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Newest firstThe COVID-19 pandemic contributed to more severe and frequent intimate partner violence (IPV) among victims, and less availability of services; however, this research has largely been conducted on only female victims. We investigated the COVID-19 pandemic's contribution to more severe and frequent IPV among male victims, barriers to getting help, and factors contributing to both increased severity/frequency and ba…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundDuring the COVID-19 pandemic period, healthcare systems substantially reorganized their management of several diseases, including acute cardiovascular diseases (ACVD) such as heart failure, stroke, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism. While previous studies have reported changes in hospitalization rates and clinical outcomes, the economic impact of the pandemic on healthcare expenditures for pa…
Purposeto assess the pandemic-related differences in the prevalence of diagnosed genetic conditions (GC) in children (0-17 years) and their healthcare access and utilization in the US MethodologyUsing the National Survey of Childrens Health (NSCH) data, we compared pre-pandemic (2016-2019) and pandemic (2020-2022) prevalence estimates for diagnosed GC, healthcare utilization (HCU), and unmet health needs (UHN). Th…
Open article record in new tab ↗This commentary explores how social media influenced public health narratives and responses during two recent health crises, the COVID-19 global pandemic and the e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) epidemic. In the context of COVID-19 pandemic, social media played a dual role, acting as both a catalyst for information dissemination and a breeding ground for misinformation. This situati…
Open article record in new tab ↗College students often engage in multiple health-related behaviors simultaneously which can lead to negative outcomes and further risky behaviors. During the COVID-19 pandemic, college students reported decreased condom use, increased solitary cannabis use, and increased alcohol consumption. This current study aimed to (1) identify profiles of health-related behaviors (i.e., alcohol consumption, cannabis use, and…
Open article record in new tab ↗Objectives Few are the longitudinal studies on the changes in moderate or severe symptoms of anxiety or depression (MSS-ANXDEP) from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. The aim was to study the change in MSS-ANXDEP and associated sociodemographic, economic, psychosocial, health behaviour and lifestyle, and clinical factors. Methods The current sample includes 59,997 adults aged ≥ 35 years participati…
Background Cannabis use before the COVID-19 pandemic for many involved sharing prepared cannabis for inhalation, practices that were less prevalent during the pandemic. State-level COVID-19 containment policies may have influenced this decrease. This study examined the extent to which the intensity of state-level COVID-19 policies were associated with individual-level cannabis sharing. Findings have the potential…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundHealthcare providers can use these virtual platforms for delivering medical advice and prescriptions of medications to patients. This study was aimed to explore the patients experiences and level of satisfaction regarding virtual health care received during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study also assessed the before and during lockdown sleep quality in these participants. Design and MethodsThe current stu…
Open article record in new tab ↗The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed nearly one million lives and has drastically changed how patients interact with the healthcare system. Emergency medical services (EMS) are essential for emergency response, disaster preparedness, and responding to everyday emergencies. We therefore examined differences in EMS utilization and call severity in 2020 (pandemic period) compared to trends from 2015-2019 (pre-pandemic p…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Urban trauma centers reported increased substance use among individuals injured in motor vehicle collisions (MVC) after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Little is known about individuals admitted to rural trauma centers during this time. This study's purpose was to describe substance use trends before and during the pandemic among individuals injured in MVC and treated at a rural Level-1 trauma cente…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundCannabis use before the COVID-19 pandemic for many involved sharing prepared cannabis for inhalation, practices that were less prevalent during the pandemic. State-level COVID-19 containment policies may have influenced this decrease. This study examined the extent to which the intensity of state-level COVID-19 policies were associated with individual-level cannabis sharing. Findings have the potential t…
Open article record in new tab ↗Introduction Quantitative studies indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to increased rates of prenatal cannabis use. However, little is known about how the pandemic has impacted cannabis use from the perspective of pregnant individuals themselves. Our objective was to characterize COVID-19-related changes in cannabis use among pregnant individuals who used cannabis during the pandemic. Methods We con…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundGenerally, pandemics such as COVID-19 take an enormous toll on people’s lives. As the pandemic now turns to an endemic state, growing attention has been paid to the multiple adverse mental health and behavioral issues, such as suicidal ideation and substance use. However, the interplay of suicidality and substance misuse during the pandemic has been limited. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of co-o…
Open article record in new tab ↗AbstractAimTo assess the association between maladaptive health behaviours and elevated mental health (MH) symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic among persons with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).MethodsParticipants of the population-based University of Manitoba IBD Research Registry (n = 2,942) were invited to participate in a survey in November 2020, regarding their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mal…
Background Even in the early stages, global crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic lead to serious dislocations of social life, secondary adjustment reactions to external restrictions and individual concerns. Coping mechanisms may also include dysfunctional strategies like an increase of drug use. Considering the wide-spread use of cannabis, the aim of this study was to elucidate the interplay of social restrictions…
Open article record in new tab ↗Background Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, cannabis use social practices often involved sharing prepared cannabis (joints/blunts/cigarettes) and cannabis-related paraphernalia. Previous studies have demonstrated that sharing paraphernalia for cannabis, tobacco, and crack cocaine is a risk factor for respiratory viral and bacterial infections. Although COVID-19 is a respiratory viral infection that spreads through…
Open article record in new tab ↗BackgroundMoral injury occurs when negative distressing emotions appear and are suppressed. This could lead to several mental health problems such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder, and result in long-lasting emotional, behavioral, and social problems. Moral injury, a term more commonly used in war contexts, has come into the spotlight during COVID-19 pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the rate of moral…
Purpose of Review To review the literature on the trends in substance use among youth during the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic.Recent FindingsThe pandemic has given rise to concerns about the mental health and social well-being of youth, including its potential to increase or exacerbate substance use behaviors. This systematic review identified and included 49 studies of use across alcohol, cannabis,…
We examined the smoking behaviors of U.S. young adults ages 18–36 regarding little cigars and cigarillos (LCCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Survey data were collected from a nationally representative sample of young adults between October and November 2020. Respondents who reported using LCCs with tobacco (CAI) and/or with marijuana (CAB) within the past 6 months prior to the survey (n = 399) were included in th…
Tobacco, alcohol and cannabis are commonly used among university students. However, student lives and their substance use have changed dramatically since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the impact of COVID-19 on (trends in) weekly smoking, weekly binge drinking and weekly cannabis use in Dutch university students and investigated associated student-, study- and COVID-19-related characte…