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Background The aim of the study is to demonstrate the Digital health literacy and the well-being of the students from different faculties in Medical University - Sofia during the pandemic. Methods To achieve the purpose of the study a web-based questionnaire was distributed among health sciences students from the Faculty of Public Health and the Medical College -Sofia, as well as medical students from the Faculty of Medicine all from Medical University -Sofia in Bulgaria. Data was collected between February and April 2022, and all respondents participated anonymously and voluntarily. Established statistical methods were used in data analysis. Results Completed questionnaires were received from 239 students. Data collected show that among participants the majority (81,4%) were females, and 73,3% were studying in a Bachelor's programme. Among the respondents 87.7% found it easy, or very easy to use the proper words or search query to find the information they were looking for about coronavirus or related topics. Finally 29,3% of health sciences students expressed low to very low well-being during the last two weeks and the rest 70,7% expressed high well-being. Conclusions The presented results draw attention to the fact that during the pandemic health sciences students demonstrate the appropriate skills in searching and acquiring the information about coronavirus or related topics. In addition, translating and applying the information could contribute to benefit the psychological well-being of the students. In a digitally transformed health sector it is significant for future health professionals to obtain competencies including digital health literacy to promote health and well-being of the patients and provide better outcomes for them. The necessity of digital competences was underlined and thus we need further more, and in depth education in ICT, and digital technologies to all students, starting from the beginning of their studies.
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Background In the Shanghai Declaration on promoting health in the 2030 Agenda of the UNs for Sustainable Development highlighted the importance of health literacy (HL) to empower individual citizens and enable their engagement in collective health promotion action. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the COVID-19 digital HL and the information-seeking behavior among students in Medical University - Sofia. Methods For the purpose of the study a web-based questionnaire was distributed among medical students from the Faculty of Medicine, and health sciences students from the Faculty of Public Health and the Medical College-Sofia, all from Medical University - Sofia in Bulgaria. The study was conducted between February and April 2022. In total 239 respondents participated, all anonymously and voluntarily. In data analysis established statistical methods were used. Results Data collected show that when students searched the Internet for information on the coronavirus or related topics, nearly two thirds (66%) of the respondents could either easy or very easy decide whether the information is reliable or not, and (81%) could easy or very easy decide whether the information is written with commercial interests. In addition among the respondents 82% find easy or very easy to check different websites to see whether they provide the same information. Conclusions From the presented analysis the following conclusion can be made: when navigate the social media platforms and forums, it is significant for health sciences students to obtain the appropriate searching skills, in order to be confident to identify the validity of the information and make informed decisions, as well as decide whether commercial interests are in focus of the provided information. Furthermore it is important to emphasize that searching competencies help to cross check the provided information. Key messages In emergency situations like the global COVID-19 pandemic, digital health literacy is an important factor when search and use reliable and crosschecked information in daily clinical practice. Health sciences students should be educated aiming to maximize their digital literacy, to acquire the competencies and skills and to be confident when search, and use digitally provided information.
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Modern technologies advance and become an integral part of a child's life. They can be eliminated fully neither in the family and society. aorta a hospital environment. The purpose of this study is to assess the intensive influence of virtual reality end modem technologies on the behavior of children of a young age with an acute tymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosis. In a hospital environment. in the context of a COVID-19 pandemic. the deprivation of children aged 3 to 6 years of games and communication and their replacement with modem technologies and virtual reality inevitably leads to the disruption of the Connection between parent. patient/child, and medical team. The authors of the study rely on the Lacanian psychoanalysis and on the concept of Francoise Dolto that: 'everything is language and a child needs to communicate".
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Studies conducted in various countries, including Bulgaria, prove the antimicrobial/antiviral action of Salvia officinalis in a number of pathogens, including SARS-CoV coronavimses. The effect is due to its biologically active substances. The medicinal plant has a history of millennial application in the field of pulmonology and is used today in medicines for respiratory diseases. During the March-June 2020 period, a positive effect was observed in the treatment of viral diseases, including COVID-19 at home in about 20 patients∗ with two preparations containing Salvia officinalis and other medicinal plants-Immuno Pam Plus with antiviral effect, as well as Broncho Pam with application in pulmonology Zn (Zinc) and Se (Selenium) were included in the therapies, combined with antipyretic dmgs containing paracetamol and acetylsalicylic acid with preventive effect against blood clots. This article presents a detailed description of 4 typical clinical cases with different manifestations, ranging from mild symptoms to pneumonia in a patient with COPD and analyzes the therapeutic methods taken and their results. In the latter case antibiotics were added. © 2020 Medical Information Center. All rights reserved.