Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Mental health at the age of coronavirus: time for change
Published 2020We are living in the age of the coronavirus (Covid-19). This emergency has put everything else in the background, conditioning and changing most aspects of our lives. As widely reported, health services in many countries ...Article -
Evidence for decontamination of single-use filtering facepiece respirators
Published 2020Single-use filtering face respirators (FFRs) are critical pieces of personal protective equipment for healthcare workers treating patients with suspected upper respiratory tract pathogens. Experiences during pandemics in ...Article -
Impact of salt substitute and stepwise reduction of salt supply on blood pressure in residents in senior residential facilities: Design and rationale of the DECIDE-salt trial
Published 2020The study is well placed to define the effects of two practical and scalable sodium reduction strategies for blood pressure reduction and will provide important new data about safety of these strategies among older adults ...Article -
Variations in Personal Protective Equipment Preparedness in Intensive Care Units during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Survey of Asia-Pacific Countries
Published 2020Objectives: To evaluate PPE-preparedness across intensive care units (ICUs) in 6 Asia-Pacific countries. PPE-preparedness was defined as the adherence to guidelines, training HCWs, procuring PPE stocks and responding ...Preprint -
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders
Published 2020Human coronaviruses have classically caused mild respiratory infections. Two previous outbreaks caused by newly identified coronaviruses, SARS-CoV in 2002 and MERS-CoV in 2012, caused serious respiratory disease with ...Article