Staying active during the pandemic

Health Inequalities during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pandemics are associated with significant and destructive national and global impacts on health, economy, society, and security. COVID-19 pandemic has imposed adverse economic consequences on the whole population. This is while the elderly and those with comorbidities, the economically disadvantaged and ethnic minorities were at increased risk of viral infection. Moreover, the mortality rate an...

Telerehabilitation During the COVID-19 Pandemic

After the appearance of COVID-19, the clinical and professional activities of private clinics and public health systems were challenged. Tele rehabilitation system is required to provide rehabilitation services during the COVID 19 pandemic. Tele-rehabilitation services are available for many years, for which necessary infrastructure, laws, and instructions have been considered, but in Iran, the...

Precautions in the Operating Room during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Corona is a respiratory virus that can cause death as well as many complications in recovering patients. Preventive and control measures to protect people who are exposed to the corona virus and contract it depend on the type of work performed and the risk of exposure to infected people and contamination of the workplace. Due to the non-necessity of performing non-emergency surgeries and taking...

The Communication Style of the Elderly during COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that originated from Wuhan and has spread throughout the world. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced a global pandemic of COVID-19 infection. Under the circumstances where no vaccines or treatments are available for COVID-19, social isolation is considered to be the best preventive strategy (1). Although social isolation could be easi...

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