Article
Immunology
Ngoc H. H. Tan, Roos S. G. Sablerolles, Wim J. R. Rietdijk, Abraham Goorhuis, Douwe F. F. Postma, Leo G. G. Visser, Susanne Bogers, Daryl Geers, Luca M. M. Zaeck, Marion P. G. Koopmans, Virgil A. S. H. Dalm, Neeltje A. A. Kootstra, Anke L. W. Huckriede, Debbie van Baarle, Melvin Lafeber, Corine H. H. GeurtsvanKessel, Rory D. D. de Vries, Paul-Hugo Marie van der Kuy
Summary: COVID-19 vaccination has been effective in protecting against severe disease, but studies show a decrease in vaccine effectiveness over time, especially against the Omicron sub-lineages. However, there is a decline in willingness to receive regular booster doses in the general population. The SWITCH ON study aims to investigate the immunogenicity of bivalent booster vaccination in a representative sample of the healthy Dutch population to determine the need for repeated booster vaccinations and aid future public health interventions.
FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Shuisheng Zhang, Zhen Zhao, Huan Zhang, Yanhua Zhu, Zhongyuan Xi, Ke Xiang
Summary: Workplace violence (WPV) is prevalent, especially in healthcare, and has increased during the COVID-19 epidemic. This meta-analysis examined the prevalence and risk factors of WPV using data from 38 studies. The prevalence of WPV, including physical, verbal, and emotional violence, was high among healthcare workers (HCWs). WPV and verbal violence increased from mid-pandemic to late-pandemic. Nurses had a higher rate of physical violence than physicians, while WPV and verbal violence were equal. COVID-19 HCWs were more at risk of physical assault.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Binyue Xu, Yi Zhang, Lei Chen, Linling Yu, Lanxin Li, Qing Wang
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the factors influencing COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among health-care workers (HCWs) in Chongqing, China. The findings revealed that HCWs with chronic diseases, working in tertiary hospitals, and with a history of vaccine hesitancy or refusal toward other vaccines were more likely to hesitate. On the other hand, HCWs with a social network for COVID-19 immunization communication were less hesitant, with influential network members being department leaders willing to get vaccinated.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2021)
Article
Management
Simone Cristina de Oliveira Gobbo, Enzo Barberio Mariano, Jose Alcides Gobbo
Summary: The study combines SNA and DEA techniques to create a new indicator - the Selection Employment Contracts Effectiveness Index. This index measures the extent to which the employment contracts selection by a professional is effectively converted into influential social network positioning, broken down in terms of the quality and quantity of employment contracts selected. The research shows that in a Brazilian healthcare network, the optimal number of employment contracts for physicians is one.
OMEGA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Fernando Martinez-Martinez, David Roldan-alvarez, Estefania Martin, H. Ulrich Hoppe
Summary: Citizen science is a growing practice where volunteers contribute to research by collecting and analyzing data. Recent research shows that it encourages scientific curiosity and promotes scientific knowledge, serving as engagement between scientists and the public.
Article
Nursing
Ashley L. Quigley, Haley Stone, Phi Yen Nguyen, Abrar Ahmad Chughtai, C. Raina MacIntyre
Summary: This study found that healthcare workers in Australia were at nearly 3 times the risk of contracting COVID-19 compared to the general community, with a HCW infection rate of 90/100000. Nosocomial outbreaks had significant impact on workforce capacity, leading to quarantine of numerous HCW. The study highlights the importance of improving PPE policies and protocols to protect healthcare workers during outbreaks.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2021)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Carla Gramaglia, Debora Marangon, Danila Azzolina, Chiara Guerriero, Luca Lorenzini, Manuela Probo, Marco Rudoni, Eleonora Gambaro, Patrizia Zeppegno
Summary: The study found that during the 2019-nCOVID pandemic, healthcare workers in North-Eastern Piedmont, Italy experienced higher levels of burnout, especially in females, those aged under 30, those exposed to changes in daily and family habits, those who had to change their duties at work, and those in training. Additionally, with the resurgence of a new pandemic peak in autumn 2020, careful assessment of healthcare workers' mental health has become crucial.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Immunology
Chung-Jong Kim, Ji-Yun Bae, Kang-Il Jun, Jihee Kim, Hee-Jung Son, Hae-Sun Chung, Soo-Kyung Kim, Soohyun Kim, Dohsik Minn, Hee-Jung Choi
Summary: This study investigates the efficacy of different COVID-19 booster vaccines and finds that booster vaccination after two prior vaccinations significantly increases serum antibody levels, regardless of the type of vaccine administered.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Zhian Salah Ramzi, Proosha Warzer Fatah, Asghar Dalvandi
Summary: The prevalence of workplace violence against healthcare workers is high during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially among nurses. Physicians have a higher prevalence of workplace violence. Intervention measures are needed to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Mathematics
Sebastian Moreno, Danilo Borquez-Paredes, Valentina Martinez
Summary: The concept of "funa" in Chile aims to publicly expose and punish a person's bad behavior while warning the community. However, the actual dissemination of funas among communities remains unknown.
