COVID-19 Research: Recent submissions

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    • Food safety-related practices among residents aged 18–75 years during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in Southwest China 

      Li, Zhourong; Jiang, Ke; Li, Shengping; Wang, Tiankun; Zeng, Huan; ... more authors ( BioMed Central Ltd , 2024 , Article)
      Background: Good food safety practices are essential to minimizing foodborne diseases. The present study explored the food safety-related practices of residents during the COVID-19 pandemic in Southwest China and identified ...

    • Exploring patients' experiences with telehealth in obstetrics care during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study 

      Alkawaldeh, Mohammad; Alkhawaldeh, Asma; Yeboah, Tracy ( Public Library of Science , 2023 , Article)
      Aim The aim of this study was to evaluate patients' experiences with telehealth provision of obstetrics and gynecology care during the COVID-19 pandemic qualitatively. Design and setting In this study, a qualitative research ...

    • Call for emergency action to restore dietary diversity and protect global food systems in times of COVID-19 and beyond: Results from a cross-sectional study in 38 countries 

      Hoteit, Maha; Hoteit, Reem; Aljawaldeh, Ayoub; Van Royen, Kathleen; Pabian, Sara; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)
      Background The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fragility of the global food system, sending shockwaves across countries' societies and economy. This has presented formidable challenges to sustaining a healthy and ...

    • ArCOV19-Rumors: Arabic COVID-19 Twitter Dataset for Misinformation Detection 

      Haouari, Fatima; Hasanain, Maram; Suwaileh, Reem; Elsayed, Tamer ( Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL) , 2021 , Conference)
      In this paper we introduce ArCOV19-Rumors, an Arabic COVID-19 Twitter dataset for misinformation detection composed of tweets containing claims from 27th January till the end of April 2020. We collected 138 verified claims, ...

    • COVID-19 and Alzheimer's disease: Impact of lockdown and other restrictive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

      Nawaz, Ahmed Daniyal; Haider, Mohammad Zulqurnain; Akhtar, Saghir ( the Association of Basic Medical Sciences , 2023 , Article Review)
      Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection initially results in respiratory distress symptoms but can also lead to central nervous system (CNS) and neurological manifestations, significantly ...

    • No Association Between Ct Value and COVID-19 Severity and Mortality in Qatar. 

      Jemmieh, Khaleed; Tawengi, Mohamed; Alyaarabi, Tamader; Hassona, Aseel; Ghoul, Ikhlas; ... more authors ( Dove Press Ltd , 2023 , Article)
      The association between the cycle threshold (Ct) which reflects the SARS-CoV-2 viral load and the severity of COVID-19 is still not clear. We investigated the association between Ct values, symptoms and the risk of ICU ...

    • Mental health during COVID-19 in Qatar 

      Wadoo, Ovais; Latoo, Javed; Reagu, Shuja Mohd; Amro, Raed Ahmad Ass; Masoodi, Naseer Ahmad; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2020 , Article)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented health and social challenges. WHO has been working to promote the integration of mental health and psychosocial support into the COVID-19 response effort.1 It is vital that ...

    • Mental wellbeing of frontline healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar 

      Wadoo, Ovais; Latoo, Javed; Iqbal, Yousaf; Chandrappa, Nirvana Swamy Kudlur; Chandra, Prem; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) began with initial cases in China in December 2019 and by January 2020, World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (WHO ...

    • Risk Perception and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Among Healthcare Workers in Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings in Qatar: A National Study 

      Kader, Nisha; Elhusein, Bushra; Al Abdulla, Samya; Hamza, Abdul Hakeem; Al Maslamani, Muna; ... more authors ( SAGE Publications Inc. , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, primary and secondary healthcare workers (HCWs) have faced unprecedented stress, jeopardizing their mental well-being. Aims: To compare risk perception ...

    • Psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic within institutional quarantine and isolation centres and its sociodemographic correlates in Qatar: A cross-sectional study 

      Shuja Reagu; Ovais Wadoo; Javed Latoo; Deborah Nelson; Sami Ouanes; ... more authors ( BMJ Publishing Group , 2021 , Article)
      Setting The State of Qatar has had one of the highest COVID-19 infection rates globally and has used state-managed quarantine and isolation centres to limit the spread of infection. Quarantine and isolation have been shown ...

