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The 2019 coronavirus disease pandemic underlined a shift in attitudes against vaccines and a rise in hesitancy among some members of the population, despite the overwhelming evidence that vaccinations are one of the most successful and safe health interventions. Research has shown that vaccine hesitancy is complex and can result from an intersectionality of multiple factors. Research has also shown that to tackle vaccine hesitancy in the community, health care workers play a pivotal role, as they are trusted sources who can provide reliable information and can address vaccination concerns for the public. Unfortunately, health care workers are also susceptible to vaccine hesitancy. Thus, to curb these negative attitudes and doubts against vaccinations, we propose to improve vaccine competency among health science students, who are the future health workforce. Here, we propose a comprehensive pedagogical approach that aims to improve the vaccine literacy in this student population in two urban community colleges. The approach includes the use of high-impact pedagogical interventions to achieve three main objectives: (i) to teach students the nature and process of science to have them become "competent outsiders";(ii) to enhance students' knowledge of the complex science behind emerging infectious diseases and vaccine action, adopting a learner-centered and concept-focused instructional design, and (iii) to address the social, cultural, and historical aspects of vaccine development and the historical and present inequities that characterize this health intervention.
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The aim of this study is to assess COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among health science students at Wollo University, Northeast Ethiopia. Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted among 403 health science students at Wollo University from 1 to 15 July, 2022. The data was collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire and analysis was performed using SPSS version 26. Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR), with 95% CI and p-value <.05 were used to declare factors significantly associated with COVID-19 vaccine uptake. The prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine uptake was 23.3% (95% CI: 19.2, 27.4). Being in the age category of 22-25 years old (AOR = 0.392, 95% CI (0.197, 0.780)), being >25 years old (AOR = 0.253, 95% CI (0.086, 0.741)), have a known disease (AOR = 0.202, 95% CI (0.044, 0.935)), source of income is self (AOR = 2.504, 95% CI (1.104, 5.677)) and screened for COVID-19 disease (AOR = 4.278, 95 % CI (2.418, 7.570)) before are significantly associated with uptake of COVID-19 vaccine. In conclusion, majority of the respondents didn't take COVID-19 vaccine with age greater than 22 years and have a known disease found to be negative predictors of COVID-19 disease.
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COVID-19 Vaccines , COVID-19 , Humans , Young Adult , Adult , Cross-Sectional Studies , Universities , Ethiopia/epidemiology , COVID-19/epidemiology , COVID-19/prevention & control , Students , Surveys and QuestionnairesABSTRACT
Résumé Dans le cadre du projet « Récits face au Covid » porté par l'institut de médecine intégrative et complémentaire (IMIC) du CHU de Bordeaux, soutenu par le groupe Impulsion « Domofrance et Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest » et accompagné par la fondation Bordeaux université, un concours d'écriture a été proposé aux étudiants en sciences de la santé du Collège des Sciences de la santé de Bordeaux, afin d'explorer par le récit comment la pandémie avait modifié leur regard sur le soin. Summary As part of the "Stories facing the Covid” project led by the Institute of Integrative and Complementary Medicine (IMIC) of the Bordeaux University Hospital, supported by the Impulsion group "Domofrance and Crédit Mutuel du Sud-Ouest” and accompanied by the Bordeaux Foundation University, a writing competition was offered to health science students at the Bordeaux College of Health Sciences, in order to explore through storytelling how the pandemic had changed their view of care.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought dramatic changes to our daily lives and social activities. Anxiety over one and one's family becoming infected, stress caused by limitations imposed on personal behavior, changes in lifestyle, etc. have greatly affected everyone's mental and physical condition. This article introduces health science that aims for a society of lifelong health by visualizing one's daily data covering basic lifestyle habits (eating, exercising, and sleeping) and self-regulating one's biological rhythms. © 2022 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp.. All rights reserved.
