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SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

COVID-19 and Recreational Skiing: Results of a Rapid Systematic Review and Possible Preventive Measures.

Vincenza Gianfredi, Nicole Sibilla Mauer, Leandro Gentile, Matteo Riccò, Anna Odone, Carlo Signorelli

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Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Vincenza GianfrediSchool of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3848-981X
Nicole Sibilla MauerSchool of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Leandro GentileDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Matteo RiccòAUSL-IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Servizio di Prevenzione e Sicurezza negli Ambienti di Lavoro (SPSAL), Via Amendola n.2, I-42122 Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6525-2159
Anna OdoneDepartment of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Carlo SignorelliSchool of Medicine, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-0960-9563

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

COVID-19 is a novel infectious disease which has rapidly spread around the globe, disrupting several aspects of public life over the past year. After numerous infection clusters emerged among travelers hosted in ski resorts in early 2020, several European countries closed ski areas. These measures were mostly upheld throughout the 2020 and 2021 winter season, generating significant economic loss for mountain communities. The aim of this rapid systematic review was to explore the association between recreational skiing and the spread of COVID-19. This review was conducted according to the WHO practical guidelines on rapid reviews and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. PubMed, Scopus, MedRxiv and Promed-mail were screened to identify relevant scientific and grey literature published since the emergence of COVID-19. Among the 11 articles included, seven focused on cases recorded during the first epidemic wave, when COVID-19 containment measures were not yet mandatory. Most infection clusters could be directly linked to public gatherings which took place without the enforcement of restrictions. There is currently no evidence to suggest an association between COVID-19 spread and recreational skiing. It may be reasonable to consider the reopening of ski areas in compliance with strict rules and preventive measures.

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COVID-19SkiingEuropeHumansSARS-CoV-2COVID-19SARS-CoV-2skiskiingsystematic review

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PMID33923960
PMCPMC8073220

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