Review
Nursing
Gemma Doleman, Annemarie De Leo, Dianne Bloxsome
Summary: This scoping review explored the impact of pandemics on healthcare providers' workloads in acute care settings. It found that healthcare workers experienced increased workload pressures, including more patient care, non-normal work activities, changes to work content and documentation, increased demand and required skills, longer work hours, and higher patient-to-nurse ratios. The review also highlighted the significance of supportive conditions, improved work environments, staffing adequacy, and fair workloads in retaining the current workforce and planning for future pandemics.
JOURNAL OF ADVANCED NURSING
(2023)
Article
Cell Biology
Lin-kun Zhong, Chang-lian Xie, Shan Jiang, Xing-yan Deng, Xiao-xiong Gan, Jian-hua Feng, Wen-song Cai, Chi-zhuai Liu, Fei Shen, Jian-hang Miao, Bo Xu
Summary: Thyroid cancer ranks second in the incidence rate of endocrine malignant cancer, often asymptomatic at the initial stage, leading patients to easily miss the optimal treatment window. The combination of genetic testing and imaging can significantly improve the diagnostic efficiency of thyroid cancer.
FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mohammad Reza HabibAgahi, Mehrdad Agha Mohammad Ali Kermani, Mehrdad Maghsoudi
Summary: This article focuses on using Social Network Analysis (SNA) to investigate collaboration and co-authorship relationships in the Process Mining field. The study reveals that the co-authorship network in this field exhibits properties of scale-free and small world networks. The most central authors are identified using four centrality measures, including closeness, degree, eigenvector, and betweenness. The results also highlight the pivotal role of TU/e university in promoting Process Mining.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Dian-Jeng Li, Hui-Ching Wu, Frank Huang-Chih Chou, Su-Ting Hsu, Joh-Jong Huang, Kuan-Ying Hsieh, Guei-Ging Lin, Pei-Jhen Wu
Summary: There are differences in psychological and social impact between first- and second-line healthcare workers in Taiwan during two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. Second-line healthcare workers experienced higher social impact and were more aware of the pandemic overseas in the second wave. First-line healthcare workers had worse sleep quality during the second wave.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Benedikt P. Langenbach, Andreas Thieme, Raquel van der Veen, Sabrina Reinehr, Nina R. Neuendorff
Summary: This study assessed the attitudes and knowledge of healthcare providers in Germany towards sex workers and their specific health risks. The results showed that German healthcare professionals have prejudices against sex workers and tend to overestimate the prevalence of disorders among them. This bias may affect the healthcare provided to sex workers. Future interventions, such as better training on marginalized societal groups, are needed to improve the attitudes and knowledge of healthcare providers.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew B. Janowski, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann, Jason G. Newland
Summary: The perception of the transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2 in social and educational settings by US healthcare providers have different perspectives. High-risk activities identified include spending time in a bar, eating at a restaurant, and attending an indoor sporting event. Compared to students, teachers and pediatric providers have a lower perception of transmission risks.
Article
Immunology
Kapil K. Saharia, Shweta Anjan, Judy Streit, Susan E. Beekmann, Philip M. Polgreen, Matthew Kuehnert, Dorry L. Segev, John W. Baddley, Rachel A. Miller
Summary: Solid organ transplant recipients (SOTR) who have breakthrough infections after COVID-19 vaccination can develop severe and even critical illness. Two doses of COVID-19 vaccine may be insufficient to protect SOTR against severe disease and mortality.
TRANSPLANT INFECTIOUS DISEASE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Manish Suneja, Susan E. Beekmann, Gurpreet Dhaliwal, Aaron C. Miller, Philip M. Polgreen
Summary: This study investigated the diagnostic delays in infectious diseases and found that the failure to consider the diagnosis initially and not ordering appropriate tests were the two most important contributing factors. Unusual clinical presentations and not consulting infectious diseases physicians early enough were also reported as causes of delays.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michael J. Durkin, Jason Lake, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann, Adam L. Hersh, Jason G. Newland
Summary: A survey of adult infectious diseases physicians revealed concerns about the unintended consequences of antimicrobial stewardship programs, such as disagreement with colleagues, provider autonomy, and remote recommendations. Non-ASP physicians expressed more concern about the focus on costs, provider efficiency, and unintended consequences of ASP guidance.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Jason M. Sandberg, Hayden L. Warner, Kevin J. Flynn, Shawn M. Sexton, Hanh Td Pham, Blaize W. Kandler, Phillip M. Polgreen, Bradley A. Erickson
Summary: This study evaluated the efficacy of early primary wound closure in the treatment of early necrotizing soft-tissue infections of the genitalia. The results showed that early closure can decrease the need for skin grafting and reduce wound convalescence time.
