316.
Zoé Richard, Fanny Chabrol, etc.,
Considering social inequalities in health in COVID-19 response: insights from a French case study, 2023.01.07,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/38/1/daac173/6974796 .
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impact of social inequalities in health (SIH). Various studies have shown significant inequalities in mortality and morbidity associated with COVID-19 and the influence of social determinants of health. Although the COVID-19 health crisis highlighted the importance of SIH, it did not appear to be an opportunity to further their consideration in response efforts.
315.
Marta Angelici, Paolo Berta, etc.,
Divided We Survive? Multilevel Governance during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Italy and Spain, 2023.02.11,
https://academic.oup.com/publius/advance-article/doi/10.1093/publius/pjad002/7034620?searchresult=1 .
We compare the intergovernmental health system responses to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and Spain, two countries where healthcare is managed at the regional level and the impact of the first wave was highly localized. We find that given the strong localized impact of the pandemic, allowing more autonomy in Italy (compared to centralized governance in Spain) can explain some cross-country differences in outcomes and outputs.
314.
Zubair Akhtar, Mallory Trent, etc.,
The impact of COVID-19 and COVID vaccination on cardiovascular outcomes, 2023.02.14,
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartjsupp/article/25/Supplement_A/A42/7036729?searchresult=1 .
COVID-19 is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Increased awareness among primary care physicians of potential cardiovascular causes of non-specific post-COVID-19 symptoms, including in younger adults, such as fatigue, dyspnoea, and chest pain, is essential. We recommend full vaccination with scheduled booster doses, optimal management of cardiovascular risk factors, rapid treatment of COVID-19, and clear diagnostic, referral, and management pathways for patients presenting with non-specific symptoms to rule out cardiac complications.
313.
Dani van der Kamp, Marieke Torensma, etc,
Exploring experiences with stressors and coping resources among Dutch socioeconomic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2023.02.16,
https://academic.oup.com/heapro/article/38/1/daac198/7043187?searchresult=1 .
Respondents with lower SES expressed more problems with COVID-19 measures and experienced more social impact in their neighborhood than those with higher SES. Where low-SES groups especially mentioned the effects of staying at home on family life, high-SES groups mentioned effects on work life. Psychological consequences seem to differ somewhat across SES groups. Recommendations include consistent government-imposed measures and government communication, support for home schooling children, and strengthening the social fabric of neighborhoods.
312.
Salvatore Fabio Nicolosi,
Health Emergency and Asylum Law in the European Union, 2023.02.17,
https://academic.oup.com/ijrl/advance-article/doi/10.1093/ijrl/eeac043/7044738?searchresult=1 .
The rapid spread of COVID-19 in Europe has led to the further deterioration of the crisis concerning the application of the provisions of EU asylum law in most Member States. Based on the findings of this twofold analysis, it is concluded that certain rights, such as the right to seek asylum, cannot be suspended – not even during a situation of health emergency – and that it is all the more urgent to redesign a CEAS that takes account of the challenges posed by future situations of health emergency.
311.
Fabiana da Cunha Saddi, Stephen Peckham, etc.,
Employing the policy capacity framework for health system strengthening, 2023.01.25,
https://academic.oup.com/policyandsociety/article/42/1/1/7004799 .
This themed issue explores the relationships between the policy capacity framework and health system strengthening, in a multidimensional and interdisciplinary way, in high-income and low–middle-income countries. Critical capacities can be incorporated into the policy capacity framework for the analysis of system strengthening—capacity to adapt, contexts of mixed and complex systems, dynamic view of policy capacity, and policy capacity as a relational power. Policy capacity is contextually interpreted (relative to the problem frame) and dynamic and adaptive (processual and relational), in relation to the properties of a health system, particularly with regard to the existing and developing mixed and complex systems.
310.
R Tugade, E Ongjoco, etc.,
Cardiovascular Profile of patients with COVID-19 infection admitted at a tertiary hospital, 2023.01.25,
https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/article/44/Supplement_1/ehac779.136/7000571?searchresult=1 .
Myocardial injury and significant cardiovascular risk factors increased mortality among critically-ill COVID-19 patients. Hence, aside from risk factor modification, emphasis on cardiovascular protection should also be considered during treatment for COVID-19.
309.
Vincent Delhomme, Tamara Hervey,
The European Union’s response to the Covid-19 crisis and (the legitimacy of) the Union’s legal order, 2023.01.27,
https://academic.oup.com/yel/advance-article/doi/10.1093/yel/yeac011/7008320?searchresult=1 .
We show, on the one hand, that the Union’s ‘output’ legitimacy has been enhanced. The Union is not forever condemned to lack legitimacy because of its economic constitutional settlement. On the other hand, however, the move to executive and technocratic governance associated with the Union’s pandemic response is a step backwards in terms of ‘input’ and ‘throughput’ legitimacy, in terms of both policy substance and law enforcement. The lack of democratic or judicial oversight over Union Covid-19 (soft) law negatively affects the legitimacy of Union law.
308.
Katarzyna Czerniak, Raji Pillai, etc.,
A scoping review of digital health interventions for combating COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation, 2023.02.02,
https://academic.oup.com/jamia/advance-article/doi/10.1093/jamia/ocad005/7008334?searchresult=1 .
We provide a scoping review of Digital Health Interventions (DHIs) that mitigate COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation seeding and spread. We recommend community engagement and theory-guided engineering of equitable DHIs. It is important to consider the problem of misinformation and disinformation through a multilevel lens that illuminates personal, clinical, cultural, and social pathways to mitigate the negative consequences of misinformation and disinformation on human health and wellness.
307.
Helen Dickinson, Anne Kavanagh, etc.,
Political legitimacy and vaccine hesitancy: Disability support workers in Australia, 2023.01.10,
https://academic.oup.com/policyandsociety/article/42/1/104/6982701 .
We analyze qualitative data generated from a survey with 368 disability support workers to identify drivers of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and why the implementation of this policy may have experienced challenges. We identify a range of themes within these data but ultimately argue that a major driver of vaccine hesitancy in this group is a mistrust of government and an erosion of employment terms and conditions. Drawing on the policy capacity literature, we argue that the “Achilles’ heel” for the Australian government in this case is the critical policy capacity of political legitimacy.
Chinese Society of International Law, in association with Chinese Institute of International Law at China Foreign Affairs University, and National Center for Foreign-related Rule of Law Research at China Foreign Affairs University
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