COVID-19 Quarantine Period Research Articles

A postprandial plasma glucose (PPG) comparison study between pre-COVID-19 and during COVID-19 using GH-Method: math-physical medicine (No. 317)

The author utilizes quantitative analysis results based on diabetes control for two periods: the pre-COVID-19 period, from 5/5/2018 to 1/18/2020, and the COVID-19 period, from 1/19/2020 to 8/24/2020, within a duration of 2.3 years. Special attention has been placed on his specific lifestyle management during the COVID-19 quarantine period from 1/19/2020 to 8/24/2020. The COVID-19 period has a lower average Finger PPG (-6 mg/dL) along with a lower sensor PPG (-12 mg/dL). By comparing these two periods, the two glucose waveforms are similar in shape (with high correlation coefficient) and the differences between these two curves at each time instant are quite close to each other (about 12 mg/dL glucose difference). As a result, during this period, the author achieved 0.3% to 0.4% lower HbA1C value. COVID-19 is more than 100x worse compared to the fatal respiratory illness known as severe acute respiratory syndrome or SARS that occurred in 2003, in regard to its spreading speed, fatality number, and emotional impact on the world population. People belonging to the “vulnerable” groups, such as the elderly with existing chronic diseases and history of complications require special consideration to their health conditions and lifestyle management during the COVID-19 period. However, during this period, the author collected better results with his diabetes control in terms of both PPG and HbA1C values. The knowledge and experience he acquired in the past 10 years of medical research and his developed mathematical metabolism index model along with four diabetes prediction tools assisted him in many ways. As a result, he achieved a reduction of -6 mg/dL for finger PPG, -12 mg/dL for sensor PPG, -13 mg/dL for K-line PPG, and -0.3% to -0.4% for HbA1C. In fact, he turned the COVID-19 crisis into his health advantage!

Diabetes control and metabolism maintenance during COVID-19 period in comparison to three other periods using GH-Method: math-physical medicine (No. 288)

This paper describes the author’s quantitative results of diabetes control and metabolism maintenance within a 4.5-year period covering two years from 7/1/2018 to 6/30/2020. Special attention has been placed on the COVID-19 quarantine period from 1/1/2020 to 6/30/2020. COVID-19 is more than 100 times worse than SARS that occurred in 2003, in terms of its spreading speed, fatality number, and emotional impact on the world population. People belonging to the “vulnerable” groups, such as the elderly with existing chronic diseases and history of complications, or people with psychological disorders, who require special attention to their health conditions and lifestyle management during this quarantine period. However, during this time, the author has achieved better results on both of his diabetes control and metabolism management. The knowledge and experience he has acquired in the past 10 years of medical research and his developed MI model and diabetes prediction tools have assisted him in many ways. As a result, he has turned the COVID-19 crisis into his health advantage!

Working from Home—Who Is Happy? A Survey of Lithuania’s Employees during the COVID-19 Quarantine Period

The virtual way of working is becoming increasingly popular due to its potential for cost savings; it is also a way for an organization to be more agile and adapt to crises such as global pandemics. This innovative way of working brings new challenges to organizations that suddenly have to switch to telework. In fact, telework raises quite a few issues for employees, related to communication, collaboration, and the application of ICT (Information and Communication Technologies). This study examined the evaluation of telework through a questionnaire by different conditional groups of 436 teleworkers in Lithuania. Through a correlation analysis between the study variables, the findings suggest that there are differences in the evaluation of factors affecting telework efficiency and qualities required from a remote worker, depending on gender, age, education, work experience, and experience of telework. The results are discussed in terms of the characteristics of the most satisfied and the most dissatisfied teleworkers.

Psychological impact of COVID-19 quarantine measures in northeastern Italy on mothers in the immediate postpartum period.

ObjectiveTo explore whether quarantine measures and hospital containment policies among women giving birth in a COVID‐19 “hotspot” area in northeastern Italy enhanced psycho‐emotional distress in the immediate postpartum period.MethodsWe designed a non‐concurrent case–control study of mothers who gave birth during a COVID‐19 quarantine period between March 8 and May 3, 2020 (COVID‐19 study group), with an antecedent group of matched postpartum women (control group) who delivered in the same period in 2019. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the second day postpartum.ResultsThe COVID‐19 study group (n=91) had significantly higher mean EPDS scores compared with the control group (n=101) (8.5 ± 4.6 vs 6.34 ± 4.1; P<0.001). Furthermore, 28.6% of women in the COVID‐19 group had a global EPDS score above 12. Analysis of three EPDS subscales revealed significantly higher scores among the COVID‐19 group compared with the control group for anhedonia (0.60 ± 0.61 vs 0.19 ± 0.36; P<0.001) and depression (0.58 ± 0.54 vs 0.35 ± 0.45; P=0.001).ConclusionsConcerns about risk of exposure to COVID‐19, combined with quarantine measures adopted during the COVID‐19 pandemic, adversely affected the thoughts and emotions of new mothers, worsening depressive symptoms.

