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Advocacy during crisis: Maintaining a legislative presence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: In an effort to expedite the publication of articles related to the COVID-19 pandemic, AJHP is posting these manuscripts online as soon as possible after acceptance. Accepted manuscripts have been peer-reviewed and copyedited, but are posted online before technical formatting and author proofing. These manuscripts are not the final version of record and will be replaced with the final article (formatted per AJHP style and proofed by the authors) at a later time.

SUBMITTER: Berger K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7454281 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Advocacy during crisis: Maintaining a legislative presence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Berger Karen K S Kaplan Andrew A

American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists 20201001 22

PMID: 32702752

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Project description:BackgroundThe measures introduced to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and physical distancing, exerted considerable influence on society.ObjectivesThe aims of this study were to examine (1) the prevalence of people seeking Norwegian crisis shelters for domestic violence during the first period of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020) compared to the year before, (2) the demography and type of violence among first-time visitors and (3) to compare the utilization of the crisis shelters and characteristics of the users between shelters in the capital and the other shelters throughout Norway.DesignObservational study.MethodThe study was based on data from each crisis shelter in 2019 and 2020. Comparison between the 2 years were based on corresponding periods (12 March until 31 December) and analysed with t-test and chi-square tests.ResultsTotal use of crises centres, residential stays and daytime visits were lower during the pandemic (n = 7102) compared to the pre-pandemic period (n = 11 814). There was a shift from daytime visits to phone contacts when the restrictions were established. There was a higher proportion of residential stays versus daytime visits during the pandemic (21.5%) compared to the pre-pandemic period (15.4%) (p ⩽ 0.001). The proportion of first-time users was higher during the pandemic compared to pre-pandemic period both for residents (52.4% vs 47.1%) and daytime visitors (10.9% vs 9.0%). Among first-time crisis shelter residents during the pandemic period, fewer reported having children at home compared to the pre-pandemic period. The background of the crisis-shelter users did not differ between the capital and rest of Norway, but the capital had relatively more residents with psychological violence and threats during the pandemic.ConclusionThe utilization of Norwegian crisis shelters, especially daytime visits was lower during the pandemic. There was a shift in daytime contacts from visits to phone contact at the pandemic outbreak. To ensure that information about available crisis shelters reaches the total population, these shelters should be prepared for a higher volume of phone contacts in a future pandemic situation.

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Advocacy during crisis: Maintaining a legislative presence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Advocacy during crisis: Maintaining a legislative presence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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