scholarly journals COVID -19- Infodemic overtaking Pandemic? Time to disseminate facts over fear

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (2 (Supp)) ◽  
pp. 264-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Kulkarni ◽  
Sudhir Prabhu ◽  
Sunil Kumar ◽  
Balaji Ramraj
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Humanitarian Emergency ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
Media Companies ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization

Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a humanitarian emergency. World Health Organization (WHO) and National Governments are making their best efforts to prevent the spread of disease. But a global epidemic of misinformation which is rapidly spreading through social media platforms and other outlets is posing serious problem to the public health interventions. This rapid spread of all sorts of information pertaining to the epidemic which makes its solution difficult is termed as infodemic. Infodemic creates fear, confusion and stigmatization among people and makes them more vulnerable to practice the measures which are not evidence based and scientifically sound. Hence there is an urgent need to identify the source of misinformation and prevent them from further spreading. WHO and the government of India have taken several steps in controlling this problem but there is a need for active involvement of social media companies, professional bodies, health care providers and general public in identification of misinformation and combating its spread.

scholarly journals Antivaccine Messages on Facebook: Preliminary Audit

10.2196/18878 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. e18878
Author(s):  
Dhamanpreet Dhaliwal ◽  
Cynthia Mannion
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization

Background The World Health Organization lists vaccine hesitancy as one of 10 threats to global health. The antivaccine movement uses Facebook to promote messages on the alleged dangers and consequences of vaccinating, leading to a reluctance to immunize against preventable communicable diseases. Objective We would like to know more about the messages these websites are sharing via social media that can influence readers and consumers. What messages is the public receiving on Facebook about immunization? What content (news articles, testimonials, videos, scientific studies) is being promoted? Methods We proposed using a social media audit tool and 3 categorical lists to capture information on websites and posts, respectively. The keywords “vaccine,” “vaccine truth,” and “anti-vax” were entered in the Facebook search bar. A Facebook page was examined if it had between 2500 and 150,000 likes. Data about beliefs, calls to action, and testimonials were recorded from posts and listed under the categories Myths, Truths, and Consequences. Website data were entered in a social media audit template. Results Users’ posts reflected fear and vaccine hesitancy resulting from the alleged dangers of immunization featured on the website links. Vaccines were blamed for afflictions such as autism, cancer, and infertility. Mothers shared testimonies on alleged consequences their children suffered due to immunization, which have influenced other parents to not vaccinate their children. Users denied the current measles outbreaks in the United States to be true, retaliating against the government in protests for fabricating news. Conclusions Some Facebook messages encourage prevailing myths about the safety and consequences of vaccines and likely contribute to parents’ vaccine hesitancy. Deeply concerning is the mistrust social media has the potential to cast upon the relationship between health care providers and the public. A grasp of common misconceptions can help support health care provider practice.

scholarly journals Antivaccine Messages on Facebook: Preliminary Audit (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dhamanpreet Dhaliwal ◽  
Cynthia Mannion
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
The United States ◽  
World Health ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Health Organization

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization lists vaccine hesitancy as one of 10 threats to global health. The antivaccine movement uses Facebook to promote messages on the alleged dangers and consequences of vaccinating, leading to a reluctance to immunize against preventable communicable diseases. OBJECTIVE We would like to know more about the messages these websites are sharing via social media that can influence readers and consumers. What messages is the public receiving on Facebook about immunization? What content (news articles, testimonials, videos, scientific studies) is being promoted? METHODS We proposed using a social media audit tool and 3 categorical lists to capture information on websites and posts, respectively. The keywords “vaccine,” “vaccine truth,” and “anti-vax” were entered in the Facebook search bar. A Facebook page was examined if it had between 2500 and 150,000 likes. Data about beliefs, calls to action, and testimonials were recorded from posts and listed under the categories Myths, Truths, and Consequences. Website data were entered in a social media audit template. RESULTS Users’ posts reflected fear and vaccine hesitancy resulting from the alleged dangers of immunization featured on the website links. Vaccines were blamed for afflictions such as autism, cancer, and infertility. Mothers shared testimonies on alleged consequences their children suffered due to immunization, which have influenced other parents to not vaccinate their children. Users denied the current measles outbreaks in the United States to be true, retaliating against the government in protests for fabricating news. CONCLUSIONS Some Facebook messages encourage prevailing myths about the safety and consequences of vaccines and likely contribute to parents’ vaccine hesitancy. Deeply concerning is the mistrust social media has the potential to cast upon the relationship between health care providers and the public. A grasp of common misconceptions can help support health care provider practice.

