Navigating Attacks Against Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Era

Deadly Professions: Violent Attacks Against Aid-Workers and the Health Implications for Local Populations

War has devastating implications for families, communities, cultures, economies, and state infrastructure. Similarly, the last decade has seen an increase in the number of attacks against health workers in conflict zones and unstable environments. Unfortunately, these attacks have grave consequences for local populations which often rely on foreign aid programs for their health and well-being. ...

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The Importance of Providing Psychological Resilience Intervention to the Health Care Workers (HCW) Involved with Covid 19

World Mental Health Day theme in 2020 was "Mental Health for All: Greater Investment – Greater Access". Due to World Mental Health Day and week, and considering that the results of research since the beginning of the Covid 19 pandemic have shown that the stress in the medical staff is very high due to many reasons, this article explains the importance of providing psychological resilience inter...

Information Resources Trust and Self-Care Behaviors in Prevention of COVID-19 Among Health Workers in Gonabad, Iran

Background: Today, information resources play of paramount importance role in providing information and public awareness. COVID-19 is a highly contagious disease and general precautions and identifying the factors influencing the self-care behaviors play an important role in the prevention of the disease. This study aimed to assess the relationship between trust in information resources and sel...

Investigating Self-rated Health Among Health Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic in Northwest Iran

Background: Health promotion among health workers requires appropriate evidence of relevant determinants. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between mental health and its measured covariates with self-rated health (SRH) among health workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in northwest Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we recruited 569 health workers f...