Article
Microbiology
Aaron C. Miller, Alan T. Arakkal, Scott H. Koeneman, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, George R. Thompson, John W. Baddley, Philip M. Polgreen
Summary: The study analyzed diagnostic delays associated with histoplasmosis using IBM Marketscan data, revealing that patients experienced multiple visits and missed opportunities for diagnosis before being diagnosed. The average delay in diagnosis was 39.5 days, with patients who had prior antibiotic use, history of other pulmonary diseases, and visited on weekends being more likely to experience delays. New diagnostic approaches for histoplasmosis are needed.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jason G. Lake, Michael J. Durkin, Philip M. Polgreen, Susan E. Beekmann, Adam L. Hersh, Jason G. Newland
Summary: Pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) have been found to improve antibiotic use for hospitalized children, but there is a lack of data on infectious disease physicians' opinions of ASPs. A survey was conducted to assess the perceptions of pediatric infectious disease physicians, both ASP and non-ASP, regarding ASP practices and outcomes.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Patrick B. Mazi, Sandra R. Arnold, John W. Baddley, Nathan C. Bahr, Susan E. Beekmann, Todd P. McCarty, Philip M. Polgreen, Adriana M. Rauseo, Andrej Spec
Summary: Histoplasmosis is still common in the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys, but there have been reported cases outside these endemic areas. The variability of management strategy is higher for immunocompromised patients due to the lack of strong recommendations. Most infectious disease physicians follow the guidelines recommending itraconazole for histoplasmosis treatment, but there is no consensus for immunocompromised patients.
OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Article
Urology & Nephrology
Bradley A. A. Erickson, Aaron C. C. Miller, Hayden L. L. Warner, Justin N. N. Drobish, Scott H. H. Koeneman, Joseph E. E. Cavanaugh, Philip M. M. Polgreen
Summary: The purpose of this study was to investigate health care utilization patterns and identify risk factors associated with potential diagnostic delay leading up to the diagnosis of necrotizing soft tissue infections of the genitalia. The study found that nearly 50% of insured patients who undergo surgery for or die from this condition will present to a medical provider with symptomatically similar diagnoses suggestive of early disease development, and many of these visits likely represent diagnostic delay.
JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Jacob E. Simmering, Linnea A. Polgreen, David A. Talan, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Philip M. Polgreen
Summary: This study observed seasonality in the incidence of appendicitis and found an association between increased incidence and warmer weather.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Aaron C. Miller, Alan T. Arakkal, Scott H. Koeneman, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Philip M. Polgreen
Summary: This study uses machine learning approaches to mine administrative data sources and recommend conditions for consideration in studying diagnostic delays. By analyzing initial symptoms and diagnosis codes, the approach successfully identifies clinically-plausible conditions and discovers more possible diagnostic delays in tuberculosis and appendicitis.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Samuel Justice, Daniel K. Sewell, Haomin Li, Aaron C. Miller, Philip M. Polgreen
Summary: Previous studies have shown that the risk of developing healthcare facility-onset Clostridioides difficile infections (CDIs) in hospital patients is associated with the number of concurrent patients with CDI. However, these studies were limited to single institutions or states with a coarse measure of concurrence. In this retrospective case-control study, involving over 17.5 million inpatient visits across 700 hospitals in eight US states, researchers found that on average, patients' visits coincided with 9.2 CDI cases, leading to an estimated 17.7% increase in the odds of acquiring HCFO-CDI compared to visits without concurrence.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INFECTION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Janet B. Glowicz, Emily Landon, Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett, Allison E. Aiello, Karen deKay, Karen K. Hoffmann, Lisa Maragakis, Russell N. Olmsted, Philip M. Polgreen, Polly A. Trexler, Margaret A. VanAmringe, Amber R. Wood, Deborah Yokoe, Katherine D. Ellingson
Summary: The purpose of this document is to provide practical recommendations to acute-care hospitals for preventing healthcare-associated infections through hand hygiene. It updates the previous version published in 2014 and is sponsored by the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology (SHEA) in collaboration with other organizations. This expert guidance document has major contributions from representatives of various organizations and societies.
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Alan T. Arakkal, Linnea A. Polgreen, Cole G. Chapman, Jacob E. Simmering, Joseph E. Cavanaugh, Philip M. Polgreen, Aaron C. Miller
Summary: The presence of opioids in a household significantly increases the risk of overdose among other family members who were not prescribed an opioid. Higher levels of opioid strength and quantity are associated with increased levels of risk. Risk estimates may reflect accidental poisonings among younger family members.
Proceedings Paper
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Yumna Anwar, Sean M. Mullan, Octav Chipara, Alberto M. Segre, Philip Polgreen
Summary: This paper introduces a dataset of cough and non-cough sounds recorded in clinic waiting rooms and evaluates different convolutional network architectures using this data, with the ensemble model showing the most robust performance. The paper also constructs a cough counter and a simple linear model for predicting cough visits.
2022 IEEE 10TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HEALTHCARE INFORMATICS (ICHI 2022)
(2022)