Healthcare workers capacity for change key in fighting COVID-19 related burnout Work environments and job demands have a significant effect on the health and wellbeing of frontline care workers.
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Even prior to the pandemic, burnout among healthcare professionals was a pervasive public health concern, with some studies reporting burnout in more than 50% of clinicians. During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals are required to work even longer hours in high-stress situations. Understanding causes of burnout and factors that can protect against it can help improve quality of life for the healthcare workforce and quality of care for patients.
New research by faculty at George Mason University s College of Health and Human Services found that healthcare professionals with a greater personal ability to respond to change experienced lower rates of burnout when their work environments offered strong communication, teamwork and leadership suppo
Over-Reliance on Diabetes Technology Might Be a Thing
Written by Moira McCarthy on January 19, 2021 Fact checked by Jennifer Chesak
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Advanced new technology in diabetes care may very well be the best thing to happen to patients since the discovery of insulin. That’s hard to debate.
But now, about 15 years after the first CGM (continuous glucose monitor) came to market, concerns are emerging about whether some people are becoming
too dependent on modern diabetes tech tools.
That is, while CGM generally improves lives, many users panic if these tools or their backend systems experience a glitch. And many providers are worried that the healthcare system may be falling short on helping them know what to do if a device fails or is not otherwise available.
Are antibiotic regimens for critical COVID-19 patients with bacterial superinfection unnecessarily high?
Especially among the elderly, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a major cause of death. The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has brought the focus on multiple common treatment practices for hospitalized COVID-19 patients, including empirical antibiotic therapy for suspected bacterial superinfection. However, a new study by researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, USA, shows that this may be promoting an unnecessarily high incidence of antibiotic usage. The team’s findings are available on the
Existing empirical guidelines
Autopsy studies have shown that viral pneumonia often causes death partially due to secondary bacterial pneumonia. At the same time, there are no biomarkers capable of accurately identifying bacterial superinfection in patients who have severe CAP. Most earlier autopsy studies include mostly patients with b
CHICAGO (WLS) The looming fear of more violent riots leading up to Inauguration Day, on top of COVID-19 concerns, can take a toll on your mental health.
The nation and the world all saw what took place in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, and now with federal and state officials taking precautions at all 50 state Capitols, the anticipation can be stressful. Research studies that show that news events can result in real trauma, where watching the news constantly that repeated exclusive videos, in and of itself can almost mimic what it s like to go through a real-life, traumatic event, said Dr. Aderonke Pederson.