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Minami M, Miyauchi M, Eitoku M, Morizane A, Kawauchi A, Kidokoro K, Suganuma N, Nishiyama K. Comparison of emergency transport for acute alcohol intoxication before and after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic: A retrospective observational study. Alcohol 2024; 116:21-27. [PMID: 37739324 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2023.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
Abstract
The ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a broad effect on social, economic, educational, and political systems. We investigated the effect of COVID-19 on emergency transportation due to acute alcohol intoxication in the Kochi Prefecture in Japan, a region with high alcohol consumption. This retrospective observational study was conducted using the data of 62,138 patients from the Kochi-Iryo-Net database, Kochi Prefecture's emergency medical and wide-area disaster information system. Chi-square tests and multiple logistic regression analyses were performed to examine the association between emergency transportation and alcohol intoxication. This analysis compared the monthly number of transportations during 2019 (as reference) with that throughout 2020 and 2021. Approximately 1.5 % of all emergency transportation cases were related to acute alcohol intoxication. The number of emergency transportation cases due to acute alcohol intoxication declined by 0.5 % in 2020 and 0.7 % in 2021 compared with that in 2019. Moreover, compared with that in 2019, the number of cases of emergency transportation due to acute alcohol intoxication significantly decreased in 2020 (incidence rate ratio: 0.78; 95 % confidence interval: 0.67-0.91) and 2021 (incidence rate ratio: 0.73; 95 % confidence interval: 0.63-0.86). Lifestyle changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic affected the number of emergency transports due to acute alcohol intoxication in 2020 and 2021 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) compared to that in 2019 (before the pandemic).
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Affiliation(s)
- Marina Minami
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan; Integrated Center for Advanced Medical Technologies (ICAM-Tech), Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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- Emergency and Critical Care Center, Kochi Health Sciences Center, Kochi City, Kochi 781-8555, Japan.
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- Department of Health Policy, Kochi Prefectural Government, Kochi City, Kochi 780-8570, Japan.
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- Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Disaster and Emergency Medicine, Kochi Medical School, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan.
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Matsumoto S, Nagai M, Tran LK, Yamaoka K, Nguyen HDT, Dinh Van T, Tanuma J, Pham TN, Oka S, Van Tran G. Multicenter observational survey on psychosocial and behavioral impacts of COVID-19 in people living with HIV in Northern Vietnam. Sci Rep 2023; 13:20321. [PMID: 37989776 PMCID: PMC10663486 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47577-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Socially marginalized groups, including people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV), could be disproportionately affected by Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Following an initial single-center survey conducted in 2020, we conducted a second survey of 11 antiretroviral therapy (ART) sites in Northern Vietnam between June 2021 and January 2022. We tested anti-SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) nucleocapsid IgG antibodies and assessed prevention against COVID-19 and impacts of COVID-19 on access to ART, economic security, risky health behaviors, and mental health using self-reported questionnaires. In total, 7808 PLHIV on ART participated in the second survey. The overall prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 antibody was as low as 1.2%. There was no clear upward trend in COVID-19 infection among PLHIV compared with the rate of infection among the general population. HIV treatment was generally maintained and no increase in risky health behaviors was observed. The economic impacts were significant, with high unemployment rate, poorer economic security, and binge drinking strongly associated with depression. However, the prevalence of depression decreased by 11.2% compared with pre-COVID-19 levels. Social support, including for patients to continue HIV treatment and effective employment/financial assistance, may help to alleviate the negative socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 and improve mental health among PLHIV.
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- Shoko Matsumoto
- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Public Health, Teikyo University, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- AIDS Clinical Center, National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
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Sakuma F, Yamamiya A, Abe Y, Nagashima K, Minaguchi T, Kashima K, Kunogi Y, Fukushi K, Inaba Y, Sugaya T, Tominaga K, Goda K, Irisawa A. Investigating COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Acute Pancreatitis Development-From the Perspective of Alcohol Sales (Consumption) in a Japanese Regional Hospital. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:2769. [PMID: 37893843 PMCID: PMC10606278 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11202769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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[Aim and Background] People's lifestyles changed considerably due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The number of patients with acute pancreatitis (AP) can be expected to decrease as alcohol consumption decreases. This study was conducted to assess COVID-19 pandemic effects on AP patients in a Japanese regional hospital. [Methods] Based on the first and second states of emergency declarations in Tochigi Prefecture, the survey periods were set as follows: period A, 16 April-14 May; period B, 15 May-13 January; period C, 14 January-7 February; and period D, 8 February-15 April. Using data acquired in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020, we retrospectively reviewed the number of patients admitted to our hospital with a diagnosis of AP, and their clinical characteristics. [Results] According to a National Tax Agency survey, the average alcohol sales per adult in Tochigi Prefecture were 71.3 L in 2017 before the pandemic, and 64.0 L in 2021 under the pandemic. The number of AP patients in 2020 was 38% lower than in 2017. Comparing 2017 with 2020, the number of alcoholic AP patients was lower in 2020 (p = 0.007). [Conclusions] The findings suggest that COVID-19-pandemic-related lifestyle changes contributed to the decrease in AP patients.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, School of Medicine, Dokkyo Medical University, 880 Kitakobayashi Mibu, Tochigi 321-0293, Japan; (F.S.); (Y.A.); (K.N.); (T.M.); (K.K.); (Y.K.); (K.F.); (Y.I.); (T.S.); (K.T.); (K.G.); (A.I.)
