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SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 outcomes across mental disorders and the role of sex: A register-based study from Catalonia
investigated the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and severe COVID-19 outcomes among different mental health diagnoses and the role of sex in these associations. Methods: Using electronic records from Catalonia, we ...
Translating the COVID-19 epidemiological situation into policies and measures: the Belgian experience.
HEALTH POLICY Humans Pandemics public health Risk Assessment SARS-CoV-2 Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic led to sustained surveillance efforts, which made unprecedented volumes and types of data available. ...
Aetiological and prognostic roles of frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics in the development of SARS-CoV-2 health outcomes: protocol for systematic reviews of population-based studies
frailty, multimorbidity and socioeconomic characteristics on the risk of hospitalisation, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, COVID-19 mortality, functioning, quality of life, disability, mental health ...
Factors influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate in Belgian nursing homes’ residents during the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) Keywords: COVID-19 long-term care facilities Abstract: In April 2020, Belgium experienced high numbers of fatal COVID-19 cases among nursing home (NH) residents. In response, a mass testing campaign ...
Exploratory study of risk factors related to SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in nursing homes in Flanders (Belgium) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
Keywords: COVID-19 nursing homes Abstract: In a previous study in Belgian nursing homes (NH) during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, we found a SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence of 17% with a large ...
Were SARS-CoV-2 self-tests used for their intended purpose? The experience in Belgium.
Tinne Lernout Source: BMC Health Serv Res, Volume 23, Issue 1 (2023) Abstract: BACKGROUND: Self-testing has been promoted as a means of increasing COVID-19 test coverage. In Belgium, self-testing was ...
Classification of post COVID-19 condition symptoms: a longitudinal study in the Belgian population
Devleesschauwer; Karin De Ridder; Rana Charafeddine; Pierre Smith Source: BMJ Open, Volume 13, Issue 10 (2023) Abstract: Objectives Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most research has focused on its acute ...
Determinants of the risk of burnout among nurses during the first wave of the COVID‐19 pandemic in Belgium: A cross‐sectional study
burnout risk among nurses during the peak of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium andtoidentify risk groups and protective and risk factors. Background: Nurses are at high risk of burnout and ...
SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance in Belgian Wastewaters
for 15 months comprising three major virus waves. During the entire period, a high correlation was observed between the daily new COVID-19 cases and the SARS-CoV-2 concentration in wastewater corrected ...
Severity of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage among hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Belgium.
COVID-19 disease or in-hospital mortality (RR = 1.15, 95% CI [0.93-1.38] and RR = 0.92, 95% CI [0.62-1.23], respectively). The estimated standardized risk to be admitted in ICU was significantly higher (RR ...