Articles: pandemics.
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a worsening mental health crisis, while also dramatically reducing access to in-person primary care services. Primary care, an essential provider of mental health services, rapidly adopted telemedicine to address behavioral health needs. Here we examine the provision of mental health services by primary care during the pandemic, including the essential use of telemedicine. ⋯ CONCLUSIONS: Primary care is a leading provider of mental health services and has played a critical role during the pandemic. Primary care clinicians have strong relationships with their patients as well as outreach within communities that may otherwise struggle to access mental health services. The use of telemedicine in primary care, and specifically phone-based services, has been an essential tool to providing equitable access to mental health services.
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The mental health of patients and clinicians before and during the pandemic are investigated and reported by multiple investigators. Improving health through practice change is challenging but possible. Telehealth increased dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic; what is its future?
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J. Korean Med. Sci. · Oct 2022
Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Biomedical Publications and Their Citation Frequency.
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in enormous related publications. However, the citation frequency of these documents and their influence on the journal impact factor (JIF) are not well examined. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on biomedical research publications and their citation frequency. ⋯ COVID-19 pandemic infection has significantly impacted the trends in biomedical research and the citation of related publications.