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Young SG. Hidden Costs of the COVID-19 Pandemic Response. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:ijerph20085476. [PMID: 37107758 PMCID: PMC10138285 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20085476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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"First, do no harm" [...].
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- Sean G Young
- Peter O'Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75235, USA
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Sugaya N, Yamamoto T, Suzuki N, Uchiumi C. Change in Alcohol Use during the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Psychosocial Factors: A One-Year Longitudinal Study in Japan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3871. [PMID: 36900880 PMCID: PMC10001235 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20053871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study investigated changes in alcohol use and its related psychosocial factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Two online surveys were completed by participants between 15 and 20 June 2021 (phase 1) and 13 and 30 May 2022 (phase 2). A total of 9614 individuals participated in both phases (46% women, mean age = 50.0 ± 13.1 years) and a repeated three-way analysis of variance and multinomial logistic regression analysis were conducted. These data analyses showed that the presence of hazardous alcohol use at phase 2 was predicted by being male and unmarried, having a higher annual household income and age, having a larger social network, and displaying fewer COVID-19 prevention behaviors at phase 1. Further, the presence of potential alcoholism at phase 2 was predicted by being male, being more anxious, having a larger social network, exercising more, showing a deterioration of economic status, having more difficulties owing to a lack of daily necessities, having less healthy eating habits, and showing fewer COVID-19 prevention behaviors at phase 1. These findings suggest that psychological problems and increased work (or academic) and economic difficulties were associated with severe alcohol problems during a later stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Nagisa Sugaya
- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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- Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770-8502, Japan
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Manikat R, Nguyen MH. Letter: rising incidence and poor survival in patients with nonviral HCC-better HCC surveillance and treatment for alcohol-associated and non-alcohol fatty liver diseases are needed. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2023; 57:361-362. [PMID: 36641791 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/22/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Richie Manikat
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, USA.,Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
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Fu Q, Ge J, Xu Y, Liang X, Yu Y, Shen S, Ma Y, Zhang J. The evolution of research on depression during COVID-19: A visual analysis using Co-Occurrence and VOSviewer. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1061486. [PMID: 36561872 PMCID: PMC9764011 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1061486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The COVID-19 pandemic has led to public health problems, including depression. There has been a significant increase in research on depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little attention has been paid to the overall trend in this field based on bibliometric analyses. Methods Co-Occurrence (COOC) and VOSviewer bibliometric methods were utilized to analyze depression in COVID-19 literature in the core collection of the Web of Science (WOS). The overall characteristics of depression during COVID-19 were summarized by analyzing the number of published studies, keywords, institutions, and countries. Results A total of 9,694 English original research articles and reviews on depression during COVID-19 were included in this study. The United States, China, and the United Kingdom were the countries with the largest number of publications and had close cooperation with each other. Research institutions in each country were dominated by universities, with the University of Toronto being the most productive institution in the world. The most frequently published author was Ligang Zhang. Visualization analysis showed that influencing factors, adverse effects, and coping strategies were hotspots for research. Conclusion The results shed light on the burgeoning research on depression during COVID-19, particularly the relationship between depression and public health. In addition, future research on depression during COVID-19 should focus more on special groups and those at potential risk of depression in the general population, use more quantitative and qualitative studies combined with more attention to scale updates, and conduct longitudinal follow-ups of the outcomes of interventions. In conclusion, this study contributes to a more comprehensive view of the development of depression during COVID-19 and suggests a theoretical basis for future research on public health.
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- Qiannan Fu
- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Teacher Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- School of Geography and Environment, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- College of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China,*Correspondence: Jianzhen Zhang
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