2022
Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study
Chen S, Jones LA, Jiang S, Jin H, Dong D, Chen X, Wang D, Zhang Y, Xiang L, Zhu A, Cardinal RN. Difficulty and help with activities of daily living among older adults living alone during the COVID-19 pandemic: a multi-country population-based study. BMC Geriatrics 2022, 22: 181. PMID: 35246064, PMCID: PMC8894568, DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-02799-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system factorsADL assistanceOlder adultsCOVID-19 pandemicPopulation-based studyLongitudinal cohort studyHealth service expendituresSystem factorsCOVID-19Wealth-related inequalitiesHealth-related indicatorsPandemic-related changesCohort studyADL difficultyEligible peopleBackgroundOlder adultsDaily livingAdultsInternational variationConcentration indexService expendituresPandemicDifficulty statusSex gapUnequal response
2021
Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does a public health or medical background help?
Li X, Lai W, Wan Q, Chen X. Role of professionalism in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does a public health or medical background help? China Economic Review 2021, 71: 101733. PMID: 35058684, PMCID: PMC8702613, DOI: 10.1016/j.chieco.2021.101733.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPublic healthCoronavirus disease 2019COVID-19 pandemicTop officialsLow infection rateDisease 2019Health outcomesInfection rateDisease controlRole of professionalismMedical backgroundParty officialsPolicy responsesPolicy measuresImportance of professionalismChinese citiesCommunity closureCity characteristicsOfficialsHealthPandemicProfessionalismWork experienceCityResponseThe COVID-19 pandemic and the transformation of health policy: a syndemic perspective
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