Article
Ecology
Stefan Drews, Ivan Savin, Jeroen C. J. M. van den Bergh, Sergio Villamayor-Tomas
Summary: The study finds that while COVID-19 has led to a decrease in public concern for climate change, acceptance of most climate policies has increased. Adverse health experiences and negative economic experiences, except for unemployment, are unrelated to these changes. Additionally, the study shows that people who believe climate change contributed to the COVID-19 outbreak have higher climate concern and policy acceptance, while higher policy acceptance is associated with a positive opinion of the government's response to the pandemic. Furthermore, citizens have favorable attitudes towards a carbon tax with revenues used to compensate for COVID-19-related expenditures.
ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Imran Maqbool, Muhammad Riaz, Umar Iqbal Siddiqi, Jamil Ahmed Channa, Muhammad Shahid Shams
Summary: This study examines the social, economic, and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses five sets of issues: short-term effects on oil, economic, and agricultural policies; long-term implications of monetary and fiscal intervention and investment in green agreements; prospects for further de-globalization and its impact on climate change and nature; and intergenerational environmental consequences including debt and polling.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muhammad Usman, Mudassir Husnain, Aimon Riaz, Areej Riaz, Yameen Ali
Summary: The study highlights the positive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the environment, showing decreased emissions and improved air and water quality. It emphasizes the need for continued investment in clean energy and sustainable practices to maintain a healthy climate post-pandemic.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Wouter Poortinga, Briony Latter, Susie Wang
Summary: This paper compares people's responses to the coronavirus pandemic and climate change in the UK and finds significant differences in individual action, suggesting that climate change may require different policy responses and framing.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nursing
Amy L. Zipf, E. Carol Polifroni, Cheryl Tatano Beck
Summary: This study revealed the common experiences of nurses worldwide during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite variations in healthcare and government structures among the countries studied. The findings suggest a shared narrative among nurses, emphasizing the need for resources and training to support frontline healthcare workers.
JOURNAL OF NURSING SCHOLARSHIP
(2022)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Sarah Cuschieri, Elizabeth Grech, Andrea Cuschieri
Summary: Climate change, obesity, and COVID-19 have complex interactions with each other, and urgent global integrated action plans targeting all three calamities are needed to prevent a devastating future. The relationship between obesity and climate change is linked by high global greenhouse gas emissions, while the control measures of COVID-19 have indirect impacts on obesity and greenhouse gas emissions.
Article
Virology
Yunyan Xianyu, Mengmei Wang, Fang Yue, Xiaoyu Xu, Haizhen Yang, Dong Zhao, Ke Hu
Summary: This study investigated the long-term effects of COVID-19 in pregnant women and found that most women experienced an improvement in symptoms within 12 months, and all newborns were healthy.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Georgia Fakonti, Maria Kyprianidou, Stelios Iordanou, Giannos Toumbis, Konstantinos Giannakou
Summary: This study investigated the association between nurses' and midwives' level of vaccination knowledge and their acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine in Cyprus. The results showed that higher vaccination knowledge was associated with a higher probability of accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. Age and gender were also found to be related to vaccine acceptance.
HUMAN VACCINES & IMMUNOTHERAPEUTICS
(2022)
Review
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Krystal M. Perkins, Nora Munguia, Michael Ellenbecker, Rafael Moure-Eraso, Luis Velazquez
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has provided important lessons for addressing the global climate crisis, including the potential for reducing fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse emissions, the significance of delayed responses, the case for strong sustainability, the limits of rugged individualism, (mis)trust in science, and the possibility of large-scale change.
JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Montse C. Ruiz, Tracey J. Devonport, Chao-Hwa (Josephine) Chen-Wilson, Wendy Nicholls, Jonathan Y. Cagas, Javier Fernandez-Montalvo, Youngjun Choi, Claudio Robazza
Summary: This study investigated the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on perceived health behaviors, focusing on physical activity, sleep, diet behaviors, and their associations with wellbeing. Findings revealed significant differences in physical and mental health, changes in health behaviors, and weight gain based on levels of physical activity and country of residence. The study also highlighted the importance of advocating for physical activity as a means to combat stress and promote overall health.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Nursing
Yan Chen, Huiping Jiang, Ya Shen, Huifeng Gu, Peihong Zhou
Summary: This study aims to explore the experiences of female new nurse managers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It utilized a phenomenological design and qualitative descriptive analysis. The findings revealed that new nurse managers faced significant stress and exhaustion in their roles, highlighting the importance of providing them with support and assistance.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Lauren A. Opsasnick, Laura M. Curtis, Mary J. Kwasny, Rachel O'Conor, Guisselle A. Wismer, Julia Yoshino Benavente, Rebecca M. Lovett, Morgan R. Eifler, Andrea M. Zuleta, Stacy Cooper Bailey, Michael S. Wolf
Summary: There are three trajectories of perceived susceptibility to COVID-19: early responders, late responders, and non-responders. Latinx and Black participants are more likely to be non-responders and perceive themselves as less susceptible to infection.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Andrew J. Einstein, Cole Hirschfeld, Michelle C. Williams, Joao V. Vitola, Nathan Better, Todd C. Villines, Rodrigo Cerci, Leslee J. Shaw, Andrew D. Choi, Sharmila Dorbala, Ganesan Karthikeyan, Bin Lu, Valentin Sinitsyn, Alexey A. Ansheles, Takashi Kudo, Chiara Bucciarelli-Ducci, Bjarne Linde Norgaard, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Roxana Campisi, Elisa Milan, Lizette Louw, Adel H. Allam, Mona Bhatia, Lorenzo Sewanan, Eli Malkovskiy, Yosef Cohen, Michael Randazzo, Jagat Narula, Olga Morozova, Thomas N. B. Pascual, Yaroslav Pynda, Maurizio Dondi, Diana Paez
Summary: The study aimed to determine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cardiac testing practices and volumes worldwide, showing recovery rates in high-income countries but stagnation in lower-income countries. Psychological stress among providers was found to affect patient care and recovery of cardiac testing.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Studies
Jacqueline Lau, Sarah Sutcliffe, Michele Barnes, Emmanuel Mbaru, Innocent Muly, Nyawira Muthiga, Stephen Wanyonyi, Joshua E. Cinner
Summary: The study found that COVID-19 has severely impacted small-scale fishing communities in Kenya, with restrictions such as curfews and travel bans disrupting fish trade and livelihoods. All groups within the communities experienced loss of income, reduced cash flow, declining food security, and impacts on wellbeing. Safeguarding the wellbeing of families in these coastal communities will require policies and support that facilitate continued fishing or diversification into other informal livelihoods.
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Thomas E. Lovejoy
Summary: During the COVID-19 pandemic, human activities came to a halt, allowing nature to respond with clearer and brighter night skies even in urban areas. This issue's collection of papers sheds light on how the natural world reacted, prompting us to consider this phenomenon within a broader intellectual and epidemiological context.
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
(2021)