    • Development and initial validation of stigma towards healthcare providers working with covid-19 patients scale (S19-hcps) 

      Nashwan, Abdulqadir J; Al-Fayyadh, Sadeq; Al-Hadrawi, Hayder; Al-Jubouri, Mohammed Baqer; Jaafar, Sabah A; ... more authors ( Dove Medical Press Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Purpose: The S19-HCPs tool evaluates the stigma towards healthcare providers working with patients with COVID-19. Materials and Methods: The psychometric properties of the Arabic and English versions of the S19-HCPs were ...

    • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy and attitudes in Qatar: A national cross-sectional survey of a migrant-majority population 

      Alabdulla, Majid; Reagu, Shuja Mohd; Al-Khal, Abdullatif; Elzain, Marwa; Jones, Roland M. ( Blackwell Publishing Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      Background: Vaccine hesitancy is a global threat undermining control of preventable infections. Emerging evidence suggests that hesitancy to COVID-19 vaccination varies globally. Qatar has a unique population with around ...

    • COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in perinatal women: A cross sectional survey 

      Mohan, Suruchi; Reagu, Shuja; Lindow, Stephen; Alabdulla, Majid ( De Gruyter Open Ltd , 2021 , Article)
      To explore attitudes to COVID-19 vaccination among perinatal women. A nationwide online, cross-sectional survey was conducted in Qatar from 15th October 2020 to 15th November 2020 with voluntary participation open to all ...

    • Clozapine prescribing and safety during COVID-19 

      Wadoo, Ovais; Karim, Mustafa Abdul; ElTorki, Yassin; Riaz, Sadaf; Latoo, Javed; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Schizophrenia is a chronic mental disorder affecting 20 million people worldwide (James et al., 2018). Clozapine remains the most effective pharmacological treatment for schizophrenia but requires regular blood monitoring ...

    • Combating COVID-19 pandemic with technology: Perceptions of Mental Health Professionals towards Telepsychiatry 

      Khan, Abdul Waheed; Kader, Nisha; Hammoudeh, Samer; Alabdulla, Majid ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Telepsychiatry, a subset of telemedicine, has been defined as the provision of psychiatric services to patients remotely using information and communication technologies (Chakrabarti, 2015). This cross-sectional survey was ...

    • Qatar Healthcare Workers' COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and Attitudes: A National Cross-Sectional Survey 

      Kumar, Rajeev; Alabdulla, Majid; Elhassan, Nahid M.; Reagu, Shuja Mohd ( Frontiers Media S.A. , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: Healthcare workers are the critical frontline workforce of the COVD-19 pandemic and are considered a target group for vaccination. Hesitancy to vaccinate is a major concern that can jeopardize the vaccination ...

    • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Mental Health Law in the State of Qatar 

      Alabdulla, Majid; Reagu, Shuja; Elhusein, Bushra ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article Review)
      Accumulating evidence exploring the impact of the pandemic on mental health has been published as the Covid-19 pandemic has evolved and reflect how shock, anxiety, and fear of the early periods of the pandemic are giving ...

    • Network analysis of anxiety and depressive symptoms among quarantined individuals: Cross-sectional study 

      Abdul Karim, Mustafa; Alabdulla, Majid; Ouanes, Sami; Reagu, Shuja M. ( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article)
      Background The mental health burden of COVID-19 has been examined in different settings. Existing research has relied on the latent variable model in assessing COVID-19-related distress. Network theory provides an alternative ...

    • The COVID-19 pandemic: An opportunity to make mental health a higher public health priority 

      Alabdulla, Majid; Haddad, Peter M.; Howseman, Tom; Iqbal, Yousaf; Islam, Sheikh Mohammed Shariful; ... more authors ( Cambridge University Press , 2021 , Article Review)
      Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was first recognised in December 2019. The subsequent pandemic has caused 4.3 million deaths and affected the lives of billions. It has increased psychosocial risk factors for mental ...

    • Mental Health, resilience, and religiosity in the elderly under COVID-19 quarantine in Qatar 

      Ouanes, Sami; Kumar, Rajeev; Doleh, Esraa Saleh Idriss; Smida, Malek; Al-Kaabi, Abdulaziz; ... more authors ( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)
      Introduction: Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) quarantine has been associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. We hypothesize these symptoms might even be more pronounced in the elderly, who may be ...