PENGARUH PROMOSI DI INSTAGRAM DAN KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUTUSAN PEMBELIAN NASI PENGGODA SECARA ONLINE MELALUI OJEK ONLINE (OJOL) PADA MASA KARANTINA COVID-19 DI KOTA PONTIANAK

The purpose of this research was to investigate the direct influence of promotion and service quality on purchase decision to order Nasi Penggoda via Ojek Online (Ojol) during the Covid-19 quarantine period in Pontianak. The research method was carried out causally by measuring the strength of the relationship between two or more variables. Through the distribution of interviews and questionnaires (Google Form),a total of 85 respondents were randomly selected for data collection. Multiple regression was used when conductiong data analysis from the said responses. The results of this research carried out, the hypothesis was clearly accepted. It proved that both promotion (X1) and service quality (X2) influenced simultaneously and partially to purchase decision on ordering Nasi Penggoda through Ojek Online (Ojol). On the other hand, partial research variables showed that service quality dominates more than promotion on the making of purchase decision.

Exergames as Coping Strategies for Anxiety Disorders During the COVID-19 Quarantine Period.

The COVID-19 outbreak has led to wide-scale self-isolation, as a result of the quarantine period recommended by the World Health Organization. Consequently, people's mental health, including their anxiety levels, may be becoming impaired. To cope with the situation, the exergame appears to be an enjoyable easy-to-use tool for reducing social isolation, as well as an interesting mode of home-based exercise for tackling anxiety disorders and sedentary behavior. This article critically appraises the opportunities and challenges exergames present for the prevention and treatment of anxiety disorders in a home-based environment during the COVID-19 quarantine period.

PERSEPSI MAHASISWA UNIVERSITAS PAHLAWAN TUANKU TAMBUSAI TERHADAP PERKULIAHAN DARING SEBAGAI SARANA PEMBELAJARAN SELAMA MASA KARANTINA COVID-19

Online lectures is one form of internet utilization that can enhance the role of students in the learning process. Descriptive analysis in this study examines students' perceptions of the University Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai on online learning models related to the use of media, learning styles, and certain types of communication that are popular with students to help them get better output from online learning activities. The number of samples in this study were 806 students of the University Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai who had been involved in online learning during the Covid-19 quarantine period. The results found that the most popular online learning media are Google Classroom. As many as 89,1% of University Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai students are familiar with various online learning media before online lectures begin. In addition, the communication pattern that is most popular by students is the semi-two-way pattern. Further research is needed on online learning research with problem- based, collaborative, and other models.

Segmentation Analysis of Impact on Glucoses via Diet, Exercise, and Weather Temperature during COVID-19 Quarantine Period (No. 312)

Segmentation Analysis of Impact on Glucoses via Diet, Exercise, and Weather Temperature during COVID-19 Quarantine Period (No. 312)

Occupational Stress in Nurse sAA&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;—The Study Provided during the Urged Pandemic COVID-19 Quarantine Period

Introduction: Nursing is considered to be a complex and high demanding profession. A combination of high workplace demands, over-responsibility, and over-authority has been identified as a major source of occupational stress among nursing staff. Material and methods: Our study measured level of α-amylase in the saliva, non-invasive, reliable biomarker for stress exposure, of nurses using the Japanese device SALIVA AMYLASE MONITOR 2004. The questionnaire was considered to figure out how all 473 nurses from the Mongolian tertiary referral hospitals perceive and accept the stress. The Likert scale was used in measuring the questions. Participants were recommended not to eat any meal in the morning 8-10a.m. and after work for examination. The indicators were evaluated by cross-sectional research model. Results: The amylase levels of nurses in the study ranged from 2-34 in the low stress group to a minimum of 16,083, while in the morning, the amylase levels in the medium group ranged from 2-105 to a maximum of 25,226 KU/L. The one-way ANOVA results revealed that the differences between the morning sAA level groups were statistically significant (F = 3.481, p = 0.032). Conversely, the evening sAA levels (F = 1.256, p = 0.286) had no statistical differences (F = 1.144), (p = 0.331). Occasionally, our study was conducted at the quarantine period of pandemic COVID-19, and we can see clearly that the nurses at National Center for Infectious Diseases are working hard under the urged stressed condition.