Zhelyazkova, Ana Fischer, Philipp M Thies, Nina Schrader-Reichling, Julia S Kohlmann, Thorsten Adorjan, Kristina Huith, René Jauch, Karl-Walter Prückner, Stephan M
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Health services management research
The LMU University Hospital is among the largest healthcare facilities in Germany. The measures implemented prior to and during the first pandemic wave of COVID-19, were evaluated in preparation of a second pandemic wave. This paper presents the pandemic management concept, evaluation and adaptation of LMU University Hospital. Between July and Sept...
Mojtahedi, Zahra Shen, Jay J
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The American journal of hospice & palliative care
Palliative care (PC), which improves the quality of life for patients with serious illnesses, can be offered in multiple settings, such as the hospital, community, and home. The trend toward delivering PC at home has been recently accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic has created challenges for patients with serious illnesses who h...
Gandjour, Afschin
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Health services management research
While the European Union (EU) has approved several COVID-19 vaccines, new variants of concern may be able to escape immunity. The purpose of this study is to project the cost-effectiveness of future lockdown policies in conjunction with a variant-adapted vaccine booster. The exemplary scenario foresees a 25% decline in the vaccine protection agains...
McGregor, Kerry Williams, Coleen R Botta, Ariel Mandel, Francie Gentile, Jennifer
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Journal of telemedicine and telecare
The COVID-19 pandemic has had significant effects on service delivery for transgender and gender diverse youth. Many in-person services were suspended in response to the need to follow quarantine and social-distancing guidelines, at both the state and national levels. In response, our pediatric gender clinic adopted a rapid implementation of telehe...
Vermeulen, Samantha Alink, Lenneke R A van Berkel, Sheila R
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Child maltreatment
The aim of the present study was to examine child maltreatment prevalence rates during the first COVID-19 related national closure of schools and childcare settings (the lockdown) in the Netherlands. Based on reports of childcare professionals and primary and secondary school teachers (N = 444) the prevalence of child maltreatment during the 3 mont...
Salomon, Mattia Marruganti, Sharon Cucinotta, Andrea Lorusso, Mariangela Bortolotti, Paolo Brindisino, Fabrizio
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Journal of telemedicine and telecare
Parsonage-Turner Syndrome or neuralgic amyotrophy is a peripheral neuropathy typically characterized by an abrupt onset of pain, followed by progressive neurological deficits (e.g. weakness, atrophy, occasionally sensory abnormalities) that involve the upper limb, mainly the shoulder, encompassing an extensive spectrum of clinical manifestations, s...
Schein, Stevie S Roben, Caroline K P Costello, Amanda H Dozier, Mary
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Child maltreatment
During the COVID-19 pandemic, home visiting services for families with young children pivoted to continue providing services virtually. One such service was Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC), a brief prevention/intervention program targeting increased parental sensitivity. 70 families participated in a sensitivity assessment before and af...
Han, Sungil Riddell, Jordan R Piquero, Alex R
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Journal of interpersonal violence
The recent high-profile cases of hate crimes in the U.S., especially those targeting Asian Americans, have raised concerns about their risk of victimization. Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, intimations-and even accusations-that the novel coronavirus is an "Asian" or "Chinese" virus have been linked to anti-Asian American hate crime, p...
Ng, Melissa Crooms, Rita C Ankuda, Claire
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The American journal of hospice & palliative care
The COVID-19 pandemic led to increased neurology and palliative care needs. We compare the characteristics of COVID-19 positive vs negative patients who received consultation by neurology and palliative care services during the 2020 COVID-19 surge in New York City to see how the groups differ in their consultation needs and to identify opportunitie...
Costa, Bruna McWilliams, Danielle Blighe, Sabrina Hudson, Nichola Hotton, Matthew Swan, Marc C Stock, Nicola Marie
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The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association
Previous literature finds that having a child with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) may pose social and emotional challenges for parents. For parents of children born during the Covid-19 pandemic, such challenges may be heightened. Further, novel demands brought about by the pandemic could have caused additional hardships. The aim of this study was...
