children, employment status, and gender predicated high percentage of the nurses’ occupational burnout variance. The nurse managers should use these findings to provide appropriate environments for nurses, to develop more comprehensive plans in support of nurses for the current and future crises.
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Virus DiseasesABSTRACT
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread widely throughout the world and become a pandemic disease. In this study we decided to investigate the chest computed tomography (CT) findings in COVID-19 patients in Hamadan, west of Iran.Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 101 patients with confirmed COVID-19 infection from February to March 2020. Demographic, clinical, laboratory and chest CT information of identified COVID-19 patients were assessed.Results Totally, 101 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 were included. The mean age of the patients was 55.21 ± 14.08 years and 54% (53.47%) of them were male. With regards to clinical manifestations, 82.18%, 72.28% and 54.46% of COVID-19 patients had dry cough, dyspnea and fever, respectively and 44.5% had lymphopenia. The right lower lobe was the most common (69%) and severe involved lobe followed by left lower lobe, right middle lobe, and lingual; however, anterior segment of upper lobes showed least involvement with abnormality in the late course of disease. The most common pattern is ground glass opacity, but atypical patterns such as round pneumonia, moderate to severe plural effusion and segmental lobar collapse consolidation was seen without evidence of mediastinal adenopathy, cavitation or nodule. Chest X ray (CXR) was not sensitive method as a first line imaging because 34.65% of them were normal.Conclusion CXR is not sensitive method as first line imaging too (34.65% normal first CXR), but Chest CT is very sensitive and nonspecific modality for diagnosis of COVID – 19. Lower lobe and posterior basal predominance involvements were seen in most cases. About 12% showed atypical chest CT features.