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The purpose of this mixed method study was to explore the transition to an online educational platform for future health professional students at a southern health sciences system due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV-2) virus. The majority of health professional students received their education via face-to-face prior to the pandemic. The pandemic altered their traditional pedagogical method of face-to-face to online instruction. The health professional school faculty offer the best instruction in a lecture hall not on a computer screen using Zoom. This study was designed to analyze how the faculty adapted in moving to an online instructional method, the support offered by administration, and what method carried over to the spring semester. The research study participants consisted of faculty members from six health profession schools/programs within one health sciences system. A survey consisting of a Likert-scale, multiple choice, and open-ended short answer questions was emailed to all faculty members. Following the survey, one-on-one, face-to-face interviews with six of the faculty members were conducted to gain insight and understanding of their experiences transitioning to an online platform. The results of this study suggest that the transition to an online instructional environment, created within the health sciences system due to the pandemic, was not as seamless as it could have been. The faculty described their experience as one without administrative support, technology training, or guidance. The transition to online instruction caused a disconnect and inability to mentor the healthcare professional students. The faculty were, however, optimistic about the online transition and plan to incorporate this method into future courses in a hybrid method. Pre-pandemic, the United States healthcare professional schools were moving at a snail's pace with regard to the progression of an online educational method. The pandemic thrust the healthcare professional schools/program into using online pedagogical instruction. The COVID-19 virus has changed the educational approach for future healthcare student training. Only time will tell what affect this will have on global education. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
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Background: The pattern of new drug approval is changing across the world as shown by the study using Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and European Medicines Agency data in US and UK with more drug approval for anti-cancer and immunomodulator drugs. There is a need to generate similar database for developed South East Asian countries too. Aims and Objectives: This study was conducted for one such country-Singapore for the new drug approval pattern of last 5 years (2017-2021). Material(s) and Method(s): This was a pharmacoepidemiological study, in which government drug regulatory website data available in public domain was searched. The new drug approval data were classified according to active ingredient, drug approval date, new drug application category, indication of drugs, and World Health Organization Anatomic Thoracic Classification. Result(s): In this study, 418 new drug approvals were found in last 5 years in Singapore. From this maximum, drug approvals were given to anti-neoplastic and immunomodulator category drugs. In anti-neoplastic category new drugs approval few examples were Trastuzumab deruxtecan and Tucatinib for breast cancer therapy and Tepotinib and Capmatinib for non-small cell lung cancer therapy. Conclusion(s): This study shows that drug development in anti-cancer drug and immunomodulator is significant in Singapore. This trend is quite matching with other country such as US and UK.Copyright © 2023 Priti Solanky, et al.
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Sugimoto and Larivière's unique scientometric approach gained recognition within medicine when they coauthored a bibliometric analysis on gender and authorship in The Lancet's 2019 theme issue on advancing women in science, medicine, and global health. [...]despite women being more than half of all medical and science undergraduates for many years, Sugimoto and Larivière estimate that very slow growth in women's representation among scientists in clinical medicine means gender parity in authorship will not be reached in that field before 2049. By contrast, women science leaders typically advance early career researchers, share credit, and lead gender diverse teams, which have higher scientific impact. An acknowledged limitation is the use of one aspect of social identity, gender, in the binary assignment available in current classification systems and they were unable in most cases to include race or ethnicity indicators except where national census data allowed. The simple recognition of the editorial process being a social one—involving judgement, priority setting, negotiation, inevitable bias, and all the other aspects that define human behaviour—gives rise to seeing how decisions about what to publish and which messages to showcase are the product of a social process in which diverse sets of individuals applying high standards of editorial quality and scientific excellence nevertheless deploy agency, make choices, and exercise privilege.
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The COVID-19 pandemic put the regular and daily operation of the simulation centers on hold, thus reinventing the ways to ensure academic continuity. Faculty had to migrate from traditional face-to-face teaching to the remote digital online modality due to the emergency Covid-19 health confinement;this drastic change did not occur because of innovation. The instrument "Self-assessment on telesimulation for health sciences education" was designed and applied to 100 teachers from various Latin American countries. The dimensions of Active Learning, Interaction and communication, Multimedia, and Telesimulation were evaluated. The dimension with the highest average was Multimedia, and the one with the lowest average was Telesimulation. The telesimulation technique promotes the development of cognitive, kinesthetic, and psychomotor skills allowing training and feedback. There were identified gaps that impact professors’use of telesimulation as a pedagogical strategy. IEEE
