Epidemiology of COVID-19 and public health restrictions during the first wave of the pandemic in Ireland in 2020

Conway, Robert; Kelly, David M; Mullane, Paul; Bhuachalla, Cliodhna Ni; O’Connor, Lois; Buckley, Claire; Kearney, Patricia; Doyle, Sheila

doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdab049

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“…Second, a more open border in Sweden, relative to its Nordic neighbours, in the early months of the pandemic likely contributed to greater growth in per capita COVID-19 cases and, subsequently, higher per capita COVID-19 fatalities. Such a finding was also identified for Ireland as international travel early in the pandemic was its primary source of transmission (Conway et al, 2021).…”

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Cross-Country Effects and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in 2020: The Nordic Countries

2021

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We provide a three-step analysis of the effects and responses to COVID-19 in Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), large Western European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and United Kingdom) and OECD Europe. First, we compare public health trends over 2020 in terms of per capita COVID-19 cases, fatalities, testing and the stringency of social distancing (SD) measures. Second, in a 'like-with-like' policy response model between Nordic countries, we test for the effects of air border closures on the growth in per capita COVID-19 cases while accounting for differences in stringency of social distancing and other measures. Third, using data from OECD European countries, we regress percentage change in GDP (2020-2019) on cumulative per capita national COVID-19 fatalities. We find that: (1) Sweden is an outlier, relative to its Nordic neighbours, in its COVID-19 public health outcomes; (2) Sweden would have had reduced cases and fatalities if it had adopted the air border closures implemented by its Nordic neighbours in the first half of 2020; and, (3) for OECD Europe, there is a statistically significant and negative association between per capita COVID-19 fatalities and economic performance.

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Cross-Country Effects and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in 2020: The Nordic Countries

2021

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“…Fortunately, this first wave was not as severe as anticipated, and hospitals in the regions where these doctors worked did not experience disruptions such as were experienced in other jurisdictions; therefore, the interns’ roles and responsibilities remained largely unchanged by the pandemic during the study period. 65 …”

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Experience of enhanced near-peer support for new medical graduates of an Irish university: a phenomenological study

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ContextFactors contributing to the stressful transition from student to doctor include issues with preparedness for practice, adjusting to new status and responsibility, and variable support. Existing transitional interventions provide inconsistent participation, responsibility and legitimacy in the clinical environment. Enhanced support by near peers for new doctors may ease the transition. Irish medical graduates of 2020 commenced work early, creating an unprecedented period of overlap between new graduates and the cohort 1 year ahead.ObjectiveTo explore the experience of commencing practice for these new doctors with this increased near-peer support.DesignWe used interpretive phenomenological analysis as our methodological approach, informed by the cognitive apprenticeship model, to explore the experience of enhanced near-peer support at the transition to practice. Participants recorded audio diaries from their commencement of work, and a semistructured interview was conducted with each, after 3 months, concerning their experience of their overlap with the previous year’s interns.SettingUniversity College Cork, one of six medical schools in Ireland.ParticipantsNine newly qualified medical doctors.Main outcome measuresAn exploration of their experience of transition to clinical practice, in the context of this enhanced near-peer support, will inform strategies to ease the transition from student to doctor.ResultsParticipants felt reassured by having a near-peer in the same role and safe to seek their support. This empowered them to gradually assume increasing responsibility and to challenge themselves to further their learning. Participants perceived that commencing work before the annual change-over of other grades of doctor-in-training enhanced their professional identities and improved patient safety.ConclusionsEnhanced near-peer support for new doctors offers a potential solution to the stressful transition to practice. Participants were legitimate members of the community of practice, with the status and responsibility of first-year doctors. Furthermore, this study reinforces the benefit of asynchronous job change-over for doctors-in-training.

