Social media and outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases: A systematic review of literature

Tang, Lu; Bie, Bijie; Park, Sung Eun; Zhi, Degui

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2018.02.010

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“…Features specific to COVID-19 which are responsible for the mental health problems include the speculations about its mode of transmission, rapidity of spread and lack of definitive treatment protocols or vaccine. Compared to the outbreak of SARS, widespread global connectivity and extensive media coverage are leading to the catastrophic reactions secondary to the outbreak (Tang et al, 2018;Ho et al, 2020) Research in the past had shown that epidemics can cause severe and variable psychological effects on people. In the general population, this can lead to the development of new psychiatric symptoms, worsening of pre-existing illnesses.…”

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Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review

Spoorthy

Pratapa

Mahant

2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

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Highlights The current review was done to conduct systematic appraisal of studies conducted on Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic  Out of 23 articles selected by initial screening 6 original articles were included in the final review.  Review of all the 6 articles showed that several socio-demographic variables like gender, profession, age, place of work, department of work and certain psychological variables like poor social support, self-efficacy were found to be associated with increased reporting of stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia in HCW.  There is increasing evidence which suggests that COVID-19 can be an independent risk factor for stress in HCW. Abstract IntroductionThe spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) across the globe and the associated morbidity and mortality challenged the nations by several means. One such under-recognized and unaddressed area is the mental health issues medical staff develop during the pandemic. Materials and methods J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o fThis review aimed to review the literature about mental health problems faced by health care workers (HCW) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The literature search was conducted in the following databases: PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, Embase. All types of articles published in the last 4 months (January 2020-April 2020) which were relevant to the subject of the review were searched. A total of 23 articles were selected by initial screening and 6 articles were included in the final review. ResultsA review of all the 6 articles showed that current research focused on assessing several aspects of mental health affected in HCW due to COVID-19. Several socio-demographic variables like gender, profession, age, place of work, department of work and psychological variables like poor social support, self-efficacy were associated with increased stress, anxiety, depressive symptoms, insomnia in HCW. There is increasing evidence that suggests that COVID-19 can be an independent risk factor for stress in HCW. ConclusionRegular screening of medical personnel involved in treating, diagnosing patients with COVID-19 should be done for evaluating stress, depression, and anxiety by using multidisciplinary Psychiatry teams.

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Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review

Spoorthy

Pratapa

Mahant

2020

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

1,137

949

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“…Although no studies of Twitter during COVID-19 were revealed by our MEDLINE search, several previous studies have suggested a role for Twitter data during other public health outbreaks including Middle East respiratory syndrome, 23 SARS, 24 Ebola virus disease, 15 Zika virus, 25 H1N1 ('swine flu') 26 and H7N9 ('avian flu'). 27 Suggested roles for Twitter include infectious disease surveillance, predicting spread of disease, dissemination of public health information and assessing public views toward public health outbreaks. 15,[23][24][25][26][27]…”

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“…27 Suggested roles for Twitter include infectious disease surveillance, predicting spread of disease, dissemination of public health information and assessing public views toward public health outbreaks. 15,[23][24][25][26][27]…”

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World leaders’ usage of Twitter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a content analysis

Rufai

Bunce

2020

Journal of Public Health

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Background It is crucial that world leaders mount effective public health measures in response to COVID-19. Twitter may represent a powerful tool to help achieve this. Here, we explore the role of Twitter as used by Group of Seven (G7) world leaders in response to COVID-19. Methods This was a qualitative study with content analysis. Inclusion criteria were as follows: viral tweets from G7 world leaders, attracting a minimum of 500 ‘likes’; keywords ‘COVID-19’ or ‘coronavirus’; search dates 17 November 2019 to 17 March 2020. We performed content analysis to categorize tweets into appropriate themes and analyzed associated Twitter data. Results Eight out of nine (88.9%) G7 world leaders had verified and active Twitter accounts, with a total following of 85.7 million users. Out of a total 203 viral tweets, 166 (82.8%) were classified as ‘Informative’, of which 48 (28.6%) had weblinks to government-based sources, while 19 (9.4%) were ‘Morale-boosting’ and 14 (6.9%) were ‘Political’. Numbers of followers and viral tweets were not strictly related. Conclusions Twitter may represent a powerful tool for world leaders to rapidly communicate public health information with citizens. We would urge general caution when using Twitter for health information, with a preference for tweets containing official government-based information sources.

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“…Extensive media coverage of the epidemic can now influence the public's physical and psychological response to the infectious disease threat, which may inevitably amplify apprehension while serving as a pivotal tool to encourage precautionary and preventive measures [9].…”

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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Psychological response toward COVID-19 among Nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Ethiopia, 2020

Tadesse

Gebrewahd

Demoz

2020

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Background: The Coronavirus Disease in 2019 (COVID-19) is not only the deadly outbreak disease but also it affects the mental status of the population including the nurses. Nurses play a vital role in dealing with COVID-19 victims. Nurse’s infection control measures is affected by their knowledge, attitude, practice (KAP), and psychological responses towards COVID-19. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine the knowledge, attitude, practice, and psychological response among nurses toward the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Ethiopia. The hospital-based cross-sectional study design was employed. The data were collected from March to April 2020. Data was collected through a self-administered questionnaire.The data were entered into Epi-data manager version 4.2 and exported to SPSS 23 for analysis. Descriptive analysis was reported to describe the demographic, mean knowledge, attitude practice, and psychological response score of nurses.Results: A total of 415 nurses were participated in this study making that 100% response rate. Of the participants 241(58.1%) were female. From the 415 nurses 307(74%), 278(67%), 299(72%%), and 354(85.3%) were had good knowledge, good infection prevention practice, a favorable attitude, and disturbed psychological response towards COVID-19 respectively.

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Social media and outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases: A systematic review of literature

Abstract: Although academic studies of EID communication on social media are on the rise, they still suffer from a lack of theorization and a need for more methodologic rigor.

Cited by 209 publications

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Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review

Mental health problems faced by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic–A review

World leaders’ usage of Twitter in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: a content analysis

Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Psychological response toward COVID-19 among Nurses during the COVID-19 outbreak in Northern Ethiopia, 2020

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