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The COVID-19 pandemic is evidenced as a traumatic event, impacting college students preparing for healthcare careers. Trauma-informed pedagogical evidence-based recommendations include clear instruction, faculty availability, and open acknowledgment of challenges. This study explored trauma-informed mechanisms embedded in a fully online health sciences course at a public New Jersey university, given during COVID-19 pandemic in spring, 2021, to ascertain student perceptions of mechanisms and sense of belonging within the online classroom environment. Thirty-four (n = 34) Master's and Doctoral graduate students were enrolled in this course, which met for 3 hours weekly, for a 15 week semester. Qualitative data were collected from students, including 42 reflective posts per student (for a total of 1,428 reflections) and anecdotal observations at semester's end. Via qualitative reflexive thematic analysis, the following four themes emerged: (1) Recognizing the Moment, (2) Creating Empathic Connections, (3) Appreciating Availability/Flexibility, and (4) Clarity of Instruction. These themes are discussed, and implications for an actionable model for signature pedagogies embedded in trauma-informed care in graduate health science education are reviewed. [ FROM AUTHOR]
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The COVID-19 pandemic profoundly changed everyday life of social actors, which inferred mental health and well-being concerns. As students of health-related studies tend to adapt better to difficult circumstances, in this study, we explored the effect of the pandemic on sports science students' well-being during the summer of 2022. The research was conducted in Slovenia and Serbia. The sample comprised n = 350 students. The PERMA-Profiler, a 15-item self-reported questionnaire, was adapted to assess well-being across five elements: positive emotions, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment. Data were collected with a questionnaire through the summer of 2022 (from May to July) and analyzed in SPSS, AMOS 26.0. The results revealed normal functioning (M = 7.72, SD ± 1.38) for the overall well-being of the students. Although all dimensions indicated high scores, relationships (M = 7.95, SD ± 1.63), meaning (M = 7.76, SD ± 1.69), and engagement (M = 7.73, SD ± 1.36) rated the highest. Furthermore, the instrument was acceptable, as the confirmatory factor analysis showed adequate reliability based on Cronbach's alpha (15 items, α = 0.94) and strong internal correlations between the PERMA dimensions. This study contributes to the previously published research, emphasizing the positive responses and successful coping of sports science students in times of complex situations, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Purpose: This study determines the information dissemination during the Covid-19 pandemic and examine the impact on the educational activity of postgraduate students in Allied Health Sciences institute in Pakistan. Methodology: Present quantitative study is based on survey method that was carried out to assess the effectiveness of information dissemination during Covid-19 pandemic among postgraduate allied health science students in different universities in Lahore Pakistan. Finding(s): The response rate of the study remained 80%. Majority of users, about 69.5% (n=66) students responded that they did not have challenges in information dissemination during Covid-19, while 30.5% (n=29) students respond that the information was poor. Respondents of the study found highly satisfied with the efficiency of library on providing e-services during Covid-19 (P-Value = 0.487). usability of libraries in information dissemination in which 74 (78%) responded that libraries provide access to reliable and trustworthy Covid-19 pandemic information via different media. 75(79%) students are agreed on providing awareness sensitization on how to restrain the spread of Covid-19 pandemic, online and offline services provided by libraries to allied health science students, challenges faced by libraries in the dissemination of information 77 (81%) Students respond that there is inadequate skills and knowledge of utilizing the Internet resources and services. The recommendations of the study might be beneficial to enhance the effectiveness of resources and services of universities libraries. Copyright © 2022 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
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Purpose: This study analyses the impact on postgraduate students' educational activity at an Allied Health Sciences institute in Pakistan as well as the information distribution during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methodology: The current quantitative analysis is based on a survey that was conducted among postgraduate allied health science students in various universities in Lahore, Pakistan, to evaluate the efficacy of information distribution during the Covid- 19 pandemic. Finding(s): The response rate of the study remained 80%. Majority of users, Approximately 69.5% (n=66) of students said they had no trouble getting information during COVID-19, whereas 30.5% (n=29) of students said the information was subpar. Respondents of the study found highly satisfied with the efficiency of library on providing e-services during Covid-19 (P-Value = 0.487). usability of libraries in information dissemination which 74 (78%) respondents said that libraries offer access to trustworthy and reliable Covid-19 pandemic information through a variety of media There is consensus among 75 (or 79%) of the students on the importance of raising awareness and educating people on how to contain the Covid-19 outbreak, as well as the difficulties libraries face in disseminating information. 77 (81%) students said they lack the knowledge and abilities necessary to effectively use the tools and services available on the Internet. The recommendations of the study might be beneficial to enhance the effectiveness of resources and services of universities libraries. Copyright © 2022 Lahore Medical And Dental College. All rights reserved.
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This paper proposes to investigate the varying implications of the war metaphor in scientific publications discussing the COVID-19 pandemic. The corpus under study is composed of articles retrieved from the international scientific journal Nature, the weekly magazine New Scientist, and the international agency World Health Organisation. With a focus on three main characteristics of the pandemic - body health, medical solutions, and global impact of the virus - the present study asks to what extent the use of the war metaphor can vary to offer different viewpoints on the pandemic. The particular view on the virus - through metaphorical use - depends on the readers each publication targets, the pressure to find solutions, the editorial requirements, and the aim of the publication. We conclude that the war metaphor may not systematically be associated with disputable interpretations (as reported in literature), it also serves an explanatory function.
