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Molecular and antibody point-of-care tests to support the screening, diagnosis and monitoring of COVID-19
(2020-04)
Moving diagnostic testing for COVID-19 from laboratory settings to the point of care is potentially transformative in the rate and quantity of testing that could be performed. Eleven diagnostic tests that are potentially ...
Sleep in the time of COVID-19: findings from 17000 school-aged children and adolescents in the UK during the first national lockdown
(2022-01)
Sleep is essential to young people’s wellbeing, yet may be constricted by the adolescent delayed sleep phase coupled with school start times. COVID-19 restrictions caused major disruptions to everyday routines, including ...
COVID-19 and substance use disorders: a review of international guidelines for frontline healthcare workers of addiction services
(2022-03)
People with substance use disorders may be at a greater risk of contracting COVID-19 infection and developing medical complications. Several institutional and governmental health agencies across the world developed ad hoc ...
The early impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with severe mental illness: An interrupted time-series study in South-East England
(2022-04)
Abstract
Background. Deterioration in general population mental health since the start of the COVID-19
pandemic has been reported, but the impact of the pandemic on people with severe mental
illness (SMI) has received ...
The impact of social isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with dementia and caregivers
(2022-04)
Objective: Social distancing to limit COVID-19 transmission has led to extensive lifestyle changes, including for people with dementia (PWD). The aim of this study, therefore, was to assess the impact of lockdown on the ...
Covid-19 and mental health: a transformational opportunity to apply an evidence-based approach to clinical practice and research
(2020-04)
The Oxford Precision Psychiatry Lab (https://oxfordhealthbrc.nihr.ac.uk/our-work/oxppl/, @OxfordPPL) collected from senior clinicians in the local Mental Health Trust a list of specific and focused questions about mental ...
Anticipating PTSD in severe COVID survivors: the case for screen-and-treat
(2022-01)
Based on research from previous pandemics, studies of critical care survivors, and emerging COVID19 data, we estimate that up to 30% of survivors of severe COVID will develop PTSD. PTSD is
frequently undetected across ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on health service utilisation following selfharm: a systematic review
(2022-01)
Background Evidence on the impacts of the pandemic on healthcare presentations for self-harm has accumulated rapidly. However, existing reviews do not include studies published beyond 2020.
Aims To systematically review ...
“It seems impossible that it’s been made so quickly”: a qualitative investigation of concerns about the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development and how these may be overcome
(2022-02)
The speed of COVID-19 vaccine development has been identified as a central concern contributing to
hesitancy in acceptance. We conducted qualitative interviews to gain a greater understanding into these
concerns and to ...
Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions in mitigating adverse mental health outcomes among disaster-exposed health care workers: A systematic review
(2022-02)
Health care workers worldwide are at an increased risk of a range of adverse mental health outcomes, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), following the unprecedented demand placed upon them during the COVID-19 ...