Mental Health in Hospitalised COVID 19 Patients in Quarantine During Second Wave in a South Indian Private Teaching Hospital

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic called for the restructuring of National Health Service (NHS) surgical departments across the country. Initial guidance advised that patients undergoing elective surgery isolate for 14 days prior to their operation. As we learnt more about COVID-19 and its incubation period, at the Princess Royal University Hospital this guidance has been decreased to 72 h. We collected retrospective data for two patient cohorts that underwent elective surgery in June and September 2020, isolating for 14 days and 72 h, respectively. We followed-up these patients with several questions allowing us to categorise the cohorts into three groups based on their compliance with isolation measures and also to assess their satisfaction with the isolation process. Our data shows that only 16% of the June cohort and 53% of the September cohort isolated in accordance with the guidelines whilst patient satisfaction was 16% and 64% respectively. These results highlight a suboptimal compliance to pre-operative guidelines as well as an adverse effect on patient mental health and raise the issue of both patient and NHS staff safety. With the possibility of a COVID-19 second wave and for future pandemics, a clear evidence-based plan for pre-operative isolation is vital. Furthermore, consideration of patient adherence and satisfaction is key in deciding which guideline will be most effective.

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Parent and Child Mental Health Symptom Trajectories April-October 2020: Second-Wave Strict Lockdown Compared to COVID-Normal in Australia

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3809799 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth M. Westrupp ◽

Christopher J. Greenwood ◽

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz ◽

Craig A. Olsson ◽

Emma Sciberras ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Child Mental Health ◽

Mental Health Symptom ◽

Symptom Trajectories ◽

Second Wave

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Study to assess the diagnostic utility of percutaneous aspiration in intraabdominal and pelvic masses among the patients attending a private teaching hospital, Telangana state

International Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Pathology ◽

10.33545/pathol.2020.v3.i1b.162 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 3 (1) ◽

pp. 107-109

Author(s):

Dr. Konatham Anitha ◽

Dr. Akhila Puskuru ◽

Dr. Manoj Patruni

Keyword(s):

Teaching Hospital ◽

Diagnostic Utility ◽

Percutaneous Aspiration ◽

Pelvic Masses ◽

Private Teaching ◽

Telangana State

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Parent and child mental health trajectories April 2020 to May 2021: Strict lockdown versus no lockdown in Australia

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/00048674211065365 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 000486742110653

Author(s):

Elizabeth M Westrupp ◽

Christopher J Greenwood ◽

Matthew Fuller-Tyszkiewicz ◽

Craig A Olsson ◽

Emma Sciberras ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Child Mental Health ◽

Community Sample ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Mental Health Symptoms ◽

Related Factors ◽

Health Symptoms ◽

Health Trajectories ◽

Second Wave ◽

Parent Child

Objective: To control a second-wave COVID-19 outbreak, the state of Victoria in Australia experienced one of the world’s first long and strict lockdowns over July–October 2020, while the rest of Australia experienced ‘COVID-normal’ with minimal restrictions. We (1) investigate trajectories of parent/child mental health outcomes in Victoria vs non-Victoria and (2) identify baseline demographic, individual and COVID-19-related factors associated with mental health trajectories. Methods: Online community sample of 2004 Australian parents with rapid repeated assessment over 14 time-points over April 2020 to May 2021. Measures assessed parent mental health (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales-21), child depression symptoms (13-item Short Mood and Feelings Questionnaire) and child anxiety symptoms (four items from Brief Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale). Results: Mental health trajectories shadowed COVID-19 infection rates. Victorians reported a peak in mental health symptoms at the time of the second-wave lockdown compared to other states. Key baseline predictors, including parent and child loneliness (standardized regression coefficient [β] = 0.09–0.46), parent/child diagnoses (β = 0.07–0.21), couple conflict (β = 0.07–0.18) and COVID-19 stressors, such as worry/concern about COVID-19, illness and loss of job (β = 0.12–0.15), predicted elevated trajectories. Effects of predictors on parent and child mental health trajectories are illustrated in an online interactive app for readers ( https://lingtax.shinyapps.io/CPAS_trend/ ). Conclusion: Our findings provide evidence of worse trajectories of parent and child mental health symptoms at a time coinciding with a second COVID-19 outbreak involving strict lockdown in Victoria, compared to non-locked states in Australia. We identified several baseline factors that may be useful in detecting high-risk families who are likely to require additional support early on in future lockdowns.

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