[HTML][HTML] The tragic paradoxical effect of telemedicine on healthcare disparities-a time for redemption: a narrative review

M Haimi - BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2023 - Springer
Background Telemedicine has become more convenient and advantageous due to the rapid
development of the internet and telecommunications. A growing number of patients are …

Application and implementation of telehealth services designed for the elderly population during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review

M Haimi, A Gesser-Edelsburg - Health Informatics Journal, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background Telehealth has many benefits, in routine care and especially during times of
epidemics in which restrictions to direct patient/healthcare-provider interaction exist …

Effect of comorbid pulmonary disease on the severity of COVID‐19: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

A Gülsen, IR König, U Jappe, D Drömann - Respirology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) caused by infection with severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 was first detected in Wuhan, China, in late 2019 and …

Dementia as a mortality predictor among older adults with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational study

ID Saragih, IS Saragih, SO Batubara, CJ Lin - Geriatric Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to systematically examine the association between dementia
and mortality among older adults with COVID-19. To do so, we conducted a search of 7 …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mortality in people with dementia without COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M Axenhus, KS Frederiksen, RZ Zhou, G Waldemar… - BMC geriatrics, 2022 - Springer
Introduction Significant mortality amongst vulnerable populations, such as people living with
dementia, might go undetected during pandemic conditions due to refocus of care efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Influenza and pneumococcal vaccination and the risk of COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GV Kapoula, KE Vennou, PG Bagos - Diagnostics, 2022 - mdpi.com
A number of studies have investigated the potential on-specific effects of some routinely
administered vaccines (eg, influenza, pneumococcal) on COVID-19 related outcomes, with …

Vaccination against influenza viruses reduces infection, not hospitalization or death, from respiratory COVID‐19: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

AE Pontiroli, F Scovenna, V Carlini… - Journal of Medical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2) causes COVID‐19 and has
brought a huge burden in terms of human lives. Strict social distance and influenza …

[HTML][HTML] Dementia as risk factor for severe coronavirus disease 2019: a case-control study

M Pisaturo, F Calò, A Russo, C Camaioni… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background The aim of the present study was to investigate the outcome of patients with
SARS-CoV-2 infection and dementia. Patients and Methods In a multicenter, observational …

[HTML][HTML] Activation of endogenous retrovirus, brain infections and environmental insults in neurodegeneration and Alzheimer's disease

F Licastro, E Porcellini - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chronic neurodegenerative diseases are complex, and their pathogenesis is uncertain.
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative brain alteration that is responsible for most …

[HTML][HTML] Consequences of the Covid-19 virus on individuals receiving homecare services in Norway. A qualitative study of nursing students' reflective notes

LSP Eide, T Giske, BM Kuven, L Johansson - BMC nursing, 2021 - Springer
Background Reflective notes in nursing education can facilitate students' understanding of
how individuals in need of home healthcare services experience unfamiliar situations, such …