State heterogeneity of human mobility and COVID-19 epidemics in the European Union

Human mobility was associated with epidemic changes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in China, where strict public health interventions reduced human mobility and COVID-19 epidemics. But its association with COVID-19 epidemics in the European Union (EU) is unclear. In this quasi-experimental study, we modelled the temporal trends in human mobility and epidemics of COVID-19 in the 27 EU states between January 15 and May 9, 2020. COVID-19 and human mobility had 3 trend-segments, including an upward trend in COVID-19 daily incidence and a downward trend in most human mobilities in the middle segment. Compared with the EU states farther from Italy, the state-wide lockdown dates were more likely linked to turning points of human mobilities in the EU states closer to Italy, which were also more likely linked to second turning points of COVID-19 epidemics. Among the examined human mobilities, the second turning points in driving mobility and the first turning points in parks mobility were the best factors that connected lockdown dates and COVID-19 epidemics in the EU states closer to Italy. Our findings highlight the state- and mobility-heterogeneity in the associations of public health interventions and human mobility with changes of COVID-19 epidemics in the EU states.

Analysis of invasive microscopy patient′s health information searching behavior and disease decision-making participation ability / 中国实用护理杂志

Objective:To investigate the status of health information search behavior and disease decision-making ability of the patients with invasive microscopy, and to analyze the relationship between them, and to improve the patients′ undefineds willingness and ability.Methods:Totally 143 patients with invasive microscopy from August 2018 to May 2019 were selected as study subjects by means of a convenient sampling method, and a cross-sectional survey was conducted using the general data questionnaire, the health information search behavior scale and the patient decision-making participation ability measurement scale. To describe and analyze the status and relationship of health information search and decision-making in patients with quasi-line invasive microscopy.Results:The attitude of health information search was (24.65±3.31) points, the information demand was (61.26±5.21) points, the information source was (47.39±7.97) points, and the information disorder was (25.73±4.77) points. The total score of disease decision-making ability was 104.55±21.56, which was in the middle level. Pearson correlation analysis results showed that health information search attitude, information needs, information sources, and the total score and scores of each dimension were positively correlated ( r values were 0.756-0.947, P<0.001). Information acquisition disorders were negatively correlated with the total score and scores of each dimension of decision-making ability ( r values were -0.217--0.168, P<0.05). Conclusion:The behavior and attitude of health information search in patients undergoing invasive microscopic examination were at the middle level, and the level of information demand was high. The more active the attitude of information seeking, the stronger the ability of disease decision-making. It is suggested that health care workers, based on the demand orientation of patients' health information and the characteristics of their information search behavior, provide personalized guidance and various forms of health education for patients ′ lack of information, so as to help patients get rid of decision-making difficulties and improve their health outcomes.