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    EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON HEALTHCARE WORKERS IN UKRAINE
    (Aluna Publishing, 2022-05) Pinchuk Irina; Pishel Vitaliy; Polyvіanaia Marina; Kopchak Oksana; Chumak Stanislav; Filimonova Natalia; Yachnik Yuliaya
    Objective: The aim: To study the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare workers in Ukraine. Patients and methods: Materials and methods: 1087 healthcare workers across all regions of Ukraine completed an online questionnaire. Respondents were divided into two groups: A - 863 (79.4%), В - 224 (20.6%), according to whether or not they experienced anxiety/fear related to COVID-19. Results: Results: Such factors as risk of contracting COVID-19, news of new cases, insufficient staff in healthcare facilities, risk of transmission of COVID-19 to family or friends, risk of death from COVID-19, the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with high level of anxiety/fear among healthcare workers. Factors that facilitate coping with stress included absence of Covid-19 cases among staff, recovering patients, availability of gear and protective equipment and absence of COVID-19 infected among loved ones, relieving stress (relaxation, going info sports and so on), communication with family and friends to relieve stress and get support, avoidance of COVID-19 media reports in particular on deaths connected cases, getting information about the spread of Covid-19 only from legitimate sources. Conclusion: Conclusions: The data obtained in this study indicate an urgent need for the development and implementation of preventive and rehabilitation measures aimed at stabilizing the psycho-emotional state of health workers and improving the quality of care in the special conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Achieving these goals will be facilitated by taking into account the specifics of the response to COVID-19 and measures to reduce the effects of stress while enhancing the effects of stressors among health care workers.
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    Pros and cons of remote medical education in Ukraine in terms of COVID-19 pandemics
    (Elsevier Ltd., 2022-08-24) Kopchak Oksana; Odintsova Tetiana; Bachinskaya Nataliya; Ivniev Borys; Pokanevych Oleksandr
    Introduction: COVID-19 is an ongoing pandemic, which forced countries across the globe to adapt all daily activities to the new reality in order to stop the disease from spreading. The educational process was not an exception, it caused a sudden shift towards the exceptional introduction of online teaching and Kyiv Medical University was one of the first universities in Ukraine to assess the quality of education under the restrictive measures Objectives: The aim was to analyze the advantages and disadvantages of online education during the COVID-19 pandemic in the learning of neurology at the Department of Neurology, Psychiatry and Physical Rehabilitation, Kyiv Medical University. Methods: 169 students were interviewed using an online questionnaire consisting of 18 items focused on different angles of educational process. Results: According to the obtained results, the biggest pros of online teaching included: flexibility of learning schedule, learning at your own pace; ability to develop deeper problem-solving and clinical thinking skills. Social distancing, family distractions, and internet connection issues negatively affected most students’ feelings during online learning. One of the most prominent cons of online learning of neurology pointed out by the majority of medical students was a lack of practical component of training and contact with patients. Conclusions: Online teaching, along with a number of advantages, has significant disadvantages, especially in medical education in case of studying clinical disciplines
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    The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with migraine
    (SAGE Publications, 2023-04-28) Hrytsenko Olena; Kopchak Oksana; Kozyk Marko; Strubchevska Kateryna
    Objectives:The aim of our work was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine measures on migraine patients in regards to the activity of the disease, the psycho-emotional background of the patients and their quality of life. Methods:his study included 133 patients with established diagnosis of migraine. All study participants were divided into two clinical groups: A—patients with chronic and episodic forms of migraine, who had a history of positive PCR test for COVID-19, and B—patients with chronic and episodic forms of migraine who did not have a history of coronavirus disease. Results:We detected increase in the number of antimigraine medication (p = 0.04), frequency of headache attacks (p = 0.01), and the psycho-emotional state deterioration (increase in the Hamilton anxiety scale score) (p = 0.002) in patients after recovery from the coronavirus disease. There was no significant difference in the headache’s intensity according to the VAS scale (p = 0.51) as well as in the dynamics of the Beck depression scale score (p = 0.09) before and after the COVID-19 infection. Conclusion:Patients with a history of migraine who recovered from COVID-19 showed increased frequency of migraine headache attacks and anxiety.