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“…Penelitian kedua dari Conway et al (2021) Berdasarkan model implementasi ini, kinerja kebijakan dipengaruhi oleh beberapa variabel bebas yang saling berkaitan (Rusli, 2013), yang terdiri atas : (1) standar/ukuran dan sasaran kebijakan; (2) sumber sumber daya; (3) karakteristik/sifat implementor kebijakan; (4) komunikasi antar organisasi terkait dan kegiatan pelaksanaan; (5) sikap para pelaksana; (6) lingkungan ekonomi, social dan politik.…”

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Implementasi Kebijakan Penanggulangan Penyakit Di Kabupaten Bandung (Studi Kasus Penanggulangan Covid19 Di Puskesmas Majalaya) Tahun 2021

2021

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Penelitian ini berjudul Implementasi Kebijakan Penanggulangan Penyakit Di Kabupaten Bandung (studi kasus penanggulangan Covid19 di Puskesmas Majalaya). Penelitian ini dilatarbelakangi ketertarikan penulis mengenai implementasi Peraturan Daerah Kabupaten Bandung Nomor 19 Tahun 2026 Tentang Penanggulangan Penyakit. Kebijakan ini merupakan kebijakan substantive untuk menyelesaikan masalah public yang mendasar yaitu penanggulangan penyakit yang mana saat ini yang menjadi tantangan dan menjadi masalah public dibidang kesehatan yaitu upaya penanggulangan Covid19 termasuk di Kabupaten Bandung.Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kualitatif. Sumber-sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah peraturan perundang-undangan, literatur, catatan, dokumen, maupun artikel. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif maka pada penelitian menggunakan informan sebagai sumber data penelitian. Teknik purposive sampling digunakan untuk menentukan informan penelitian. Penelitian ini menggunakan teori model implementasi Van Metter Van Horn yang tediri dari diimensi : ukuran/sasaran dan Tujuan Kebijakan, Sumber Daya, Sikap Pelaksana, Komunikasi, Karakteristik Agen Pelaksana dan Lingkungan sosial, politik dan ekonomi. peneliti mengambil kesimpulan bahwa kebijakan penanggulangan Covid19 di Puskemas Majalaya sudah diimplementasikan oleh seluruh actor implementasi namun dilihat dari variabel yang mempengaruhi impementasi dari Van Meter dan Horn (1975) ditemukan kendala kendala dalam mendukung proses kinerja implementasi kebijakan yaitu fasilitas dan sarana prasarana dalam penangulangan Covid19 perlu dipenuhi secara berkesinambungan dan variabel sosial ekonomi masyarakat yang mempengaruhi kepatuhan dalam implementasi kebijakan. This research is entitled Implementation of Disease Preventions Policies in Bandung Regency (a case study of Covid19 prevention at Majalaya Health Center). This research is motivated by the author's interest in the implementation of the Bandung Regency Regional Regulation Number 19 of 2026 Concerning Disease Management. This policy is a substantive policy to solve a basic public problem, namely the prevention of disease. Which is currently a challenge and a public problem in the health sector is the effort to overcome Covid19, including in Bandung Regency. The trend of Covid-19 cases and deaths due to Covid-19 in Bandung Regency is still high. In this study used qualitative research methods. The sources of data in this study are legislation, literature, notes, documents, and articles. This research is a descriptive study in this study used informants as a source of research data. Purposive sampling technique is used to determine research informants and in its development is carried out by snowball samplin until complete data and information are obtained. This study uses the Van Metter Van Horn implementation model theory which consists of the following dimensions: Policy Standards and Objectives, the resources and incentives made available, the disposition or response of the implementers, The quality of inter-organizational relationships, The Characteristics of the Implementing Agencies and social, political and economic environment. The researcher concludes that the Covid19 response policy at the Majalaya Health Center has been implemented by all implementing actors, but judging from the variables that affect the implementation of Van Meter and Horn (1975) there are obstacles in meeting these variables that influence the performance of policy implementation. namely the facilities and infrastructure in dealing with Covid19 that need to be fulfilled on an ongoing basis and the socio-economic variables of the community that affect compliance in policy implementation.

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Epidemiology of COVID-19 and public health restrictions during the first wave of the pandemic in Ireland in 2020

Cited by 15 publications

References 7 publications

Cross-Country Effects and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in 2020: The Nordic Countries

Cross-Country Effects and Policy Responses to COVID-19 in 2020: The Nordic Countries

Experience of enhanced near-peer support for new medical graduates of an Irish university: a phenomenological study

Implementasi Kebijakan Penanggulangan Penyakit Di Kabupaten Bandung (Studi Kasus Penanggulangan Covid19 Di Puskesmas Majalaya) Tahun 2021

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