Novel Coronavirus 2019 Outbreak: A Global Epidemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 1458-1464
Author(s):  
Sweta Kamboj ◽  
Rohit Kamboj ◽  
Shikha Kamboj ◽  
Kumar Guarve ◽  
Rohit Dutt
Keyword(s):  
World Health ◽  
Upper Respiratory Tract ◽  
Global Epidemic ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Government ◽  
Tract Disease ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

Background: In the 1960s, the human coronavirus was designated, which is responsible for the upper respiratory tract disease in children. Back in 2003, mainly 5 new coronaviruses were recognized. This study directly pursues to govern knowledge, attitude and practice of viral and droplet infection isolation safeguard among the researchers during the outbreak of the COVID-19. Introduction: Coronavirus is a proteinaceous and infectious pathogen. It is an etiological agent of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Coronavirus, appeared in China from the seafood and poultry market last year, which has spread in various countries, and has caused several deaths. Methods: The literature data has been taken from different search platforms like PubMed, Science Direct, Embase, Web of Science, who.int portal and complied. Results: Corona virology study will be more advanced and outstanding in recent years. COVID-19 epidemic is a threatening reminder not solely for one country but all over the universe. Conclusion: In this review article, we encapsulated the pathogenesis, geographical spread of coronavirus worldwide, also discussed the perspective of diagnosis, effective treatment, and primary recommendations by the World Health Organization, and guidelines of the government to slow down the impact of the virus are also optimistic, efficacious and obliging for the public health. However, it will take a prolonged time in the future to overcome this epidemic.

Social Interactions While Grieving Suicide Loss: A Qualitative Review of 58 Studies

2021 ◽  
pp. 106648072110524
Author(s):  
Maria Sajan ◽  
Kriti Kakar ◽  
Umair Majid
Keyword(s):  
Social Interactions ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cultural Attitudes ◽  
Grieving Process ◽  
Assumptive World ◽  
Health Organization

The effects of suicide are both widespread and long-lasting in the lives of those closest to the deceased. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), suicide is the third leading cause of death in adolescents. Some research has shown that families who lose someone to suicide are at a higher risk of complicated grief compared to those bereaving from other types of losses. These risks may be emphasized given the socio-cultural context surrounding suicide that may problematize the grieving process. In this review, we analyzed 58 qualitative studies describing the experiences of family who lost someone to suicide. We discuss how negative social interactions due to cultural views towards suicide impacted their grieving process. We provide an integrative interpretation of the experiences of family who lost someone to suicide across the following themes: social withdrawal, family communication approaches, role change, cultural attitudes, the role of professional support, interactions with health care providers, and interactions with religious institutions. We examine these findings using the Assumptive World Theory which proposes that humans seek preservation of their reality by using their perceptions of the past to establish expectations for the future. We find that suicide loss is an experience that challenges people's assumptive worlds; suicide loss can be an unexpected trauma that can have a “shock effect” on the assumptive worlds of the bereaved. The assumptive worlds of relatives grieving suicide loss face unique challenges compared to other forms of bereavement because of ambiguity in social norms surrounding suicide that influence interactions.

The Hidden Impact of COVID-19 on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Women in India

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vijayan Sharmila ◽  
Thirunavukkarasu Arun Babu
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Sexual And Reproductive Health ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Safe Abortion ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Coronavirus Infection ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
The Impact

: Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was first reported from China in December 2019, and World Health Organization declared the outbreak as a pandemic on 11 March 2020. The number of confirmed cases is rising alarmingly in most countries across all continents over the past few months. The current COVID-19 pandemic has an immense impact on Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) with disruptions in regular provision of Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services such as maternal care, safe abortion services, contraception, prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases. Other aspects that merit attention include probable increase in domestic violence, sexual abuse, and effects of stigma associated with coronavirus infection on SRH clients and health care providers. Furthermore, as the coronavirus infection is relatively new, only minimal data is available to understand the impact of this disease on SRH, including coronavirus infection complicating pregnancies, and in people with STI/HIV-related immunosuppression. There is a serious necessity for the medical fraternity to generate psycho-social and clinico-epidemiological correlations between coronavirus disease and SRHR outcomes. The article reviews the hidden impact of coronavirus pandemic on sexual and reproductive health and rights of women, particularly in India

scholarly journals Competency Corner, Part One: Optometrists – What do we do?

