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Belief in a COVID-19 Conspiracy Theory as a Predictor of Mental Health and Well-Being of Health Care Workers in Ecuador: Cross-Sectional Survey Study
(JMIR Publications, 2020)
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Background: During the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, social media platforms have become active sites for the dissemination of conspiracy theories that provide alternative explanations of the cause of the pandemic, ...
Covid-19 in Peru: From supervised walks for children to the first case of Kawasaki-like syndrome
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020)
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To the Editor: Godlee appraises the UK government’s response to covid-19.1 Peru is among the countries with the most covid-19 cases globally,2 reaching 178¿914 cases on 3 June.3 Regardless of this, on 18 May the Peruvian ...
The Peru Approach against the COVID-19 Infodemic: Insights and Strategies
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
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The COVID-19 epidemic has spawned an "infodemic," with excessive and unfounded information that hinders an appropriate public health response. This perspective describes a selection of COVID-19 fake news that originated ...
Developing and testing a measure of COVID-19 organizational support of healthcare workers – results from Peru, Ecuador, and Bolivia
(Elsevier, 2020)
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers are facing high workloads with resource constraints and risk of virus exposure, and healthcare organizations need to support their healthcare workers to reduce their anxiety. ...
Anxiety, distress, and turnover intention of healthcare workers in Peru by their distance to the epicenter during the COVID-19 crisis
(The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020)
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We conducted a cross-sectional survey to assess the anxiety, distress, and turnover intention (likelihood to leave their current job) of healthcare workers in Peru during the COVID-19 pandemic. Our results reported that ...
Tratamiento de la COVID-19 en Perú y Bolivia y los riesgos de la automedicación
(Editorial Ciencias Medicas, 2020)
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Introducción: Se están utilizando diversos fármacos para la sintomatología que causa la
COVID-19 sin que estén aprobados para esos fines. Muchos de estos medicamentos tienen
un margen de seguridad pequeño y tienen efectos ...
Motivations and segmentation of the demand for coastal cities: A study in Lima, Peru
(Wiley, 2020)
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The purpose of this research is to identify the motivations and segmentation of demand in coastal cities. The present study was carried out in Lima, a tourist destination in the Peruvian Pacific Ocean coast. This quantitative ...
Self-medication practices during the COVID-19 pandemic among the adult population in Peru: A cross-sectional survey
(Elsevier, 2021)
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Self-medication impacts both negatively and positively the health of people, which has become evident during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study aimed to assess the prevalence of self-medicated drugs used for respiratory ...
Ebola virus disease outbreak: A global approach for health systems
(Editorial Ciencias Medicas, 2020)
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Introduction: Ebola virus disease is a severe, highly infectious, and often fatal illness. The pharmacists’ experience regarding Ebola in Sierra Leon is valuable for other countries, insofar they can learn from it and ...
Succumbing to the COVID-19 Pandemic—Healthcare Workers Not Satisfied and Intend to Leave Their Jobs
(Springer, 2021)
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Healthcare workers are under such a tremendous amount of pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic that many have become concerned about their jobs and even intend to leave them. It is paramount for healthcare workers to feel ...