Strategies for Addressing the Special Needs of People with Visual Impairments During the COVID-19 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...

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...

Clinical guideline of neurosurgical practice during the COVID-19 pandemic

Background: Neurosurgery practice conflicts with many challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic; Including the lack of beds in intensive care units, as well as the use of some methods such as drills and trans-nasal and trans-oral approaches that produce aerosols or are directly in contact with patient discharge. Due to these challenges, developing a clinical guideline to help neurosurgeons and me...

People\'s Mental Health: Strategies Used in the Covid- 19 pandemic