Health-promoting lifestyle is poor in older adults during COVID-19 pandemic. Elucidate the underlying mechanisms between health literacy and health-promoting lifestyle is important. Therefore, we investigated the mediating effect of self-efficacy and
CONCLUSION: Perioperative COVID-19 infection was strongly associated with increased risk of PPCs, but it did not increase the risk of postoperative early mortality, the rate of postoperative ICU admission, and the length of hospital stay in pediatric
INTRODUCTION: Faster turnaround times can lead to rapid patient treatment. Implementing a POC molecular COVID-19 test requires careful planning. In the POC setting, there are numerous operators and regular monitoring of their activities is key to the
INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the way health-related services are delivered, rapidly shifting from in-person to telehealth visits. To ensure that future healthcare providers are fully prepared to deliver services to
The global COVID-19 pandemic and frequent outbreaks of other infectious diseases, such as influenza and monkeypox, often initially manifest with non-specific influenza-like symptoms. Portability to the outbreak site and accurate identification of the
BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death globally. Traditionally, centre-based cardiac rehabilitation programmes are offered to individuals after cardiac events to aid recovery and prevent further cardiac illness. Home
Patients affected by COVID-19 are prone to facing disorders in multiple systems and organs, which can lead to deleterious diseases; in addition, people with pre-existing diseases may be more prone to the worst outcomes, and the most vulnerable are
Since 2020, COVID-19 has caused serious mortality around the world. Given the ambiguity in establishing COVID-19 as the direct cause of death, we first investigate the effects of age and sex on all-cause mortality during 2020 and 2021 in England and
Zurich's Urban Pest Advisory Service (UPAS) aims to survey, control and reduce hazards posed by pests. Records submitted to the UPAS may not exactly correlate with abundance but can reveal patterns of change. These reflect changes in species, public