Correction to: Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis

Wyper, Grant M. A.; Assunção, Ricardo; Cuschieri, Sarah; Devleesschauwer, Brecht; Fletcher, Eilidh; Haagsma, Juanita A.; Hilderink, Henk; Idavain, Jane; Lesnik, Tina; Lippe, Elena von der; Majdán, Marek; Milićević, Milena Šantrić; Pallari, Elena; Peñalvo, José L.; Pires, Sara Monteiro; Plaß, Dietrich; Santos, Joao Vascos; Stockton, Diane; Thomsen, Sofie Theresa; Grant, Ian

doi:10.1186/s13690-020-00437-8

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“…Isolation and fear of contracting COVID‐19 can lead to loneliness and chronic self‐isolation in all populations, 35 though exacerbated in vulnerable communities. 9 , 10 Structure is recognized as a key component of resilience, 29 and while some participants described how they generated a new framework for their days, not all did. Some participants may not have been aware of the potential benefit of carving out a new structure for their day‐to‐day life.…”

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“…7(p5) The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all Australians, 8 though it has disproportionately affected vulnerable communities internationally with increased shielding and challenges with access to essential health and social care services. 9,10 The lived experiences of people with GUaRD, their carers and the support sector during this time of upheaval provided a unique opportunity to gather an understanding of how COVID-19 has affected their lives (both positively and negatively) and how this will shape their needs in the future. When faced with unprecedented circumstances, how this vulnerable community would respond to the uncertainty of a global pandemic and enforced restrictions is not known.…”

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Living with a genetic, undiagnosed or rare disease: A longitudinal journalling study through the COVID‐19 pandemic

Byun

Feller

Ferrie

et al. 2022

Health Expectations

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Introduction COVID‐19 changed the way we lived with uncertainty from the outset as the pandemic impacted every aspect of our lives from well‐being, socializing to accessing healthcare. For people in vulnerable populations, such as those with genetic, undiagnosed and rare disorders, the experience was heightened. Aim The aim of this study was to identify how the rapidly changing COVID‐19 environment impacted the lives of the Genetic, Undiagnosed and Rare Disease community. Methods From June 2020 to May 2021, we collected monthly open‐ended journals from people living in Australia with genetic, undiagnosed and rare disorders. Data analysis was deductive, using the Resilience Scale for Adults, and inductive using thematic analysis. Results We recruited 29 people (average of n = 9.7 submissions each month). Responses changed over the year, with initial journals focusing on the importance of developing new structures for day‐to‐day lives, while later journals started to focus on mental well‐being. Throughout the project, participants reported challenges in accessing health and social care that was compounded by fear and concern over being exposed to the virus. Later journals highlight inconsistent messaging for vaccinations for this vulnerable community. Discussion/Conclusion In parallel with the waves of the COVID‐19 pandemic, there need to be waves of targeted support for vulnerable communities. The first support wave needs to focus on facilitating the identification of new frameworks to structure day‐to‐day lives. A later second wave needs to focus on mental well‐being and coping with isolation, while consistent communication relating to health and social care throughout was essential. Patient/Public Contribution This study was co‐designed, co‐led and analysed with a patient support network.

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Living with a genetic, undiagnosed or rare disease: A longitudinal journalling study through the COVID‐19 pandemic

Byun

Feller

Ferrie

et al. 2022

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“…Chronic, non-communicable diseases and the presence of comorbidities, in turn, are well-known factors able to worsen the clinical outcome of COVID patients [ 16 ]. These diseases certainly contribute to the impact of the pandemic on vulnerable populations, and negatively affect the clinical outcome in infected patients [ 17 ].…”

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Environmental health, COVID-19, and the syndemic: internal medicine facing the challenge

Ciaula

Moshammer

Lauriola³

et al. 2022

Intern Emerg Med

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Internists are experts in complexity, and the COVID-19 pandemic is disclosing complex and unexpected interactions between communicable and non-communicable diseases, environmental factors, and socio-economic disparities. The medicine of complexity cannot be limited to facing comorbidities and to the clinical management of multifaceted diseases. Evidence indicates how climate change, pollution, demographic unbalance, and inequalities can affect the spreading and outcomes of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities. These elements cannot be neglected, and a wide view of public health aspects by a “one-health” approach is strongly and urgently recommended. According to World Health Organization, 35% of infectious diseases involving the lower respiratory tract depend on environmental factors, and infections from SARS-Cov-2 is not an exception. Furthermore, environmental pollution generates a large burden of non-communicable diseases and disabilities, increasing the individual vulnerability to COVID-19 and the chance for the resilience of large communities worldwide. In this field, the awareness of internists must increase, as privileged healthcare providers. They need to gain a comprehensive knowledge of elements characterizing COVID-19 as part of a syndemic. This is the case when pandemic events hit vulnerable populations suffering from the increasing burden of chronic diseases, disabilities, and social and economic inequalities. Mastering the interplay of such events requires a change in overall strategy, to adequately manage not only the SARS-CoV-2 infection but also the growing burden of non-communicable diseases by a “one health” approach. In this context, experts in internal medicine have the knowledge and skills to drive this change.

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“…Although the present sample had an age range of 18–82 years (mean 38), only 1% of the participants were over 70 years old, representing a group being at higher risk of developing severe health consequences (cf. Wyper et al, 2020 ). Many of the samples studied have such restrictions in terms of the age range of participants, which could reduce the magnitude of the association between age and potentially related variables (cf.…”

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Personality and Motivation to Comply With COVID-19 Protective Measures in Germany

Kaspar

Nordmeyer

2022

Front. Psychol.

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The COVID-19 pandemic strains the healthcare systems, economy, education, and social life. Governments took several protective measures and formulated behavioral guidelines to prevent individual diseases and the collapse of healthcare systems. However, individual differences in the extent of compliance with the measures are apparent. To shed more light on this issue, the present correlational study examined the joint relation of several personal characteristics to people's motivation to comply with seven protective measures. Personal characteristics included age, gender, risk perception, the Big Five, the Dark Triad, conspiracy mentality, perceived locus of control, and general affect. Protective measures included social distancing, hygiene rules, wearing face masks, using a contact-tracing app, sharing one's infection status via the app, reducing physical contacts, and vaccinations. The study ran from 10 November 2020 to 29 December 2020. Based on a sample of 1,007 German-speaking participants, bivariate correlations and multiple regression analyses showed that personal characteristics are significantly linked to the motivation to comply with these measures. However, general affect, control beliefs, and basic personality traits play only a minor role. Age and gender showed some significant associations with protective measures. In contrast, protection motivation factors, in terms of perceived severity of and vulnerability to infection, and conspiracy mentality appear to be the major correlates of adopting protective behavior. The absolute motivation to comply with the measures also shows that hygiene rules and wearing face masks receive a higher average agreement than more personally intrusive measures such as physical contact restrictions and vaccinations. These results highlight that factors that are relevant to some measures may be irrelevant to other measures. Differences in people's personal characteristics should be considered in the design and communication of measures to support social acceptance and effectiveness. In this context, cognitive variables, which can be addressed by communication and education directly, seem to be more important than general affect and relatively time-invariant personality traits.

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Correction to: Population vulnerability to COVID-19 in Europe: a burden of disease analysis

Abstract: An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

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Living with a genetic, undiagnosed or rare disease: A longitudinal journalling study through the COVID‐19 pandemic

Living with a genetic, undiagnosed or rare disease: A longitudinal journalling study through the COVID‐19 pandemic

Environmental health, COVID-19, and the syndemic: internal medicine facing the challenge

Personality and Motivation to Comply With COVID-19 Protective Measures in Germany

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