Low Psychological Well-being in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) During the Shelter-in-Place Orders to Prevent the COVID-19 Spread: Results from a Nationwide Study

Authors: Emerson Lucas Silva Camargo, Bruna Isabela Adolpho de Oliveira, Igor Fessina Siffoni, Anderson Reis de Sousa, Jules Ramon Brito Teixeira, Isabel Amélia Costa Mendes, Álvaro Francisco Lopes de Sousa
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Sexuality Research and Social Policy, 19(1), pp 391 - 400
Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-021-00550-5

ABSTRACT ‘Introduction:’ Little is known about how sheltering in place to contain the spread of COVID-19 over extended periods affects individuals’ psychological well-being. This study’s objective was to analyze the factors associated with MSM’s (men who have sex with men) low psychological well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic context. ‘Method:’ This cross-sectional study was conducted online […]
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Lockdown-Related Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review with Thematic Analysis

Authors: Tiago Silva Jesus, Sutanuka Bhattacharjya, Christina Papadimitriou, Yelena Bogdanova, Jacob Bentley, Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Sureshkumar Kamalakannan, The Refugee Empowerment Task Force, International Networking Group of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12), art 6178
Link: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126178

ABSTRACT People with disabilities may be disproportionally affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We synthesize the literature on broader health and social impacts on people with disabilities arising from lockdown-related measures. Methods: Scoping review with thematic analysis. Up to mid-September 2020, seven scientific databases and three pre-print servers were searched to identify empirical or perspective papers […]
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Leveraging technology to reach global health: The case of telemedicine in São Tomé and Príncipe health system

Authors: Cátia Gonçalves, Anicolette da Mata, Luís Velez Lapão
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Health Policy and Technology, 10(3), art 100548
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlpt.2021.100548

HIGHLIGHTS • Telemedicine is contributing to reduce inequalities in access to healthcare in a LMIC. • Global health: 10 years cooperate with Portugal has helped STP developing its service. • Telemedicine used in the country had an impact on 14 medical specialities. • Momentum´s framework was used to assess telemedicine’s critical success factors. • The […]
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Letter to the Editor — Response apropos «Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews»

Authors: Heather L Colquhoun, Tiago Silva Jesus, Kelly K O’Brien, Andrea C Tricco, Adora Chui, Wasifa Zarin, Erin Lillie, Sander L Hitzig, Samantha Seaton, Lisa Engel, Shlomit Rotenberg, Sharon E Straus
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 102(2), pp 340-342
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2020.10.121

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Apropos «Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews» Dr Dijkers raised some important perspectives. Evaluating methodological quality of primary studies in scoping reviews is an ideal issue for further debate and additional guidance. Although the rationale for assessing methodological quality (ie, risk of bias) in systematic reviews of intervention effectiveness does not […]
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Leishmania infantum strains from cats are similar in biological properties to canine and human strains

Authors: André Pereira, Ricardo Parreira, José Manuel Cristóvão, Fabrizio Vitale, Patrick Bastien, Lenea Campino, Carla Maia
Publication Year: 2021
Journal: Veterinary Parasitology, vol 298, art 109531
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2021.109531

HIGHLIGHTS • Feline Leishmania strains are phenotypically similar to those from humans and dogs. • Feline, canine, and human strains have a identical susceptibility to drugs. • Parasites isolated from cats can infect feline, canine, and human macrophages. • Feline macrophages are permissive to strains isolated from dogs and humans. ABSTRACT Zoonotic visceral leishmaniosis is a […]
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Lockdown-Related Disparities Experienced by People with Disabilities during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Scoping Review with Thematic Analysis

Leveraging technology to reach global health: The case of telemedicine in São Tomé and Príncipe health system

Letter to the Editor — Response apropos «Scoping Review on Rehabilitation Scoping Reviews»

Leishmania infantum strains from cats are similar in biological properties to canine and human strains

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