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There is uncertainty about the effects of interventions to reduce the task load of emergency medical personnel and other shift workers
Evidencias COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is placing a strain on healthcare workers. Existing research on interventions to reduce task load (defined as the perceived difficulty in accomplishing a task or subjective mental workload) in the emergency department might provide useful information for policy makers. In this systematic review, the authors searched for studies of the effect of task load interventions among emergency medical workers or other shift workers on fatigue and their sleep quality. They did not ...
ver más ... 2018Peer support, well-designed organizational structures, and employee reward systems are recommended to balance the negative impact of adverse work factors on the well-being of emergency department ...
Evidencias COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is a placing a strain on healthcare workers. Existing research on the effects of work factors in emergency department (ED) on healthcare workers’ well-being may provide useful information for policy makers. In this systematic review, the authors searched for research into the quantitative associations between psychosocial work factors and the mental well-being of ED providers. They restricted their searches to articles published in English or German and did the search in ...
ver más ... 2018Interventions to support the self-care of children and young people with long-term conditions are recommended since they have statistically significant benefits, although minimal, in their quality of ...
Evidencias COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
In this systematic review, the authors searched for comparative effectiveness studies of self-care support delivered to children and young people (aged <18 years) with a long-term physical or mental condition. They did not restrict their searches by date or language of publication and did the search in March 2015. They included 97 studies reporting on 114 interventions, with 37 trials rated as being at low risk of bias. Among the interventions, the authors categorized 4% as pure self-care, 23% ...
ver más ... 2018It is recommended to minimize overcrowding, achieve effective coordination among stakeholders; provide health information and guarantee human resources, physical infrastructure, and health financing ...
Evidencias COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
The COVID-19 pandemic is particularly concerning for people living in overcrowded settings. Migrant holding centres face many challenges in the prevention and control of communicable diseases. In this scoping review, the authors searched for studies to 1) identify challenges for prevention and control of communicable diseases in migrant centres and similar institutional settings, and 2) describe suitable approaches to assess strengths and weaknesses in addressing communicable diseases in ...
ver más ... 2018School closings recommended during influenza outbreaks
Evidencias COVID-19
Coronavirus (COVID-19): Evidence Collection. Evidence Aid
During the COVID-19 pandemic, schools in some countries have been closed to reduce the risk of transmission of the virus. Existing research from other large outbreaks of a respiratory virus may provide information to help policy makers make decisions about this. In this systematic review, the authors searched for articles quantifying the effects of school closures during influenza epidemics, using either mathematical models or data from within an established epidemic. They restricted their ...
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