Journal of primary care & community health
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2021
Physician Burnout in Primary Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study in Portugal.
Primary care physicians have been present on the frontline during the ongoing pandemic, adding new tasks to already high workloads. Our aim was to evaluate burnout in primary care physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as associated contributing factors. ⋯ Physician burnout in primary care is high and has increased during the pandemic. More studies are needed in the long term to provide a comprehensive assessment of COVID-19'simpact on burnout levels and how to best approach and mitigate it during such unprecedented times.
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2021
Budget Impact Analysis of Anticoagulation Clinics in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation under Chronic Therapy with Oral Anticoagulants.
To assess budget impact of the implementation of an anticoagulation clinic (AC) compared to usual care (UC), in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). ⋯ This study demonstrated that AC compared with UC, produced an important savings in the oral anticoagulation therapy for patients with NVAF.
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2021
COVID-19 Vaccination Perception and Attitude among Healthcare Workers in Egypt.
COVID-19 pandemic has affected the whole world, especially the frontline worriers. To get shielded through this war, the world is racing to reach and manufacture COVID-19 vaccines. Vaccination hesitancy is one of the significant obstacles to global health. ⋯ Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, only approximately 21% of Egyptian healthcare workers in our study accepted the COVID-19 vaccination. Vaccine hesitancy represents a major barrier to implementing vaccination programs.
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2021
Observational StudyPsychometric Properties of the COVID-19 Protective Motivation Scale in Peruvians During the Health Emergency.
The COVID-19 protective motivation scale (EMP-COVID-19) has been developed for the assessment of protective motivation. This study aims to examine the psychometric properties of the EMP-COVID-19 for its application in the Peruvian community. ⋯ The EMP-COVID-19 scale demonstrated adequate reliability and validity based on internal structure in the study sample.
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J Prim Care Community Health · Jan 2021
A Panel Evaluation of the Changes in the General Public's Social-Media-Following of United States' Public Health Departments during COVID-19 Pandemic.
Social media is widely used by various segments of society. Its role as a tool of communication by the Public Health Departments in the U.S. remains unknown. ⋯ Social media following of Public Health Departments across all States of the U.S. was very low. Though, the social media following significantly increased during the early course of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it still remains low. Significant opportunity exists for Public Health Departments to improve social media use to engage the public better.