A5066865286- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Healthcare Quality and Management
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Human Resource and Talent Management
- COVID-19 diagnosis using AI
- Disaster Response and Management
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Competency Development and Evaluation
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Online Learning and Analytics
Paine College
2025
University of Medicine Tirana
2015-2023
Rochester Institute of Technology Kosovo
2023
University Clinical Center of Kosovo
2015-2023
This paper explores the differences between rural and urban practices in response to COVID-19 pandemic, emphasizing aspects such as management of patient flow, infection prevention control, information processing, communication collaboration. Using a cross-sectional design, data were collected through online PRICOV-19 questionnaire sent general 38 countries. Rural our sample smaller than urban-based practices. They reported an above-average number old multimorbid patients below-average with...
Background: The global crisis of COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease 2019) has prompted comprehensive research into its impact, with studies uncovering varied occurrence and mortality rates. This study seeks to determine the prevalence amongst overall population based on self-reported symptoms testing while also examining association demographic, health, epidemiological factors. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was carried out citizens Prishtina, capital city Kosovo from May June 2021. We...
<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Background</bold> The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of telemedicine, specifically video consultations as they provide healthcare access in challenging situations where face-to-face encounters are not possible. Nevertheless, it remains largely unknown to what extent organisation general practice and national digital infrastructures have impacted uptake consultations. <bold>Objective</bold> This study examined variation across Europe during explored...
A BSTRACT Background and Aim: Violence against healthcare professionals is a major global concern, which worsened by public health catastrophes like the COVID-19 epidemic. Previous research has shown an increase in verbal, physical, mental assault directed toward personnel, driven causes such as fear, misinformation, lack of resources. This cross-sectional study aims to fill this gap determining prevalence, types, contributing factors violence experienced workers Kosovo during pandemic....
The COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected vulnerable populations' access to health care. By proactively reaching out them, general practices attempted prevent the underutilization of their services. This paper examined association between practice and country characteristics organization outreach work in during COVID-19. Linear mixed model analyses with nested countries were performed on data 4982 from 38 countries. A 4-item scale was constructed as outcome variable a reliability...
In the view of first anniversary COVID-19, this article focuses at COVID-19 case in Kosovo, a 22-year-old woman who came from abroad. has become major threat to health youngest population Europe. We also considered efficacy restrictive measures, such as lockdowns, Kosovo.This study shows that report presents clinical outcomes they pertain patient under study. Different presentation and results diagnostic tests would have warranted different treatment approaches. Exigencies presented by each...
Background: Several changes must be made to the services ensure patient safety and enable delivering in environments where danger of infection healthcare personnel patients primary care (PC) institutions is elevated, i.e., during COVID-19 pandemic. Objective: This study aimed examine service management PHC practices Kosovo Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data were collected using a self-reported questionnaire among 77 practices. Results: Our main finding reveals safer organization PC...
Aim: Besides the health professionals’ perspective, it is equally important to assess perceptions of users care services with regard abilities, skills and competencies their family physicians. Our aim was level physicians from patients’ viewpoint in transitional Kosovo. Methods: A nationwide survey conducted Kosovo 2013, including a representative sample 1340 primary aged ≥18 years (49% males 50.7±18.4 51% females 50.4±17.4 years; response rate: 89%). Participants were asked respective...
The adoption of healthy self-care practices has proven necessary for professional life, as they often serve a shield against stressors in the workplace. COVID-19 pandemic created high strain on general practitioners (GPs), contributing to increased workload, burnout, and anxiety. present study aimed identify adopted by GPs amid pandemic; explore relationships between risk distress. current utilized an online questionnaire arriving from PRICOV-19 study, which was distributed among GP across...
Aim: Family physicians and general practitioners are currently facing increasing demands to meet patients’ expectations rapid technological scientific developments. The aim of this study was determine the self-perceived level competencies primary health care in Kosovo, a post-war country Western Balkans. Methods: A cross-sectional conducted Kosovo 2013 including representative sample 597 (295 men 302 women; mean age: 46.0±9.4 years; response rate: 90%). structured self-administered...
Aim: The aim of this analysis was to compare the level self-perceived competencies primary health care physicians in Kosovo with patients' viewpoint, as well necessary (required) such from decision-makers' standpoint.Methods: Three cross-sectional studies were carried out 2013 including: i) a representative sample 1340 users aged ≥18 years (49% men; overall mean age: 50.5±17.9years; response rate: 89%); ii) 597 46.0±9.4 years; 90%), and; iii) nationwide 100 decision-makers operating at...
BACKGROUND: Skills and competencies of family physicians are a basic prerequisite for high-quality primary health care services. The aim this survey was to assess urban-rural differences in the level from patients’ perspective transitional Kosovo. METHODS: A cross-sectional study conducted Kosovo 2013 involving nationwide sample 1340 users aged ≥18 years (49% males 51% females; overall age: 50.5±17.9 years; response rate: 89%). Patients were asked rate their regarding different domains...
Aim: Besides the health professionals’ perspective, it is equally important to assess perceptions of users care services with regard abilities, skills andcompetencies their family physicians. Our aim was level competencies physicians from patients’ viewpoint in transitional Kosovo.
 Methods: A nationwide survey conducted Kosovo 2013, including a representative sample 1340 primary aged ≥18 years (49% males 50.7±18.4 and 51% females 50.4±17.4 years; response rate: 89%). Participants were...
Aim: Family physicians and general practitioners are currently facing increasing demands to meet patients’ expectations rapid technological scientific developments. The aim of this study was determine the self-perceived level competencies primary health care in Kosovo, a post-war country Western Balkans.
 Methods: A cross-sectional conducted Kosovo 2013 including arepresentative sample 597 (295 men 302 women; mean age: 46.0±9.4 years; response rate: 90%). structured self-administered...
Objective: After the increased number of COVID-19-positive patients, a plateau phase and decrease in numbers were expected, followed by second which could lead to an health system workload. The importance training well-educated qualified healthcare professionals (HPs) has been reconsidered. rapid spread epidemic revealed limitations traditional method education. Massive online courses (MOOCs) offered as solution keep information up-to-date accessible. aim our study was evaluate perceptions...
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the necessary level abilities and competencies family physicians from decision-makers’ perspective in Kosovo, a post-war country Western Balkans. Methods: Our conducted May–July 2013 included nationwide representative sample 100 decision-makers operating at different primary health care institutions or public agencies Kosovo (63 men aged 48.6±5.5 years, 65 women 46.2±5.7 years). A structured self-administered questionnaire employed aiming...