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Psychological distress and online advice-seeking in times of COVID-19: vertical and horizontal equity of an e-mental health strategy

Corrao, G.; Ayuso-Mateos, J. L.; Sijbrandij, M.; Nicaise, P. Source: Current Psychology (2023) Keywords: Belgium e-health Mental health Abstract: Background:  The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent ...

Trends in Hospital Antibacterial Consumption in Belgium (2017-2021): Evaluating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

(CAGR) calculated for the years preceding the pandemic was used to forecast 2020 and 2021 AMC, enabling a comparison with the actual use. Hospital AMC measured as DID s decreased by 12% from 2019 to 2020 ...

Nationwide quality assurance of high-throughput diagnostic molecular testing during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: role of the Belgian National Reference Centre.

management of molecular testing throughout the initial two years of the pandemic (March 2020 to March 2022). Health Topics:  Health and disease monitoring Surveillance de la santé et des maladies Ziekten en ...

Substandard and falsified ivermectin tablets obtained for self-medication during the COVID-19 pandemic as a source of potential harm.

Koenraad; Willocx, Marie Source: Drug Test Anal (2023) Abstract: In 2019, a global viral pandemic, due to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, broke out. Soon after, the search for a vaccine and/or antiviral medicine began. ...

Seasonal and inter-seasonal RSV activity in the European Region during the COVID-19 pandemic from autumn 2020 to summer 2022.

epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) observed during two winter seasons (weeks 40-20) and inter-seasonal periods (weeks 21-39) during the pandemic between October 2020 and September 2022. METHODS: ...

Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic

(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...

Genomic monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 variants using sentinel SARI hospital surveillance.

Issue 10 (2023) Keywords: COVID-19 Genomics hospitals Humans Pandemics Pneumonia SARS-CoV-2 Sentinel Surveillance Abstract: BACKGROUND: To support the COVID-19 pandemic response, many countries, including ...

Data collection in pandemic times: the case of the Belgian COVID-19 health surveys

COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, the pandemic challenged classical survey methods. Time and budgetary constraints at the beginning of the pandemic led to ad hoc recruitment of participants and easily manageable data ...

Direct impact of COVID-19 by estimating disability-adjusted life years at national level in France in 2020

Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization declared a pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus ...

Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

Keywords: COVID-19 nursing homes Abstract: In a previous study in Belgian nursing homes (NH) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we found a SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence of 17% with a large ...

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