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INTRODUCTION: Health science students are prone to self-medication due to easy accessibility to medicines, background medical knowledge, and their ability to diagnose illnesses. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has further encouraged this practice due to the fear of contracting the virus by visiting healthcare establishments. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to assess the perception and practices of self-medication among health science students during the background of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in July 2021 during the second wave of COVID-19. Data were collected using a Microsoft form circulated among students using WhatsApp or email. RESULTS: The mean age of the participants was 20.8±1.5 years. About 165(47.1%) participants had self-medicated over the past one year. The most common mode of self-medication was using previous consultation notes [121(73.3%)]. The most common reason for self-medication stated was the mild nature of the illness [131(79.4%)]. Fifteen (9.1%) participants reported changes in medication from one to another during self-medication. Sixteen (9.7%) participants increased drug dosage during self-medication. Sixteen (26.2%) out of 61 participants who self-medicated with antibiotics did not complete the course. Forty-six (27.9%) out of the 165 participants were not aware of the adverse effects of the drugs being self-medicated on most occasions. About 167(47.7%) of the total participants did not feel that self-medication practices are harmful. Ninety-five (27.1%) felt that self-medication practices are acceptable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eighty-six (90.5%) of them thought so to avoid getting COVID-19 infection by visiting healthcare establishments. In multivariable analysis, participants in the final year and those with chronic morbidities were associated with self-medication practices. CONCLUSION: Self-medication practices were present among 47.1% of participants. More than one-fourth of them were not aware of the side effects of self-medicated drugs on most occasions. About 47.7% participants felt that self-medication practices are not harmful and more than one-fourth of them felt that it was acceptable during the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the students need to be made aware of the harmful consequences of self-medication.
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Objective: At many institutions, literature search services are an important aspect of health science librarianship. This exploratory study analyzes how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the use of an academic hospital medical library's literature search service. Methods: To evaluate the pandemic's impact on literature searching at The University of Tennessee Medical Center's Preston Medical Library, data were analyzed for changes from the year before the pandemic (March 1, 2019 to February 29, 2020) to the first year during the pandemic (March 1st, 2020 to February 28, 2021). This was accomplished using LibWizard, a library feedback and assessment application, to review literature search data during the two periods. Variables of interest included total searches, purpose of searches, affiliation of the searcher, and searches with a pandemic-related research question. Results: A 36.6% drop in literature search service usage was reported from the pre-pandemic year to the during-pandemic year. There was a 55.3% decrease in searches intended for research, as well as significant decreases in the number of searches requested by all patron affiliations. After March 2020, 10% of all searches concerned a COVID-related topic. Conclusion: The overall decrease in literature search requests, decrease in research searches, decrease in searches among all patron affiliations, and increase in searches on a COVID-related topic suggest that healthcare worker and institutional priorities changed during the pandemic. The results revealed research interests during the first year of the pandemic, as well as an overall change in library service functionality.
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COVID-19 , Libraries, Medical , Library Science , Library Services , Humans , PandemicsABSTRACT
Introduction: Teledentistry has allowed for the provision of dental care remotely. It has benefitted people living in regional, rural and remote communities. The use of teledentistry rapidly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic to minimise transmission risk while still allowing for the provision of care, especially during mandated lockdowns. Aim: This study aims to pilot and assess the validity of a questionnaire developed to understand early career dental practitioners’ opinions regarding teledentistry in Australia. Method: Registered early career dental practitioners currently working in Australia were invited to participate. Participants were asked to respond to a series of questions regarding teledentistry on themes containing diagnosis, accessibility, patient care, technology and finances. In addition, participants were asked for feedback upon the conclusion of the questionnaire. Results: A total of 23 dental practitioners (60% female, age range 20–34) participated in this study. Work experiences ranged from 0–10 years. A total of 18 participants worked in metropolitan areas, while five worked in regional areas. All participants used teledentistry for approximately 1–9 hours per week. Over 82% of participants believed that telehealth was effective for consultations, and over 90% believed it was more convenient than face-to-face consultations. However, over 78% believed teledentistry was ineffective for diagnosing complex dental cases. Over 95% of participants believed that teledentistry improved patient healthcare access and was beneficial during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. All participants believed that teledentistry was a useful tool for post-operative care, and over 86% of participants felt that patients accepted teledentistry. Conclusion: This questionnaire effectively determines the utilisation of teledentistry during a global pandemic from the perspective of early career dental practitioners. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.