2007 ◽  
Vol 69 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
T Winslade ◽  
N Winslade ◽  
R Chou ◽  
S Burbine ◽  
B Hawkins ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Professional Competencies ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Knowledge Reasoning ◽  
Standard Assessment ◽  
The World ◽  
Implementation Communication ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Vision Care

In 2001 the Canadian Examiners of Optometry mandated the Competence Committee to describe the competencies required of Canadian Optometrists to provide safe and effective optometric care. The goal of this work was to provide a framework for revision of the Canadian Standard Assessment in Optometry so that questions on this exam could be directly linked to the practise-requirements of Canadian Optometrists. Work from the World Health Organization (WHO) provided an excellent foundation for the Competence Committee’s deliberations, emphasizing that Optometrists have professional responsibilities beyond providing eye and vision care. The Competence Committee followed WHO’s framework and identified four critical roles of Optometrists. These roles relate to: i. providing eye and vision care; ii. collaborating with and referring to other health care providers; iii. managing their practice, and; iv. educating within their profession. A second set of general attributes was also identified. These general attributes are needed to successfully perform the majority of the professional competencies. The Competence Committee identified five underlying general attributes: knowledge, reasoning and skills; planning and implementation; communication; values and ethics; and, selfdirected learning. The next article in this four part series provides the detailed descriptions of these professional competencies and underlying general attributes required of Canadian Optometrists.

Policy in palliative care

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
David C. Currow ◽  
Stein Kaasa
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
End Of Life ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Palliative Care Services ◽  
Organization Policy ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Hospice Palliative Care

Hospice and palliative care services have developed in very different ways around the world. Most have been built on the momentum of visionary clinicians and funders who have responded to perceived needs from health-care providers, patients, families, and communities rather than in response to well-formed national policies with an adequately funded planning and development phase. This chapter describes the work that is being done at pan-national, national, and sub-national levels to create effective policies that can further the key work of hospice/palliative care, often after a large number of apparently unconnected local services have been well established. The chapter highlights that there are particular challenges in forming public policy on hospice/palliative care, especially the end-of-life component, and notes the importance of ‘patients’ voices’-the voice of the community which helps to inform health policies including end-of-life care. The chapter ends by describing a variety of country-specific and World Health Organization policy documents and legislation.

Interprofessional Collaborative Practice: Preparing Future Professionals To Use the ICF-CY

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trisha Self ◽  
Kathy L. Coufal ◽  
Jennifer Francois
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Call To Action ◽  
Interprofessional Collaborative Practice ◽  
Intervention Specialists ◽  
Health Organization

The global call to action has been communicated from the World Health Organization (WHO), addressed to health care providers and higher education programs. The expressed need is to mobilize a workforce that is “collaborative practice-ready” (WHO, 2010, p. 7), prepared to work as members of an interprofessional team. Although the context of the WHO statement explicitly targets health care professionals, it also addresses the need for services to be contextually based and culturally appropriate and to involve the families, communities, and individuals for whom services are directed. This article will explore the key elements and mechanisms of interprofessional collaborative practice in early childhood service delivery for health care and early intervention specialists from a number of professional perspectives.

Quality of Antenatal Care Services in a Developing Country: A Cross-Sectional Survey

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. e25-e34
Author(s):  
Jacoline Sommer Albert ◽  
Ahtisham Younas ◽  
Gideon Victor
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Maternal Mortality ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Organization

The global adult lifetime risk of maternal mortality is 1 in 180; in Pakistan, it is 1 in 170; in developed regions, 1 in 4,900 (Alkema et al., 2016; Filippi, Chou, Ronsmans, Graham, & Say, 2016; World Health Organization [WHO], 2015). The differences in maternal mortality between developed and developing countries are mainly due to the quality of antenatal care (ANC) available in the two groups of countries. The purpose of this study was to assess the structural and procedural quality of ANC services provided and to assess satisfaction levels of women receiving ANC services in two large hospitals in Islamabad, Pakistan. A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the hospitals' outpatient maternal and child health clinics, with a random sample of 138 women. The overall quality of ANC was rated as good (61%), average (17.5%), or poor (17.5%). The findings suggest a need to cultivate quality of care at public health facilities, train health workers in communication skills, and build technical capacity by continuing education and supportive supervision to train health-care providers to follow standard protocols for provision of quality ANC services.

Female Genital Cutting and the Health Care Provider’s Dilemma: A Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krista Blanton
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
World Health ◽  
Female Genital Cutting ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Quality Health Care ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
Genital Cutting ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Female Genital

According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2010), 100–140 million women have been subjected to some form of female genital mutilation, also called female genital cutting (FGC). WHO (2010) defines FGC as any “procedure involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons” (para. 1). To provide culturally sensitive quality health care, providers must have a basic understanding of the types of FGC, the cultural implications associated with FGC, the physical and emotional sequelae of FGC, and the legal and ethical dilemmas surrounding FGC.

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