Although the COVID-19 pandemic has been officially declared over, the global community must remain prepared for future outbreaks. In this regard, understanding the factors associated with willingness to get vaccinated among healthcare workers – given their critical role in infection control – remains …

This cross-cultural study examines the relationship between perceived COVID-19 changes due to the impacts on everyday life by the pandemic with social exclusion and across 32 cultures and their levels in collectivism. With data from the start of the first outbreak from March 2020 to June 2020 (N = 9245), …

Sudden disruptions to the social environment of older adults living alone, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can challenge their ability to maintain well-being. This study employed an interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how Dutch older adults (≥65 years) living alone maintained their well-being …

Artificial intelligence, the simulation of human intelligence by computers and machines, has found its way into healthcare, helping surgeons, doctors, radiologists, and many more. However, over 80% of healthcare professionals consists of people working in allied health professions such as nurses, physiotherapists, …

Emergency medical service nurses worldwide face continuous high-stress situations caused by critical incidents that can overwhelm them emotionally and affect their daily functioning and sustainable employability. Repeated exposure to these incidents negatively impacts their mental health. The COVID-19 …

Anaesthesiology residents at Leiden University Medical Center regularly undergo simulation training with a full-body manikin. This is a vital aspect of the clinical programme providing a stressful yet safe environment for effective critical resource management (CRM) training. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 …

Sinds het uitbreken van de coronapandemie zijn er toenemende zorgen over het mentale welzijn van studenten. Ook de binding van studenten met hun medestudenten en docenten staat onder druk. Om sociale binding en welzijn onder studenten te verbeteren, heeft de overheid middels het Nationaal Programma Onderwijs …

African citizens are increasingly being surveilled, profiled, and targeted online in ways that violate their rights. African governments frequently use pandemic or terrorism-related security risks to grant themselves additional surveillance rights and significantly increase their collection of monitoring apparatus …

Clima2025 paper

Knowledge about trends and epidemiology of pediatric burns is useful to identify patterns, to advance medical research, and to design prevention programs and resource allocation. The aim of this study is to describe the epidemiology and trends of pediatric burns between 2009 and 2022 in the three Dutch …