... with COVID-19 at discharge from Brazilian university hospitals. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in five Brazilian university hospitals between April and December 2021. The sample consisted of 527 participants. Data collection consisted of a sociodemographic...

...Frank Gyimah Sackey; Richard Asravor; Christopher Lamptey Purpose The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to loss of lives and jobs and other adverse effects on persons, families and businesses. With its frightening tendencies, it was a sigh of relief with the discovery...

... to access, with the intent of providing the right care, at the right place, at the right time. This case study focuses on the experience and learnings of a HealthPathways program in metropolitan Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic. It reviews the team's program management responses and looks at key factors...

...Rachel King; Clare Carolan; Steve Robertson Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the sustainability of innovations introduced during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic in remote and rural primary care advanced clinical practice. Design/methodology/approach...

...Ronan Henry Purpose Efficient delivery of integrated healthcare requires solid alliances and collaboration with stakeholders on a regular basis. Due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), it has become necessary to explore new ways of delivering integrated healthcare, and virtual clinics have...

...Swati Paranjape; Amogh Patkar Purpose The present study was aimed to explore and analyse the multifaceted impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on quality-of-life of survivors, in physical, social, psychological and environmental health domains. Design/methodology/approach...

...Julie MacInnes; Bridget Jones; Kat Frere-Smith; Vanessa Abrahamson; Tamsyn Eida; Rebecca Sharp; Heather Gage; Patricia Wilson Purpose The Covid-19 pandemic saw a dramatic rise in the number of people volunteering to support older people shielding at home. This study aimed to determine...

...Vess Stamenova; Suman Budhwani; Charlene Soobiah; Jamie Fujioka; Rumaisa Khan; Rebecca Liu; Ilana Halperin; R. Sacha Bhatia; Laura Desveaux The purpose of this study is to understand virtual care use (e.g. telephone and video visits) during the COVID-19 pandemic across three hospital-based...

...Salima Hamouche COVID-19 itself, as well as the control measures, represented a significant source of stress, leading to widespread fear, panic, isolation and anxiety among individuals (Brooks et al., 2020 ; Qiu et al., 2020 ; Wang et al., 2020a ; Hamouche, 2021a...

...Jennifer White; Julie Byles; Tom Walley Jennifer White can be contacted at: jwhite1@newcastle.edu.au Telehealth consultations are likely to continue while living with COVID-19 and the risk of other pandemics. Greater understanding of patient perceptions is important in order to inform...