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Indirect positive health outcomes of COVID-19: a systematic review

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of indirect positive health outcomes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: This was a systematic review. METHODS: Articles were identified from four online databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar) using...

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Autores principales: Gebeyehu, D.T., East, L., Wark, S., Islam, M.S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10015084/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37040687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.02.005
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East, L.
Wark, S.
Islam, M.S.
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description OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of indirect positive health outcomes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: This was a systematic review. METHODS: Articles were identified from four online databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar) using predetermined search terms. After studies were systematically identified, the results were summarised narratively. The indirect positive health outcomes associated with the emergence of COVID-19 and measures taken for its prevention were categorised into four health dimensions (physical, mental, social and digital). RESULTS: After initial screening, 44 articles were assessed for eligibility, and 33 were included in the final sample. Of the included studies, 72.73% noted a benefit from COVID-19 prevention measures in the physical health dimension. In addition, 12.12%, 9.09%, 3.03% and 3.03% of articles reported a positive impact in the digital, mental, social and combined digital and mental health dimensions, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the catastrophic health, socio-economic and political crises associated with the COVID-19 emergency, it has also resulted in some positive health outcomes. Reduced air pollutants, improved disease prevention practices, increased digital health delivery and improved mental and social health dimensions were reported during the pandemic. Integrated and collaborative activities for the persistence of these health benefits are recommended.
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spelling pubmed-100150842023-03-15 Indirect positive health outcomes of COVID-19: a systematic review Gebeyehu, D.T. East, L. Wark, S. Islam, M.S. Public Health Review Paper OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess the frequency of indirect positive health outcomes as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. STUDY DESIGN: This was a systematic review. METHODS: Articles were identified from four online databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed and Google Scholar) using predetermined search terms. After studies were systematically identified, the results were summarised narratively. The indirect positive health outcomes associated with the emergence of COVID-19 and measures taken for its prevention were categorised into four health dimensions (physical, mental, social and digital). RESULTS: After initial screening, 44 articles were assessed for eligibility, and 33 were included in the final sample. Of the included studies, 72.73% noted a benefit from COVID-19 prevention measures in the physical health dimension. In addition, 12.12%, 9.09%, 3.03% and 3.03% of articles reported a positive impact in the digital, mental, social and combined digital and mental health dimensions, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the catastrophic health, socio-economic and political crises associated with the COVID-19 emergency, it has also resulted in some positive health outcomes. Reduced air pollutants, improved disease prevention practices, increased digital health delivery and improved mental and social health dimensions were reported during the pandemic. Integrated and collaborative activities for the persistence of these health benefits are recommended. The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. 2023-05 2023-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC10015084/ /pubmed/37040687 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.02.005 Text en © 2023 The Royal Society for Public Health. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Since January 2020 Elsevier has created a COVID-19 resource centre with free information in English and Mandarin on the novel coronavirus COVID-19. The COVID-19 resource centre is hosted on Elsevier Connect, the company's public news and information website. Elsevier hereby grants permission to make all its COVID-19-related research that is available on the COVID-19 resource centre - including this research content - immediately available in PubMed Central and other publicly funded repositories, such as the WHO COVID database with rights for unrestricted research re-use and analyses in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source. These permissions are granted for free by Elsevier for as long as the COVID-19 resource centre remains active.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37040687
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2023.02.005
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